John's an Artist

EmptyKingdom

2010-12-13T07:24:00.000-08:00

Empty Kingdom is a website that I Check out regularly. I was recently featured on the website and I'm pretty pumped about getting my stuff out there on a major level. Hopefully soon I'll be featured on some more websites.
Here is the link
www.emptykingdom.com/main/featured/john-romang/

BOOK!!!!

2010-12-06T07:20:00.000-08:00

I have recently put together a collection of my ink and resin work into a book. The book has 34 pages of images. This is the picture I used as the cover shot for the book.

To purchase a book go HERE: www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1562349
OR you can go to www.blurb.com and search romang

NEW WORK!!

2010-10-13T12:34:00.000-07:00

I have been neglecting this blog for way too long. Since May I have been working on some new art. I am diving into the world of abstract art. I usually do not make abstract art, and when I do I usually dont like what was produced. This work has me intrested and wanting to explore more into the idea of having the viewer describe what they see. I like POP art way too much and most of my previous work is based off the fact that when you look at the work you know what the work is. It is interesting to see the viewer try and visually look for things that they can reconize so that they can connect to the work more personaly.

This is Ink and Resin on plexi glass with a lightbox behind it.

Commission

2009-12-13T18:32:00.000-08:00

For the past 3 months or so I have been working on a commission piece, or should I say Pieces. All of these works are 17x30 on wood pannels with acrylic and pencil. Enjoy

Its been a while

2009-10-21T16:29:00.001-07:00

I have been kind of busy so I only have a few new ones. Thanks to Elizabeth for letting me use some of her facebook images. Mixed Media 10x17

Mixed Media 10x17

Easter Seals

2009-08-20T14:36:00.000-07:00

This first piece is for a donation for the Easter Seals. It will be on Auction at Maden Alley on September 17th. I had that song 99 red Ballons in my head as you can see it has effected my work. The other 2 are new works I have recently finished. 17x30 mixed media on wood panel

10x17 mixed media on wood panel

Nashville

2009-07-30T08:37:00.000-07:00

I am now displaying my work in Nashville at Studio 83 in the Arcade Building. These are pictures of the wall that I have and some new work that went up. I know there is a repeat of a picture. I have been playing around at home with what type of paper can hold up to the Poly and still keep an Image sharp and clear. One of the first walls you see when you walk into the gallery.

10x17 Mixed Media on wood panel

10x 17 Mixed Media on wood panel

10x17 Mixed Media on Wood Panel

17x30 Mixed Media on Wood panel ~SOLD

Band Poster

2009-07-07T19:33:00.000-07:00

I was asked to make a band poster for a band thats coming into Paducah on August 1st. This is what I came up with. Materials used: Spray Paint, Charcoal, and Marker on wood pannel.

Something New

2009-06-21T13:29:00.001-07:00

I started working on these paintings last week. I'm exploring working with mixed media for the first time. These paintings are made with Charchoal, Graphite, Color Pencils, Oil Pastels, Watercolor, and Polyurethane on wood panels. I found the inspiration for these works through one of my brothers paintings. I was curious on how Poly effects charchoal and I wanted to experiment with adding the collage element to the paintings by adding pictures and drawing to the surface and then adding Poly to see how each media reacts to the Poly. So this is going to be the first of many experiments with this new found Mixed Media art. Enjoy! 30x 16 3/4

17x10

30x 16 3/4

17x10

LowerTown Art and Music Festival

2009-05-25T11:57:00.000-07:00

This weekend was the Lowertown Art and Music Festival in Paducah. Josh Comley and I had a booth so that we could demonstrate our art. We had the prime location to do this demostration. As you can see in the background there is a Texaco Station. Well thats the center of the festival and right across from us was the main stage for the music. So we had a lot of people come by and see what we were doing. We used doors as our canvas and hung them on the best makeshift easle ever essembled. And this is pretty much the progression through the day and into the night.

This is the time I took a break and hid my camera so that nobody would steal it. Thankfully that did not happen but I didnt take another picture till it was done. IF you look closely at the skull in the middle you will notice that its actually full of faces, So there is some details to the picture besides it just being a giant skull on clouds.
This whole work of art was done with just Spray Paint and markers.

April '09 art show

2009-05-07T18:51:00.000-07:00

So for my art show this year I teamed up with my friend Joshua Comley and did a duel show. We used the old Elk's Lodge, witch is now a tea room named Serinatea. The upstairs in the old lodge had a Ballroom which we converted into our gallery. Needless to say I enjoy doing things off the cuff and this was a show that was defently off the cuff. In the center of the room we had a interactive paint sclupture that people were encouraged to paint on, we had the best food this town had to offer which was Kirchhoff's Bakery, we had to DJ's, Schaffly Beer, and affordable artwork. We also had our mural from the music and art day cut up and hung on the back wall. All in all it was the best show this town has seen in a long time. More pictures are coming I promise.

Paint sclupture

My 1980's inspired skateboards

the Ballroom we turned into an art gallery

The Rest of the Faces

2009-05-05T17:56:00.001-07:00

Cosby

Winnie

Wonka

Ferris

Bob

All of these are 24x 30

First of many

2009-05-05T17:32:00.000-07:00

This is the First Painting in the Series of my 'Kind of Famous Faces'.