OT: My Artwork

[ti_boi]

Here is a painting that I made last year. It was inspired by a perfect monday in Florida. The waves were coming in one after the other in chest high sets. I sat on the beach with my mom and marveled at the day, the waves, and the three guys out there surfing. I had to commemorate the day somehow.

[spiderlake]

Acrylic? Oils? I dig it and having a Jack Johnson quote in your signature is a nice touch! Nice work!

[ti_boi]

Thanks man! Acrylic it is ... I did a series of them, and one is in Costa Rica at a friend of a friend's surf house. I kept this one myself. Sentimental reasons. The other is in Jax Beach in the home of my pal/surfer extraordinaire...I am going to pick it up again this summer. Paint brush that is....Aint jack great? Love that whole vibe. I play guitar too...and his stuff is great inspiration. Got Floor seats for the Pearl Jam Show in June. ROck on.

[Kevan]

it has a chalk quality about it, wonderfully composed.

[ergott]

Real nice stuff. It's always refreshing to see the other things (outside of cycling) we enjoy around here. Let's see some more!

[ti_boi]

More from the sketchbook....thanks for the kind kudos.

[ti_boi]

An early Published piece circa 1978......Camp Timberland for Boys Woodruff, WI

[ti_boi]

More sketch bookism

[ti_boi]

One more acrylic painting.....

[ti_boi]

The one from Jax Beach....gave to my best bro.

[ti_boi]

The one is Costa Rica....

[Ti Designs]

Real nice stuff. It's always refreshing to see the other things (outside of cycling) we enjoy around here. Let's see some more!

Just paintings, or will other artwork find a place here. I've never posted any of my work on this forum 'cuz it falls into a grey area with the Forum rules...

[ti_boi]

^^...Start a thread....in case they nuke it! LOL

[Serpico]

good stuff ti_boi, have you ever seen those Vertigo comics by DC? some of your stuff reminds me of that.

[ti_boi]

A little something from the sketchbook inspired by the Pearl Jam show in East Rutherford, NJ on 6-3-06.

"I'm not blind I can see it coming Looks like lightning In my child's eye" ARMY RESERVE, PEARL JAM


I uploaded a second version, also.....the bottom of the first one got cut off somehow....gotta show the 'waves'...

[ti_boi]

A little something from the sketchbook....

[Too Tall]

Love the sketchbooks most:) For whatever reason these small works are often most essential of what an artist has to offer. True for me anywho of all the greats and MOM too :) Recently I hung a show for her in a public library. We only put up 5 large pieces and in a glass case we opened many of her sketch books to interesting pages. The staff really liked her small works.

Is this your hobby or an avocation?

Thanks dewd.

[ti_boi]

tootall, this has kind of been my 'thing' -- drawing and painting since I was a little kid. I got my masters in Education and Fine Art in 1992. The economy wasn't supporting education at the time and I went into technology sales. Spent 10 years without really picking up a paint brush. In 2003 I landed a job as an art teacher...full time...pubic school. I have been keeping journals and sketchbooks since then. Filled 8 maybe with little paintings and thoughts, lyrics from bands I love like Pearl Jam and Jack Johnson. Words that seem to inform the artwork.

I am a chronic doodler in my lesson and date books and never keep a water color tablet too far from reach.

The Surf Painting at the top of this thread is the first painting that I completed -- after my 10 year hiatus in the world of commerce -- thanks for the kind words.

Two Goals for the summer are to paint more larger works to show next year...and lose 20 lbs. doing what I love on the Serotta...and ride the waves in Cape May for a week or so.

[ti_boi]

A little surf inspired stuff...summer is coming of course.

[Too Tall]

Cutting board backdrop???? WHAAAAAT! Duct tape and garage door for you my friend ;)

[ti_boi]

What a great board! You guys are always good for a laugh.
I wanna ride a century with everybody one day and drink beers afterward!