Friend's Artwork (dial up warning)

[RandiFan1290]

I went to my friend's art show yesterday and I just wanted to share some of his stuff with you. His name is Mike Pucciarelli.


"War and Folly" Acrylic on canvas



"Musica De Los Muertos" Acrylic on panel



http://www.poochisland.com

[Heidi]

1. Very, very cool.

He uses exactly the same method I use for oil portraiture, and I would never have dreamed that grissaile would work with acrylics. Excellent, informed technique, Mr. Pucciarelli. :thumbsup:

(Thanks for sharing, RandiFan1290, and belated welcome to DU! :pals:)

[RandiFan1290]

2. Thank you Heidi

:hi:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. Good stuff. He must be a huge Robert Williams fan.

[RandiFan1290]

4. Yep, it mentions him in his bio

http://www.poochisland.com/amazing_pooch.htm

"His earliest influences were artists like MC Escher, Dali, and HR Giger. Holding the old masters in high regard, Pooch has a strong respect for painters of the Flemish age such as Bosch and Van Eyk--plus modern artists like Todd Schorr, Joe Coleman, Mark Ryden, and Robert Williams, all of whom honor the tradition of highly detailed symbolic works"

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. I was going to say that Todd Schorr paints in a similar technique

[Shine]

5. Cool!

Is that the goddess Kali, in the first one? looks like it.

Indian goddess of Creation and Destruction.....

[In_The_Wind]

6. Great work! I love his style.

[wildhorses]

7. thanks for sharing

AWESOME stuff

[bridgit]

9. cool site, like his sense of detail & allegory...

B-)

[cleofus1]

10. they remind me of album covers from the 60's

the ethnic motifs are well done...with the proper framing these would look great in my living room!
errrrr, how much do these go for?

[RandiFan1290]

11. Check out his website

There are some prints, giclees, and originals for sale. :)

http://www.poochisland.com/souveniers.htm