box 5, digital, pencil, ink

i’ve been living in my own head for a few weeks— flipping between recordings of john owen-jones and hugh panaro with almost as much ferver as my 15-year-old self.

this the is first piece of legitimate phantom art i’ve done since i was a teenager.  (that was a sepia watercolor of hugh and sandra joseph that i actually gave to hugh at the majestic theater stage door.  i wonder if he still has it.)  working on this makes me wonder how much i’ve actually changed in the last decade.

anyway, i started this as an experiment in fuzziness and textures.  i found that i stopped rendering for a reason:  it takes too damn long.

erik, sketch, ink and digital

sometimes i really, REALLY miss being in back in NY.  broadway/hugh panaro/the phantom of the opera are a small example.  i don’t often draw fan art, but i WILL draw the hell out this guy.

it’s also quite apparent that i’m making/testing out some new textures.

keeping busy running the print store and sketching.  

i also may or may not have become re-obsessed with The Phantom of the Opera/Hugh Panaro these days.  it started with a rumor that the show was ending on broadway (not true, it’s actually the las vegas show that’s closing).  i literally tossed and turned into the wee hour of 3:30am— worried sick that my teenage dreams were collapsing.  fortunately, both the phantom and Hugh are thoroughly staying in production.  what’s more is that i discovered a certain phenomenal performer by the name of John Owen-Jones.  have a listen at his take on the title role here and here :D 

perhaps my reignited passion for this show will produce some fan (phan) art for once?!  stay tuned!