Norman Engel Fine Art

tiki under the palms

2008-07-02T20:18:00.003-05:00

A new small acrylic on a piece of scrap matte board. 7.5in x 9.5 inches.

interplanetary vacation

2008-06-29T09:12:00.004-05:00

A distant world I visited last year. This digital render was done with 3DS Max.

Life's a beach

2008-06-26T07:12:00.009-05:00

I spent the last week in South Carolina at Mytrle Beach. Soaking up some rays and surf is my idea of a good time. Oh, did I mention the site seeing?.. :)

I love the beach culture and the bizarre shops. Check out this store front. SHARK!

I found this tiki guy in front of a gift shop. You got to love that hair!

Woodstock

2008-06-18T08:43:00.002-05:00

A still from an animated sequence for the television ads for Woodstock. (I think I did this in 1999) Pretty psychedelic eh? oooh ahhh.....

digital painting

2008-06-11T07:36:00.001-05:00

Todays post is a digital painting that I did in 2001.

Aloha mermaid

2008-06-05T07:50:00.002-05:00

A small 11 x 11 inch painting on canvas with heavy texture. I enjoy the small square format of this piece, so I think I will do some more.

red wine

2008-05-26T07:37:00.002-05:00

A beautiful young lady sits across the table attentively listening to the conversation. This painting was completed in 2006 and is available for purchase.

Grandma Ona's house

2008-05-22T09:23:00.003-05:00

This is the back door to my grandmothers house in Waynesburg Kentucky. I did this painting in the early 1990s from a photo that I had taken around 1979 or 1980. Today the house has been renovated, and is owned by my cousin. As for the the picture, it is a 16 x 20 inch oil painting owned by my sister.

Sketchbook tiki

2008-05-16T08:59:00.003-05:00

A page from my sketchbook.

palm trees at the beach

2008-05-12T18:50:00.002-05:00

The beach at Galveston. This photo was taken on April 14 at 9:58 am. It was early on a Monday morning so we had the entire ocean to ourselves. In my mind, this is the best time to hang out.

Wahine and a Cool Cat

2008-05-05T08:39:00.005-05:00

A new painting fresh off of the easel. This is 16 x 24 inches on stretched canvas. As you can tell, I am really into the whole Hawaiian fantasy theme right now. In fact I have another hula dancer in the works, and plan to show some progressive photos of the work in progress.

Pretty in pink

2008-05-04T18:38:00.002-05:00

How about a pretty girl in some pink lingerie? This painting was done last year. It is heavily textured and full of buttery paint.

city girl

2008-04-26T17:30:00.002-05:00

Dancing in the city on a hot summer night.

What to do with left over paint?

2008-04-21T18:54:00.002-05:00

This is a mask that I have been slowly creating over time with piles of left over paint. I have been adding to this for a couple of years. It is pure acrylic paint. When I finish painting, I sometimes have little globs of paint left over so I just slap them on this face with a palette knife.

Star Trek Tiki

2008-04-17T08:15:00.003-05:00

The Star Trek crew on tiki island. I thought this looked funny, its a random shot from the junk in my studio.

Tiki Face

2008-04-16T07:34:00.002-05:00

A new painting of colorful face inspired by the tiki masks.

Tiki Face 19 x 30 inches acrylic on canvas 2008

Mermaid Pier

2008-04-15T09:07:00.008-05:00

I have always found this gift shop to be so cool. I love its character. Yesterday, I went on a photo expedition and took pictures of the interesting beach architecture and signs. The photo below was from 2003, and the one above was taken yesterday.

Aloha hula girl

2008-04-12T11:22:00.002-05:00

Today I am dreaming of Hawaii.

Carmelita

2008-04-07T09:27:00.005-05:00

Another tropical beauty from 1990

Carmelita con el perico 36 x 48 oil on canvas 1990 (sold)

Retro pop

2008-04-04T08:01:00.002-05:00

This painting is covered in cut comics under the surface. I have done several pop paintings of this nature and plan to do more in the future.

Mob Boss 2001 24 x 36 in Acrylic and cut comics on canvas (sold)

Hawaiiana

2008-03-29T08:19:00.001-05:00

Keeping with the tiki theme. Todays post is of a island paradise with a beautiful native girl.

Island girl 24 x 33 inches acrylic on canvas 2003

young latin woman

2008-03-26T06:51:00.002-05:00

Today's post is a small watercolor sketch done in 2005. I am really enjoying posting works that are older and more obscure. I have begun to photograph old sketchbooks from way back...even some old high school drawings. This blog is quickly becoming a retrospective exhibit. I am having fun resurrecting my past work.

young latin woman 7.25 x 7.25 in watercolor 2005

Space Girl

2008-03-25T20:08:00.002-05:00

A page, dated 1-01-1999, from one of my many sketchbooks. At this time I was employed as an animator, so I was always creating comic genre images. I still enjoy the comic / Sci-Fi super hero, and on occasion continue to create these types of images.

long blonde braids

2008-03-24T08:39:00.002-05:00

My, but she has a long neck! A canvas covered with heavy texture and rich color. This little girl is one of my first works completed in 2008.

long blonde braids 17 x 26 inches acrylic on canvas

Easter Sunday

2008-03-23T11:31:00.004-05:00

Happy Easter! Here is a painting that was created on Easter Sunday 2005.

Easter Sunday 6.75 x 7.75 inches acrylic on matte board 2005