SplitMetal.com http://www.splitmetal.com/ en-us SplitMetal.com Updates 25 Feb 2010 17:29:00 -0600 The Taste of the Union http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=239 The Taste of the Union

Brings a tear to my eye.

]]> 25 Feb 2010 17:29:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=239 BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHERS (work in progress) http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=238 BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHERS (work in progress)

]]> 20 Feb 2010 17:23:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=238 Patchwork VIII http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=237 Patchwork VIII

New addition to my Patchwork series.

]]> 29 Nov 2009 13:28:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=237 Patchwork VII http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=235 Patchwork VII

New addition to my Patchwork series.

]]> 29 Nov 2009 02:33:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=235 Patchwork VI http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=236 Patchwork VI

New addition to my Patchwork series.

]]> 29 Nov 2009 02:32:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=236 Patchwork V http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=234 Patchwork V

New addition to my Patchwork series.

]]> 29 Nov 2009 02:31:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=234 Patchwork IV http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=233 Patchwork IV

New addition to my Patchwork series.

]]> 29 Nov 2009 02:30:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=233 Consume. Be Silent. Die. http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=1 Consume. Be Silent. Die.

Graffiti on an ex-blockbuster store in Evanston.

]]> 23 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=1 Snackin' (work in progress) http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=34 Snackin' (work in progress)

Unfinished work in progress. It's for my friends' band, Moisture Pimp.

]]> 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=34 Untitled (work in progress) http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=2 Untitled (work in progress)

]]> 22 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=2 July 17th, 2010 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=31 July 17th, 2010

We've got a date and a location.


True-Love-Waits.com

]]> 30 May 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=31 Bird of paradise http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=3 Bird of paradise

I'm trying out Corel Painter 11. I'm hoping to do a few flower or plant studies. I don't usually draw plants with any level of detail, so the experience feels pretty new all around. I was hoping to use the “brushes” more like their real life counterparts, but found myself using them more like drawing tools instead. Does anyone have any tips for transitioning from drawing to painting techniques?

]]> 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=3 Self Portrait at 31 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=4 Self Portrait at 31

When I was a child, I would place my pen to paper, look away, and scribble something random and chaotic. Then I would look at the scribble and attempt to find the hidden image… the shape hiding within the chaos, just waiting for me to add a few simple strokes to bring meaning to the abstract. This seems to be the nature of the universe.


More birthday portraits: 30, 25, 24

]]> 04 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=4 Treesitting http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=5 Treesitting

The Ceisel's put together a scrapbook for our grandmother, and we each had to contribute a page with picture(s) of ourselves.


Larger view on Flickr.

]]> 09 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=5 I Quit (work in progress) http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=6 I Quit (work in progress)

Unfinished work in progress.


Another test run. I'm on day 33 of not-quite-quitting, and I'm not making much progress. I've only managed to shave off a few cigarettes a day. I started out pretty strong, but once the gum lost its “new” factor, I began to lose ground. I expected this to be a long process and I'm taking it very slow, so I haven't given up hope yet.

]]> 03 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.splitmetal.com/?ID=6