@retoyman Portrait of Ziggy Stardust David Bowie acrylic on paper 11x14. This is a direct replication of a beautiful image by @therealmickrock #davidbowie #bowieforever #realism #painting #mickrock #bowie #retoyman #ziggystardust https://www.instagram.com/p/BzJNzCxgluo/?igshid=1il4o8yye8nlk
@retoyman Text Art. Sometimes Making A List Is This Empowering Thing To Do. #textart #retoyman #makealist #list #writing #blackandwhite #handwritten #lettering #handlettering #wordsofwisdom #artistsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BzHQTCagxVd/?igshid=1wi5grqh4t2sr
@retoyman Happy January 8! A little piece to honor two men that inspired generations to manifest themselves in art and in life. Two artists that blended musical styles to create new genres and advocated self expression in every form. Born on January 8th. #davidbowie #elvispresley #retoyman #rock #blackwhite #inkwash #drawing #bowie #bowieforever #theking https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYk6E6AiUH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17f494mkcjdab
Retoyman text art. Asking Myself To Do Difficult Things. Red water color with water brush pen on bull 9x12 calligraphy paper. I made two versions of this piece. The next slide shows the original wording and all of the ink bleeds I made trying to use the water brush with water color. I change the piece to this wording because this is about my choices and if I tackle them or put them off. Self realization starts with the self. #retoyman #inkonpaper #handlettering #handwriting #handwritten #red https://www.instagram.com/p/CASv59lg5Sv/?igshid=1qw5yfgykkxpb
What I watched on @Instagram stories: @setoayumi live chat wearing an amazing Kelly Green turtleneck sweater with spaghetti string striped shirt dress (I think). Notes about this new series of drawings: I’m thinking of this new series of single brush line drawings as stripped down “covers” of images and videos that I have watched and selected from the many individuals I follow on Instagram. I see this as a ‘back to basics’ practice using only a water brush with calligraphy ink and paper I bought from Daiso. I also view this series as an introduction to new content creators on Instagram. #retoyman #art #drawing #portrait #blackandwhite #ink #inkdrawing #linedrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CAO755lgBuo/?igshid=14wisislax1f0
Retoyman text art. I Don’t Want You To Love Me For My Looks But I want To Be Attractive. Digital painting made with @procreate Pocket. #retoyman #attractive #dailyquote #digitalpainting #digitalart #procreatepocket #handwritten #blue #green #selfworth #beautyandbrains #beautyisskindeep #worthnotbasedonwhoiam #looksarentwverything https://www.instagram.com/p/B9E5FnKA93x/?igshid=1s8dbyk6j4bfk
Digital painting of Abraham Lincoln with @procreate pocket. This is from a photo before 1861 when he was clean shaven. #retoyman #abrahamlincoln #Lincoln #digitalpaining #digitalart #realiam#green #purple #portrait #pastel #procreatepocket #procreate #history https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CFo5tAoOa/?igshid=16ek3sjvks3z1
Digital text piece. I Have An Idea For A Supergroup: Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, Lady Tron and the will be called 3X A Lady. (After the Lionel Richie Song). Made with @procreate Pocket. #retoyman #ladygaga #ladyantebellum #ladytron #supergroup #music #fusion #fusionmusic #digitalart #handritten #handlettering #yellow #black #text #textart https://www.instagram.com/p/B8_v2LFgZuE/?igshid=1rb9kjdzhyj4c
Digital painting with @procreate pocket of an early blossom Cherry Blossom at @laarboretum. #retoyman #sakura #cherryossom #blossom #floweringtree #cherrytree #digitalpainting #digitalart #artistsoninstagram #pink #laarboretum https://www.instagram.com/p/B86oRb1A7Ix/?igshid=1bzeggumo1yfx
Most Kid Movies Are About Fart Jokes And Believing In Yourself. Retoyman Digital drawing 2020. #retoyman #dailythought #textart #textartist #handwrittwn #handlettering #cursive #blackamdwhite #digitalart #procreatepocket https://www.instagram.com/p/B840u0aA0Rr/?igshid=rgs4mb19ahor
Change Your Mind For A Better Solution To Any Matter. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper. You can change your mind. You can find a solution. Both take time. Both can lead you to a happier place. Both can make it worse. Change is inevitable. #wordsofwisdom #inspiration #retoyman #inkonpaper #handwritten #handwriting #handlettered #blackandwhite https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mT6tsg35o/?igshid=2jpqz37y32w9
@retoyman text art. We Are Connected Through Entertainment. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper. Although USA is made up of a rich multi national citizens the one thing we have in common is entertainment. From instagram to movie theaters, Podcasts, radio, and novels. That is what binds us together more than any other loyalty. We bond through it. #retoyman #textart #handwritten #handletter #blackandwhite #inspirationalquotes #art #text #inkonpaper https://www.instagram.com/p/B2eZMhfg_1w/?igshid=1uerxwmnogg4z
The third and final painting made in collaboration with @amblinroad celebrating the seminal Steven Spielberg film E.T. The Extraterrestrial can be won by visiting the @amblinroad facebook page. Here are my thoughts on this final piece. Last Contact
The final ending where the bikes fly a second time with ET’s renewed strength was such an inspiration to me as child. I remember yelling to my best friend at the theater “this is the greatest movie ever!” There are major visual symbols that I deciphered as an adult but I didn’t’ comprehend as an early teen. How the glowing energy of the sun reflects the brightness of ET’s healing finger. Elliott’s red hoodie mirrors ET’s glowing red heart. Elliot’s growth and independence portrayed in the final image of a young boy by himself facing the vastness of the universe that ET belongs to. #retoyman #et #ettheextraterrestrial #speilberg #stevenspeilberg #flyingbikes #cinema #sun #aliens #1982 #painting #acryliconpaper #acrylicpainting #minimalpalette #realism #artrealism