Monday, December 15, 2008

Website

Hey everyone, my web portfolio is now up. Unlike my blog, this site's layout has been designed by me, and features only my portfolio quality work. It is split into three sections: design, illustration, and painting. I still have a few kinks to work out, namely, removing the Godaddy banner that keeps ruining the proper layout of the page, but until then, if you are interested, go check it out.

www.ryanoliverdesign.com

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Smoking painting



Smoking has always been a major stumbling block for me. If I get a whiff of it, or get really stressed out, I feel that it too often becomes a big temptation. (I smoked about a half pack a day for over 5 years and quit about a year and a half ago) Thus, in light of this I created this painting. I'm working on another piece to complement it, which looks at smoking on the global scale which will be posted soon. In the meantime, enjoy.

CD Packaging XTREME






I built this out of basswood strips and 1/8" birch plywood. I then put an African mahogany veneer over the top. "Rebelution" is spray paint stencil. and the leaves are a handmade paper adhered to the surface of the wood. The cover slides out, then rotates, revealing the sleeve containing an accordion fold booklet.