Live Drawing at<br>Parallel Play “Mostly Bach”<br>June 18th, 2016

Live Drawing at
Parallel Play “Mostly Bach”
June 18th, 2016

Posted by on Jun 22, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Parallel Play is a “fresh vision for collaborative, live music and art experiences” created by artist Peggy Gyulai and violist Deanna Badizadegan. It is a monthly event and the first Parallel Play, titled “Mostly Bach”, took place on June 18th, 2016. During the evening Deanna Badizadegan played viola, Ryan Lee played violin, Peggy painted in […]

Hazel and Justin playing Music of John Ireland

Hazel and Justin playing Music of John Ireland

Posted by on Jun 17, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

This video depicts me sketching Hazel Keelan, violin, and Justin Schrum, piano, as they practice in my studio for their June 18th Something New with Sight and Sound: The Music of John Ireland performance of the work of English Impressionist composer John Ireland. It took place in the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) […]

Portraits of David Bowie

Portraits of David Bowie

Posted by on May 27, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Thin White Duke 2016, oil paint, acrylic ink and paint, and oil stick on canvas 26″ x 60″ London to Berlin 2016, pigment ink, acrylic paint, pastel and oil stick on canvas 32″ x 26″ A Tribute to David Bowie These two portraits are dedicated to the memory of David Bowie, a great artist of […]

<em>Dance Through the Decades</em><br>at the Verdi Club Centennial

Dance Through the Decades
at the Verdi Club Centennial

Posted by on May 22, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Peggy and I Dance Through the Decades in celebration of the Verdi Club Centennial. 6m 20s The Verdi Club is a historic Italian-American club a block from our art studios. We know it well from the “Tuesday Night Jump!” Lindy Hop weekly swing dance. We choreographed this dance performance to a custom sound track I […]

Open Studio Art Exhibition<br>Spring 2016

Open Studio Art Exhibition
Spring 2016

Posted by on Apr 15, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

At my Spring Open Studios 2016 we had the pleasure of live musical performance from pianist, Noam Eisen, and singer, Emily Day, who together lead the popular Cosmo Alleycats dance band. In addition to Noam and Emily’s performance. At one point bassist and singer Pam Brandon, featured in my Luxomatics painting, joined in. I gave […]

The Luxomatics at Club Deluxe

The Luxomatics at Club Deluxe

Posted by on Apr 15, 2016 in Uncategorized | One Comment

Here are some details of the final (large) artwork: These (below) are views in the club when I made the original drawing:

Las Vegas “Painting The Night”

Las Vegas “Painting The Night”

Posted by on Apr 6, 2016 in Uncategorized | One Comment

“Painting the Night” at a corporate event in Las Vegas. Portrayed Elvis as an Elvis impersonator is performing on stage, with my painting projected live on three 40′ wide by 20′ high screens above the stage. “Jeremy — thank you so much! Everything was absolutely amazing, you were such an amazing part of our success.“​ […]

Face-Off! The Rhoda and Jeremy Portrait Sketching Playshop<br>RileyStreet Art Supply

Face-Off! The Rhoda and Jeremy Portrait Sketching Playshop
RileyStreet Art Supply

Posted by on Feb 28, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Quick demo sketch I created of one of the students. During this three hour playshop on February 27th, 2016, at RileyStreet Art Supply Store in San Rafael, California, fellow artist Rhoda Draws, and I shared our tips and techniques for hands-on live portrait sketching using traditional sketching media – no pixels in sight! The next […]

Jin

Jin

Posted by on Feb 1, 2016 in Uncategorized | One Comment

Half way through the portrait I asked Jin to write down his Korean name on a piece of paper and then I brush painted the Korean characters of his name on the right of the painting. There are three characters arranged vertically. The top one is his family name, Shim. The lower two characters are […]

Mayor Ron Dellums

Mayor Ron Dellums

Posted by on Jan 31, 2016 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Mayor Dellums and his portrait at his Alpha Phi Alpha Living Legend Award ceremony, San Francisco, 2006