the Art of David Stein Ferguson: 2008

Thursday, June 19, 2008

R.I.P. Dad

My father was a working class hero and a private contractor who did all the hardest jobs. He taught me the meaning of hard work by having me work with him painting houses and fixing roofs through the hot summers of my youth in San Antonio Texas. One day he got bit on the ankle by a brown recluse spider. The wound never healed and became infected with M.R.S.A. through the hospitals. After seven years of battling a terrible infection that ate his leg up to his knee, he began to have horrifying hallucinations and was hospitalized with a severe case of sepsis. After two weeks he was released from the hospital and the Doctors all said he was fine. Three days later he was was found dead at the age of 56. The next day I got a call from the sheriff informing me of my fathers untimely demise. Later that night I painted this image. I was in shock and did not shed a tear until I got about half way through it, and then the tears began to flow freely down my face. Rest in peace Gene Raymond Ferguson.

in loving memory,

David Stein Ferguson

The Forsaken Lady

Remember our lady peace.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Ball Point Pen Sketches

Here is a page from one of my sketchbooks. These quick drawings were all done from my imagination with a ball point pen while hanging out with some friends in a local coffee shop.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Enchantment Spell

Never underestimate the power of a good charm spell.

This image was created from my imagination directly in Painter 9.5 with ny Intuis 3 tablet.

No references.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Charcoal Portrait from imagination

This one was done without a model or any references. I do several portraits like this every week in life drawing classes around town, I feel my time spent in life drawing is paying off as the work from my imagination is becoming harder to distinguish from my work using live models... and that is one of my goals.