by Jonathan Alexander | Nov 8, 2011 | Blog, Pop Culture, Portrait, Video Games
When my buddy Brad approached me to create a piece of art for his bedroom, his request was simple: “a beach scene.” At first, I cringed at the idea. A beach scene? It felt like the epitome of cliché, the kind of artwork you’d find in a generic hotel room...
by Jonathan Alexander | Oct 18, 2011 | Blog, Pop Culture, Video Games
In the whirlwind of the Columbus Marathon—yes, that glorious event where I pushed my body to the brink and somehow survived—I’ve found myself swept up in a tornado of ego-boosting press coverage. And let me tell you, there’s nothing quite like seeing your name in...
by Jonathan Alexander | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog, Pop Culture, Pro Wrestling
I didn’t expect to finish this so quickly, but the cliche is true; time does fly when you’re having fun, and it never felt like chore to work on this acrylic painting. Probably because Papa Shango is one of the coolest wrestling characters of all time. He never got a...
by Jonathan Alexander | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog, Pop Culture, Portrait, Pro Wrestling
When I last showed the Papa Shango portrait I’m working on, it was in the very early stages, and I really didn’t expect it to be done anytime soon, a function of me being lazy rather than a matter of having a lot of work to do. The process has been moving at a much...
by Jonathan Alexander | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog, Pop Culture, Portrait, Pro Wrestling
So not everything on Foogos is food (as the weekend’s 9-11 highlights show). I’m an avid wrestling fan, and I always mean to get back into traditional art: drawing, painting, etc, just to keep my skills from dulling any further than they may already be. I wanted to...
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