joseph sapulich

GOUACHE DEVELOPMENT PAINTING

PAINTING DETAIL

This is my Gouache painting on illustration board of a motorcycle for Yamaha. The detail almost put me in an early grave but I survived and won several awards for painting. It was featured in magazines, corporate advertising and articles featuring demo shots. Most of my work today has more of a painterly feel leaving brush strokes and softer edges. Special thanks to the Yamaha Motor Corporation.

GEORGE—GOUACHE PAINTING

My dad posed for this painting when was just starting out in the business. This is a Gouache painting (kinda like tempera paint) on illustration board. So, this really is the first in the American Made series. I remember painting the whole thing pretty much with a 001 watercolor brush. That's when I had patience.

George, having internal bleeding, was rushed to the hospital right before Christmas. It was a rough time but at least I had a gifted week off from work to visit him. All I can say is he's a crusty character. He was always the tough guy at the bar so it was strange to see him laying there with an oxogen line strapped to his nose. I can honestly say that even though he's eighty-four years young he's still rabble rousing with the best of them—just a little slower these days.

Confined to a rehabilitation home, he is filling his days regaling the nurses with amazing exploits of his youth when he worked in a coal mine in Pennsylvania, went to fight Hitler in the big war, and other colorful stories for those not faint of heart—most are true—all entertaining. If you're a judgmental Christian this guy will give you volumes for your files. LOL.

Please pray for Geo as he lives through his latest adventure overcoming his physical condition with daily rehab. Let's believe together that he will have complete healing and restoration and that he will have many more adventures to tell to his grandchildren and wide eyed nurses. Thx.

DETAIL

EAGLE SKETCH—OIL WASH

SMOK'N

CONCEPT SKETCH—SEMPER FI

THE ART OF JOSEPH SAPULICH

My first printed collection of fine art oil paintings is now available. This forty-eight page gallery catalog features selected oils from my American Made: People of the Heartland series. It's geared toward galleries and fine art collectors but I thought I'd make it available to everyone for a limited time. All of the reproductions are printed on high lustre premium paper which is amazing. The printer really did a great job on this.

Preliminary Sketch On Canvas Board.

Oil Sketch on Canvas Board.

MORNING BLEND

DOC MARTIN

Finally done! The painting itself went fast but finding the time to actually sit down and paint is the challenge for me these days. Anyway, the painting is complete because it says what I want it to say and nothing more can add to that statement. Special thanks to my friend Jim Martin who posed for this oil.

OIL PAINTING IN PROGRESS

Block-in stages; charcoal sketch and over all wash to background and upper face. I'm going to leave the background unfinished and just add the beard and indicate parts of the collar and jacket. These shots were taken under north light with no color correction so the colors may be a bit of depending on your monitor.