Hey friends! David and I are currently in the car heading down to LA to see our friend, Sean Cimino, play in his band Foster the People. He plays guitar and a bunch of other instruments in the band. Sean has been one our best friends since we were in kindergarten. Now a days, with Foster the People doing so well and touring so much, it means we don’t get to see as much of him. But it also makes the times we do get to hang even more special. I thought I would surprise him with a portrait. I hope you like it! :)

Well, i finished the mixed Media painting i was working on with enough time to post it today! Mission accomplished ;)
So, the picture today is of the lovely Rasa Zukauskaite. I posted the rough draft sketch of the picture a few posts back and finally finished it this afternoon. It was one of those pictures that i had a vision of how i wanted it to turn out, and when i was 80% done with it, i decided to take it in a different direction. I’m really glad i did. The reference picture i got from Rasa’s Flickr page (do check her Flickr page out) and I think it was a self portrait she had done. The mediums used were pencil, water color, color pencil, and pen. I’m planning on putting up a stop motion video of making this portrait tomorrow. I hope you like it.

Book Question of the Day: If you had a pet eagle, what would you name it?

P.s. Thanks for all the great wolf names. We loved reading through them.

It’s David’s birthday today! He turned 28. So crazy. :) So i thought i would post an old pirate drawing i did of him as his alter ego “Damien T. Wallace” We saw Joseph Arthur late last night to kick off the birthday celebration, which was the perfect way to start it off, because this was Dave’s first time seeing him perform live. Seriously, it is beyond me how Joseph Arthur is not one of the biggest names in Music. The guy is ridiculous. He has written a zillion albums that are all fantastic. His live performances are something you have never seen before. He goes up there by himself, ad libs on the spot, and creates new versions of his songs. He builds up loops of different instruments, and then picks up a paint brush and begins painting on a canvas behind him while singing the song…. haha Sorry, i will settle down. Needless to say, i think it was a good start to my brother’s birthday. If you could, wish him a Happy Birthday on twitter ;) His twitter name is @David_Roberts_

Hi Friends! How was your weekend? I’m thoroughly exhausted from a long weekend. My brother David and I have been driving up and down the state. I thought today i would post this quick little sketch i did of French photographer Cecile Decorniquet‘s brilliant portrait series. I’m not sure if you have seen her series of little kids, but I love the series so much i want to draw every picture from it! I ended up sketching this during a car ride this week, I so i thought i would post it! I really hope you like it :)

Alright my friends, here is the final finsihed painting of Elle Fanning :) I found out yesterday that the amazing editorial i painted this video from was from Interview Magazine! I’ve been blown away from your kind words about the video. So happy your like it. I’m hoping to make more for you soon. I really like how the painting turned out. She was really fun to paint. i think there will be more where that came from ;) I hope you like it! Let me know what you think :)

So i just realized i never posted a big version of this oil painting i did of Thom Yorke of Radiohead. I painted it two years ago for my friend Stacy Dupree. She is a singer and shares the same birthday as Thom, so i thought it would be a good birthday present. I really like how it turned out. It seriously just happened. I threw on some Radiohead and began painting and a few hours later it was done! It’s a lot different style wise than my usual stuff… i think it kinda has the “Thom Yorke” Vibe…. What do you think? I hope you like it :)