the art of neil feigeles

Here is my latest Promo, showcasing my superhero illustrations.

President Barack Obama

Painted in April 2012
11” x 14” 
Oil paint on canvas

The First in series of portraits of our nation’s 44th President.

Caped Crusader!

Illustrated in December 2003 
16” x  20”
PlexiPanel - on 1/8” plexiglas

This panel was inspired by the classic 1960’s television program starring the one and only Adam West.  The final art was photographed in front of a window to showcase how pretty (if I do say so myself) these become when light goes through the transparent/translucent paints which I use to create these.

Of note, the (thick) black border showcased in the photo is the frame.

I began creating PlexiPANELs in 2001, when one day I had a brainstorm. While walking thru an art store. To get the ‘Stain-Glass’ effect, I use paint which is especially created for just that purpose. I first paint the front side with black paint. Once the art has dried, the colors are then painted on the back of the plexi, in the same manner that animated cels are created.

Spiderman! Heroic Profiles #1 

Painted in October 2009
18” x 24” 
Oil paint on canvas

The beginning of a new series. Each illustration in this series, will feature one of the many heroes in the world of comics which have inpired me.  I decided to begin the series with one of my favorites … Spiderman.

Of note, after taking some time off to focus on other mediums and other creative pursuits,  Spiderman! Heroic Profiles #1 is the first work of art that I have created in oil paint on canvas in several years.

The Eagles Lair!

Painted in 2002 
24” x 26” 
Oil paint on canvas

Exhibited at 
Our Own Show, The Society of Illustrators, New York (2002)

The piece was inspired by the character ANGEL from the MARVEL comic book super team THE X-MEN!

Dad

Painted in 1997 
18” x 24” 
Oil paint on canvas

Exhibited at 
Our Own Show, The Society of Illustrators, New York (1998)

‘Dad’ is a painting very close to my heart. The portrait is of my late father, who passed away in 1995. When creating any artwork, I usually work on it till its finished. Somehow you just know, its one of those magical moments for any artist. Somehow, you instinctively know when a piece is done.

Well, the night I finished this illustration, it was aproximately 3:30 in the morning when I signed it. I stepped back to give it a one last look when a gust of wind seemed to go through me and my apartment.  I then discovered, that all my windows were shut .

I then looked at the calender and realized that it was two years to the day that my father had passed away.  And when he had, he had passed away in the middle of the night, at approximately the same time I had finished his portrait.

Just makes you wonder. Well, it made me wonder.

Ben Affleck as Daredevil!

Illustrated in 2003 
9” x 12”
PlexiPanel - on 1/8” plexiglas

I began creating PlexiPANELs in 2001, when one day I had a brainstorm, while walking thru an art store. To get the ‘Stain-Glass’ effect, I use paint which is especially created for just that purpose. I first paint the front side with black paint. Once the art has dried, the colors are then painted on the back of the plexi, in the same manner that animated cels are created.

Ultimate Spiderman!

Painted in November 2002 
22” x 28”
Oil paint on canvas

Private Collection

Mystique

Painted in 1997 
18” x 26” 
Oil paint on canvas

Exhibited at 
Masks, The Cooper Gallery, Jersey City (1997)
Our Own Show, The Society of Illustrators, New York (1997)

Those who Watch!!!

Painted in 1991 
15” x 18” 
Oil paint on illustration board

Published in
Panorama #1 (1991)
St.Eve Productions

Those who watch!!! was my first professonal attempt at sequential art. Having learned from the master himself, Will Eisner, while attending college at the School of Visual Arts.  Inside the mag, I wrote and illustrated the eight pager in black & white. The full color illustration (showcased here) was presented on the back cover of the magazine.