Filthy Rich

I was asked to be part of a "food" themed show at the Greenwood Collective in Seattle. I had an idea to make a sleazy rich dude, reminiscent of an old photo I saw a long time ago of Dave from Daves Steakhouse on broadway. In the photo, that one of his waitresses showed me, Dave was on a boat with his arm around two slutty looking chicks, clutching an 80's fake breast in each hand. The picture changed slightly from idea to sketch, but it kept the same general idea.

So first I sketched it out

Then I scaled it up on plywood.

I cut it out with a jigsaw, and sanded the edges.

I was finishing it the day of the show opening, so I didn't have time to execute the piece with the style that I usually use (covering it with black gesso and color pencil). I decided to just use the black gesso as line work, like an ink drawing.

I erased some of the pencil lines, and coated it in polyurethane.
Here he is partying in front of the Pantages.