THE ART WORK OF PATRICK O'KEEFE
welcome to my new site and blog, check out the galleries to left, enjoy. --ok.
18.05.12 Rakim Allah.
I had a chance to meet a legend and a personal inspiration, Rakim, at a show in Montreal. The performance was unreal, he is still one of the tightest on the mic, and he was a truly nice and genuine person. below is the finish painting I gave to him, plus the sketch and a shot of Ra signing a version for me to hang in my studio.
20.03.12 spring time.
spring time
20.03.12 day time.
just a quick study. lots of E3 work to be done... busy busy
13.02.12 resurrection.
this was part of a pitch that I can't really get into yet, but this sketches got canned early in project. I've had it sitting on my desk for weeks and would constantly go back to it. For the actual final I went in a total different direction, so I decided to finish this one for myself. take that!
10.02.12 mo better markers
Got some new copics. love them markers.
05.02.12 The shot that never was
Over the christmas break i got a chance to do some work on the King's Court Pepsi Super Bowl commercial. Specifically, to do a concept for the opening vista matte painting, done by Nick Hiatt and Attack FX. But, when i saw the spot today the shot was gone. so much for that.
22.01.12 Marker studies.
i love stepping away from the computer and non digital work. These are for nothing in particular, just good times in between projects. My new years resolution is to spend more time just doing my own thing.
check back for an update as soon as the super bowl has aired....
09.01.12 sci-fi cityscape.
A little sci-fi to start the year. I have been doing lots of sketching lately and will be posting everything very soon. Also some new campaigns I worked on should be dropping soon...
12.11.11 Mercedes Christmas.
Recently i did some VIs Dev work and a Matte painting for a Mercedes-Benz Christmas campaign, the commercial has been on TV apparently, but i haven't see it because i don't have cable... but there is a snippet of it on this here internet that you have heard so much about. BIg thanks to the guys at AttackFX, always a blast working with them.
and here is the Matte 
12.07.11 killer queen.
this one was sitting around when I left for LA, but never made it onto the blog. got a few new things ready to go, so check back for more updates.
11.09.11 hey...
got a call to do some pin ups for a project, needed to dust off the rust and do a few warmups...
11.01.11 Autumn walks
Definitely one of the best things about the east coast is Autumn, i loves me some brisk weather, colourful foliage and most of all hockey.
10.28.11 Friday somethings
a little Friday something something, working on my depth and a more muted palette. thanks so much for all the great feedback on the new site, its was great to get feedback. more work to come, including a Storyboarding gallery.
-ok
10.24.11 Greening up the back alleys of Montreal
This Saturday, I painted a mural off Ruelle 5e & Holt in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal as part of a project put together by MU, an award-winning Montreal-based non-profit that promotes public art by creating murals for local communities. MU teamed up with the borough, SODER, Caisses Desjardins, and éco-quartiers, recruiting eight artists to inject the neighbourhood's back alleys with a healthy dose of colour and imagination for their Ruelle Verte ("green alley") campaign, reinforcing the links between art and the environment.
These alleys are a popular place to play, and we asked the kids hanging around to make the mural their own by choosing a sticker of their first initial to incorporate into the mural of some typical Montreal characters on bikes. We got the kids involved, but you can't make everyone happy. You'll notice a wardrobe upgrade on one of the characters; a local parent didn't like the idea of a girl riding a bike in a swimsuit.
Check out some of the progress shots in the slideshow. bam!
-B for P
10.24.11 Gazette feature
A process photo from this weekend's mural with the MU Project in Montreal, this photo was taken from the Montreal Gazette. I have a bunch of photos and sketches of the mural to come, plus a little story about censorship....
the article with the gazette can be read in full here
10.21.11 Dshade: The Water Principle
Album cover art for DShade's new album, The Water Principal
10.18.11 Up and Running
a personal painting
welcome to my new site and blog, check out the galleries to left, enjoy. --ok.
18.05.12 Rakim Allah.
I had a chance to meet a legend and a personal inspiration, Rakim, at a show in Montreal. The performance was unreal, he is still one of the tightest on the mic, and he was a truly nice and genuine person. below is the finish painting I gave to him, plus the sketch and a shot of Ra signing a version for me to hang in my studio.
20.03.12 spring time.
spring time
20.03.12 day time.
just a quick study. lots of E3 work to be done... busy busy
13.02.12 resurrection.
this was part of a pitch that I can't really get into yet, but this sketches got canned early in project. I've had it sitting on my desk for weeks and would constantly go back to it. For the actual final I went in a total different direction, so I decided to finish this one for myself. take that!
10.02.12 mo better markers
Got some new copics. love them markers.
05.02.12 The shot that never was
Over the christmas break i got a chance to do some work on the King's Court Pepsi Super Bowl commercial. Specifically, to do a concept for the opening vista matte painting, done by Nick Hiatt and Attack FX. But, when i saw the spot today the shot was gone. so much for that.
22.01.12 Marker studies.
i love stepping away from the computer and non digital work. These are for nothing in particular, just good times in between projects. My new years resolution is to spend more time just doing my own thing.
check back for an update as soon as the super bowl has aired....
09.01.12 sci-fi cityscape.
A little sci-fi to start the year. I have been doing lots of sketching lately and will be posting everything very soon. Also some new campaigns I worked on should be dropping soon...
12.11.11 Mercedes Christmas.
Recently i did some VIs Dev work and a Matte painting for a Mercedes-Benz Christmas campaign, the commercial has been on TV apparently, but i haven't see it because i don't have cable... but there is a snippet of it on this here internet that you have heard so much about. BIg thanks to the guys at AttackFX, always a blast working with them.
and here is the Matte 12.07.11 killer queen.
this one was sitting around when I left for LA, but never made it onto the blog. got a few new things ready to go, so check back for more updates.
11.09.11 hey...
got a call to do some pin ups for a project, needed to dust off the rust and do a few warmups...
11.01.11 Autumn walks
Definitely one of the best things about the east coast is Autumn, i loves me some brisk weather, colourful foliage and most of all hockey.
10.28.11 Friday somethings
a little Friday something something, working on my depth and a more muted palette. thanks so much for all the great feedback on the new site, its was great to get feedback. more work to come, including a Storyboarding gallery.
-ok
10.24.11 Greening up the back alleys of Montreal
This Saturday, I painted a mural off Ruelle 5e & Holt in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal as part of a project put together by MU, an award-winning Montreal-based non-profit that promotes public art by creating murals for local communities. MU teamed up with the borough, SODER, Caisses Desjardins, and éco-quartiers, recruiting eight artists to inject the neighbourhood's back alleys with a healthy dose of colour and imagination for their Ruelle Verte ("green alley") campaign, reinforcing the links between art and the environment.
These alleys are a popular place to play, and we asked the kids hanging around to make the mural their own by choosing a sticker of their first initial to incorporate into the mural of some typical Montreal characters on bikes. We got the kids involved, but you can't make everyone happy. You'll notice a wardrobe upgrade on one of the characters; a local parent didn't like the idea of a girl riding a bike in a swimsuit.
Check out some of the progress shots in the slideshow. bam!
-B for P
10.24.11 Gazette feature
A process photo from this weekend's mural with the MU Project in Montreal, this photo was taken from the Montreal Gazette. I have a bunch of photos and sketches of the mural to come, plus a little story about censorship....
the article with the gazette can be read in full here
10.21.11 Dshade: The Water Principle
Album cover art for DShade's new album, The Water Principal
10.18.11 Up and Running
a personal painting
