Jordan Monsell | Leonardo 1988

$550.00

Oil on canvas
12” x 12”

Artist Statement: “The first Ninja Turtles action figures were released in 1988 by Playmates toys. Leonardo and Donatello were always my favorite, but I collected all four. But even as a kid I remember thinking "Why didn't they paint Leonardo's swords? Why are they orange??" 

Jordan earned his BFA from the University of Connecticut in 2001 before moving to Los Angeles in 2005, where he works as an actor, writer, and freelance artist. His diverse client list includes Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, ABC, Avalon Family Entertainment, Sony, and The Hollywood Fringe Festival. He is perhaps best known for his "classy and nerdy" papercut silhouettes of pop culture characters, which were featured in solo exhibitions at Hero Complex Gallery in 2015 and 2016. Currently, he shares his passion for the strange and unusual as the host of Channel for the Recently Deceased on YouTube.

Oil on canvas
12” x 12”

Artist Statement: “The first Ninja Turtles action figures were released in 1988 by Playmates toys. Leonardo and Donatello were always my favorite, but I collected all four. But even as a kid I remember thinking "Why didn't they paint Leonardo's swords? Why are they orange??" 

Jordan earned his BFA from the University of Connecticut in 2001 before moving to Los Angeles in 2005, where he works as an actor, writer, and freelance artist. His diverse client list includes Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, ABC, Avalon Family Entertainment, Sony, and The Hollywood Fringe Festival. He is perhaps best known for his "classy and nerdy" papercut silhouettes of pop culture characters, which were featured in solo exhibitions at Hero Complex Gallery in 2015 and 2016. Currently, he shares his passion for the strange and unusual as the host of Channel for the Recently Deceased on YouTube.