Rooster logo FYI

A quick breakdown of the concept behind this graphic…

Sinclair Family Crest

I really wanted to reference my family crest, fitting well with the SINC in SINClair theme I already had going.

I chose the head and the cock’s comb as the iconic element to focus on.

Replaced “committing to god” with a dagger for the beak seam (cause knives are sweet!) The dagger hilt also forms a crossed out eye (because I guess the rooster is dead?)

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One day Ill get tired of this and make a new masthead for the site. I’m still feeling clever for this one at the moment. Cheers!

-S

2025 Goals

I have some brand new professional photography equipment and entire wall dedicated to blank panels getting filled in. The homepage will continue to get filled out as these paintings are finished. I’m shooting for 1 a week right now. Each is taking me roughly 7-8 days right now. I’m also hoping to finish this series with 20 brand new original paintings in total, each for sale when the show is put together.

The plan is to hold an opening night party, somewhere, hang with old friends/meet new ones, and look at real paintings. TBD for details.

The wall of goals.

My Beat Laboratory

Nanlite FTW! Thank you to Jesse Korman for the pro tips!

Print Shop Update Q1 2024

Happy to present two new editions as well as a refreshed launch of some classics I am personally fond of. I’m posting the current lineup for this initial update along with the narrative behind each illustration. Thank you all for the support!

Vows © SINC 2024

This image is a story about change, evolution, and healing. We see a man with a corrupted mind and lungs. In the right hand, represented by a piercing arrow,  we see his intentions to harm himself or hurt others. In the left hand we see a new discovery, a positive influence, represented by a colorful flower. The flower is a distraction from his negative tendencies. The potent smell invading his body causes the man to relax his grip on the arrow and let go of who he was, becoming something new. Healing over time.

Feel The Void © SINC 2024

This image depicts the cycle of life and death. We see Mother comforting a fragile doe, asking it to rest easy now. The body is merely a vessel of offal. In opposing corners we see death rising and life spring anew. I wanted to portray familiar sadness with a sense of grace and comfort. Fractured elements and floral patterns intend to compose a scene that is folksy, almost quilt like.

Google Attacks The Farm © SINC 2014

“Some damn intelligent phone led that damn Google to the farm!” File under “Funny shit my father says.”

Taller Men Know The Wind © SINC 2014

This painting is for my Father;  A stag with a stubborn head and a quiet heart. A proud stone, capable of withstanding a never-ending rain of arrows. A man who has dedicated his life’s work to the conservation of this land. He is a Thistle, iconic and thorny.

Meanwhile © SINC 2014

This Illustration represents a specific point in time, post-college, Circa 1996. Cut to Four art school grads squatting in a South Boston loft. The narrative depicts the first of our crew to depart and follow the “faster horses.” It took the rest of us far too long to understand why we had lost a brother in arms. The scout uniform, rabbit mask, and bone identify the “good guy” in our story.

Goes To Eleven © SINC 2014

This image depicts a tangle dragging the mighty down. A weight creating a ripple. A tribute to a dear friend of mine with whom I lost touch. This painting is for Kevin and his best friend Eleven. It is for his broken heart and the healing that lay ahead.

A perspective worth sharing.

"A collector’s existence is tied "to a relationship with objects which does not emphasize their functional, utilitarian value—that is, their usefulness—but studies and loves them as the scene, the stage, of their fate.”  Everything about the object—the craftsmanship, the period, the region, the former owner—everything remembered and thought about the object adds up to its magical fate, and the most profound experience is its acquisition, and furthermore, its transmissibility."
- Walter Benjamin. "Unpacking my Library"

Maker-Bot... Bot

Maker-Bot experiment!

Let me come right out and fully admit that this is absolutely a poor man's rip-off of a Ashley Wood/3A Robot. My desk is covered with 3A vinyl, and simplifying one of them in spirit seemed like a fine, low poly, idea for my first 3d printer experiment.

I was really interested in answering a few questions that were plaguing me as I thought more and more about 3D printer application.  What type of surface does the texture of the material create? Was the material solvent with specific chemicals such as acetone? How would the paint stick to the surface of this strange substance? Not a total disaster but far from perfect.

Check out the printer here. 

The Space/Form, Plexiglass Experiment.

