The Creation of a Master Piece – How it all comes together.July 12, 2024-Here you can see the steps involved in creating a new Dick Van Der Wurst artwork. Let's get AI to help us find a fat ugly man angel!Ew. That's weird. I like it. Photoshop comp with elements found all over the internet. Here are my raw materialsSand off layer of weathered wood and dirt.Look how… (read more)
Hopeless Cases and Good GracesJuly 1, 2020-So I got this commission. Not just for a painting but for a custom niche wired with electricity and anything else I could convince them was necessary. I could have worked some plumbing into it perhaps but no, just the tiles and electricity. They were interested in a slightly irreverent religious painting of their favorite… (read more)
Acrimony and Cheese II – Revisited and ImprovedSeptember 1, 2019-Food and booze ideas, both old and new, seemed ideal for the Pancakes and Booze shows this fall in Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Here is another idea that I wanted to revisit. This piece was always a hit...for 7 years now, and yet was always brought home after so many shows. It is big and expensive and let's face it,… (read more)
Holy Guacamole (Delayed Gratification): Revisited and ImprovedAugust 26, 2019-So I’ve decided to bring along some old and new food and booze pieces to Pancakes and Booze shows this fall in Austin, San Antonio and Houston. This one needs to be redone though. Delayed Gratification: Taco Time piece was done before I put much thought into layering levels. Also, while people were enjoying the… (read more)
Thorny Snoots and Cactus Fruits: Weird Shit Cows EatAugust 25, 2019-Just Deserts: We all love the ice cream and go knows the prickly pear deserves respect for all it has done for the people that have inhabited this part of the world for so long. Here is an altar of sorts to them both. (read more)
Fruity Beers and Ram Tears: Weird Shit Goats EatAugust 25, 2019-Making this for Pancakes and Booze shows this fall in Austin, San Antonio, and Houston. So if I was already doing a piece featuring Prickly Pear ice cream, it seems obvious that this show would need one about Prickly Pear beer as well. I'm from the mid-west and when I first heard people ate cactuses… (read more)
The Creation of a Master Piece – How it all comes together. July 12, 2024 - Here you can see the steps involved in creating a new Dick Van Der Wurst artwork. Let's get AI to help us find a fat ugly man angel!Ew. That's weird. I like it. Photoshop comp with elements found all over the internet. Here are my raw materialsSand off layer of weathered wood and dirt.Look how… (read more)
Hopeless Cases and Good Graces July 1, 2020 - So I got this commission. Not just for a painting but for a custom niche wired with electricity and anything else I could convince them was necessary. I could have worked some plumbing into it perhaps but no, just the tiles and electricity. They were interested in a slightly irreverent religious painting of their favorite… (read more)
Acrimony and Cheese II – Revisited and Improved September 1, 2019 - Food and booze ideas, both old and new, seemed ideal for the Pancakes and Booze shows this fall in Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Here is another idea that I wanted to revisit. This piece was always a hit...for 7 years now, and yet was always brought home after so many shows. It is big and expensive and let's face it,… (read more)
Holy Guacamole (Delayed Gratification): Revisited and Improved August 26, 2019 - So I’ve decided to bring along some old and new food and booze pieces to Pancakes and Booze shows this fall in Austin, San Antonio and Houston. This one needs to be redone though. Delayed Gratification: Taco Time piece was done before I put much thought into layering levels. Also, while people were enjoying the… (read more)
Thorny Snoots and Cactus Fruits: Weird Shit Cows Eat August 25, 2019 - Just Deserts: We all love the ice cream and go knows the prickly pear deserves respect for all it has done for the people that have inhabited this part of the world for so long. Here is an altar of sorts to them both. (read more)
Fruity Beers and Ram Tears: Weird Shit Goats Eat August 25, 2019 - Making this for Pancakes and Booze shows this fall in Austin, San Antonio, and Houston. So if I was already doing a piece featuring Prickly Pear ice cream, it seems obvious that this show would need one about Prickly Pear beer as well. I'm from the mid-west and when I first heard people ate cactuses… (read more)