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Tag Archives: Alex Conrad
It’s An Upper Cup World (Mural)
This is a mural I painted recently inside Upper Cup Coffee Co.‘s warehouse in Columbus, Ohio. It is approximately 6 feet high (including the text portions) by 11 feet wide. While working on the design for the mural, I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, coffee, Columbus OH, globe, mural, painting, Upper Cup Coffee Co., world
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a couple of sunflower paintings
Here are a couple of things I painted this past summer. Pictured above is 12.5″ x 9.25″, oil on canvas. And this one is 12″ x 9.5″, also oil on canvas.
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Tagged Alex Conrad, Columbus OH, oil on canvas, oil painting, painting, sunflower, sunflower painting, sunflowers
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Fifty five sunflowers
Each Spring I start growing sunflowers from the previous year’s seeds. From there I grow the sprouts in paper coffee cups until they develop a few leaves and are ready to plant. This year I planted (or gave small plants … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, American sunflower, Columbus OH, Italian sunflower, Mexican sunflower, sunflowers
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new self portrait
This is a new self portrait. Gouache on 10″ x 8″ wood panel. It is based on a photo of a FaceTime call.
new sunflower painting
The position of the sunflower’s head changes throughout the day to maximize its intake of the sun’s rays. In other words, they follow the sun. If you are fortunate enough to live near a sunflower this year, take a look … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic, Alex Conrad, color, gouache, landscape, mixed media, motion, painting, pastel, spray paint, sunflowers
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new painting – Skull #4
Acrylic and gouache on canvas. 67″ x 60″.
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Tagged acrylic, Alex Conrad, anatomy, gouache, human skull, painting, skull, still life
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commission completed – coffee tree triptych
This is a commission I completed recently. It is three separate canvases with one continuous image of a coffee tree branch and some of its cherries. It is painted in a combination of gouache and matte acrylics in what I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, coffee, coffee beans, coffee cherries, coffee plant, coffee tree, color, gouache, landscape, painting, triptych
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new experimental work – watercolor
These are two of a series of works I’ve been doing on 8″ x 6″ watercolor paper and using pearlescent watercolor paint. The other ingredient to making these is a bunch of roasted coffee beans. Although the beans are removed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, coffee, coffee beans, color, Columbus OH, painting, pearlescent, watercolor
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upcoming display at Trillium Dental
A collection of 5 of my paintings will be on display at Trillium Dental for the next few months. Trillium is located in downtown Columbus, Ohio in the Huntington building. Please see the above flyer for information regarding the upcoming … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, art show, Columbus OH, office art, painting, Trillium Dental
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t-shirt design
This is a T-shirt design that I was commissioned to draw. The client wanted something depicting the Eritrean and Ethiopian coffee ceremony. After drawing the design, I passed it off to a friend of mine who screenprinted the shirts. They … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Conrad, coffee, drawing, Eritrea, Ethiopia, illustration, T-Shirt
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