Modern Romans takes me back to my years at SMSU (now Missouri State). I discovered so much music during those days.
Posts by Phillip “Michael” Hook
Layers 007. mixed media on illustration board, 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.3 cm), 2025. #strata #abstraction #watercolor #prismacolor #posca #sakura #gellyroll
Layers 006. mixed media on illustration board, 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.3 cm), 2025. #strata #abstraction #watercolor #prismacolor #posca #sakura #gellyroll
Layers 005. mixed media on illustration board, 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.3 cm), 2025. #strata #abstraction #watercolor #prismacolor #posca #sakura #gellyroll
Layers 004. mixed media on illustration board, 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.3 cm), 2025. #strata #abstraction #watercolor #prismacolor #posca #sakura #gellyroll
Layers 003. mixed media on illustration board, 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.3 cm), 2025. #strata #abstraction #watercolor #prismacolor #posca #sakura #gellyroll
Layers 002. mixed media on illustration board, 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.3 cm), 2025. #strata #abstraction #watercolor #prismacolor #posca #sakura #gellyroll
Layers 001. mixed media on illustration board, 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.3 cm), 2025. #strata #abstraction #watercolor #prismacolor #posca #sakura #gellyroll
BTW: best with headphones!
Rhythm I created in my home studio with a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol midi and virtual instruments. Originally intended as background music for a different video. Both audio and video are WIP. This video is from a public domain download site. #nativeinstruments
youtu.be/JkzUTSWZv-g
Simple little recording I made on guitar in 2022 ion my home studio. Art is a graphite drawing from the Scribbled Maps series from 2022. #guitar #fender #strat #vox #voxamps #strymon #strymontimeline #finalcutpro #logicx #graphitre
youtu.be/IFszRen3pSs
Wow! I have no other words.
I watch a documentary once about their recording process on this song; it was fascinating. They even got the studio receptionist to speak the Big Boys Don’t Cry part. This song is unique.
Landscapes (Farmscapes) from my Persephone series. These two were commissioned by Avera Helmsley Hospital in Pierre, South Dakota - acrylic wash with soft pastel on Rives BFK, 19 x 25 inches. #landscape #missouririver #drawing #softpastel #rivesbfk #color #jackrichesonpastels
No wash; more hatching.
My best friend, Cooper, taking a well deserved nap.
Scribbled Map 01. graphite on Rives BFK, 17 x 39 inches.
Scribbled Map 02. graphite on Rives BFK, 17 x 39 inches.
Scribbled Map 03. graphite on Rives BFK, 17 x 39 inches.
Scribbled Map 04. graphite on Rives BFK, 17 x 39 inches.