dave d'incau jr. illustration

albums

2012-01-18T04:45:00.000-08:00

this here is an album cover that i recently finished for josh verbantis' side project/faux band, the borough fields.

and this is the interior album art to pittsburgh based rapper, palermo stone's new album 'for my culture'.

new tee's

2011-12-22T17:42:00.000-08:00

i have yet to set up shop, so contact me if you're interested in any of these and i will be sure to let you know if i have any available. otherwise, i'll jot down your name and keep you in mind if i do another round. i'm thinking ten dollar bills plus shipping. cheerio.

album process

2011-12-03T22:11:00.001-08:00

something.

velociprint poster show -tucson arizona 11/12 & 11/14

2011-10-30T19:02:00.000-07:00

this here is a print i did for a bike/art/poster exhibition out in tucson, arizona. found this show after my bad luck attempt at getting into the artcrank las vegas show. this literally came down to the last minute, but i think i'm rather happy with it, especially considering that. limited run of 30 and 9 AP's on 9.5" x 12.5" speckle toned stock (french's).

leave em outside your door, i'm your trash man.

2011-10-22T09:55:00.000-07:00

my drawings are turning into rubbish. this was suppose to be used for the upcoming cover of bicycle times, but apparently it failed to meet expectations. whoops.

wasted.

2011-09-06T07:16:00.001-07:00

doe a dear, a rabid dear.

2011-08-24T18:53:00.000-07:00

sketch i did on the back of a daily print schedule from where i work.

playing with shapes.

2011-07-20T12:09:00.000-07:00

somehow, i managed to get ahead of my schedule at work and decided to revisit my linebacker sketch of the dearly beloved annie clark (st. vincent). this is one of my first attempts at actually applying color in illustrator, i usually do this kind of vector art in corel draw, but i think this turned out somewhat interesting.

bicycle times 011 spots.

2011-06-06T20:44:00.001-07:00

here are two spot illustrations i did for the 011 edition of bicycle times magazine. my pictures were suppose to accompany a contributor's letter talking about how a liberal audience can discuss and join together with more conservative folk on the positive qualities that bicycling offers us as americans. i ended up scraping my original drawings for these two and busted theses out the night before and i am much happier with how they turned out.

pittsburgh city paper spot.

2011-04-19T15:02:00.000-07:00

miss lisa cunningham of the city paper was nice enough to assign me a near half page spot piece on the gradual demise of the port authority transit system. it only works when you look at it from this angle.

cycle cover.

2011-04-09T17:03:00.000-07:00

a friend of mine by the name of stephen haynes, was just recently hired as the art director for bicycle times magazine, an international magazine for the cycling enthusiast. i'm very appreciative that he asked me to do the cover for his first issue there, and this is about how it turned out. thanks, again to stephen and all the nice folk who took a moment to tell me that they liked it.

screen printed poster that i made for a band i make music with.

2011-03-09T18:18:00.000-08:00

this is a small press my friend, stephen has setup in his home studio. he basically did all of the work and supplied the poster with its ink and foundation.

this was a lot of fun to watch, even though it's only two screens. i'm looking forward to doing more in the future and learning about the medium and methods further. printed off a run of fifteen and then hung about nine or so up in a few spots downtown. my band's name is catfish edwards & the hit machines.

bicycle times finish?

2011-02-11T20:34:00.001-08:00

here's where i ended up. not sure yet if they want any revision on it.

bicycle times cover progress.

2011-02-04T18:04:00.000-08:00

i've been fortunate enough to be creating a cover for pittsburgh based magazine bicycle times. a good friend of mine that i used to work with is now the art director of the magazine and i have been working with him to get this where they need it to be. he basically left the theme up to me and i'm not quite sure why i decided to go in this direction, but it makes sense to me i guess. i like riding and it's my first cover gig, so i'm just running with that. i believe this is distributed out and about most of the world, so that's interesting. here's where i'm at thus far, i wouldn't doubt some colors being adjusted , but i'll probably keep mostly with what i have going on. the second version with the jagged background lines was nixed, which was a bummer. until then.

tee.

