"EJ" Graffit Painting Part 2

Getting down with a little airbrushing on the "EJ" painting- I'm loosely putting shadows & shapes in place that will later get sharpened up but serve to start defining areas

"EJ" Graffiti Piece in the Works

Im alternating between a few art pieces today- at the moment I'm getting the base paint marker colors down on the "EJ" painting. To change the feel of it I painted the canvas to look like an old wall 1st

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Urban Hot Rod Art

Working on some customer sketches this morning and decided to go rouge with a version of a 70 Cuda that's a bit more to my taste. Blue pencil/pen/brush marker & Black Sharpie on paper

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Monday Morning FUN!

A little Monday morning "Fun" piece to start the day- spray cans & paint markers on 12"x24" canvas. This original is available

Graffiti-Rod Pen Sketch

I just bought a pile of new canvases so I'm sketching out ideas for some of the pieces to be. After I refine it a bit my goal is to get this one on a 24"x36" canvas- gonna be fuuuuuuun

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"Test" pieces underway!

Working on some "Test" pieces over here with different types of markers & papers for an upcoming illustration- I could have easily just made little swatches and lines but that would have been plain boring.

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"Piston Pups" Painting Set Finished & Sold

I started on this set of 12"x12" Piston-Pups yesterday and just finishing up the last of the outlines. As 'Pups', there's always one that stands out. This was a mix of spray can, stencil, acrylic, paint marker & rustolium on stretched canvases. *This Set is SOLD*

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"Perfect Poise" Graffiti Skatedeck All Finished Up

I got the "Perfect Poise" sk8 deck final varnished last night so it's ready to head off to the show- already making plans for more artwork like this. The creative freedom that goes along with jobs like this one is really a blessing- commissions with too many boundaries, guides & limitations rarely turns out a nice piece of art.Spray Cans/Paint Markers/Acrylics on Wood

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"Perfect Poise" Sk8 Deck WIP

Makin' progress on the "Perfect Poise" sk8 deck- it feels freaking great to be back behind the wheel of spray cans & paint markers

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"Hands Up, Or Die Trying"

A little something different to start my day, but something I've been thinking about quite a bit since the news is constantly reminding us of all the fun ways we will die. "Hands Up, Or Die Trying"- Spray Cans/Paint Markers/Acrylics on 12"x20" Gesso Board 

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NEW Original Painting Off To The Framers- "53 Bui-Rolet"

The "53 Bui-rolet" original painting is off to the framers along with some other artwork today- once it's complete I'll extend the artwork out on to the frame and the finished piece will be available. I'm also working on large canvas prints of this as well since, as an American car, bigger = better

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Monday Madness- Mondayness?

Dont let the Mondayness of Monday get you down- I say take Monday and make it in to anything you want. Literally. Freehand Paint Markers & Acrylics on Black Illustration Board

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Street Art meets Custom Cars & Trucks

I've been wanting to change gears with the direction of my artwork for quite some time and this piece was my 1st glimpse of where I wanted to go. Just over a year ago I did this Paint Marker & Gouache mix on canvas and had a lot of fun putting it together and getting feedback on it. Just in the last couple weeks I've started putting together new artwork in this direction and couldn't be happier about the change and am I'm excited for future pieces to move in this new direction.

Thanks for checking out the artwork!

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Fresh & Chaotic NEW Artwork- 53 Belair/Buick

Trading my inks for paints today as I'm starting to change directions with some of my artwork. This 53 Bel Air sports a 53 Buick roof, black steelies with spider caps wrapped in white walls to complete the look. Paint Markers & 1 Shot Enamel on Canvas- this original will be available

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NEW 1953 Ford F100 Prints Avaialble!

I've been on quite an F100 kick lately and as a result have another new print available:
1953 F100, Signed & Numbered Limited run of 150-  $20 (includes shipping)
This print and many other are available here:  http://www.PinstripeChris.com/Store

New 64 F100 Prints Available!

Brand NEW prints available! Check out http://www.PinstripeChris.com/Store for all the new goodies as well as a preview of some upcoming ones.

Custom 64 F100 Signed & Numbered 

Limited run of 150

$20 includes shipping

NEW Sharpie Lettering Piece "Artist"

Last week I got started on a flier design for an upcoming event-  Stumblefoot Artist Night. Each time one of these events takes place, one of the featured artist designs the flier for the event based on their artistic style. This time it was my turn! I decided I wanted one of the words in the flier to also be part of the artwork of the flier. So I whipped this up. It was originally intended to be used just for this, but I liked the way it came out so much that I went ahead and finished it out as a full on piece. Sharpies, Acrylic, and Enamel make this a truly mixed media piece. This is the 1st time I outlined anything Sharpie with 1-Shot Enamel-  I like it much better this way for a number of reasons. The quality of the color really pops, the paint has a high opacity so it covers over the black easily, there's much more control over line width... its just better! All the shading, shadowing, and course stipple were done with acrylic through an airbrush. The original piece is a panoramic- 31"x15" and looks really really cool. I photo edited this close up of the lettering to be print ready without getting into too many bizarre sizes. This was a lot of fun to try and figure out how to have all the letters interact with each other organically and still reflect some of my style. I hope to be doing more like this in the future!

Prints Available on 8.5"x11" Card Stock (signed, dated, numbered) for $20

Thanks for looking!

Sharpie Lettering "Debbie" Graffiti Style with Color

Earlier today I was talking with a friend who said she was in a "grouchy" mood... I decided I could help by offering to make her something. When I asked what she would like she simply said "Surprise Me". Debbie is a hard working mom that seems to do a lot for people and gets little in return. So I spent part of my evening making this piece to help show her some appreciation. I had lots of ideas I wanted to try out, so I grabbed a fresh piece of 15"x20" illustration board and drew out my friends name... stylishly. I got all the blank ink down first, then moved on to the outer 'border' by pouncing a custom mix of green acrylic paint with a plastic bag. I used a more diluted version of the paint nearest the lettering, and a more opaque version towards the outside. Then I used a low pressure sprayer with transparent black to darken and spatter the outer edges further. Custom mixing the same green with black and white, I brushed in all the little cracks around the borer. Once that was dry I moved back to the lettering where I made an acrylic wash of a very lime green, and went over all the letters with a brush. I went over them 2 or 3 times with the same wash in areas I was planning on darkening top build tone. Next I grabbed the airbrush topped with an acrylic deep green ink- I used that to shade some shape into the existing green. Next I topped the airbrush with a weak mix of acrylic black to make the outer drop shadows. Then I made a white acrylic wash that I used with a paint brush to start lightening the corners I wanted highlighted. I went over each highlight a few times and smaller each time until I got the highlight I wanted. Last but not least, I grabbed 1-Shot Bright Red Enamel and outlined all the letters. As with always, every step was done completely freehand. This piece is crazy cool-  adding color like this is a little a-typical of me, but I'm glad I went this direction.

I definitely had a lot of fun making this piece, and I sure hope she likes it!

Got a name you'd like to have done as an illustration? Email me!  Cruizin4customs@Hotmail.com

"Debbie" Sharpie, Acrylic, Enamel on 15"x20" on Illustration Board