Figured I’d write about art. This is my first time doing this, so please… be gentle.
Art is one of those things that comes and goes in my life. The last time I made art a consistent practice in my life was from 2021-23 (with pauses in there). At that time, I was getting out of the Marine Corps (for the second time in my life), got engaged to my now wife, and started a new job. Art fell to the wayside and I didn’t pick it up again until recently.
Beyond just drawing and making cool images (at least, I think they’re cool), I find it as a way to connect with people. Specifically, one of my good friends (who will remain nameless because it’d give him away). Much like hockey was initially a way for me to connect with on of my best friends in the Marines, art has become a way to connect with this other friend. Who, whether we both like it or not, are friends for life thanks to the green weiner.
Below are some studies I recently did. These artists are some of my recent influences and will be linked accordingly.
Vandal is an artist who’s work inspired me to get back into drawing. I don’t remember how I cam across his work. This piece I did is a study of this piece. I changed the grenade to a mortar round and gave it a “Rando-style” skull. Done digitally.
Rando is a tattoo artist out in 29 Palms, CA. Someone showed me a tattoo they got from him, and I loved the linework. Seriously, his linework is probably the best out there. I ended up getting four tattoos from him and plan on getting more. I dig skulls, and snakes are always fun to draw, so I picked one of his pieces to study to get better at both. Pencil and markers.
This is a flash study from Marc Mutan, another Southern Cali-based tattoo artist. I’ve never gotten a piece done by him, but he’s on my bucket list. Dude has great linework, and I love the colorways he uses. Specifically, I want one of these reapers that he does.
I’ll be back with more stuff that I’m working on. Nothing exciting, as it’s been a lot of fundamental work.