2011-01-03T19:15:00.001-08:00

printed off a few shirts of a design that i threw together some time ago. thought that these would be perfect for sassy pre-teens, just like the figure modeling this one here (my sister). i'm thinking of setting up an online shop of sorts to sell these and some other things, but i still have about ten or so of these left, mostly girls cuts.

reworked poster

2010-12-18T09:13:00.000-08:00

that last lotus poster didn't completely fly with the band, so i was asked to change some things and since the first show had sold out even before the completion of this thing, they added another date the day after. my own group that i'm involved with has a gig coming up in the next few weeks as well, so i put together a quick flyer for that from some sketches that i had around. bing!

lotus poster.

2010-12-02T16:23:00.001-08:00

this is another poster that i recently completed for opus one productions, who represent the well-known electronic/jam band lotus. i wasn't entirely familiar with their music before this, but while i was working on my conceptual ideas for it, i began listening to them and enjoyed what i heard. so here's what happened. the idea of a philly skyline was mentioned to me along with the desire for bright colors.

posters, posters, posters...

2010-10-27T23:04:00.000-07:00

here are a few posters that i did for opus one productions, here in pittsburgh. didn't know much about any of these guys, but i did take a liking to medeski, martin & wood. i think these turned out fairly well despite the short time i had to do them up. i'm doing working on a new one now for the band lotus. its for a new years eve show in philly. i was also recently in a group show with some of my co workers at excel sportswear. the turn out was surprisingly well the whole way through and i was fortunate enough to sell a few prints.

some stuff.

2010-09-23T17:30:00.000-07:00

these two portraits i did for the online magazine, urchicago.com. they are both to accompany interviews with the artists. they are both quite impressive at what they do in my opinion and i surely do enjoy their music. the adulture piece i did first, but i feel that the mayer hawthorne one has a somewhat better look about it. and then i gots a preview of something i'm working on now of lil' wayne.

flyer

2010-08-22T19:34:00.000-07:00

this is another flyer for the band meeting of important people. i think that this one actually turned out the best from the others that i have done for them in the past.

more drawrings.

2010-08-16T19:18:00.000-07:00

drawings and some from life at the panza gallery down in millvale. one of the coolest places to engage in figure drawing for a good two hours and a few cocktails.

day of new sketches

2010-08-02T00:04:00.001-07:00

i need to certainly start drawing more besides just at work, so i decided to just go at it by scrolling through some of my random reference that i have on my computer. and the lovely st. vincent from who i did quick sketches of turned out the best i feel. i surely did not make her as attractive as she really is, but i like the line and shapes.

bookcase for the kids.

2010-07-09T15:41:00.001-07:00

This is a bookcase that was originally going to be auctioned off at a gala event for the Beginning With Books organization. Unfortunately, the event was cancelled, but they are planning on exhibiting these works at a venue, which is yet to be announced. I finally got around to finishing it up for them and this is the result. I was planning on writing, 'Catch the Reading Bug' along the front of the bookcase, but I ran out of time to add it before they came to pick it up. The idea was for the animals to be distracted by these bugs near them during the act of reading and storytelling, hinting the animals would catch (eat) them. I painted it in oils and had some good results. Had I worked longer on this with a few more detailed layers, I think the result would have been extraordinary for my few attempts at oils.

shoes... for your feets.

2010-06-30T20:20:00.000-07:00

a friend of mine that i worked with asked me if i could paint a pair of canvas slip-ons for her. i told her that i would and so she was quick to go and purchase them soon after this discussion; back in the fall of this past year. happens i finally got around to finishing them for her as she was becoming slightly disgruntled that she was not able to wear them since the season has begun to turn fair. in any event, here is the outcome.

napkin doddles and lazy bones magee.

