WIP. Commission piece for a friend. Working medium is graphite and eventually some charcoal.
WIP of Revolutionary War reenactor
Category: Portfolio
13Apr
Drawings of mushrooms.
Mushrooms in graphite
Design package for the Pennsylvania State Navy. A 501(c)3 nonprofit reenacting group of the American Revolution. Website is a set of static XHTML and CSS coded pages with a WordPress blog at www.panavy.org
Pennsylvania State Navy Design Package
16Mar
American Revolutionary War reenactor from the Pennsylvania State Navy. Done on toned paper with white and black charcoal.
American Revolutionary War reenactor in charcoal
26Sep
As the lead designer for the redistribution campaign of Rupert’s Land, a full length feature film, starring Sam West, Ian Tracey and George Wendt {of Cheers fame}, I was tasked with the design and execution of all print materials for the DVD and PR campaign as well as the relaunch website graphics in conjunction with a back-end web programmer/developer. This project required long distance communication with the Project Manager, Film Producer, Writer/Editor, Web Developer and printing house, all in various locations throughout Canada.
16Nov
They were Dead Sea fruit, turning to ashes in the mouth.
~~ Hornblower and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester
My love for the Horatio Hornblower series of novels knows no bounds. One phrase always struck me as despositive of the entire series — dead sea fruit. the phrase refers to something that appears to be beautiful or full of promise, but is in reality nothing but illusion and disappointment.
There is an actual plant which produces dead sea fruit. Also known as the Sodom Apple plant it grows in the hot oases around the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley regions. It is not a ‘human friendly’ plant, touching it can result in a rash as the sap of the plant is a skin irritant, while the juice is highly poisonous. The fruits are deceptive in nature. From the outside they look edible, but they are anything but – inside the fruit there is nothing but fluffy white fibres and poisonous black seeds. The plant is as dishonest and as accursed as the sinners of the city of Sodom.
This is a WIP (work in progress) of the botanical dead sea fruit.
10Nov
One of the things I love to do is work in the 18th century as an 18th century artist, or ‘limner’ as they were called. And being a reenactor I have a ready cast of characters to use as models. This fellow is an American rifleman. The portrait is done in graphite (or plumbago as it was called in the 18th century) and charcoal on laid paper.
American Revolutionary War rifleman. Graphite portrait.
The lovely folks at the Jane Austen Society of North America asked me to design a logo for their national convention which was themed “Brothers & Sisters”. This is the result.
07Nov
I love Roman history. Hey, I’m Italian. It’s my history and my DNA. This is a watercolor of a Roman centurion. I’m in love with the whole idea of the centurions. How they were the toughest of the tough guys in the Roman army. Raised from the ranks because of their prowess and leadership skills and their sheer survival. I love how they proudly wore all the badges of their rank and campaigns on their chest. And a great red crest so they could be clearly seen on the battlefield. The long term survival rates for centurions was not good. They led on the field and so died on the field. All the more reason to love them.
Roman centurion. Watercolor.
10Dec
Graphite. Deliberately left unfinished.
