Rock & Roll Artwork, Portraits, Landscapes and Wood Carvings.
Being a huge Pink Floyd fan , my biggest wish has been to have Waters and Gilmour back together again.. They were so great together. So, sort of fans Fantasy, I created “Tear Down the Wall” … A symbolic piece, because first it was the Wall that ultimately led to their break up, and second... Continue Reading →
Small update: I received the nicest gesture from my customer. They wrote me a very lovely thank you Letter. It's great to know your work is in the hands of someone who will truly love it. --- I have been quiet on the digital front but I have been hard at work! I present... Continue Reading →
A very talented photographer from England, Tony Murtagh, has been gracious enough to feature my work on his site! It's amazing when artists work together and share each others talents and resources. Check out Tony's site and my featured piece. You can also see Tony on Facebook, Flickr and Twitter!
Here are a several pieces I did of Jimmy Page. Two are done on canvas while the middle piece is done on wood and carved using a router too allow for a more defined look and painted with acrylics. The first two can be found at Fine Art America!
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.
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 →
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!
Robert Plant can also be found on Fine Art America! This piiece was done on hard wood, using acrylics and I had this piece scanned in order to create a print. I wanted to know how a scan would come out on one of my wood pieces in which I had used a router to... Continue Reading →
Jimmy Page played guitar with a bow in such Led Zeppelin songs as Dazed and Confused, How Many More Times and In the Light. One of the earlier canvas pieces to be done. This piece is now available via Fine Art America!
The seventh studio album Audio Visions was released in 1980. Here I incorporated string, threaded into the wood to accentuate the beams of light adding to the multi dimensional effect. This is the second time I've added this additional material to my album covers. The first cover where threading was used is with Boston's Don't Look Back.
Bruce J Schmalfuss 