2010-06-14T16:47:00.000-07:00

my boy lyle recently paid another visit here, where we did our best to meander all over the city. we spent most of our time and money on food and beer, which is always a good investment during these sorts of occasions. during our escapades, i was scribbling on those square white coaster napkins that are typically intended to soak up the perspiration of your drink. here are a few that i thought were rather interesting.

for anyone here.

2010-05-24T19:50:00.000-07:00

well, i suppose that these posts are indirectly written to myself, but here it is. i recently noticed that Bittersweet Harvest has featured my recent Meeting of Important People poster on there blog, with some kind words about my drawings (which i do greatly appreciate). also, i recently accepted a position with Excel Sportswear, an apparel design company close to where i live. i'm only four days in and it has certainly been slightly frustrating tinkering with digital manipulation of line and such, but today i feel i started making headway. the art director, dan mcmanus is a savannah college of art and design alum, who has put his faith in me and i am doing my best to not let him down. my first assignment there was to create a sketch for a jetski rental business that portrayed a voluptuous hard nippled blonde carving the waters on a yamaha skidoo. since then, i have been battling corel draw x3 and adobe illustrator to trace mechanical objects, such as buildings and cars. i do feel extremely fortunate that this company has asked me to be apart of their success and am doing my best to adapt and produce at a quick pace. all of the artists there have been very pleasant to be around and are very good at what they do; i hope they keep me aboard. anyhow, i am way behind on finishing the bookcase for Beginning with Books, here is an update on my painting thus far. that should be enough for now.

meeting of important people poster

2010-05-13T11:43:00.000-07:00

this is another poster i threw together for meeting of important people. took this old clown sketch and added some other elements to it with the hat and hair. i wanted to make it look more polished and simple than chaotic.

face marks.

2010-04-19T08:34:00.000-07:00

these are some stylized drawings of some notable people. i managed to first make heidi klum look ugly, followed by a michael j. fox that has downs, and then threw together a sean penn that is somewhat resembles the hard look he typically wears. i also contributed two drawings of musicians, kurt cobain and jimi hendrix for articles written on their legacies by my friend craig mcnair. i think that these two are somewhat interesting in the use of shape and line, but still believe certain features can be better manipulated and exaggerated. the final two portraits at the bottom are depicting a motown singer and the very important composer steven foster. i am about to start taking classes to do caricature work at a theme park and am struggling on the fast pace that i need to work at. i certainly spent too long on most of these sketches, but thought that there were good aspects to each of them as i try to understand the craft of cartoonish drawing.

new promotional postcard

2010-04-09T11:39:00.000-07:00

i haven't really been doing much promotional stuff lately and felt inclined to do something about that. i would say that the hardest thing in doing this was to pick a piece that best exemplifies the kind of work i am planning on doing. i suppose i that by my selection, i am looking to grab some attention with my sketches and the digital color/texture complements. the layout of this piece was already perfect for a 5x7 inch postcard and so i decided to design something around it. i'm going to await printing it until i get some feedback from my peers and before i go and throw money into them. your opinions are greatly appreciated. i have also been working on a bookcase that i need to start painting very soon.

here is a shot of the drawing thus far on the one side.

my boy l to the yle.

2010-03-18T22:18:00.001-07:00

my dear good friend was kind enough to spare some of his valuable time to visit me here in pittsburgh, for the past few days. we explored some good times in the city, played some pick-up ice hockey, and gave a shot to outdoor painting down in oakmont where i work. but, through all of that and the depressants laying heavy on the day, we were still able to do some sketching. i took him down to king's restaurant to introduce him to the delightful taste of cinnamon ice cream along with some apple pie; he didn't seem too impressed by it. here is a sketch i did real quick after an initial sketch that was quite poor and overworked. i put some coffee stains on it with a dab of my finger to give some darker value without hatching it out. i look lost in this picture.

for the kids.

