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It’s An Upper Cup World (Mural)

Posted on January 26, 2023 by AlexEConrad

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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Quote of the Month: December ’21 / January ’22

Posted on December 28, 2021 by AlexEConrad

This quote is from Alice Schille, who was a great American artist from Columbus, Ohio. I pulled this quote out from a new film on Schille called Cactus Tree. I’d encourage anyone to watch it, it’s really well done and … Continue reading →

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a couple of sunflower paintings

Posted on December 21, 2021 by AlexEConrad

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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new self portrait

Posted on May 29, 2021 by AlexEConrad

This is a new self portrait. Gouache on 10″ x 8″ wood panel. It is based on a photo of a FaceTime call.

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new painting – Double-007

Posted on November 14, 2020 by AlexEConrad

This is a gouache and matte acrylic painting on a piece of roughly 43″ x 51″ canvas. Here it is seen outdoors, clamped and chained to a brick wall. It features as its subject(s) the bookend Bonds… that is, the … Continue reading →

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new resin painting- “Kalanchoe”

Posted on July 9, 2020 by AlexEConrad

This is another new resin painting.  It is 26″ x 11.25″ x 1″ and is titled “Kalanchoe”.  It has multiple layers of resin, a paper towel with some acrylic paint in it and some gouache. The gouache paint consists of … Continue reading →

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new resin painting- “Feathers”

Posted on July 9, 2020 by AlexEConrad

This is a multi-layered multi-media resin painting.  17″ x 11.25″ x 1″.  It consists of a paper towel with acrylic paint, ink, felt-tipped pen, oil paint marker and water based marker encased in clear resin. The title of this piece … Continue reading →

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a self portrait

Posted on July 5, 2020 by AlexEConrad

This is a self portrait I painted while living in Milan.  It’s a combination of acrylic paint, charcoal and a little white chalk on a small piece of cardboard packaging.  I think it has a couple of things going for … Continue reading →

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oil sketch: James Bond montage

Posted on June 23, 2020 by AlexEConrad

This is a sketch I painted in oil on a large piece of canvas.  It is composed of all 6 iterations of James Bond.

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new sunflower painting

Posted on April 11, 2020 by AlexEConrad

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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