By david, on July 25th, 2011
I got super lucky to get to take part in this event that the owner of Blacklist Boardshop in Greeley put on. 12 artists created 12 custom pairs of Vans showing off so many different styles of art. This is the approach that I took, to completely cover the shoes sole and all. This was definitely a learning experience and paint doesn’t like to stick to rubber. So here are some pictures of the process of them coming together and a lot of angles of the shoes all finished. If you’re in the area go check out the show at Blacklist- 919 16th st Greeley CO until the 12th of August.
You can also bid on the shoes to own them through the 12th!!!
Enjoy!
 drawing finished
 first stages shoe 1
 every shoe needs a skull
 full paint on shoe 1
 Outline was a struggle after I found out calligraphy ink bled like crazy on this surface
 full outline shoe one
 Start of shoe two
 both shoes are similar with slight changes in sizes of shapes or added shapes
 paint
 Start out outline
 Near done minus small detail and highlights
 finished front
 finished back
 left left
 left right
 right right
 right left
 ready for display
 display
 display
 Opening night
get over to Blacklist and check out the display
By david, on July 21st, 2011
I got super lucky on this one. I got to be one of the lucky people to be able to take part in this exhibit. 12 artists and 12 pairs of custom painted Vans shoes is this event. Come see art taken to another medium and meet a bunch of awesome people. After opening night ill post the entire process of my shoes coming together. Hope to see you there!!!
By david, on July 4th, 2011
Theres one person that got me into art, one person who has always kept me with it since I was a child, and one person who has helped and believed in me more in the past few years as I have been working to make it a career…my dad. Anytime I needed to build a canvas or needed help with anything to progress my art further hes always been there to help. Thats true support and I hope he knows how much I appreciate it. So here was a piece to him. Super bright and kinda chaotic yet flows. I hope will look good hanging in his house.
Thank you for everything you do to support me. Its appreciated beyond words
 Drawn, cut, boxed up, and ready for paint
 first shapes
 more
 full paint
 first outlines
 coming together
 full outline
 This is probably the hardest wrapped edge piece I have done. With one inch sides and so many shapes shooting off the sides edges were rough but always add to a piece
 Front view, all done and ready to hang
By david, on June 16th, 2011
Going into this newest piece all I wanted to do was paint something a little bigger and just paint random shapes. Just a piece filled with crazy colors and a chaotic look. It’ll be one of those pieces that everyone can see in their own way. They’ll spot things they see and I don’t and I’ll see what they miss. That’s what I love about these pieces. And even if you see nothing just enjoy it!
Currently Available- 15″ x 43″ – $250
Enjoy!
 pencil
 background blue and first colors
 6 colors down
 The hardest part at the point is spreading out the colors and trying to mix new tones that’ll flow together
 Full paint.
 first black lines.
 mid section in
 2/3
 11/16
 Full outline. now just highlights left
 half of the finished piece
 2nd half finished
 Here it is finished in whole. Photographing this piece this morning was impossible. So colors look super dull in this last picture but in person they’re beyond vibrant!
Contact me if you’re interested in this piece!
By david, on June 1st, 2011
Back to the basics i guess. No holes or cutouts or pieces coming off the canvas, just a good old painting. I just started drawing shapes and after the few all I could see was a V and the top of a lower case E. So working around that why not put a word wrapped into the twisting shapes. Hey maybe people will see it if not itll be something hidden amoung the other shapes that just look like an abstracted mess of color. Finish it all offf with a heart and rays of sun blasting from the center and you got my newest piece!
Enjoy!
Currently available- 18″ x 6″ $45
It all starts with a drawing
Word
Super dark but more color added
Full paint
1/3 outline
2/3 outline
Full outline
All finished and ready to be hung on YOUR wall!
By david, on May 25th, 2011
Just kind of a random piece I wanted to do. I wanted to take some of the owls I had done in the past and give it a fresher look. Too many ideas I want to do for upcoming pieces that my mind can focus. So this was a great piece to kinda sit back, relax and just have fun with. Next piece to do… who even knows
Piece is available for $60.00
Fully cut and drawn up
Background blue
Wings coming in, but later on a lot of the shapes i had to repaint to lookmore like feathers
Just needs a face
Full paint
Full outline on the owl. Spaced out on taking a lot of pictures during the outlining process
Face close up. I offically hate doing feathers
All complete. something new coming soon!