* Attempting to Work with Plexi

Sign of The Times

10x10 Plexiglass / Ampersand Wood panel

Experimenting with acrylic glass sheets and solvent cement, I created a landscape of layers that shift and shadow at different angles. The subject matter is a blend of multiple environments - influenced in part by the roof-deck skyline of our space in Dorchester and the narrative influence of "day job" content.

My intention was to create layers as clean as the glass they were painted on. When when stacked together the chaos created a dirty multifaceted depth I could not fully control. I did not prepare for the challenges that come with fusing layers of glass together like a toxic Oreo. I wish I could say this piece turned out the way it was intended to.
- Sinc

* Ampersand Art Supply generously supported this exhibition by providing custom made archival painting panels as a uniform medium for each artist to work on, and in my case ... Ruin :) 

Space//Form features over 100 of the most dynamic artists working in the field of contemporary art. The full list of artists reads as follows:

Aakash Nihalani, Adam Normandin, Adam Wallacavage, Alex Lukas, Alicia Dubnyckyj, Amy Casey, Anthony Zinonos, Augustine Kofie, Ben Eine, Bill McRight, Blaine Fontana, Brendan Monroe, Brett Amory, Carl Cashman, Carl Riddle. Cheryl Molnar, Chloe Early, Chris Ballantyne, Chris Scarborough, Christian Mendoza, Christopher Derek Bruno, Clayton Brothers, Cleon Peterson, Dabs Myla, Dana Brown, Dave Kinsey, David Kassan, David O’Brien, Deedee Cheriel, Doze Green, Drew Tyndall, Eric Shaw, Eric White, Erik Mark Sandberg, Francesco Igory Deiana, Frank Gonzales, Gary Taxali, Geoff McFetridge, Ghostpatrol, Greg Eason, Greg Lamarche, Hamishi, Henry Gunderson, Ian Francis, Jacob Magraw Mickelson, James Marshall (Dalek), Jason Thielke, Jeff Depner, Jeff Soto, Jim Houser, Jordin Isip, Josh Keyes, Joshua Krause, Judith Supine, Kai & Sunny, Karin Krommes, Karl de Vroomen, Katrin Fridriks, Kenji Hirata, Kevin Cyr, Kevin Earl Taylor, Kevin Peterson, Kid Acne, Kozyndan, Kris Lewis, Kristen Schiele, Lex Thomas, Logan Hicks, Lola Dupré, Louis Reith, Lucas Price, LX One, Mario Wagner, Marissa Textor, Mark Dean Veca, Mark Schoening, Mark Warren Jacques, Mark Whalen, Mars-1, Martin Wittfooth, Mary Iverson, Matt Leines, Maya Hayuk, Michael Murphy, Mike Stilkey, Moneyless, Nick Walker, Pakayla Biehn, Paul Insect, Pete Watts, Reginald S. Aloysius, Remi Rough, Rich Jacobs, Richard Colman, Ricky Allman, Rostarr, Russell Leng, Ryan Shaffer, Ryan Stewart Nault, Sage Vaughn, Saner, Seonna Hong, She One, Sidney Pink, Sinc, Slinkachu, Stephanie Buer, Sweet Toof, Teresa Duck, Tim Biskup, Tom French, Tristram Lansdowne, Wayne White, Will Barras, Winston Smith.

Infinite Art Direction

Irrational Directors Nate, Ken, and Sinc ...

Step 1 - Purchase a Graphic Artist Guild Handbook!

One of the most valuable pieces of advice imparted to me by faculty at Ringling, was to purchase and reference the Graphic Artist Guild Pricing & Ethical Guidelines Handbook.

This book will help you learn to price your work and time according to the industry standards as well as help you to navigate the complex sea of usage rights, quarterly tax submission, kill fees, and client contracts.

A must buy for the fledgling freelance artist.

Hot Water Music (sinc) Album Discography

Wiki links for Hot Water Music records feature art by SINC.

Finding the Rhythms 1995

Never Ender 2001

Fuel for the Hate Game 1997

Caution 2002

Forever and Counting 1997

Till the WheelsFallOff

2008

Moonpies for Misfits 1999

The New What Next 2004

No Division 1999

A Flight and a Crash

2001