2010-03-08T13:15:00.000-08:00

this is an illustration that i recently did based on a weekly blog post that my dear friend craig mcnair jr. does for a journalism class that he is currently enrolled in at penn state university. he is pursuing the idea of music journalism and writes his posts on music relating to events in the world and the music of today and our past. the article was written about the devastating earthquake in haiti and the way pop culture collaborated to create their own sad rendition of Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie's We Are The World. i am going to start illustrating his posts as editorial works by collaborating on ideas for future post. i think this will be the a really interesting idea to try out. if it does as well as our melody making, then it should be too easy. we also write and play tunes together with our good friend, mick kelly. i'll try and get something updated on their sometime in the next week or so.

the haiti poster project.

2010-02-19T12:24:00.000-08:00

this here is a poster that i am donating as a limited edition print to the haiti poster project. you can view my submission along with plenty of other great contributions by an array of other great designers. they will be auctioned off online to raise money for the doctors without borders. this poster is somewhere between being conceptually driven and aesthetically pleasing. i really went with this composition because i liked the way the boy looked and then tried to play the idea of healing haiti's wounds with the crack like gash in the boy's chest. the blood stained band-aid is suppose to represent the red cross and its part in healing as well. i may tweak it before i send it off to be printed, but otherwise i feel that i succeeded in certain areas pertaining to the overall design. i recently threw together another tee shirt idea from an old sketch. it still needs to be worked out more, but i just wanted to lay it out to see the possibilities. i like the way these loose expressive lines read on garments. i will be looking to submit my ideas to a sister company of urban outfitters here in the near future. that should be good for now.

in a jiffy.

2010-02-08T01:35:00.000-08:00

these first two images are recent works from life sketches that i have done over the past few months. the old man at the table is a combination of sketches with color and textures applied. in the end, it seems that the image is a depiction of an older man trying to get by in his out-of-order life after the passing of his wife. the second visual is two sketches done from my experience in miami recently and is executed in a similar fashion as the previous work (i'm still playing with some ideas on it). the giraffe is yet another sketch designed and manipulated for a tee shirt. i plan on cleaning it up along with a few other drawings and submitting them for consideration at designbyhumans. i've been rather happy with the way these digital works have been coming about, especially the short amount of time that i am able to work them. i am planning on applying for an artist-residence at a place called hub-bub in south carolina. i'm hoping that i can get in there and finally immerse myself in the world of paint by studying the lifestyles of the impressionists, while also focusing on composing music that relates to the themes of work that i conjure up. it would certainly be an elaborate process of art and music making, but i feel that this idea will help me acknowledge my progression as an artist and individual... or perhaps that's all just bullshit.

quick sketch of lennon

2010-01-08T07:39:00.000-08:00

i did this sketch of lennon at 3.30 this morning while i was letting my car warm up before leaving for work. i like how it turned out for how quick i did it, i may do another one later. just wanted to throw this up.

gifts for the holiday season.

2009-12-27T21:44:00.000-08:00

since i'm simply broke and don't care much for purchasing things for people that they probably have no desire for, i figure that sharing my artwork with them is a good way to give a personal gift of sorts. i threw some color at an old sketch of my friend craig and framed it for a small christmas gift ( which i've been told resembles brett michaels and axl rose and i do somewhat agree). i also framed another sketch that i had done at the bakery where i work and thought it would be a nice kiss ass gift for them due to my tardy mishaps as of late. and my favorite of all are two moleskins that i purchased and decorated the covers with permanent stickers of older works. one i am giving to my sister, ray and the other to my great friend tamara j's sister, sarah who has an interest in art. with having difficulty making new work as of late, i'm just recycling past images in various ways, such with these sketchbooks and the tee ideas. i will hopefully be creating something new here shortly.

some stuff man

2009-12-15T22:18:00.000-08:00

here are some ideas i've been throwing around, two tee's and a few sketches. i like how the collage photoshop stuff is looking, so i may keep playing around with that. and i have two shirt ideas that i'm playing with, one of which is probably about to be submitted e at this website design by humans. i will put up a link to vote for it once i finish it up and send it in to them. the other with the bird i still need to redesign and render. toodles.

welcome to miami.

