portrait of an artist as a young family man

i made this little illo for my wife for christmas. i thought it'd be fun to draw out little family and she liked it so much she wants me to print it and have it framed in our living room on top of a book shelf. that's a little weird for me because i don't usually hang up my own work in my living space (unless it's the studio and it's something i'm working on). still, i'm flattered she loved my little gesture so much.

sorry i haven't posted much lately. as you can see, i'm in the middle of fixing up the blog ... it just doesn't look how i want it to look... yet

about me

this was a project for printmaking. we were using intaglio processes of etching and dry point and our subject was a self-portrait. i chose to go both literal and figurative and try my hand at montage. i included myself in the front and then other elements that represent me ranging from pencils and my wacom stylus to my bass to the 'x' on my thumb to my fiancee and her engagement ring up at the top. i also tried to include some design elements to tie it all together on the left and the right.

i colored this in photoshop, but tried to make it resemble watercolors. my professor said that watercolor is usually what printmakers will use on intaglio prints. i'm more comfortable coloring digitally, but still wanted to keep some of the feel of traditional media.