Joe Chiappetta's Blog, page 7
July 10, 2019
Victory of the Spiritual Mind
Victory of the Spiritual Mind is rare digital art available on MakersPlaceWe all want victory in as many areas of our life as possible. For me, this is especially evident in the things I go to God about in prayer daily. The things I want to gain a victory in are the things I am typically praying about... over and over. Such things have become the themes of this surreal, symbolic digital painting of mine.
Many of these themes are easy to spot in the painting but some may be more subtle, becaus...
July 8, 2019
Father Daughter Treasure Time
Father Daughter Treasure Time is rare digital art available on MakersPlace.
Fatherhood and parenting have been recurring themes in my art and comics for 3 decades. It has forever changed me--as it should--for the better. I know I am not alone.
This drawing started as a sketch of a father named Jason Berns. He is happily holding his youngest child in the relative quiet of his backyard. The letter "B" on his shirt is from his company logo for The Berns Team , which is a prominent real estate compa...
July 2, 2019
Portrait of a Creative Blockchain Technologist
What began as a big marker sketch on a reused plastic bubble-wrap envelope to mail art, has evolved considerably. After much editing, the sketch has turned into full-on animated rare digital art. This piece depicts Matt Condon, who is an insightful podcaster on Digitally Rare and also a creative blockchain technologist.
A number of personal drawings that I enjoy most started out as unassuming giveaway sketches on envelopes. Perhaps it's because drawing on such items is quick and uninhibited by...
July 1, 2019
Hi-Fidelity Band
This art came about after looking at a lot of classic vinyl record covers with my youngest daughter over the last few weeks. Pasadena has a number of places that sell used records and a person could spend hours hunting for hidden treasures there.
All this retro experience got me inspired to make some old-school album cover art as we were listening to a variety of cool 80s rock music. I created this piece using Ganbreeder to begin with. Then I drew on the images with animation in mind usin...
Creative Blockchain Technologist at Work
I drew this cartoon of Matt Condon while we were working together on a collaborative art exhibit at Ethereal New York City back in 2018. It was drawn directly with ink, brush, and paper, live on the spot, without any pencil roughs, in about 30 minutes with no edits or redrawing at all. This occasion was such a fun and inspiring creative time together.
Believe it or not, regarding exactly what Matt was making there, all those little gadgets and trinkets that I drew on the floor apparently serve...
June 26, 2019
A Dozen Deliberations for Rare Digital Artists and Collectors
Rare Paper by Joe Chiappetta is available as rare digital art on MakersPlace."Before I met you and only knew you through your cartoons, I thought you were just some goofy guy." That's what a talented colleague said to me recently--in all seriousness.While my comics can delve into the silly side of things, it might surprise a few folks to know that I am a deep thinker. Lately I have deliberated on what would be useful for artists and collectors to know about innovations in the art and blockcha...
June 24, 2019
Rare Air
I drew most of this during a business trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco--and back again. The purpose of these travels was to educate more people about new opportunities for collecting art on the blockchain. On the way in and out of planes, buses, and airport terminals, I created an experimental animation that portrays the over-stimulating nature of airport travel. The artwork title is “Rare Air,” partly due to this aviation theme, and also because the occasion of my journey was to speak...
June 18, 2019
Silly Daddy Cookie Bake Off
This comic is loosely "baked" out of a real conversation I had with my wife, Denise. She, as well as my kids, have been a near-endless source of Silly Daddy cartoon material over the decades. You are welcome to join the family feast!
You can find this rare digital art and bid on it in the MakersPlace marketplace.
This particular incident happened as my wife and I came across some delicious looking cookies. Glaring at them as they were majestically placed in a store window, in all frug...
Feed the Fun House Well
The head is a fun house of fantastical proportions. With the same mind mounted inside, we can imagine plans to save the world or destroy it. I say we save it.
You can find this rare digital art and bid on it in the MakersPlace marketplace.
Joe Chiappetta
June 10, 2019
Deepest Art Ever
Baked fresh from a Chiappetta digital oven, this flavorful dish is such a delight to the art senses, you can almost taste it. Animating my wife thinking about Chicago deep dish pizza was a lot of fun to create. Even more fun, of course, would be eating such a pizza. For those interested in the chef's secret recipe, I drew this art entirely in the Procreate App on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.
You can see this rare digital art and bid on it at MakersPlace.
Joe Chiappetta
http://SillyDaddy.net
