Noj Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 (edited) Visit My Website Edited February 29, 2008 by Noj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 (edited) Edited February 29, 2008 by Noj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dmitry Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 This is fascinating! Thank you very much for being shameless. Please tell more about the actual techniques you employ, the ideas. Basically, how the pictures come about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 This is fascinating! Thank you very much for being shameless. Please tell more about the actual techniques you employ, the ideas. Basically, how the pictures come about? Thanks Dmitry, I appreciate the kind words. I am influenced by album covers, skateboards, graffiti, and cartoons. I particularly enjoy to do portraits, so I usually make someone my subject matter. Then I use what I know of that person to come up with other images to accompany the portrait, and work out the design from there in a drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Christmas Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Wow, Noj, these are fantastic! You are very talented. I don't know the first thing about visual art, but your technique seems (from this limited vantage point) consistent in all the right places, especially in the features of the faces. I have the feeling if I became familiar with your art that I could recognize one of your paintings just by looking at the people. I like the colors too. I think my favorite is the big guy with the little head standing before the mountain. The confidence in the guy's face seems bigger than the mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Wow, Noj, these are fantastic! You are very talented. I don't know the first thing about visual art, but your technique seems (from this limited vantage point) consistent in all the right places, especially in the features of the faces. I have the feeling if I became familiar with your art that I could recognize one of your paintings just by looking at the people. I like the colors too. I think my favorite is the big guy with the little head standing before the mountain. The confidence in the guy's face seems bigger than the mountain. Thanks Joe Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 That's all I've converted to jpeg for tonight. I will post more later. All comments/criticisms will be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Excellent work, Noj. Would love to see you try your hand at a few of the icons of jazz - OK, maybe not as iconic as Miles or Duke. But somebody like Joe Henderson, or maybe Larry Young. In any case, I like your work. Very strong and bold statements. Keep it up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Thanks Rooster Ties! These are a little old. I have many more--recent, better stuff I have yet to scan into the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Wow Noj! This is really amazing work. You have a real unique concept that you execute the hell out of. Thanks for showing your stuff..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Thorne Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Thanks so much for sharing your work with us, Noj. I can relate to how difficult it is to relinquish your creations. What wonderful work! I view what I've seen here as "inspired illustrations", which is not a way of adding or detracting from your wonderful talents, but rather a simplistic way of describing them. Since my oldest son and I have each been artistically engaged for a long time, I especially appreciate your contributions here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Wow, Noj. Great stuff! Very impressive. We should talk about the next Organissimo CD if you're interested. That would be way cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Thanks so much for sharing these excellent works! You remind me of Mort Drucker in a great way. . . he was a master of creating a charicature that really brought out aspects of the character of his subject, and you are doing that as well in a less cartoon and yet fanciful way. Excellent use of colors and bold idea as well. My hat is off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Very attractive work. I like how in some of the paintings, the environment seems to support and amplify the character of the subject. Like Jim I immediately thought of the possibility of having you do our next cd cover. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Thanks for all your responses everyone. Ron Thorne, as I'm sure everyone else would I'd love to see the art you and your son have created. B-3er and Joe G, I would definitely be interested! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Really great stuff, Noj. Thank you for sharing these with us. I love art, although I have almost NO talent myself. People like you really p*ss me off! All I can say is, I hope you will continue to paint! I have an older brother who has incredible artistic talent, but he hasn't had the time or the inclination to express it. He does play the guitar and the trombone, though, so I'll cut him a little slack. I really dig the Wes image- I've tried doing pencil sketches (from photographs), and for some reason his face was always very difficult for me to capture (I had more success with a few others I tried). I also love the way you shaped the guitars (his and Jimi's). A little abstract... that's probably the way I should try doing it (I always used to go for realism in shape and dimensions, and I've never been able to pull that off). I think my favorite of these is the Milt Jackson image. You NAILED Bags, and that background is really intriguing (reminds me of Pacific Northwest native arts). Any details about that you'd care to share? Thanks again- you are a wonderful artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 ...I think my favorite of these is the Milt Jackson image. You NAILED Bags, and that background is really intriguing (reminds me of Pacific Northwest native arts). Any details about that you'd care to share? Thank you very much, Jim R. Bags played for so long in such a wide variety of settings that the theme I came up with was longevity. The images accompanying Milt are a Galapagos turtle, a Sequoia tree, and a McCaw--all of which are known for their long lifespans. I have added more detail to the painting (like I said it appears in an incomplete state). The colors were inspired from a desire to break out of a set of colors that were appearing in every painting I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 noj pleaze post some magic johnson stuff i know you have some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Noj, All I can say is it's nice to be talented because I'm not! Any chance you could do some Hank, Bird, Dex or any other greats. I'd love to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonF Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Very nice Noj. I remember reading where you studied art. It certainly shows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 You didn't totally paint in the number three on Jimi's left index finger. Just kidding. Real nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Very nice! Please share more when you can... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Wow Noj. I like your style. How large are these paintings? I imagine they are pretty big? Post more! I'm inspired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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