Schmutznik is out
Marfa for the Perplexed is the 2021 Texas Great Read
Knots
Pineapple
Flipbook
Bubble Wand
Quilling
Schmutznik game
Highland Avenue #02
Highland Avenue #01
Wine Illustration for Pipette Magazine
Peaches
The French House
The Halal Guys
Cheese
Step by Step Cheese
Plate of Fruits
Madeira Wine
Potted Plant
Peaches on Tree
Kalita
Chemex
Coffees
Chili Queen
Tex Mex
Bottles of Rum
Rice Bar
Cafe Parking
Wine and Rice
In-n-out Burger
Pairing Wine the LA Way
Wines
Food at Martin Mariscos
Coffee Ingredients
Brownie Ingredients
Salsa Chili
Fire Eater
MFK Fisher: Among the Pots and Pans
Holywood White Shops
H W Kellys
Lurgan Library
Empire Comedy Club Belfast
The Food Shark
The Vin-Fizz Flyer Comes to Marfa
The Highland Hereford Rough Riders
The Nevill Ranch Raid
Weird Marfa and Camp Bosworth
Bob Hinkle and James Dean in Marfa
Memories of Giant
Farm House, Valentine, Texas
Drums and Buildings Valentine Texas
Belfast Bus triptych
Well Used Truck in Alpine
School Bus Front
Onions
The Right Stuff
Watchful Mama
Tiny Chicks
Samantha the Baby Goat
Penelope Listening
Mountain Goat
Grasshopper
Goat Friends
Galveston Seagull
Frieda
Chicken Time
Bubs
Brave Applejack Coy Blackjack
Blackjack
Baby Goat
Agave
West Texas Items
Big Red Bus
Red Pepper Half 1
Watermelon Slice 3
Tomato Squash Cabbage
Laptop
Alpine Amigos at Night
Van Horn Green Gas Station
Van Horn Corner
Van Horn Clothes Store
Ice Plant Marfa
Restaurant and Barber Shop
First Methodist Church
11 Victoria Street, Belfast
The Cloth Ear, Belfast
Hole in the Wall, Austin Drag
Barnes and Noble, Austin Drag
Baja Fresh, Austin Drag
Coop, Austin Drag
Cream, Austin Drag
Madam Mams, Austin Drag
Nomadic Notions, Austin Drag
Tower Records
Tylers, Austin Drag
Schmutznik is out
After a long development time, my PC game Schmutznik is now available to purchase from Steam and Itch.io. This game was coded with GameMaker Studio, the artwork was made from play-doh and edited in Photoshop, and audio was made using Garageband from Apple. Music was made by Jeffery Meyer.
Marfa for the Perplexed is the 2021 Texas Great Read
The book I illustrated for Lonn Taylor and the Marfa Book Company has been chosen by the State of Texas as the 2021 Texas Great Read. More information can be found here.
Schmutznik game
This is a screen grab from Schmutznik, a game I am developing where the artwork is made from colored clay. The game was developed in GameMaker. A video, demo, and some more screens can be found here: https://avram-dumitrescu.itch.io/schmutznik
Highland Avenue #02
Unused artwork from the book Marfa for the Perplexed by Lonn Taylor and published by the Marfa Book Company. This is one side of Highland Avenue in Marfa, Texas.
Highland Avenue #01
Unused artwork from the book Marfa for the Perplexed by Lonn Taylor and published by the Marfa Book Company. This is one side of Highland Avenue in Marfa, Texas.
Wine Illustration for Pipette Magazine
My friends Nathan and Amy Struthers posed so I could create this illustration for a feature on Sulphur in Wine for Pipette Magazine.
Step by Step Cheese
Illustrations for a feature in Culture magazine. Beautiful layout by Andrea Duarte at Red Herring Design.
Plate of Fruits
Unused artwork for the book The Jane Austen Diet.
Madeira Wine
Unused artwork for the book The Jane Austen Diet.
Potted Plant
Unused art for the book The Jane Austen Diet.
Peaches on Tree
Illustration for a feature for The Local Palate magazine.
Tex Mex
Tex Mex, digital illustration
Made for an issue of The Local Palate.
Rice Bar
Rice Bar, digitally colored monoprint
Created for Lagom magazine, issue #06.
Cafe Parking
Cafe Parking, watercolor on paper
Illustration created for a book proposal with Megan Wilde.
Wine and Rice
Wine and Rice, digitally colored monoprint
Made for an issue of Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies
In-n-out Burger
In-n-out Burger, digitally colored monoprint
Created for Lagom #06. Based on an In-n-Out restaurant in Los Angeles.
Pairing Wine the LA Way
Pairing Wine the LA Way, digitally colored monoprint
Created for Lagom magazine issue #06.
MFK Fisher: Among the Pots and Pans
MFK Fisher: Among the Pots and Pans, watercolor on paper
I was the illustrator for this book on the noted America food writer and chef Mary Francis Kennedy Fisher. Working closely with the author I recreated kitchens and homes she lived and worked in, and painted small vignettes of food as chapter openers. MFK Fisher: Among the Pots and Pans was written by Joan Reardon and published by the University of California Press.
Holywood White Shops
Holywood White Shops, 17 x 14, watercolor on paper
Commission for the Ulster Tatler magazine.
