The Pittsburgh Smoker
When I am out the road and away from the painting studio I like to draw these little comic ideas. This is a batch I came up with while in Pittsburgh this summer.
Turning up the charm
Pittsburgh Mullet
Pittsburgh Devil
After I did the Columbus Art Fair, I went over to Pittsburgh for the 3 Rivers Art Festival. Anyone who knows me knows that I love going to Pittsburgh. It is really a cool city with its own unique character. That is something that a lot of US cities seem to lack these days.
view of downtown Pittsburgh from Mt. Washington
There is a really amazing view from the top of Mt. Washington. This picture is from my camera phone and doesn’t do it justice. If you visit Pittsburgh you must ride the incline to the top of Mt. Washington. It is a great experience and it is amazingly cheap. I think it cost something like $2 to ride it round trip. Here is a link to the port authority who manages the inclines:
http://www.portauthority.org/PAAC/CustomerInfo/Inclines/tabid/119/Default.aspx
view of downtown from Pittsburgh's north shore
From what I understand Pittsburgh’s “North Shore” was kind of an eye-sore. The old Three Rivers Stadium was there along with several industrial sites. Now there are two state of the art sports facilities. One is PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is without a doubt one of the finest baseball stadiums in the country.
pnc park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates
One day while strolling on the North Shore I came across an amazing site. It was Andrew Carnegie’s giant head in the Allegheny River.
Carnegie with snorkel
Anyway, I love to visit Pittsburgh and I plan on going back next summer.
The Appreciation Post's album cover
Hey, this is some of my work on the album cover for the Boston-based band The Appreciation Post. I thought it looked pretty cool and was worth sharing. Their album Work/Sleep officially releases tomorrow. However, the band is allowing folks to download the album free at:
http://theappreciationpost.bandcamp.com/album/work-sleep-free
This is actually the first piece of art I created this year. I started it on New Year’s Eve and finished it just after midnight.
Here is a new comic strip that I drew back around Christmas. I was working on it in a hotel room in Stone Mountain Park, Georgia. This is the first in the series “Sammy is a Bear.” You may have seen this smoking bear popping up in my paintings here and there. I always thought there might be a little more of a story to tell about this guy. Let’s see where it goes from here. I do have a couple more in the can that I will be posting at a later date.
