Gesso and Pastel on Masonite, 6x9
Gesso and Pastel on Masonite, 6x9
Ink Wash and Charcoal Pencil, 14x16
Ink Wash and Charcoal Pencil, 14x16
Permanent marker, fountain pen and non-photo blue pencil, 11x17
Permanent marker, fountain pen and non-photo blue pencil, 11x17
B/W Photoscan:  11x17 (reduced to 8.5x10 for publication)
B/W Photoscan: 11x17 (reduced to 8.5x10 for publication)
Oil on canvas, 20x20
Oil on canvas, 20x20
Oil on canvas, 20x20
Oil on canvas, 20x20
Oil on canvas, 24x36
Oil on canvas, 24x36
Cold encaustic, oil paint, housepaint, and acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 72x58
Cold encaustic, oil paint, housepaint, and acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 72x58
Life drawing:  chalk on construction paper, 8x10
Life drawing: chalk on construction paper, 8x10
Life drawing:  Charcoal pencil and chalk on charcoal paper, 8x10
Life drawing: Charcoal pencil and chalk on charcoal paper, 8x10
Leaves and mulch, approximately 18 feet long
Leaves and mulch, approximately 18 feet long

Site-specific sculpture, Prospect Park Lake

Leaves and mulch, approximately 18 feet long
Leaves and mulch, approximately 18 feet long

Site-specific sculpture, Prospect Park Lake

"Sal Abatiello in DISCO FEVER," Page 1
"Sal Abatiello in DISCO FEVER," Page 1

Script and panel layouts by Bill Wrigley, artwork by K.Thor Jensen (www.shortandhappy.com). Based on a passage from YES YES Y’ALL: THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT ORAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP’S FIRST DECADE by Jim Fricke and Charlie Ahearn.

Published in ROCKTOBER Magazine, 2012.

"Sal Abatiello in DISCO FEVER," page 2
"Sal Abatiello in DISCO FEVER," page 2

Script and panel layouts by Bill Wrigley, artwork by K.Thor Jensen (www.shortandhappy.com). Based on a passage from YES YES Y’ALL: THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT ORAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP’S FIRST DECADE by Jim Fricke and Charlie Ahearn.

Published in ROCKTOBER Magazine, 2012.

Ink wash on sulphite paper, 12x18
Ink wash on sulphite paper, 12x18

Quick material demo for two AP students interested in ink wash. As I worked, we talked about Egon Schiele’s use of a bold, thick edges to make an object “pop” off the page. I demonstrated that as well.

Logo for "Bushwick Rooks" (campus chess team)
Logo for "Bushwick Rooks" (campus chess team)

Used on team sweatshirts.

Sketch for logo for school rebranding effort
Sketch for logo for school rebranding effort

“Academy for Excellence in Leadership” logo and new color scheme. Motif (valedictorian addressing the graduating class) decided upon through brainstorming effort with student O.R., Class of 2019. The school’s new name, logo and color scheme will take effect in September, 2019.

Final digital Logo for school rebranding effort
Final digital Logo for school rebranding effort

“Academy for Excellence in Leadership” logo and new color scheme. Motif (valedictorian addressing the graduating class) decided upon through brainstorming effort with student O.R., Class of 2019. The school’s new name, logo and color scheme will take effect in September, 2019.

Photoscan of nonphoto blue pencil and permanent marker on Bristol, 11x17
Photoscan of nonphoto blue pencil and permanent marker on Bristol, 11x17

T-shirt design for local luchador “Mantequilla”

Watercolor on watercolor paper, 9x6
Watercolor on watercolor paper, 9x6

A quick lunchtime painting of one of the gourds my AP students were drawing in charcoal chiaroscuro.

Waterproof pen over watercolor, 3.9x10.8
Waterproof pen over watercolor, 3.9x10.8

Marvin Gaye, Dick Dale, Bob Dylan, James Brown and the Reducers

Watercolor on watercolor paper, 6x9
Watercolor on watercolor paper, 6x9

A vision of travel and memories of our newborn during a quarantined Mother’s Day.

Ink, graphite and non-photo pencil on Bristol board, 11x17
Ink, graphite and non-photo pencil on Bristol board, 11x17

“The First Day of School,” created as a step-by-step demo for the inaugural semester of my Comic Art class.

