I've been working on this friggin' drawing for a few months off and on. It's 24"x18" graphite on mounted paper. I haven't drawn solo Sammy Hagar in a while.
Gotta say...I kinda hate drawing hair. And guitars. And hands. At least there's no guitar in this one.
It's been a slow process, but I finished the 35"x24" graphite drawing of Van Halen circa 1995!
I posted January 29th a photo of my recent drawing for my Van Halen Tribute series. That photo is here:
This is where that drawing is as of March 24th:
Now, I don't work on it every day, but I work on it a few days a week for 1-4 hours a day.
I've done a drawing or painting for each tour with Sammy Hagar except the OU812 tour. That's the next project, though. I'm trying to do full band images to celebrate what I always loved about the band: teamwork and camaraderie.
I got to see them twice that tour in 1995, 2 nights in a row. These were the 2nd and 3rd times seeing Van Halen live. The first was in 1993 at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan. The 1995 BALANCE tour was at the Palace of Auburn Hills (no longer around).
I've been a huge fan of Mel Brooks for as long as I can remember. I've seen all of his movies and a lot of his appearances. This is the 2nd installment of my Mel Brooks section of my "Heroes" series. This is a 9"x12" graphite drawing.
I've been working on this drawing all Summer (2 months, really, of 2022), and I finally finished. This photo is blurry, but you get the gist. It's graphite on paper (#2 mechanical pencil), roughly 24"x18". This is part of my Popeye series, which is part of my "My Heroes" series. It's ever-growing.
There is slideshow of the progress of the drawing on my TikTok and Instagram
I have some artwork for sale that I just finished or very close to finishing. Contact me if interested
I charge by size, so if you like my style but not the subject matter, I am available for commission work.
Rolling Stones 18"x24"
You can contact me at jasonnuttall@yahoo.com if interested.
So, I have a drawing entered in the international art contest ArtPrize. You can see my entry info here .
My drawing is a tribute to my favorite band, VAN HALEN, and is on display at the B.O.B. (Big Old Building), on display on the main floor in the H.O.M.E. (House Of Music and Entertainment).
The drawing is based on a photo by Ross Halfin.
The "voting" is changed from previous years. Before, you had to be IN the Grand Rapids area to vote for your favorite piece of artwork, and you'd use the ArtPrize app.
Now, it's more like a scavenger hunt, where guests go around ArtPrize and find QR codes, scan the codes, and some are monetary and some are monetary prizes that you can give to artists directly (through the app, that is). This does give artists a chance to get something rather than nothing. The artist with the most prizes given wins...something. I'm not quite sure. You can see how it all works HERE.
ALSO, the drawing is up for auction, and 100% goes to the artist. Here is the link to the auction site, which bidding starts September 16 and ends October 4th. Because this drawing means a lot to me, I have a a larger minimum bid than I would normally ask for a commission project of this size. Once the auction begins, I'll post a direct link.
If you live in or around Grand Rapids, please visit during ArtPrize, September 16-October 3rd, or know people who do, please share this info with them! I can use all the help I can get!!
I might be at the B.O.B. one of the 3 weekends ArtPrize is taking place, but it's quite a distance, so I'm not sure. If I do, I'll post here.
I haven't worked on this drawing for MONTHS, but I started it just after Sean Connery passed away. This is one of my favorite roles of his. He's my 2nd favorite actor, after Jack Nicholson.
Just put a couple hours into it today, and as you can see, not a lot of progress from March 2021.
This is the first piece of my Popeye series. This is a photo of the unfinished oil painting. I love Popeye. It was the first thing I remember drawing as a kid, and this movie is one of the first things I remember seeing. As I grew older, I began studying Popeye's history, and found that the 1980 movie, with the exception of the musical numbers, was pretty accurate to the EC Segar comic strip of the 20s and 30s. Hell, the musical numbers actually pay homage to the Fleischer Studios Popeye cartoons too. 
