Category Archives: celebrity portrait
Portraits Of The Gods
I made the blind leap into using videos to promote my artwork! I used iMovie to build the film and just kept working on it until it looked right. Here is the result : http://www.youtube.com/user/rawkart65?feature=mhee
Bringing It All Back To Bob part 4
I know I should have been listening to Bob Dylan’s “Bringing It All Back Home” album when I was finishing this portrait, but I had just purchased the Winterland box set by Jimi Hendrix and I blasted that monster as … Continue reading
Back In The Studio Sale
The past few months have been occupied with moving into a new house, a new girlfriend, a new dog, surviving a heat wave, and joining a rock band. It seems the one thing I haven’t been doing is new art, … Continue reading
Sophia Loren Completed!
It took an all night marathon, but I finished this portrait of Sophia Loren in one mad drawing session as the sun was coming up.
Elvis Presley Superstar, Part III
It took me working through 2 blizzards, 3 bouts of bronchitis, and a hectic work schedule but I finished this crazy thing! Behold the King!
Elvis Presley Superstar, Part II
I finally sat down to add some color to the king! I put on The Black Crowes “Croweology” cd and started mixing the flesh color. Flesh always causes a problem. After so many portraits I think I would get it … Continue reading
Elvis Presley Superstar, Part I
I finally started my painting of The King. I was a fan of Elvis when I was a kid but lost interest when I first saw KISS and got into heavy metal. After visiting Graceland a few years ago (every … Continue reading
The Raquel Welch Great American Pin-up pt III
I have completed the Raquel Welch Pin-up! It took a week and it has a little white trash vibe to it, but it is done. The flag behind her is a watercolor painting that I did and scanned in to … Continue reading
The Raquel Welch Great American Pin-up pt I
BTO’s Not Fragile cd is blasting here in the Burning Lucha Studio as I prepare to start the Raquel Welch pin-up. This one will be done differently than previous projects. I am going to paint a watercolor background for and … Continue reading
Johnny Cash Portrait! Hand Signed and On Sale!
The viewer is drawn to the white eyes of Johnny that are set deep within the black and blue colors that are used in the portrait. Continue reading