Gesso and Pastel on Masonite, 6x9
Ink Wash and Charcoal Pencil, 14x16
Permanent marker, fountain pen and non-photo blue pencil, 11x17
B/W Photoscan:  11x17 (reduced to 8.5x10 for publication)
Oil on canvas, 20x20
Oil on canvas, 20x20
Oil on canvas, 24x36
Cold encaustic, oil paint, housepaint, and acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 72x58
Life drawing:  chalk on construction paper, 8x10
Life drawing:  Charcoal pencil and chalk on charcoal paper, 8x10
Leaves and mulch, approximately 18 feet long
Leaves and mulch, approximately 18 feet long
"Sal Abatiello in DISCO FEVER," Page 1
"Sal Abatiello in DISCO FEVER," page 2
Ink wash on sulphite paper, 12x18
Logo for "Bushwick Rooks" (campus chess team)
Sketch for logo for school rebranding effort
Final digital Logo for school rebranding effort
Photoscan of nonphoto blue pencil and permanent marker on Bristol, 11x17
Watercolor on watercolor paper, 9x6
Waterproof pen over watercolor, 3.9x10.8
Watercolor on watercolor paper, 6x9
Ink, graphite and non-photo pencil on Bristol board, 11x17
Gesso and Pastel on Masonite, 6x9
Ink Wash and Charcoal Pencil, 14x16
Permanent marker, fountain pen and non-photo blue pencil, 11x17
B/W Photoscan: 11x17 (reduced to 8.5x10 for publication)
Oil on canvas, 20x20
Oil on canvas, 20x20
Oil on canvas, 24x36
Cold encaustic, oil paint, housepaint, and acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 72x58
Life drawing: chalk on construction paper, 8x10
Life drawing: Charcoal pencil and chalk on charcoal paper, 8x10
Leaves and mulch, approximately 18 feet long

Site-specific sculpture, Prospect Park Lake

Leaves and mulch, approximately 18 feet long

Site-specific sculpture, Prospect Park Lake

"Sal Abatiello in DISCO FEVER," Page 1

Script and panel layouts by Bill Wrigley, artwork by K.Thor Jensen (www.shortandhappy.com). Based on a passage from YES YES Y’ALL: THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT ORAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP’S FIRST DECADE by Jim Fricke and Charlie Ahearn.

Published in ROCKTOBER Magazine, 2012.

"Sal Abatiello in DISCO FEVER," page 2

Script and panel layouts by Bill Wrigley, artwork by K.Thor Jensen (www.shortandhappy.com). Based on a passage from YES YES Y’ALL: THE EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT ORAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP’S FIRST DECADE by Jim Fricke and Charlie Ahearn.

Published in ROCKTOBER Magazine, 2012.

Ink wash on sulphite paper, 12x18

Quick material demo for two AP students interested in ink wash. As I worked, we talked about Egon Schiele’s use of a bold, thick edges to make an object “pop” off the page. I demonstrated that as well.

Logo for "Bushwick Rooks" (campus chess team)

Used on team sweatshirts.

Sketch for logo for school rebranding effort

“Academy for Excellence in Leadership” logo and new color scheme. Motif (valedictorian addressing the graduating class) decided upon through brainstorming effort with student O.R., Class of 2019. The school’s new name, logo and color scheme will take effect in September, 2019.

Final digital Logo for school rebranding effort

“Academy for Excellence in Leadership” logo and new color scheme. Motif (valedictorian addressing the graduating class) decided upon through brainstorming effort with student O.R., Class of 2019. The school’s new name, logo and color scheme will take effect in September, 2019.

Photoscan of nonphoto blue pencil and permanent marker on Bristol, 11x17

T-shirt design for local luchador “Mantequilla”

Watercolor on watercolor paper, 9x6

A quick lunchtime painting of one of the gourds my AP students were drawing in charcoal chiaroscuro.

Waterproof pen over watercolor, 3.9x10.8

Marvin Gaye, Dick Dale, Bob Dylan, James Brown and the Reducers

Watercolor on watercolor paper, 6x9

A vision of travel and memories of our newborn during a quarantined Mother’s Day.

Ink, graphite and non-photo pencil on Bristol board, 11x17

“The First Day of School,” created as a step-by-step demo for the inaugural semester of my Comic Art class.

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