David Zobel's portfolio

Work samples

Falling

Falling 38” x 21” Spray Paint on reclaimed wood
Abstract Lanscape

16x20 - Digital
Square Landscapes

36x36 - Spray Paint on Canvas
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A new series of paintings, using a new technique.

About David

Baltimore County

My Name is David Zobel and I am an illustrator, painter, and designer. I have been illustrating and painting since 2010 and designing since 1999. I went into graphic design out of high school
because I was told by a high school teacher that I cannot draw and should not be doing art. Which was a shame because I loved art.

But I listened to him and found my way to college, not pursuing art. Instead I majored in communication, which I did… more

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Typography

I am fascinated by type and how it can be used to created texture and depth. All the works in this collection used type in different ways and different mediums.

Type Paintings

Left: 24x24 Spray paint on Canvas Right: 16x20 Spray paint on Canvas
Black Lives Matter Poster

11x14 Silk Screen
Type Ban

20x30 - Marker on Paper
type_change.jpg

30x20 - Marker on Paper
Type Inspire

30x20 - Marker on Paper

Spray Paint on Canvas

All these in this collection are spray paint on canvas. The inspiration for these are landscapes, color, and texture.

Spray Paint on Canvas
Spray Paint on Canvas
Spray Paint on Canvas
Spray Paint on Canvas
Spray Paint on Canvas

Spray Paint on Wood

All the images in this collection are created with spray paint and are on reclaimed wood.

Paint on Reclaimed Wood

Both of these are spray paint on reclaimed wood.
Paint on Reclaimed Wood: Trip

Paint Pour

This project was an exploration of a new medium and method using a mixture of pouring mediums, paint, and silicone. These pieces are all about color and how they mix.

Galaxy 1
Alien Galaxy
Ocean
Black Hole

Abstract Landscape

This project was inspired by landscapes. My vision for these where to make it connected to the idea of landscapes, but leave them open enough for interpretation. I wanted the use of color and texture to be the driving force around these images.

Distant City

16x20 digital
Waterfall

16x20 Digital
City Lights

16x20 Digital
Ruins in the Fall

16x20 Digital
The "City"

16x20 Digital
The Face of the City

16x20 Digital
Urban Countryside

16x20 Digital
Inverted City

16x20 Digital
Inverted Mountains

16x20 Digital
Swamp Lake

16x20 Digital

Waves

This was an exploration of what I could achieves using the same process to create a design. I come up with this interesting aesthetic using digital manipulation. I recorded my steps and repeated that same process on different starting images. The results are similar, but they also have a different feeling to them. Some images I used the technique more then once on. The process has this very vertical drip like feeling which a lot of my traditional painting have as well.