Since this summer, I have been listening to a LOT of punk rock, despite not being much of a punk myself, and well, it's starting to bleed into my art a whole lot. Example one, I designed a beer bottle label with my friend Shannon on it, called Big Daddy Voodoo's Pumpkin Ale.
BEHOLD:
And our next illustration assignment is a poster for A Midsummer Night's Dream. I decided to do a punk interpretation, and drew this:
You know you dig it.
I've also finally completed one of my five independent study pieces! Well, maybe two, but this one is for sure finished. I call it Rusted Scream:
I'm really proud of it.
Also, for Works in Progress, I have severely tweaked the colors to Cyberpunk Blues, which I was never terribly satisfied to begin with, and I think the changes are an absolutely HUGE improvement.
BEHOLD THE FIRST PAGE:
The new colored pages have replaced the old pages and can all be seen in the respective gallery. You should be able to find it yourself, right?
As you can tell, especially if you're friends on Facebook or MY NEW TUMBLR or Twitter or something, I've been super busy. Works in Progress is Thursday, and I'm scrambling to get some stuff finished in time to show, gathering other pieces, and listening to as much punk and aggressive music as I can for the purposes of staying in movement. I can't stop.
A friend introduced me to Japanese Animation, a post-punk band by Lupe Fiasco. Their album is available on their website for free, and it's just what I needed. It's fast, frantic, danceable, and makes me want to keep moving.
That's it. You probably won't hear from me again until I'm on the other side of this week. Wish me luck.
[Brett]