finished “sister jem”, 30″x40″ acrylic on canvas:

so i caved to the 80’s fad… never a dull moment. here’s the portrait of my sister and my nephew ala “jem” influence, still in process:

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had to raise the bar on the marketing vids, version 2.0…

“glow cow” is complete. this one was a little tedious, but a lot of fun. thoughts/comments/critiques?

chicago mercantile exchange main painting completed (3′x4′ acrylic on canvas), still have some sibling smaller canvases to finish to complete the ensemble.

fun fact about this one… i used dental floss on the ticker big boards to line up the perspective lines. yep, mint flavored and all… i coated the floss with a regular gell gloss and then layed them out. the gloss acted as an adhesive while also giving a shimmer and texture dynamic. fun times, not the first time i’ve used physical elements to enhance a painting though. i’ve used pepper, spaghetti, coconut fur, faux grass, sponge and other elements before, sort of a secretive signature i’d say. what do you think, does it work well?

well actually, its not THAT serious, just put me to sleep for a handful of hours… long few days. finished the main piece of the CME (chicago mercantile exchange) painting last week, should have the results (pics of the painting in its new home) tomorrow and will post them… in the meantime… “glow cow” got a pair (technically two pair) of legs today… so far:

finished “cursiously wise” owl… and “snakefish head”… finishing “CME” and then on to “glow cow” and whatever comes next… lots of animals lately so i think i’ll try to get back to some surreal/abstract/impressionism/expressionism. suggestions welcome… patrons as well…

jesse vere

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