When I Close My Eyes

When I Close My Eyes

Acrylic and oil based pencil on wood panel.

This is one of the new pieces I showed at my solo exhibition at East End Studio Gallery.

Come and have fun at the opening on East End Studio Gallery.
Art Show featuring Houston artist Nico Whittaker.
Friday September 16th, 6 to 9pm.
708 Suite C, Telephone Rd., Houston, TX  77023

“Looking At The Future”

Digital Painting

“Static Musician”

Digital Painting

Mentor - click to enlarge

“Mentor”

Acrylic on canvas.

I started this painting in portrait position and then rotated it to landscape position to finish it.

Mentor - click to enlarge

Hard Rock Houston - click to enlarge

“Hard Rock Houston”

Digital Painting

Comments Welcome.

The Plot - click image to enlarge

The Plot

Acrylic on wood panel

This was done several years ago.
It represents the conflict between a two lovers and the external forces conspiring against their relationship.

Father to Son - click image to enlarge

Father to Son

Acrylic on stretched canvas.

I was listening to “Father to son” by Queen, my very first favorite band (I was 11 years old and I was wearing an old Queen shirt) when I started this painting.
So why not include it in the “Inspired by a song” category.
By the way, this one was written by Brian May.

Click below to play The Song: Father To Son

Here’s the lyrics:

a word in your ear, from father to son
hear the words that I say
i fought with you, fought on your side
long before you were born

joyful the sound, the word goes around
from father to son, to son

and the voice is so clear, time after time it leeps
calling you, calling you on
don’t destroy what you see, your country to be
just keep on building on the ground that’s been won

kings will be crowned, the word goes around
from father to son, to son

take this letter that I give you,
take it sonny, hold it high
you won’t understand a word that’s in it
but you’ll write it all again before you die

a word in your ear from father to son
funny you don’t hear a single word I say
but my letter to you, will stay by your side
through the years till the loneliness is gone
sing if you will -
but the air you breathe I live to give you

father to son
father to, father to, father to son

joyful the sound, the word goes around
from father to son, to son…

kings will be crowned, the word goes around
from father to son, to son…

Just thinking - click to enlarge

Just thinking
Acrylic on stretched canvas.

This was a project from the time I was in the art school.
I was trying to create a portrait of a person without the person (without a model).
I think that drawing or painting from a model is good exercise, it lets you understand proportions, light and shade, skin tones, etc.
On the other hand when you create something just using your imagination the result will be unique.
You will ask yourself why this color, why these shapes, why that posture, gesture, position, what’s wrong with me, and there will be no right answer.