Batman Returns: Catwoman

This piece was inspired by one of my favorite comic book film performances, Michelle Pfieffer as Catwoman! 

APE 2013 Poster

Finally I'm back! After a busy month, I'm still trying to get caught up. Here is  a "Good Girls" piece that I made for last months APE convention here in San Francisco. More to come!

APE 2013!

It's been a while since my last post, but that’s cause I've been working on an exciting announcement: This month I'm going to be exhibiting at the Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco! Stop by the Concourse Oct 12-13 and come by table 812B to checkout my first collection of prints, books, and more. I'll have a whole bunch of updates and posts as we get closer, but for now head on over to APE's site for more details: http://www.comic-con.org/ape!

Polka Dots

Another new piece in the "Good Girls" series! These have been a great way to mess with style and technique and I'm looking forward to applying some of that moving forward. More soon! -B

Martinis

Here comes another pinup for the new series! Still having a lot of fun playing around with the style, definitely more on the way :)

Shopping

Playing around with something different this week. I've been really wanting to explore style a bit more, so this was a good opportunity to try out some stuff. More soon..

Working with Monsers 2013: Part 1

In 2011, I posted one of my final projects from my time at the Academy of Art called "Our Work With Monsters." I thought it might be fun to revisit the project now after learning a whole bunch post school, so here is the first sample of work from my new project. I've been playing around with style and technique, all with the goal of improving on the original. The new paintings and designs are still full of things to fix and redo, but it's been great trying to breathe new life into the old project. More to come..

The Soldier

Finally finished the last piece in my first series of Egyptian prints. This set was a pretty fun exercise working with a variety of shapes and colors. I'm looking forward to working with these characters a bit more in the future, but I think I'll go a bit moodier with my next series.. more soon! -B

The Princess

Continuing the series, next up is The Princess with her animal friends. Just hoping that cat doesn't get any ideas ;).... more on the way! 

It's a Mummy!

Another illustration loosely inspired by Ancient Egypt lore.. It's a mummy!.. wearing what looks like a bellhop's hat! 

Green Smoke Equals Magic!

Felt like painting something vaguely Egyptian with swirly magic and fire, thus ended up here. I feel she's kinda lonely though, perhaps a mummy or two should join the roster.... more to come! -B

Man of Steel: Jor-El

One of the parts that I'm really looking forward too in the new "Man of Steel" movie is seeing some of the more minor characters get flushed out a bit more. One of them is Superman's father Jor-El whose going to be portrayed by Russel Crowe. So of course next up in my "Man of Steel" series is my take on the man who started it all! Thanks! -B

Man of Steel: Faora

Continuing with my "Man of Steel" series this painting features the villainous Faora in her Kryptonian armor! More to come soon, thanks for stopping by! 

Man of Steel

 Due to my excitement for the new movie, here is my take on Superman, Lois Lane, and General Zod based on their upcoming appearance in “Man of Steel”! 

The Dark Knight: Nurse Joker

Based on my favorite sequence from “The Dark Knight”: Nurse Joker ;)

Jungle Girl and Big Cat take no prisoners!

It's been a while since I've done some stuff just for fun, so I figured what the heck, why not start with a pinup ;). Trying some new stuff on this one, more to come! 

Portfolio Update!

Finally got around to updating my portfolio with a selection of my work from Zynga's  "Castleville" as well as from the short film "Terror in a Three Piece Suit"! Follow the link for more: brandonpikeportfolio.blogspot.com 

Winter Wonderland

And the final Holiday 2012 painting, featuring myself and the lady in a snow covered SF. (We can dream ;) ) 

Union Square

This holiday illustration features my brother and his girlfriend at Macy's Holiday Ice Skating Rink in downtown SF. 

The Gang's All Here

Another Christmas illustration, this time featuring my girlfriend's family! 

The Winter Logger

With 2013 now upon us, I thought I'd post a recap of my final month in 2012! This december my girlfriend and I thought it would be fun if I made Christmas illustrations for my family. This first one was for my dad, featuring him pulling out a Christmas tree. Some of my favorite memories are when I worked with him logging in the woods, so this seemed like a great place to start. :)  

As always, thanks so much for stopping by! More to come this week! Happy New Year Everybody!