The Nightwatchman

The Nightwatchman

Dec. 2020

ink pen, watercolor, colored pencil, & acrylic on Bristol paper  

 9 x 12"

Note: a fictitious graphic novel cover based on stories I used to tell my nephew about his retired Grandpa's brief stint as a nighttime security guard at the local Meramec Springs State Park outside St. James, MO. The cover depicts my own father's witness to the FBI's confrontation with an alien saucer beneath Meramec Spring. Riveting to my young nephew, at least...

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Process: from pencils, to ink pens, to watercolor & colored pencil.

Cosmic Composer

 

Cosmic Composer

Dec. 2020

ink pen, permanent and alcohol marker, acrylic on Bristol paper

9 x 9"

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Process: from pencils, to ink pens, to markers & paint.

Rise From Your Ashes, Kneel in Your Prayers

Rise From Your Ashes, Kneel in Your Prayers 

Acrylic on Cut Corrugated Board

16 x 20"

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Process: from cutting drawn design to finished board

Vampire

 

Vampire

Oct. 2020

ink, alcohol markers on paper, 7 x 10"

 Full color prints available: colinshawart@gmail.com

Process: from pencils, to ink pens, to alcohol markers.

Scare Glow

Scare Glow
Oct. 2020

ink, permanent marker, alcohol marker on paper, 14 x 10"

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Benvolio (Halloween)

 

Benvolio (Halloween)

Oct. 2020

ink, alcohol markers on paper, 10 x 7"

 Full color prints available: colinshawart@gmail.com

Process: from pencils, to ink pens, to alcohol markers.

Cosmic Dreamer

Cosmic Dreamer

Sept. 2020

ink, alcohol markers on paper, 7 x 10"

 Full color prints available: colinshawart@gmail.com

Process: from pencils, to ink pens, to alcohol markers.

Disappearing One

Disappearing One

Acrylic on Cut Corrugated Board

11 x 14"

Untitled (Lonely Space Ranger, 2016)

Untitled (Lonely Space Ranger), 2016
Acrylic on Plywood, 11.75 x 11.75"

Dreams of the Lucid Variety

My nephew HBH is a prolific songwriter, and sometimes musical companion with myself and his Uncle Myles, as the trio MUNCLE. I am sometimes called upon to create art for album covers for HBH, and enjoy his "just run with it" approach to creative collaboration. That combined with his sometimes surreal soundscapes and idiosyncratic lyrics give me a lot of room and material to work with. Within a couple days ideas began to solidify, and I doused found objects, some quickly modified, with a half cup of water for this photo, inspired by the tracks he let me hear.

Initially, HBH gave me the title "Lucid Grave", but I liked his song "Dreamer", so I suggested "Lucid Dreamer". He then offered "Dreams of the Lucid Variety", which I liked a lot. He's a very interesting man and fun collaborative partner. I'd like to make a video for 'Dreamer" in the future- until then, check out a video I made for his song "Halloween":

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