Gouache | Johnathan Martel's Art and stuff.

Gouache piece from a couple weeks ago.

Just getting around to putting this up.

February 7, 2013 | Categories: Art, gouache, illustration, johnathan martel, Paint, psychedelic, surrealism | Tags: art, girl, Gouache, illustration, johnathan martel, psychedelic, surreal, watercolor | Leave A Comment »

sketchbook pages

Selected pieces from my current Moleskine sketchbook.

January 3, 2013 | Categories: acrylics, gouache, illustration, mokeskine, moleskine sketchbook, Paint, posca pen, psychedelic, sketchbook, watercolors | Tags: acrylic paints, art, Gouache, illustration, johnathan martel, moleskine, sketchbook, watercolors | 1 Comment »

Happy new year

Happy new year. Here is a gouache painting of my lovely girlfriend I did this afternoon.

December 31, 2012 | Categories: Art, gouache, illustration, johnathan martel, Paint, portrait | Tags: art, girl, Gouache, illustration, portrait | 4 Comments »

Friday night art party

Crazy Friday night. Using dip pen with black ink and white gouache.

October 20, 2012 | Categories: Art, black and white, gouache, illustration, Ink and Brush, Pen and ink, pen nib, posca pen, psychedelic, surrealism | Tags: art, black and white, dip nib, Gouache, illustration, Ink | Leave A Comment »

Submersion

Finished this over the weekend. Thanks to the fine folks in When the Word Was Sound for the inspiration.

Watercolor, Gouache, and paint pens on paper.

Check out WTWWS here. http://www.whenthewordwassound.com/

July 9, 2012 | Categories: Art, gouache, illustration, Ink and Brush, johnathan martel, markers, Paint, psychedelic, surrealism, Uncategorized, watercolors | Tags: art, face, girl, Gouache, illustration, ink & brush, Posca markers, psychedelic, rives BFK, sci-fi, surreal, surrealism, watercolors | 1 Comment »

Better Days

Here is a new piece that is going into the Frisson show at the Henning Cultural Center next Thursday.

30″x40″, Acrylic on Canvas.

This older piece will be in the show as well.

June 14, 2012 | Categories: acrylics, Art, canvas, gouache, illustration, johnathan martel, Paint, psychedelic, surrealism, watercolors | Tags: acrylic paints, art, Gouache, johnathan martel, psychedelic, surreal, watercolors | Leave A Comment »

Finished… maybe.

I’m pretty sure this is finished, but I can’t guarantee it won’t be tinkered with before it gets framed.

May 25, 2012 | Categories: Art, gouache, illustration, Ink and Brush, markers, Paint, psychedelic, surrealism, watercolors | Tags: art, Gouache, illustration, Ink, markers, watercolor | 1 Comment »

I’m so much fun at parties.

April 28, 2012 | Categories: Art, black and white, gouache, illustration, moleskine sketchbook, Paint, Pen and ink, sketchbook, surrealism, Uncategorized, watercolors | Tags: Anti social, art, Gouache, illustration, pen & ink | 1 Comment »

Finished

Finished this up last night.

February 2, 2012 | Categories: Art, ballpoint pen, black and white, illustration, Ink and Brush, moleskine sketchbook, Paint, Pen and ink, psychedelic, sketchbook, Uncategorized | Tags: art, bird, black and white, crow, flowers, Gouache, ink and brush, moleskine, sketchbook | Leave A Comment »

Another quickie…

Started this while waiting for Casey Weldon to speak at the baton rouge gallery, finished it up and did the red tint and highlights last night.

January 23, 2012 | Categories: Art, farber castell, gouache, illustration, lunch sketches, moleskine sketchbook, Pen and ink, psychedelic, sketchbook, surrealism, watercolors | Tags: art, Gouache, Ink, moleskine, pen, psychedelic, sketchbook, surreal, watercolor | Leave A Comment »

Old and new.

Happy Holidays everyone. Here are two drawings from my last sketchbook that I’m just getting around to scanning, and one recently finished from my current book.

Enjoy.

December 16, 2011 | Categories: Art, black and white, gouache, illustration, markers, moleskine sketchbook, Paint, psychedelic, sketchbook, surrealism | Tags: art, black and white, girl, girls, Gouache, illustration, landscape, moleskine, paper, psychedilic, sketchbook, surreal, surrealism | Leave A Comment »

Wish You Luck

Hey! A new post! And not just sketchbook junk either! This is watercolor, gouache and some Farber Castell markers thrown in for good measure. Click to see it a bit better.

November 10, 2011 | Categories: Art, gouache, illustration, markers, Paint, psychedelic, surrealism, Uncategorized, watercolors | Tags: acrylic paints, art, Gouache, illustration, markers, paper, psychedilic, surreal, surrealism, watercolors | 2 Comments »

Watercolor Sketchbook Extravaganza

Ok, extravaganza might be a slight exaggeration but it is a pretty fun word to use. These paintings are from the last couple of weeks and are spread out between three different sketchbooks. I’ve taken to doing random splashes of watercolors and gouache in my sketchbook pages to give myself something a little more interesting to work on rather than plain paper all the time. Some of these are the results.

I’m about to start a new body of work, and I think these little pieces are indicating the direction I want to go. The direction isn’t set in stone, but I’m getting excited regardless. I’d like to throw out a big Thank You to everyone who has posed, or has agreed to pose in the near future for reference photos. I can’t tell you how helpful it is!

July 26, 2011 | Categories: Art, gouache, illustration, markers, moleskine sketchbook, Paint, sketchbook, watercolors | Tags: art, girls, Gouache, illustration, markers, moleskine, psychedilic, sketchbook, surreal, watercolors | 2 Comments »

ok… new stuff.

Ok, here is a whole gaggle of new images. That sketchbook that I started a couple posts back, well this is the end of it. Next post will be stuff from a new one.

And last but not least are a couple pieces of unfettered fanboy goodness. The Eva was done the night before cyphacon, and Tetsuo was done while hanging with my buddy John Davis at his table at the con. They are both ink and white gouache on pastel paper (plus just a touch of green on the EVA.)

I’m going to try to stay on a much more consistent updating schedule, but I think i say that a lot, so we shall see.

April 29, 2011 | Categories: Art, gouache, Ink and Brush, markers, moleskine sketchbook, Paint, Uncategorized, watercolors | Tags: art, brush, comics, girls, Gouache, Ink, markers, moleskine, pen and ink, sketchbook, watercolors | 1 Comment »

so many moleskine sketches (and some actual finished pieces)

Finally updating. I’m putting a pretty good chunk of stuff up today. This is easily the biggest post I’ve put up here so far.

(As always, click the images to get to bigger versions for your viewing pleasure.)

Starting off with a piece I did for/of my good friend John Davis. Sorry it took so damned long John, I hope it was worth the wait.

Gouache & Watercolor on paper

This represents about six and a half hours geeking out with a new mechanical pencil on a Friday night. Good god my social life is a sad sad thing.

Graphite on Bristol board. 11″x14.

Here is a new scratchboard, featuring my favorite carrion eater.

And now a bunch of new crap from my 3″x5″ standard & watercolor paper moleskines and an 8″x5″ moleskine. Some of this stuff is actually drawn from life!