Outer Worlds 2
Production Designer: Almitra Corey I technically didn’t paint anything on this commercial – but was hired as a scenic. I mostly did a bunch of vinyls by myself – large wall pieces, and also helped props, covering rental pieces. (Like the t-shirt gun, which was bright orange, if I remember correctly?) The largest, most complicated wall – which came out perfectly, ended up not on camera! I think they were originally planning on shooting in the opposite direction.
FX Series, Yet to be Released
Production Designer: Kate BunchLead Painter: Jesse Siono Will share more when show is released. But what a fun job! Worked on this hallway from start to finish, from base coat to final aging. Didn't do door. Detail in hallway. Painted tile base, and did aging in sink. Aging. Fake rocks, painted to blend in with rocks at location. Real rock on location that was covered in graffiti.
Pulp Art Surfaces
Things are quiet right now in the film industry, but was happy to do a side job for Pulp Art Surfaces. They were getting ready for a convention and needed some samples displayed. I have prepared them for a couple of conventions over the years, with different owners! This time was different, though, since I did it in their shop, so I got to bring my daughter, Violet, along as an assistant. She’s at CalArts for film, but has helped me paint since she was in middle school! This time was fun, since I got to show her how to do brick and aging techniques. In the end, it looked great! Come to think of it, she also helped me right before Christmas, hand painting a sign. (So sign painting photos below, are NOT for Pulp Art Surfaces). I am not even sure what that sign was for? Check went through, and it looked good, so that was all that matters. And Violet did a great job helping!
Lexington Scenery
Me working on mural for Robot Zoo Worked at this industrial set shop for 2 years. Jobs I worked on included the Ontario Mall, the New York, New York casino in Vegas, and Top of the World tourist display in the NY World Trade Center, completed in 2000. Top picture, me putting final touches on a night sky mural for a traveling installation, Robot Zoo. The below photos are from the tourist shop at the top of the twin towers, World Trade Center, NYC, in 2000! I did not work on the painted curtains or Statue of Liberty, but all the faux stone, brick and copper. My good camera broke on my last trip, and I was planning on moving to NY the following year, before everything changed.
Homes – Faux Finishes
My Job: Scenic Artist. Lead painter, Stacy Lande.Faux finishing work with Rodger Woods Visual Scenery, South Bay. (Southern California) Worked for Rodger Woods on and off over several years. Always great when the studios were quiet or on strike. The ceiling (Pictured at left) was a bit painful on the neck, but a small group of us got to have a lot of artistic fun. Rodger had a separate group do the regular house painting. We were “the artists,” and got to spend time in a lot of really nice homes.
Mask of Zorro – Reshoots
Lead painter for the reshoots of Mask of Zorro.Construction Coordinator: John Stone
Forever Eden
Reality TV Show/ Fox Television Job title: Lead Painter, with Wendy JerdeOn location in Port Antonio, Jamaica We moved into an existing resort that had been shuttered since the 80s! Construction rebuilt it and redesigned it, while Wendy and I painted it, but then did a scenic job to make it look aged and worn down again. (Aged, but now clean and colorful) Then construction built a fake temple, with sculpted elephants. Elephants and stone construction were all foam, that we then painted to look like stone.
Joe Millionaire II
My job: Lead painter/ Scenic ArtistProduction Designer: Dan Butts Fox Reality Show. On location in Italy.Below: Art Department had to cover wall space in historic villa. (Villa Oliva in Lucca, Italy, dating late 1400s). So, I had to make super quick portraits that would blend in with the decor. We also quickly made and aged the frames.
Miscellaneous Film & TV I
A mish-mash here, all as lead painter. Academy Awards opening films (several years in a row), Mexican Captain Crunch commercial, The Chimp Channel, (tv series), and two feature films: The Dogwalker, and Shade. The Dogwalker was an indie film, where I was Lead Painter AND Art Director. One of the videos for Billy’s Opening Film (2004) which is mostly featured below, can be seen here.
Miscellaneous Film & TV II
Various set painting jobs from the past. Honestly, I don’t remember what some of these jobs were. The “colorful” sets are from Nickelodean, working on All That. (These sets just got coverage again in the HBO documentary “Quiet on Set”). Also featured, feature film, Orange County, and kid’s drawings I did while working on White Oleander. Oh yes, and the bunny hutch! That was a super fun job, but for a kid’s show I do not remember.