Illustrations/Fine Art

[Oaktavia]

Thanks y'all...I have more I can post here. @mclaincausey that one is acrylic and charcoal. It's 36"x 48" or so .

[Oaktavia]

Here is another one from the same year 2009. This one and about a ten or so others were painted for a duo show with an old painting partner of mine. It was at Classic Electric Tattoo in Frederick, Maryland. I remember the owner didn't stay for the opening because he and his lady were leaving for a road trip to Dollywood. He made sure he left me a packed bowl in the back room though...he's the one who tattooed my back peice.

This was my favorite one along with the one in the photo I previously posted. That one is of a sculptor named Wireman. He died a few years ago. I'm glad neither of them sold and that I still have them. Most of my work sold back then.

[Anesthetist]

As I said on IG, really great work! Get back at it!

[ROman]

@Oaktavia good stuff.

[Oaktavia]

Fished out some more...most of these are large scale oil and acrylic paintings. I used to be completely obsessed and fixated on painting and one day being an artist. I loved painting more than anything...but I've only made one since 2019. Thinking of starting again this summer on multiple canvases painted outdoors on our property.

[Matt]

@Oaktavia i had no idea! Phenomenal shit. Wish I was in town, I’d love to see it in person. And buy one.

[Oaktavia]

@Matt If you look closely at the clock on the mural...there is a numeric message 3x number...

[goosehd]

@Oaktavia Seriously impressed!!! Awesome work/art and with the masters degree also!

[goosehd]

…just saw the clock . Cheeky, very cheeky…. Did you ever get called out on it?

[Matt]

You tricky devil.

[Giles]

I'd buy one/some.....

[JunkPants]

Wow, great work guys. Thanks for posting.

[ARNC]

@Oaktavia I can’t help laughing at your comment, “Clothing is just so boring to me.” Maybe that’s changed

Hope your new place inspires you to start painting again!

[Zee Boo]

@Oaktavia great stuff!!! And the Number of the Beast

[Oaktavia]

@ARNC hahaha

[Oaktavia]

@goosehd @Matt glad you like

[Giles]

@ARNC said in Illustrations/Fine Art:

@Oaktavia I can’t help laughing at your comment, “Clothing is just so boring to me.” Maybe that’s changed

Hope your new place inspires you to start painting again!

Pissed myself laughing at that too.....

[Oaktavia]

@Giles @ARNC I was embarrassed when she included that quote...I remember thinking it was out of context but I did say it so. Reporters man. I was 19 years old when that article was published.

[craigatkinson]

I publish, paint, teach Fine Art...! The paintings I make are of the same thinking as collecting fades — natural wear, sun bleaching, hard wearing things...IMG_0903.JPG

The books are about collecting a history — mainly a photographic history of Britain and Ireland from 1960ish (two books with American subjects here too), the website is Café Royal Books

[Matt]

This thread is maturing nicely. How did we not think of this sooner?