Utilizing mediums such as Photoshop, oil pastels, along with others, his illustrations have a hint of realism. He effectivity illustrates movement in some of his artwork with some of his techniques. Beautiful. Check out his webpage below.
Illustration by Barry Patterson. Portfolio and webpage is below.
I am having an artshow at the All Asia Bar in Cambridge. So this is my invitation to anyone who would like to check out my artwork. Information is as follows:
ARTSHOW AT THE ALL ASIA BAR LOCATED AT 334 MASS AVE, CAMBRIDGE MA TIME: 5PM SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2012 FEEL FREE TO BRING ANYONE YOU WANT
"The Stage" This is one of the first times I experimented with the "Lighting Effects' in Photoshop. Goes well with the pic as it really looks like she is on a stage with the effects.
MGK-- Invincible music video
Why have I never heard of this guy? I assume maybe my obsession with rock music has caused me to check out different music a lot less.
THE ABORTION FIGHT.
I can't believe in 2012 we are still
having the discussing whether or not women should have the right to an abortion, and the right to take contraceptives. Or should I say, the right for contraceptives to be covered by our health insurance. Talk about being out of touch right? Roll back to the 1950's, next we will have the great honor of having to have a man co-sign our mortgage and car loan. Romney is doing what he does best which is flip flopping on the issue. But lets be real, one of his goals are if he is to become president, is to defund Planned Parenthood and try to overturn the Roe vs. Wade decision from 1973. As we all know, that decision made abortion legal for women. Abortion illegal, contraceptives not covered by health insurance... oh my.. imagine that... what will he think of next? Don't answer that, I don't want to know.
HALLOWEEN ILLUSTRATION. By me of course, who else?
It wouldn't be a perfect Halloween without a romantic dance with death. I don't know, but for some reason I had the hardest time coming up with an idea for a Halloween theme this year. I wanted the pumpkin to look like there was a fire inside of it. I think it looks pretty affective. As far as the date with death, I thought that the weirdest thing would be for her to dance with either the Grim Reaper or a skeleton.
Remember during the Presidential Debates Mitt Romney brought up PBS and Sesame Street's Big Bird? Do you also remember he mentioned getting rid of PBS? Which would mean that children around the country would no longer enjoy Sesame Street and all the beloved characters on the show. Below is a brief video regarding an eight year old from Alabama and her letter to Mitt Romney regarding her plea to not rid of PBS because of her love for Big Bird. Obviously she didn't write the letter herself, or did not watch the whole Presidential Debate let alone understand fully what each opponent was talking about.
"The Rage" done with pen and colored through Photoshop. Can you guess what I was feeling while drawing this one?
Have you ever looked an artwork, whether photography, a painting, or illustration, and felt a strong emotion while looking at it? Any kind of emotion whether it is anger, sadness, or maybe even a feeling of happiness. Some artists do very well at getting their point across or showing a strong emotion through their art.
From the paintings of Jackson Pollock, to the controversial artpiece, "Piss Christ" by Andres Serrano, many artists have given the audience something they have never seen before. Part of the creativity of creating a new piece of artwork, is to think about what is an effective way to grab the attention of the audience.
Give the audience something they have never seen before. Jackson Pollock's paintings were effective because he used a technique that was new at the time called the "drip" method. The art created was often huge and allowed for the viewer to be engulfed in dreamylike images
Content is another way to grab attention. The creation "Piss Christ" by Andres Serrano, to this day still causes a lot of political controversy.
My greatest illustration came about when I was feeling a strong emotion at that given moment. Captivate the audience by getting them to feel what you are feeling, whether it be by symbolism or creating something that happens to be the extreme. The trick is to give them something to think about while looking at your artpiece.