Progression

2011

1998

Just recently finished a helmet for my brother which features a tigers head on the back. I have painted a few tigers over the years both Siberian and Bengal, all looking to seek their revenge on Siegfried and Roy. I always get a kick seeing my work that dates back to the years before attending art college. It allows me to grasp the progression of my painting over thirteen years.

Chad Johnson rockin his lid

Here are some pics of Chad Johnson in action with the mask I painted for him last spring. Pretty excited about how it came out.

Sketch

Here's a little bit of the process of how things go when I set out to do a mask. In this case the client through out an amusement park idea. My first step after I collect reference is to do a small, loose sketch of what I am thinking. Not only do these sketches show the client what I am planning on doing but it also helps me work out placement, scale and color. It really saves me a lot of time and frustration.

The completed mask (with clear-coat) can be viewed at www.myspace.com/jbpaint

The Last Four Days

Well the last four days have been spent working on Chad Johnson's New York Ranger mask. This is actually the 5th mask I have painted for Chad, his first one going back to when he was playing with the Brooks Bandits of the AJHL. He is a client that definatley knows what he wants, and asks that I send step by step photo's of the process to his BlackBerry.