Rock & Roll Artwork, Portraits, Landscapes and Wood Carvings.
I am going back to my roots. As you might know, my work first started back in the late 80’s using wood as a medium, in many instances making three dimensional paintings using a router and other carving tools to give depth to my work. I have recently sold some of my original pieces, the 3-D... Continue Reading →
This interview was done at the height of Titanic mania on News 12 Long Island! While this interview is an aged interview, you can get an idea of the projects I was doing, and where I was going with my work. This ten minute segment on building of the Titanic and the carving of Led Zeppelin's... Continue Reading →
I have had some assistance and am setting up shop on Etsy! You can check it out here! I am trying to expand visibility an reach different audiences. I encourage you to check it out, tell me what you think! I always want to hear what you have to say!
Guns N' Roses done on wood, 3 dimensional using a router. Painted using acrylics. This can be seen on their Rarities 1985-1994 album cover as well as on their Greatest Hits, however done black and white.
Pink Floyd's fourteenth studio album, The Division Bell is a continuation of my work with album covers. Wood carved three dimensional with a router to bring the metal heads, which were sculpted and photographed by Storm Thorgerson, to another level.
The 1978 release of Boston's Don't Look Back is a 3 dimensional carving of the album cover to highlight the album art work. An added feature to this album, thread has been introduced, accenting the beams of light, adding to the multi dimensional view of the cover. Below are some new images to help show the... Continue Reading →
Each aspect of the ship is carved to scale by hand and painted to the likeness of the original USS North Carolina. The deck is adorned with teak originating from the USS North Carolina herself which was used during the second world war. Want to learn more? Check out this post on my journey to... Continue Reading →
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland was released in 1968. This double album made it to number one and was poduced by Jimi Hendrix himself. This is a great picture of this piece. The colors are really vibrant and you can see the slight elevation of his profile.
A piece I did several years back needed a little make-over. In a previous post, you can see the original work with a wood stained frame. What do you think? I think with this new darker look that it really brings out the art so much better!
Bruce J Schmalfuss 