This oil painting of an angel was also inspired by a friend's life and the hardships that have shaped him into the person he has become. Unfortunately, unlike the other angel, this one is sad, hopeless, and a little lost. The life events my friend has faced have the upper hand at the moment, and he is unhappy... incomplete. I hope that he will find the strength to turn his mental state around and become the fun, loving, happy man he used to be. He deserves happiness.
Oil painting is the easiest for me to work with since the paint takes days to dry. This is an angel I made because I was so inspired by a friend's life... no matter how much pain and loss he suffered, he still maintained a hopeful, positive, and happy attitude, and that to me is what makes life beautiful.
I drew these on the back of some cardboard pieces that came with a frame I bought. I love using odd surfaces, I once drew all over a bulldozer, with pencil of course.
The canvas is painted with a rock-like texture using black, white, and brown... and plain white acrylic paint over that. I made these for no reason other than I had birds on the brain and this just happened to be the outlet they found.