Lurgan Library
Lurgan Library, 17 x 14, watercolor on paper
Commission for the Ulster Tatler magazine.
Empire Comedy Club Belfast
Empire Comedy Club Belfast, 14 x 17, watercolor on paper
Commission for the Ulster Tatler magazine.
The Food Shark
The Food Shark, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.
The Vin-Fizz Flyer Comes to Marfa
The Vin-Fizz Flyer Comes to Marfa, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.
The Highland Hereford Rough Riders
The Highland Hereford Rough Riders, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.
The Nevill Ranch Raid
The Nevill Ranch Raid, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company. Research for this illustration greatly helped by the Archives of the Big Bend.
Weird Marfa and Camp Bosworth
Weird Marfa and Camp Bosworth, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.
Bob Hinkle and James Dean in Marfa
Bob Hinkle and James Dean in Marfa, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.
Memories of Giant
Memories of Giant, digital illustration
Created for the book Marfa for the Perplexed, written by Lonn Taylor, published by the Marfa Book Company.
Farm House, Valentine, Texas
Farm House, Valentine, Texas, watercolor on paper
Illustration for a book proposal with Megan Wilde.
Drums and Buildings Valentine Texas
Drums and Buildings, Valentine, Texas, watercolor on paper
For a proposed book project with Megan Wilde.
Belfast Bus triptych
Belfast Bus triptych, acrylic on card
Formally part of the UTV Art Collection in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Well Used Truck in Alpine
Well Used Truck in Alpine, acrylic on panel
School Bus Front
School Bus Front, acrylic on card
Onions
Onions, monoprint
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff, acrylic on canvas
Watchful Mama
Watchful Mama, acrylic on canvas
Tiny Chicks
Tiny Chicks, 10×10 (each image), acrylic on canvas
Samantha the Baby Goat
Samantha the Baby Goat, acrylic on canvas
Penelope Listening
Penelope Listening, acrylic on canvas
Mountain Goat
Mountain Goat, acrylic on canvas
Grasshopper
Grasshopper, acrylic on canvas
Goat Friends
Goat Friends, acrylic on canvas
Galveston Seagull
Galveston Seagull, oil on canvas
Frieda
Frieda, acrylic on canvas
Chicken Time
Chicken Time, acrylic on canvas
Bubs
Bubs, oil on canvas
Brave Applejack Coy Blackjack
Brave Applejack Coy Blackjack, 40 x 30, acrylic on canvas
Blackjack
Blackjack, acrylic on canvas
Baby Goat
Baby Goat, acrylic on canvas
Agave
Agave, acrylic on paper
West Texas Items
West Texas Items, 10 x 10 (each painting), acrylic on canvas
Made shortly after we moved out to Fort Davis, I spent the summer painting and drawing landscapes and the items that I felt representative of the area.
Big Red Bus
Big Red Bus, 30 x 40, acrylic on card
Red Pepper Half 1
Red Pepper Half 1, 10 x 10, acrylic on canvas
Watermelon Slice 3
Watermelon Slice 3, 20 x 10, acrylic on canvas
Tomato Squash Cabbage
Tomato Squash Cabbage, 10 x 10 (each image), acrylic on canvas
Laptop
Laptop, digital illustration
Created for the International Symposium on Online Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin
Alpine Amigos at Night
Alpine Amigos at Night, 36 x 12, acrylic on canvas
For an exhibition in Van Horn, Texas.
Van Horn Green Gas Station
Van Horn Green Gas Station, 36 x 12, acrylic on canvas
For an exhibition in Van Horn, Texas.
Van Horn Corner
Van Horn Corner, 36 x 12, acrylic on canvas
For an exhibition in Van Horn, Texas.
Van Horn Clothes Store
Van Horn Clothes Store, 36 x 12, acrylic on canvas
For an exhibition in Van Horn, Texas.
Ice Plant Marfa
Ice Plant Marfa, 24 x 20, pencil on paper
Restaurant and Barber Shop
Restaurant and Barber Shop
One of a series of illustrations for a book proposal with Megan Wilde.
First Methodist Church
First Methodist Church, acrylic on canvas
Located in Alpine, Texas.
11 Victoria Street, Belfast
11 Victoria Street, Belfast, 24 x 20, pencil on paper
Architectural drawing made in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The Cloth Ear, Belfast
The Cloth Ear, Belfast, 20 x 24, pencil on paper
Architectural drawing made in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Hole in the Wall, Austin Drag
Hole in the Wall, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.
Barnes and Noble, Austin Drag
Barnes and Noble, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.
Baja Fresh, Austin Drag
Baja Fresh, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.
Coop, Austin Drag
Coop, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.
Cream, Austin Drag
Cream, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.
Madam Mams, Austin Drag
Madam Mams, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.
Nomadic Notions, Austin Drag
Nomadic Notions, Austin Drag, 17 x 11, watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.
Tower Records
Tower Records, Austin Drag, 17 x 14, Watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.
Tylers, Austin Drag
Tylers, Austin Drag, 17 x 14, Watercolor on paper
Part of a series of watercolors where I wanted to record the Drag at Austin, a long street right next to the University of Texas. This was made in 2004 so many of the businesses may have changed by now.