Recently, I was contacted by a friend for a commissioned collection. She had spent a month working with an elephant sanctuary, and in turn wanted to say “Thank You” in a unique, one-of-a-kind way. Within two weeks, I delivered her collection, which was to feature one circus-themed elephant. I now present it to you (fronts…
Tag: Color
New Art in Neon Layers, Pt. 2
Continuing my bright and bold color trend, I present two new pieces of art! The first, inspired by “California Dreamin’” as performed by Sia for the upcoming blockbuster San Andreas (2015), is an externalization of internal conflict. I wanted there to be a blending of dark and stormy elements mixed with peaceful imagery and bright,…
New Art in neon layers
It’s no secret that for the past year, I’ve been creating layered art pieces. I’ve wanted to play with textures and bright colors. In February of this year, I started thinking of art – and my life, really – in terms of bold color and choices. With this post, I present three bright and boldly…
New Art in February: “February Joy” to “Burning Desire”
Happy last day of February! At the beginning of this month, I presented a piece of art titled February Joy, which was extremely well-received (the piece even fetched a couple purchase offers – will it sell?). Designed after pieces titled Moondust, I’ll Keep Loving You and Falling (see those pieces – and more – here), February Joy was supposed to represent my return to bright, bold…
New Art & Poetry: February Joy and Morning Glory
It’s February… Last month (and this year) began in the most cinematic way possible – a way that inspired joyous art and life. Then, clouds moved in to rest before the sun – and that shadow was cast into my work. From there, the rain stopped and a fire was sparked, its flame slowly began to grow…
Bobby James enters the “Freak Show”
I’ve spent the morning working on an illustration for my children’s book The Story of Piph. During my creative process, I reviewed tutorials on how to create and fade layers. I thought, “Why not have a little fun?” When Ryan Murphy announced that American Horror Story: Freak Show would feature the most sinister clown ever recorded, I figured…
New Art: Nina, Mya and Queen Isis
Last week, there was a bit of a clown craze. This week, I’m tackling sexy. The three pieces I present here, Mya, Nina, and Queen Isis, all began with an idea for hair. Nina was first in this group. On my wall there’s a Marilyn Monroe poster. I looked at that to draw inspiration, but…
New Art: Spray!
Guess what? I drew an ELEPHANT! That should come as no surprise. The true surprise of Spray! though is that upon finishing the outline, I hated this piece – but, instead of scrapping the piece altogether, I had an instinct to make it work. I added a squiggle here and there, some contrasting lines and…
New Art: In the Garden
I spent the last couple days working on a new piece titled In the Garden. After receiving some feedback that people would like to see my work feature more women, I decided to deliver. In the Garden is a piece I hope translates to represent serenity and beauty. After sketching the image, I took a break to decide the color…
New Art: Clownin’ Around & Straight Jacket
I woke up this morning with a couple visions in my head for new art involving clowns. Seems timely provided the media’s coming clown fixation (Lady GaGa’s ARTPOP cover art, the upcoming American Horror Story: Freakshow, “Crazy Steve” from IMPACT Wrestling and rumors about who will play “The Joker” next). I have a feeling pop culture is…
BOBBY JAMES 