Meet
The Artist
Artist-designer Doctor Obvious is an award-winning painter, documentary
photographer and graphic designer.
Beginning as a hobby painter many years ago, the artist also created
editorial cartoons for west coast newspapers, plus graphic designs for many
commercial and personal web sites. Corporate collections
include Ernst & Young, and Mt Gay distilleries.
The
artist was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in difficult times, in a family that often found itself homeless.
Those were tough days! At that time, the young artist developed an interest in street art
including graffiti. The artist's family was homeless in many many west coast
towns and there is a family joke about being from Bel Air .... living in an old
Chevrolet Bel Air, that is.
Over time, the artist's work naturally developed in three directions: Pop art
cartoon-caricatures, huge freeform abstracts, and
fine art landscapes. The latter works began to
gain critical notice in 2002. The artist has also worked in a modified, updated
abstract expressionist style - some of this work may be seen here.
The artist has won numerous awards and prizes in various competitions including
many first place and "Best in Class" awards.
Traveling
in a small RV to do paintings and sketches, the Pagani eclectic style of open, free-form
abstract impressionism and pop art was dubbed roadside art
by one
article-writer, and the name has stuck to this very day..
In more
recent times, the artist has branched out into the study of portrait drawing,
pop-caricature art and
cartoons of people - both famous and not so famous.
Pop Art Illustration Sample Gallery
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Skeptical Cat
Digital Illustration
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Widget The Cat
Chartpak Ad Markers
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Hammie Cat
Tria illustration markers
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10 Reasons
Digital illustration
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Oprah Winfrey. when skinny
Marker and colored pencils
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Shovel-Ready
Digital illustration
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Fine Art Samples
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Garibaldi Oregon
Watercolor
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Kiwanda Haystack Rock
oil painting, 24" x 36"
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Camp Creek School
Watercolor
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Dog On Beach
published in the Journal of Veterinary Medicine
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Commmercial Fishing Boats
industrial illustration, watercolor
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Hardman Oregon Ghost Town
published in Journal of Western American Literature
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For more fine art, visit the Painter
of Oregon gallery. For a blog of people caricatures and cartoons: Funny Face Blog.
Cat cartoons and logo designs can be found at the artist's blog, Crazy
Cat Face.