Early iPad Drawings
The iPad artworks shown on this page represent some of my earliest iPad drawings. They were created directly from life on an iPad without use of photography between 2010 and 2012. With the exception of the Amsterdam portrait, they are all made using a Nomad Brush. I use the long bristle option, which can be purchased […]
Paintings from Cirque du Soleil TOTEM San Francisco, 2011
The paintings you see below were created as part of my digital painting performances (56 in total) in the Tapis Rouge VIP tent at the Cirque du Soleil’s “Totem” show in San Francisco, October – December, 2011. At the bottom of this page are a few examples of drawings I made of some of the […]
Large Heart on Union Square, San Francisco, 2011
Pigment ink, acrylic gel medium, acrylic paint, metal leaf, Giants World Series ticket and spar varnish on canvas over a fibre glass structure with steel support and base. Large Heart commissioned by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation and purchased by VISA. Was located at the Geary/Powell corner of Union Square, San Francisco, from […]
iPad Sketching in Amsterdam
This video shows the creation of a portrait sketch I made of one of my students who attended my Painter workshop in Amsterdam in 2010. This was one of my earliest iPad sketches. As you’ll see, I used my finger to paint. Video length: 5 minutes 38 seconds
The Speech
The Speech: Portrait of Barack Obama, 2008, 38″ x 57″, mixed media on canvas On August 28, 2008, I was watching on TV then-Senator Barack Obama giving his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado, as he was nominated to be the first African-American Presidential candidate. I was so moved […]
Oxford Internet Institute Talk
Portrait of Dame Steve Shirley
I created this digital sketch portrait of British IT pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist, Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley, in a talk / demo I gave at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) in 2008. Dame Shirley is a 2018 honoree and recipient of one of the Computer History Museum Fellow Awards. The recording of the 2018 award […]
San Francisco Heart
San Francisco Heart, 2007 57″ x 38″, pigment print, acrylic media, paper and metal leaf on canvas Currently in display in the Embarcadero Four Conference Center. Homage to my adopted home of San Francisco. This collage is built up from photographs I took of the city at different times and seasons, all aspects that were […]
Oxford Internet Institute Talk
Portrait of Ted Nelson
Internet pioneer Ted Nelson, who coined the term hypertext, was my portrait subject for this talk / art demonstration at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), August 2007, shared here in three parts. I start with a traditional analog pencil sketch The traditional media sketch of Ted Nelson is completed with acrylic paint. I dive into […]
Dad
Dad, 2006 30″ x 20″, pigment print and acrylic media on canvas I created this collage as a memorial tribute to my dad who passed away in December 1988, the year I moved to live in the USA. It was published in my book Painter IX Creativity: Digital Artist’s Handbook as the case study demonstration […]
