Kind of Blue

Kind of Blue

It’s really kinda sad how long it took me to get into jazz. It was never my thing but I gained a whole new appreciation for it after watching the Ken Burn’s Jazz documentary.

Art, Paintings : , , , , Comments [3]

I really like this Miles Davis piece (not to mention all the others). There are some really great textures here, I was wondering if you could tell me a little bit about the process you used. Was it painted on wood? How did you paint the background? Is Miles painted with Acrylic? And how did you design Miles? I assume photoshop from a picture, but then did you sketch it, trace it…?

Again, it looks great
Thanks,
Grant

Grant Gustafson May 2, 2011 at 3:30 am

hi Grant. glad you like the Miles piece. The piece is on wood about 48″ x 36″. I painted the background with a light wash of acrylic paints. the added some spray paint to give it the dotted texture. i designed the miles piece off one of Miles’ album covers. i simplified my drawing by reducing the number of colors i planned on using. then drew it on the wood and painted it over with acrylic. this took a lot of layers and forever to do. redid his face until i was happy with it.

d May 2, 2011 at 5:31 pm

Thanks for responding. The wood with acrylic wash-I’ll have to try that. It gives a really unique texture

Grant Gustafson May 3, 2011 at 1:00 am

Comment:

Materials: acrylic & spray paint on wooden board

Size: 48" x 36"

Available for Purchase

Art-Paintings : , , , ,


Back to Gallery