new collages

Singalong Falls
Digital Collage
6.5"x10"

Where You Headed?
Digital collage
5.5"x10"

Tra La La, Doot Doot Doo
Digital collage
6.25"x10"

Breakfast Canyon
Digital collage
6.5"x10"

Don't Mind If I Do...
Digital collage
6"x10"

Down by the River
Digital collage
7"x10"

Wow, it's been over three years since my last post!  I did these as examples for a project my computer art students are currently doing.  I was only going to do one, but I was having so much fun with it, I decided to make a whole series of them.

not sure what this one's about

Free Duct Tape
Watercolor and ink on paper
5.5" x 8.5"

It just came out this way.

sketchbook collages + watercolors

Beekeeper + Shaman
Mixed media
5.5" x 8.5"

I Did Not See That Coming
Mixed media
5.5" x 8.5"

Pleased to Feet You
Mixed media
5.5" x 8.5"

These first few came from a class I took this summer, called "Smashbooks and Visual Arts Journals Blah Blah and Et Cetera", or something like that. We made our own sketchbooks, and these are a few of the pages from it. It was a great class, and I made a ton of crazy collages with laser eyes and mouths, vomit, and blood. Needless to say, fun was had by all who attended!

I will definitely have my Drawing & Painting students make their own sketchbooks this year. I think it's a great way for them to get excited about making art and tap into their right brain, not-thinking thoughts.

Brands Mean Nothing to Me
Watercolor on paper
6" x 9"

The Last Immigrant Grocer on Earth
Watercolor on paper
5.5" x 8.5"

There's a Riot Goin' on
Watercolor on paper
6" x 9"

These next three came from the afore-mentioned watercolor class, in which I loosened up a little and made a series of slightly Diebenkorn-y, non-representational jobbers.

Framed Tree No. 1
Watercolor on paper
5" x 8"

Framed Tree No. 2
Watercolor on paper
6" x 9"

And lastly, the trees come from the watercolor class, too. They use the "blown straw" technique to create the trees, with details added later. The first one already had a rectangle on the page when I started, so I left it in as a design element and did a few more like it. I have a couple of others in this series, and I might add them later if I get a chance.

Enjoy!

long time, no post

Finn and Biscuit
Graphite and watercolor on paper
8" x 10"

Wow--it's been a while.

This is from a different (& more recent) summer watercolor class. It's my pups!

Lots more to come, & soon! Stay tuned.

a pile of stuff and junk whatever i don't care

Still Life with Orange Wiffle Ball
Graphite and watercolor on paper
12" x 16"

I am reasonably happy with this.

It's from the summer watercolor class.

No, I haven't done anything lately.

Unless you count splitting wood and watching scary movies.

I don't.

But John Carpenter's The Thing was very entertaining.

Also, the library's copy of Hellboy II would not play the last five minutes.

What are people doing with these DVDs?

Whatever it is seems to involve Brillo pads, or possibly gravel.

what have i done? this:

Dominion
Watercolor and graphite on paper
5" x 8"

Two Views of West Meadow Beach Trash Cans
Watercolor, graphite, sand, and salt water on paper
Size variable

i have been a bad blogger lately. my apologies! above are some more things from my watercolor class over the summer. the top one made it to the website. the beach ones are a little "meh", and the rest are either "super-meh" or too big for me to bother with scanning or photoing just yet.

you may be wondering to yourself: "hi, self. i'm wondering if mr. brandt has made anything new lately, what with his new full-time job and all."

i'd have to give you a big fat "NO" on that one, self--unless you count a few new shelves in my garage and a pool filtration system. give me a while to settle in, and i'll dazzle you with some new goodies. until then, you just keep those pants on. unless you're going swimming. because that would be ridiculous to swim in your pants, you know.

iiii'm...the maaan... in the box

bowmp chi bown bown, bowmp chi bown bown.

if you were ever a flannel-wearin' grunge dork, you know what i'm talking about.

here's my latest big thing:

Enclosed Self-portrait
Watercolor and ink on various papers
14.5" x 16"

don't worry, this was a long time ago. i'm all better now (mostly). nothing a little sleep can't fix.

new things happening all around

lots of new stuff for you to see, both here and at the main website (check under "portraits" for the newest additions)

