Tag: drawing

People, Pets

Pet Portraits

One of the things I’m commissioned to do the most are pet portraits. People want to offer their friends a kind memorial of their lost furry loved one, or maybe someone just loves having paintings of their pets around their house. Whatever the case, I’ve done a lot of these and it’s always a fun challenge to not only capture a likeness, but to capture the unique personality of a particular critter. I offer affordable rates and quick turnarounds. If you’re interested in getting a quote please contact me at marcoseridoartist@gmail.com

Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas
cat in a suit
Oil on Board
Acrylic on Canvas
Acryla-gouache and Watercolor on Paper
Acrylic on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
floppy tongued dog
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Graphite and Watercolor on Paper
Graphite and Watercolor on Paper
Graphite and Watercolor on Paper
Graphite and Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor and Gouache on Paper
Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Casein on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on Paper
Live Painting

Super Secret Studio Session

I was invited to join Shane Brown and Matt Sulikowski as they recorded their upcoming album at The Super Secret Studio. Having never been in a recording studio before I was very excited to be a part of the session. I was called upon to once again record some musical mastery visually. I got to wear the fancy headphones and everything. Look for the album dropping soon!

Live Painting

An Evening With Sarah Kwak and Friends

I recently had the honor of painting live alongside Sarah Kwak, The Principal Soloist and Concertmaster of the Oregon Symphony. She was joined by Vali Philipps and Cary Lewis for a concert benefitting the Hillsboro Arts & Cultural Endowment. I prepped as I usually do, photographing the set-up and busting out some rough studies of the people I’d be painting. Included below are some of the preparatory works along with the painting I created that night. The evening was a success and I look forward to doing more work with Chamber Music of Hillsboro group.

Mousai featured
Live Painting, New Stuff

Mousai Remix

I’ve been struggling and procrastinating for months on how to build this website, how to promote some stuff I’ve been working on, a project or two, working the day job, etc… The same shit every artist trying to artist does before the desperation kicks in. We perform this act of procrastination right up until the time we question our ability to do for life, whatever shit ass job we currently find ourselves occupying.

So yeah, onto…. the stuff. I’ll just start with a recent thing. Just over a month ago through a chance encounter, I ended up teaming together with the Portland based string quartet Mousai Remix to do live painting with them during a performance. I prepared my color scheme, researched the musicians, practiced sketching them, and even went to the venue to plan for the set-up.

As all things go however, the inevitable is an inevitability and those plans went out the window the second I showed up at the venue. There had been a change in the set up where the band would be below me, and I’d be up on the stage… solo. The following photos are what had been planned for.

This is what we ended up with.

You have to just go with the flow sometimes, adjust and adapt to developing challenges, and carry on in a positive fashion. The performance by the group was stellar, I had a great time painting, and a pretty cool piece came out of it. Success all around.

Live Painting

The Vault

Tucked away in a typical new vertical suburban development in Beaverton (La Scala) is a food hall that will occasionally feature the musical stylings of Shane Brown. Sometimes, I’m lucky enough to accompany the bearded fella’. Here, Shane and I have the opportunity to work out some of our ideas in a public forum. The most recent project we’ve been working on has been projecting live art onto a screen via an Apple TV hooked up to an IPad, then printing out postcard sized prints of the works for the fans.