Josh Cassidy

Robert Johnson

2010-04-29T08:51:00.001-07:00

BB

2010-02-02T08:33:00.001-08:00

A drawing of B.B. King using a blue ballpoint pen on moleskine.

Jimmy Fallon iPhone Painting

2009-07-22T07:00:00.000-07:00

My iPhone painting of Jimmy Fallon is on his site! Go here to check it out. Also, click below to watch the 'making of' video.

Warm Heart Watercolor

2009-07-13T06:06:00.001-07:00

I was recently asked to illustrate the phrase "Malawi: the warm heart of Africa". Due to a quick deadline, I decided to bust out the watercolors.

I hadn't used watercolors in well over 5 years, so it was fun to revisit the medium. I'll take you through the process below.

I began with a rough sketch:

I then washed in the skin tone:

Starting with the eyes, I began to focus on the details. I also darkened the darks and added rich medium tones. I love to approach painting as a sculptor would--shaping and constructing the face with color:

Continuing with details, I focus on the nose and mouth. Finally, I work on the ears, shirt and add final highlights to complete the painting seen above:

Latest iPhone Fingerpainting

2009-07-06T13:55:00.000-07:00

My latest iPhone painting has been posted on MercyMe's site. Thanks for the posting, fellas!

(click to view video)

RIP MJ

2009-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:00

Saddened by the loss of a musical legend, I painted Michael on my iPhone.

iPhone Brushes Painting of Shaq

2009-06-25T06:38:00.000-07:00

As many of you already know, I've been on a crazy mission to paint people's twitter profile pics on my iPhone using the Brushes app. The latest iphone finger painting is of the recently traded Shaquille O'Neal. Enjoy!

Cory Commision Pt 1

2009-06-24T17:26:00.000-07:00

I always love to see how artists work! I like to watch an empty canvas or a rough sketch become something beautiful.

Recently, my friend Cory Basil commissioned me to paint a caricature for him. His only instructions were to include a raven with attitude. Sweet!!!

Over the next few posts, I will take you through the process and show you how I work.

First, I begin with a thumbnail to get the composition and idea down.

Next, I begin to rough in color to set the overall tone and mood. At this point, very little attention is paid to likeness and it is kept super loose. The key here is color and mood.

To be continued....

iPhone Brushes Painting of John Mayer

2009-06-17T08:20:00.000-07:00

Lately, I've been having fun with twitter. Just for fun, I've been painting people's twitter profile pics....on my iPhone with the Brushes app. Here's one I did of @johncmayer. If you're totally bored, you can follow me at www.twitter.com/joshcassidy.

Here's the vid:

You can also see a bunch of other ones at: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheJoshcassidy

iphone Self Portrait

2009-06-06T18:05:00.000-07:00

This is a self portrait that I painted on my iphone using the Brushes app. Enjoy!

Michael Hyatt

2008-07-06T14:48:00.001-07:00

Commission piece for CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing.

Paul Pierce

2008-06-18T13:24:00.001-07:00

Here's a quick painting/sketch I did of the Finals MVP. Paul Pierce tore it up!

Coldplay

2008-06-10T21:52:00.001-07:00

These guys are dope. Can't wait to hear the new album.

Ken Davis

2008-06-03T10:12:00.000-07:00

Commission piece for a comedian. This dude's funny!

Something Different

2008-05-28T17:49:00.000-07:00

Here's a little something different. Sorry for the sparse posting, I've been working on a few commission pieces.

Candidates

2008-05-09T13:42:00.000-07:00

Eric Clapton

2008-04-30T08:36:00.000-07:00

Man, I love this guy! I think a little too much.

Gnarls

2008-04-25T13:39:00.001-07:00

Randy Elrod

2008-04-21T19:23:00.000-07:00

Commission for a fellow blogger.

The House That Ruth Built

2008-04-17T14:51:00.000-07:00

MJ

2008-04-11T11:31:00.000-07:00

A-Rod

2008-04-05T15:55:00.000-07:00

The Office

2008-04-04T22:18:00.001-07:00

John Mayer

2008-04-04T10:44:00.001-07:00

Steve Nash

2008-04-03T20:35:00.001-07:00

Cover of 'Freethrow' (Official program of the Phoenix Suns)

No Country

2008-04-02T18:50:00.000-07:00

This dude's got a creepy, creepy face--so I wanted to paint it.

Shaq

2008-04-02T18:47:00.001-07:00

Cover of 'Freethrow' (Official program of the Phoenix Suns)

Hill

2008-03-24T11:16:00.000-07:00

Cover of 'Freethrow' (Official program of the Phoenix Suns)