Great Horned Owl Chainsaw Art

A few weeks ago I finally finished my Great Horned Owl Chainsaw sculpture. This is my first chainsaw art piece, and there will be many more to come. I've had offers on this piece, but have not decided on selling. It resides now in sunny N.C. and might make the trip to Buffalo if I cut him down. The tree used for the owl was struck by lightning a few years ago and the whole tree was charred black. I thought it looked real cool, but since the house is for sale that it stands in front of, I thought I should clean it up. I like to think the wise owl has supernatural powers since it was struck by lightning. Chainsaw art is something the Cornelius N.C. crowd is not familiar with and the neighbors said it has been the talk of the town, which is nice!

Funeral Plates

Hey Guys,

I've Decided on posting some pics of the funeral plates I get commissioned to do from The Kevin M. Mason Funeral Home. I've been working with Kevin for a while now and if you're planning your final arrangements I would strongly suggest his funeral home. Not only will your family receive a personalized decorative plate in memory of your loved one, but Kevin also has me make personalized glass ornaments for the families at Christmas time. I really do not know any funeral homes that get that creative. Here are just a few of the plates that I do for the funeral home.

I have to use glass paint which is really tricky to use and dries ultra fast. I have to get the plates done generally in 1 to 2 days so they are ready for the wake. The themes are usually based on the prayer card the families pick out for their loved one.

Buffalo Bisons will be hosting a Ghostbusters Night. I will be making some stuff for the event. Here is a possible logo for the event which may or may not be used. Stay tuned to the bisons page for more updates!

New Portrait

Hey guys, here is one of the newer portraits I have been wrapping up. I did not want to display the full painting because this had been commissioned for a wedding gift and I do not want unwanted eyes seeing the full piece before its time "but it should be ok." I enjoyed working on the man's face and the couples hands. The guy had a certain warmth in his gesture that I tried my best to convey even though I only had a pic to work with. It is my knowledge that the couple both passed away, that always evokes a different feeling when I'm working on a piece. I still have not gotten around to painting my father's portrait and he died years ago. I guess I have to get in a certain mindset to work on that one.

More Portraits

Hey you Guys,

I've decided to post a couple more of the portraits I've been working on this week. We have a girl with child and a dog named "Eddie." Eddie was quite enjoyable to paint because the whole time I'm laughing at the pup's expression. The girl and child was more of a challenge. I had a tiny picture to work from that did not have the best lighting and had to make it a 16x20 painting. It is always tricky to paint teeth and smiles, one centimeter off and the person looks deformed. I've got another little girl portrait I'm working on in Baroque style which I'll be posting soon. The Baroque period is by far my favorite in terms of style. I'll be attempting to concentrate on dramatic lighting and expression with this next one, we'll see how it goes.

Oil paintings

Hi guys, been very busy in the art field these last couple months. I've decided to post a portrait of a dog named Sky that was commissioned for a Christmas gift this year. This dog was painted with oils on canvas panel. I'll try to keep posting the other portraits I've been working on because I have been slacking with my posting!

finished mural

The last three days I've been working at The Harvesters church off of Transit and Seneca completing a Children's themed Noah's Ark mural. Just finished this mural yesterday and still washing the airbrush paint off of my body. This mural was created with acrylic and airbrush paints and was designed to match the original mural that was destroyed when the room was renovated. I have to say this was a fun mural, it didn't take too long to complete and it should makes some kids happy. I also got to paint a little portrait of my parrot Smeagol in the design. The funny thing is he is the only animal in that whole mural that does not have a partner. If you know Smeagol, he doesn't get along with many things and would never board a ship with another parrot of his kind. If you are looking for him he is on the up most top of the giraffe's head on the left.