2009-12-06T18:55:00.000-08:00

i just returned from an entertaining time in miami with my good friends tran nguyen and lyle nagy. we went down there for art basel and other shows including aqua art, where tran had some work on display. we walked through some shady spots on our way to an after party, saw some phenomenal and shit work, and spent some quality time discussing all things considered. i talked to some folks, made a few sketches and put out the vibe among the pretty faces in the crowd. it was overall, a great time had and quite the expensive journey; glad i made it. photographs courtesy of the fabulous tran, i had left my camera back at the hotel.

poster idea.

2009-11-13T08:42:00.000-08:00

this is from a sketch that i had done about two months ago for a new poster idea that i had; just wanted to try some things out digitally to give me some ideas of whether to execute the final traditionally or not.

new sketches and such.

2009-10-18T19:36:00.000-07:00

i have been sketching nearly everyday for the past few weeks, trying to keep loose. i haven't really tackled any new work since i work somewhere around sixty hours a week. i do have several little personal and favor projects lined up that i need to get under way here, but sketching is one of my favorite things to do, so i always try to find time to fit something in. i recently purchased the voodoo child graphic novel bill sienkiewicz did long over a decade ago, which depicts the life of the legendary jimi hendrix. i also bought a book of sketches that bill did around the same time as the hendrix project, there are plenty of gestural drawings of figures and imaginative ideas that he laid down to help continue building his expressive style. he is certainly in my top five favorite illustrators with one of the most unique approaches of various mixed media applications that really captures his voice as an illustrator. anyhow, i figure that i should just move the pen across the page without too much hesitation and here are a few short drawings that came about in the process. most of these are from within the past month, i threw in a few painterly sketches that i did over top of some pen work of my friend craig, smokey and jimi as well. if anyone sees this, thanks for taking a gander.

buy the slice and t jolly.

2009-09-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

i made this for a promotion at the pizza shop i work at. we like to call him stevie slice. i went and had him printed out at poster size two times for shop display (i'd hang out with him if he were real). and this past weekend, it was one of my best friends birthday, miss tamara jolly. here's a quick thing i threw together, which was suppose to be for her birthday card.

takeover uk poster

2009-09-04T19:49:00.000-07:00

poster i threw together for pittsburgh based band the takeover uk. i suppose they're gaining some acclaim to fame since they're signed to rykodisc records. i'm not all too crazy about the illustration actually, but as a poster it works well enough. that's it.

poster, labor and delivery.

2009-08-14T14:37:00.000-07:00

well, i finally found some work doing some labor for my neighbor at one of his property's and delivering pizzas down in oakmont along the boulevard where my friend craig works. i still have yet to find any commissioned work, but have recently done up a poster for a friend's band called meeting of important people, and i believe they were just recently signed to a national label... so they're good. don't feel much like writing anything else at the moment. peace.

back in the city of champions... and my folks basement.

2009-08-10T17:30:00.000-07:00

i've just recently relocated back to pittsburgh in my parents basement, that's about where i'm at right now. my time now is mostly spent looking for creative work and hourly paying gigs; i've yet to get either and i didn't get the internship from tom cody design. so, i just wanted to upload a few sketches from my new york trip and some others i've done since moving home. i also took some awful photographs of some loose pastel/charcoal work of jesus and a broad shoulder model with a disproportional arm and hand. but, since i've been home i've had the opportunity to catch up with some folks, play some puck, catch some kip, and feel sorry for myself. that's about it, enjoy.

home assignments from tom cody.

2009-08-02T23:10:00.001-07:00

i was up in new york city not too long ago, i got to see my dear good friend sean, and very briefly met with some folks at a textile/surface design company called tom cody design. here's a sample that i was asked to create based on an existing collection of a boy's surface design. they must have interviewed at least fifteen or so people, so i suppose this was their way of narrowing it down; i think i may have been narrowed out. i may as well throw up a picture my friend sean took while i was visiting her as well, and a pencil portrait that i drew up on the wall of her room that i accented with some blush.

voila.

2009-07-05T22:04:00.000-07:00

today is hopefully not the last day of my life.