Exist Portraits

I recently completed more work for the Washington D.C. band Exist. These are meant to serve as promotional pictures of a sort. A major theme expressed in these works are a focus on almost-psychedelic elements that lead to the band members. This allowed me to explore new, different methods of painting. Each painting is done in a different style, due partially to my tablet's pen pressure not working right occasionally.

In these portraits, I intended to explore color and the variety of ways it could be used. Many of the paintings I did previously for Exist were used as jumping off points for these works.

Pieces for Exist

I'm going to start this blog up with a few pieces I finished months ago. These were actually for a friend's band, Exist. I was asked to contribute some imagery for the band.

http://existband.com/

The band wanted these pieces to be abstract, but kind of detailed (if that makes any sense).

Initial Drawings: 

Inspirations/Research:

Aaron Turner-"Wavering Radiant", Alex Grey-"Despair", Robert Venosa-"Moonflower", Ryan Patterson, Alex Eckman Lawn, Andrew Jones

River of Time

Xibalba/Void (one of two covers for the In Mirrors EP)

Invocation

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The series might be a success aesthetically, because it allowed me to break through my comfort zone and deliver something comparatively transcendent. As the series went on, my vision and my client's vision started to connect. Also, as a huge music fan, it is exhilarating working in tangent with a band.