Self Portrait after Yi Chen
Pastel on paper
9 x 12 inches

Crazy Blue Still Life
Pastel on paper
18 x 24 inches

Porcelain Til' Ya Puke
Pastel on paper
24 x 18 inches

Whole Lotta Nuthin' Goin' on
Pastel on paper
18 x 24 inches

not a zombie

Will Oldham

Solarplate etching print

4" x 5"

I'll admit, ol' Bonnie "Prince" Billy is lookin' rather peaked in this picture, but it's just the spotlight on his fluffy beard. Folks love a dude who can rock a nice beard, you know.

come look at all the nifty changes!

So I've been spiffing up the website over the last several weeks, and it's finally looking presentable. Check it out here, or by clicking the above screenshot. You'll notice a new "Shop" area, which is still in the works. I'll let you know when it goes live, so youse can give me money in exchange for some arty stuff!

gypsy and connie

Gypsy and Connie

12" x 16"

Acrylic on wood panel

Here's the finished version of the painting for Kristen and Connie. By the way, I really enjoyed making this painting, and I would love to do more. It sure would be nice if someone else commissioned me to do one! Was that too subtle?

where you been

J Mascis

5" x 7"

Watercolor on paper

Don't know why, but I felt like making a portrait of J Mascis today. He plays guitars real nice. By the way, I love that thing that happens when big glasses make the side of the face get out of line, don't you?

mountains of a different sort

Rise of the Rest

5.5" x 8.5"

Watercolor pencil monotype print

This one goes with my "Awareness" series. I worked quickly to avoid getting to nit-picky with the detritus.

julia and max the nephew, zonked

Sleepers

6" x 9"

Watercolor monotype print

I made this a few weeks ago. I love this watercolor-print process. Now, if I could just find a free etching press so I could do these at home, I'd be all set. Also, If I could find a full-time job so I could buy one, that would be sweet. Put that as my number one wish. Well, number two, but I can't tell you what number one is, though some of you probably already know.

so i did this yesterday

Suspended

8" x 10"

Watercolor pencil monotype print

I was worried that this print wouldn't turn out, because I only had one shot to get it right. But it came out okay, so I didn't have to puke on everything. Yay!

sketchbook project, and beyond

last week, i completed and mailed out my sketchbook (see a sample page above) to art house co-op in atlanta for their sketchbook project, which will be coming to a city near (or possibly quite far from) you! click here for exhibition locations and dates, and click over here to see more pages from my book.

and this just in-->the above sketch is in the process of becoming a painting, which you can see below, in sneak preview:

yums in the tums

this'uns a new postcard for the "28 cent" group. this month's topic: send some random shmo a vegetarian recipe, whether he likes it or not! ha ha! take that, carnivores!

now i'm going to go eat some delicious veggie fajitas and watch Food, Inc.

new painting, "the listeners"

click on image for larger view

The Listeners
10"x10", Acrylic on panel

this painting is going to be in the 10x10=100 art show and sale at south street gallery in greenport, ny. the preview is friday, december 11, and the sale begins saturday, december 12 at 6pm

i am near delirium from paper writing, but i am now 10.5 pages into my 15-20 page paper for my long island environment class. so i apologize if my writing is neither witty or remotely interesting at the moment. my writing muscles are beat right now.

i'll give you one if you give me one

i'm involved in two different postcard-exchange groups right now. one group is arty, the other is wordy, but i'm doing both with handmade cards. that's just how i roll, as you already know. here are a few recent ones i've made (the last card is the funnest, so don't miss it, lazyfingers!):

Design for 'Hope'

Yours for Now just finished their second EP, and they are having a Release Party/Possibly Last Show Ever next Friday, November 6th, at Hank's Saloon. It's going to be a fun time, and you will regret it for the rest of your life if you don't go. You'll lie to your grandkids and tell them you were there, and then you will feel terrible for days about lying to your own grandchildren! As you should. Anyway, I did their album art, which you can see below:

COVER

INSERT BOOKLET - FRONT

BAND PORTRAIT (Side note: This was replaced by a lyrics sheet, but I wanted to show you my drawing instead. I'm starved for attention, I know.)

INSERT BOOKLET - BACK

BACK COVER