By david, on May 13th, 2011
After all the stress to get a show up and an entry in for a city project in such a short amount of time I was pretty brain dead. Lack of sleep and trying to finish paintings in two to three days I was exhausted. So this piece came up kinda random. Two days with no ideas on what to do next, finally I just began drawing shapes. The night before I was trying to come up with an idea using bees and as the shapes began to come together the next day I began to see a abstracted flower. There it began to come together..and some wayI found a way to put a bee in it. Bright colors back again.
6.5″ x 9.5″ – Available now for $40
Enjoy!
Drawing
Beginning stages of paint
Full paint
First few shapes outlinned. Changes the look completely
flower coming together
All but the bee
full outline just missing the final stages
Close up of the bee
Finished
By david, on May 7th, 2011
The bank showing is done and up and I have a few days off to paint whatever random thing comes to my mind. Ive really been wanting to do a whale and originally it was going to be part of the unbrella series but it just didnt fit in whith this piece. So why not a fish fishing a fish. It made sense in my head and had a entertaining look in the end.
Enjoy!
this piece is available to purchase- $60.27
drawn, cut, and glued together
blue sky and beginning the whale
Smoke spray
Full paint
Outline where it begins to come together
Main outline
Smaller detail
Wrapped edges.
Wrapped edges
All finished.
piece 11 .5 x 8
contact me if youre interested in purchasing!
By david, on April 23rd, 2011
The show is starting to come together with piece 6 finally finished. I still want to get a few more done. But Im happy with how its coming together now, the variety is coming into place. Cutouts have become such a huge part of what I paint and I was lacking them lately. I Have the worst painting A.D.D. I never stick to one thing for long but I have to bring it back. It brings so much more life to the piece and I will continue to change it up. I will continue to seek new ways to change up what I do. Never know what I will come up with next. I have no idea either. I guess well find out soon but first this show needs a few more pieces. Gotta push out a few last ones in the next few days!
Enjoy!
This piece was planned to be another box painting but my girlfriend convinced a cutout was more suited with it
start of paint
Start of outline( I really lacked on pictures on this piece I just realized)
Outline on pieces as this as this are tricky. Things never seem to line up just right. No area for error
full outline
Detail coming in
Close up of the bird
Piece fully finished. Super stoked. And way more to produce coming soon!
By david, on April 21st, 2011
This is a piece I have done over and over again. Yet it is my best selling piece. I first did it in the the Whole Foods show and like the original owl painting I am drawn back to it again and again. But each time I repaint it I try to enhance it, maybe with a new style or by adding something different to it. With this one I have went from the original canvas piece to wood plank and the newest cutout wood canvas (I need to do a progression on this and the owl from the original to what it is now). Theres so many styles or takes in between that I cant even think of but heres my newest take on “Head in the Clouds”. The newest version mixes a new take on the original mixed with my cutout paintings and the overflowing elements to my recent work. So you end up with something new. Possibly one of the hardest cutouts ive done. Not only did I have to cut out the outside detail but also inside work. Most paintings are a lot of relatively constant straight or long curved lines but this one was nothing but the tightest curved cloud lines. The outcome was something new and more difficult then the usual piece. I sure hope the bank viewers love it.
Enjoy!
Cutout and assembled with drawing
First stages of cloud paint
Full paint
first stages of outline
full outline
detail and spots drawn in
Spots filled in
full wrapped edges
full wrapped edges
finished piece. Another done for the show, Ready for sale in the May showing.
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drawing finished
first stages shoe 1
every shoe needs a skull
full paint on shoe 1
Outline was a struggle after I found out calligraphy ink bled like crazy on this surface
full outline shoe one
Start of shoe two
both shoes are similar with slight changes in sizes of shapes or added shapes
paint
Start out outline
Near done minus small detail and highlights
finished front
finished back
left left
left right
right right
right left
ready for display
display
display
Opening night
