RIP Phife Dawg

Time Lapse of some ideas I sketched for a painting I'll do to tribute the late great Phife. His beats got me through some rough times as a youth but more importantly taught me about styling in my art. Thank you to Jarobi White for the go ahead to add the beats and condolences to you and his family.

Painting Time-Lapse

I recently started messing around with the Time-Lapse function on my Iphone 6. I am going to start posting process videos. Although they will not be all that lengthy, or too high in quality, they will show a glimpse into my painting & drawing process.  I hope to eventually improve my filming setup so until then, enjoy these LoRes phone vids! I will be posting some on here but more on my YouTube channel which you see below. Thanks!

Available Paintings

I recently received all of these paintings back at the studio.  If you are interested in acquiring one of these works please feel free to contact me via my contact form and I will get back to you with details. International shipments are available, please include image title that you are inquiring about.

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Drawings in 2015

This year I really tried to narrow down what kind of style & technique I wanted to use in drawings and paintings as 2014 was more about experimentation. Year 2015 was less about experimentation and more about refinement. I am happy to say that I accomplished these simple goals. Enjoy!

About Ancient Aliens

These pieces are part of my ongoing 'Ancient Aliens' series. They are a remix of some of my favorite Star Wars characters inspired by ancient Azteca hieroglyphics. I have an ongoing interest in the mysteries of Ancient civilizations and speculations of whether they migrated from the cosmos to Earth. Sometimes I wonder what Ancient Hieroglyphics would communicate in present times. 

So far this series (Ancient Aliens) is in its early stages as I have just begun mixing and exploring current fashion, and culture with past Azteca Hieroglyphics. The Star Wars Remix happened because I've always been a fan of the films since my childhood and the new film release naturally reignited my interest. I thought it would be funny to combine mythical imagery from today with ancient times so the idea flowed perfect with my current Ancient Aliens series. I am heavily inspired by the process of DJ's, and Sound Engineers, I've always admired how they sampled bits of culture, and time periods to create new work. I think this can be explored so much more in visual arts. 

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Star Wars Ancient Aliens

Star wars remixed as ancient hieroglyphics. Here are the base ingredients. Half way there! Stay tuned for the final! #ancientaliens Follow me @samrodriguezart on instagram to view the process and progress.

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Coat Tales

I have recently began a new series of work called "Coat Tales". Here is the first of them, a portrait of my daughter painted on her Grandmother's Coat. She will be wearing it throughout her upcoming trip to India. Will post photos as they come. Looking forward to interviewing people and discovering stories and ideas that will emerge through these coats. Stay Tuned!

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