my latest paintings

hi buddy! I apologize for being out of touch for so long..being told we need to move at the end of the year has increased my workload considerably! I'm still painting though, of course, and here's a new group portrait I hope you enjoy. I'm taking my time & aiming for perfection..will share these in depth as I'm satisfied with them. I'n the meantime I'm posting every day to www.dailyhairyartist.com as always.
Love,William

New paintings

Hi Buddy.. I just finished 2 sepia paintings I want to share with you today. I knew I'd be visisting my parents in August and needed to have some g-rated art to work on. I found Anton Chekhov (the one without the hat) and an unknown actor on My Daguerrotype Boyfriend. Anton is on claybord, 11x14 and the Actor is on 9x12 paper. I'll share a clearer pic of the Actor soon.
Lots of love from William

in progress

I'll try to do better about updating..these 3 have all been worked on since this picture was taken ;) all 9x12 watercolor.
Love,William

new painting: Chagas in blue singlet

Hi Buddy..
it's hard to believe a month has gone by since I had an art post for you. I've been working steadily but actually finishing something this season has taken supreme effort. I hope you enjoy this one. Watercolor and dyes on paper, 9x12".

self portrait variations

Hi Buddy..apologies for having been away for a while..I have been painting and will have many new pieces to share with you..for the moment here are some self portrait variations I've been painting. The original was from  the happiest photo of me I'd seen in a while..so I made some archival prints on the same watercolor paper the original was done in. After spending time painting extra life into myself I painted first a "Howdy Dooit" type sunbeam behind me with dyes and watercolor, then made a "Mickey Rodent" version..and finally a Tibetan influenced version, watercolor including one with pigment ground from Sleeping Beauty turquoise.

Ivan in swimwear 2011

the man awaits you in the blue light

after the sketches I shared with you last week I went straight to work on this painting. I lavished all the love I could on him and here it is for you. Hematite and other watercolors, sumi ink and a little acrylic on paper, 9x12"

Hematite watercolor sketch

Hi buddy...I'm testing out a new watercolor tube made from hematite pigment on this one..painted on vellum 8.5x11". I'm willing to part with this one for 35 if you're interested ;) The final painting is nearly done and coming your way soon. Love, William

new sketch #1

Hi Buddy..I made a few new sketches yesterday I'll be sharing with you this weekend..here's the first.
Watercolor sketch on vellum, testing out a new tube of hematite watercolor, 5x7"
available for $20 US for a lucky man ;)

how things looked last night..

..I've already worked over the paintings on the right. As always, more to come.

new watercolor: Chagas from behind

Hi buddy...today this is (some of my) inspiration to sing of..a new watercolor from yesterday, and today for the hair and apparel. 9x12"

(some of) what's on

smiling self portrait stage 2

smiling self portrait stage 1

watercolor on paper, 9x12"

new painting: Gianluigi 1 final stage

and a day later, with the addition of some sumi ink and having painted out what was necessary..here it is. 9x12", acrylic and watercolor on paper.

what I'm working on

new shirts

Hi Buddy! My new shirts came in for my patron who wanted them..so I thought I'd best model them so you could see them on. These are XL and I would order L for myself..but you get the idea. hope you enjoy! go to www.zazzle.com/hairyartist to see for yourself, or to order the images on any other item they offer. Happy Weekend! Love, William

new painting:Tommie and the Wolves

from my photograph of the talented musician/songwriter behind the group Ball Fringe. watercolor, acrylic and dyes, 9x12"

Lumberjack North painting

 hi buddy..here's the pg shirt version compared with the original with added beautiful buttcrack ;) see it at my store at zazzle here. the image is available on a variety of shirt styles and products. If there is a favorite image of mine you'd like adapted let me know.

new tshirts from my art!

hi buddy..guess what? in this season of new from hairyartist, I've just opened a storefront for tshirts made from my paintings. check it out here:
http://www.zazzle.com/hairyartist
I've set them up as American Apparel shirts but you can print them as basic tshirts for less, or anything down to baby creepers if you'd like ;) If there is a picture of me you'd like a shirt of feel free to let me know (although I will have to paint underwear on for this usage if need be ;)

I had to adapt these paintings for tshirt usage..I'll be sharing the 2 versions for you to enjoy (there are 3 designs so far). I made a print on watercolor paper then repainted the image to my satisfaction.

and also..


my other recent debuts:tumbler blog of sketches

DVD-Volume 2
facebook hairyartist fan page
don't forget MANCARDS 2

the blue tank

acrylic, dyes and watercolor on paper, 12"x 12" (cropped here)

some new work and a sketch for sale

hi buddy..hope you're doing well..here's a little of what I've been up to..I'll take more pix so I can catch you up further soon. And as I had interest in selling this sketch (hi Michael) I'm adding it here so I can add a paypal button for it. ..you have seen my new tumblr sketch blog?

black and white painting in progress

hi buddy..not a whole lot left to do on this guy (it's my second attempt to get him looking acceptable to me ;) mostly acrylic with watercolor & watercolor pencil on an acid free black fiberboard I'm trying out..11x14"

new painting: Cop Salute in Copper

hi buddy..as promised, this is the first variation of my latest painting "Cop Salute". I wanted to leave the background white in my original painting so I made 2 giclees to paint the background on..I used a mix of copper pigments and transparent dyes with varigated gold and copper leaf. I ended up painting the Cop out wntirely again to make the colors more intense. I hope you enjoy it.

new painting: Cop Salute

I made a couple of giclees of this (that I ended up repainting to make more intense) that I painted some different backgrounds on..I'll be sharing them with you this week. Watercolor and dyes on paper, 9 x 12"

MANCARDS by Hairyartist Set 2 now available!

Hi Buddy, I'm excited to be able to offer you MANCARDS set 2 starting today. 10 more paintings presented in the same format as set 1, printed on MOAB paper from Utah with Epson Claria ink (up to 200 year life), signed and numbered in an acrylic case, 2.75 x3.75"..for the low, low price of 21USD. I made a short video showing them you can see below..and also a video for xtube in which Coach finds a set near your locker ;) ..I'll give you the link to that when it's live. You'll find a Paypal buy now button below or feel free to email me if you'd like me to reserve a set for you paid for in another way.

in progress

sorry to take so long to share updates with you..there's more than this but here's some..more details as I finish each piece.

the flower bearer..

is close to being finished. We discovered yesterday that the sun pouring through the back is very dramatic..here are the pix to show you.

Beefy in Tank

a just finished painting..12 x 12", acrylic, watercolor and dye on paper

2 more in progress

both watercolor, acrylics and dyes, 12 x 12"..both have a ways to go before I'm satisfied.

some progress..

this is my first large watercolor in some time..30x40"

a new development..

my first 30x40" watercolor in many years, in early progress. Behind it is a test banner I had printed, 1.5x3 foot.