New commission post. Proper text coming asap! Cheers - S
The final painting
16 x 20in, acrylic on wood.
Walnut floater frame & a hot pink Ronan-Glo accent for this one. It vibes with the gold tone so well!
Heart of Gold
16 x 16in acrylic & gold leaf on wood
I recently wrapped a commission inspired by A Flight and a Crash. I decided to create a spiritual companion piece to that painting, expanding on the original’s narrative, punching up the color, and painting something in line with my newer series of work.
The original painting features a similar cast of characters; a hollow hero, his heart, plant-life, and a horizon. In this new painting I wanted to build on the original story of a “broken man spilling his guts” with the addition of “positive” energy coming specifically from his heart. I cleaned up the less important organ meat, added the sweet white lightning, modernized the original’s color palette, & added some mind-waves/ creativity radiating from the cracked noggin.
I think there are a couple ways to read this image;
A broken man, giving you all he’s got, rising above in the end.
This dude’s positive mental attitude and heart are so intense, they have shattered his physical shell of a body and fertilized the plants around him.
A cool red guy, getting blasted by lightning, ascending.
I’m happy to let you, the viewer, choose which one you prefer :)
Cheers -Sinc
Framed with a Kolekin aluminum floater frame
Blood, Sweat, & Tears commission
I recently had the opportunity to paint a commission for a friend's personal collection—a very special piece for someone I've known for years. I was given carte blanche and a mandate to create something that incorporates the Hot Water Music logo, capturing the a lifetime of memories with a band we both spent our formative years with. I chose to create a vessel, something that felt like an artifact, a treasure.
Finished painting - Acrylic & xerox, 11 x 14 on wood
Xerox transfer process used for the flower texture / Photocopies of personal Hot Water Music memorabilia used - HWM/ Sparta, HWM/Bad Religion, HWM/ Torche, HWM/ Dropkick Murphy's, Plea for Peace tour…
Framed in walnut with Ron-Glo trim
SINC Sauces (open source)
Had a great garden this year. As per usual, hot sauce was the plan for the pepper haul.
This year we grew Jimmy Nardello (very sweet,) Jalapenos, and Scotch Bonnets.
I have made sauces three years in a row now. This years offerings are by far the best and most consistent… and documented! Feel free to try and replicate or let me know what you would change PLEASE!!!
Logo sketch in the corner
save img if you need in order to read like me!
Leave skins on for extra char! Don’t be stupid! Cheers
Manic Compression "cover"
Was really hoping this one made the cut, sadly it did not. This is an homage to the album art that lit my fuse.
OG Melinda Beck. I was obsessed with this artwork.
My version - Panic Depression
This was so much fun and such a passion project. For the texture collage I used photos I snapped around Brooklyn. Most of these images are of spots along Bedford in Bed Stuy.
Translating the characters was so much fun. I really struggled fitting the guy in the middle. I was so in love with the two bros on the left and right I had to awkwardly fit him in there to match the hand position.
Stripes were a new thing I thought i would try. Alternating the value and color of the stripe as it travelled to simulate shadow and light was cool. The shading could have been done quickly with an overlay fill but the crummy-ness of the hand drawn lines is intentional and i love the way they turned out.
SINC Space
The basement studio
The Pit
Wild Rumpus
Supply Closet
Computer Zone
The working wall
SINC art discography
SINC album art, chronologically ordered, with Discog links
Read More90's No Clubs SINC Flyers
Chances are if you went to any show in the Tampa / Saint Petersburg area in the 90’s, I did the shit flyer for it through No Clubs. The artistry makes me cringe but the memories are golden.
Dice!
A simple dice game my family and I play. My mother had the rules scribbled on an aging napkin so I made her this fancy one she can have on the card table.
Please feel free to copy this an play!
Tracker Trucks Sticker
Left, tribute; Right, my favorite sticker as a kid.