"The Believer"

Here are more in-progress works of my painting for DAAPWorks 2013.

DAAPWorks 2013

DAAPWorks 2013 @ the University of Cincinnati

Promoting My Work

This spring, come visit the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning for DAAP Works 2013. DAAP Works will be on display from April 22-26 and is open to the build, so bring family and friends.

DAAP Works 2013: Senior Project "The Believer"

My senior year at DAAP and the University of Cincinnati is coming to a close, and that means senior project and DAAP Works 2013. My senior project will focus on portraiture and tattoos, so I'll be showing a portrait of myself revealing some of my tattoos. Most of my work deals with portraiture as you may, or may not know, but I'm also really interested in tattoos as well. Tattoos are becoming more accepted in today's society, but I still feel that they should be even more acceptable, especially as high art. There are a lot of people that look at tattoos in negative ways, but yet they can have so many positives to them. This is my work so far, and when it's done, I hope to leave my viewers with a positive attitude

Portrait: Sean Kilpatrick

Another painting that am currently working on, with portraiture and tattoos being the main focus. This painting is of a good friend of mine, Sean Kilpatrick, and this work had been a great challenge for me so far.

Shawn Barber

Shawn Barber is an artist that I discovered recently. His work primarily focuses on painting, portraiture, and the tattoo culture. Most of his work is created by using other tattoo artists that he knows personally or friends that have tattoos as well. I think that Shawn combines portrait painting and tattoos very well and his work gives me I inspiration for my own work. The process isn't easy but it's a challenge that I'm willing to take on.

http://www.sdbarber.com/

Shawn Barber

Self-portrait

I am currently working on this painting for a Portraits and Tattoos series. Actually faces may be included in some on my works, but the main focus is that of the tattoos, which will be the portrait itself. This painting in particular is still in progress.