Bitchin' Bird

The future is looking pretty damn exciting! Uncertain, but full of potential! We write our own stories.

Making art super often has had a huge uplift in my general mood. So has the upswing in traffic. It's influenced me to keep up this pace!

Which strangely led me into meeting some pretty awesome artists (and other people). Resulting in some good news: I'll be participating in Printed Matter next month at Giant Robot (in motherfuckin' LA!)

Here's one of the images i'm sending off to be printed:




Bitchin' Bird, watercolor and graphite. 8x10 inches. 2011.

I'll be most likely sending multiples of three different prints, which you'll be able to snag in person. It's a cash and carry show, so once you pay you can take it! They might also have some available online.

So excited! I've also been considering putting up some of my newer originals up for sale next month. For those of you who have been asking.

Finger food

 
Finger food, watercolor and graphite. 8.5x11 inches, 2011.

An illustration for the upcoming issue for Domestic Etch Magazine! The editor, Miss Elizabeth Goodspeed, was nice enough to allow me to post this early.

So go check out the magazine if you haven't yet!

This was so much fun and a big challenge compared to what i've been making lately. I've got a lot planned for the next couple weeks. I'll be participating in Giant Robot's show: Printed Matter.

Which means, there will be some new art and new prints for you to grab next month! It's a cash and carry show (some prints will be reserved for online).

Awwwkward

Awwwkward, watercolor and graphite. 5x7 inches. 2011.

I swear I woke up early-ish today just to scan this. Post it. Then eat a slice of banana cake for breakfast (which i baked at like 1 am).

I've been making more art, but this is an adjustment period. Need more. Quicker. Flex those damn art muscles! Focus!

Young Eyes

young eyes (fuck), watercolor & graphite. 5x7 inches. 2011.

Today has been much better. Rolling like a rebel, already starting my next drawing. My goal is to fill up a wall in my room.

Expect more art, more often.

Flooding from the inside

Welling up, watercolor and graphite on paper. 5x7 inches. 2011.

This drawing says more than I ever could. This isn't going to turn into a whining blog. I promise. Which brings me to this question: What has been inspiring you lately?

It could be music, art, books, a river you took a walk by.

Also: Prints are now in stock in my art shop! There are a few left after the pre-orders shipped, so snap them up! Every print sold means I'll be able to make more prints, and keep making art.

There are also a couple new 5x7 prints i told nobody about. So go get em'!

I appreciate you all!

Nothing worth celebrating

Nothing worth celebrating. 5x7 inches. Watercolor and graphite on paper. 2011.

I watched Pulp fiction twice within the past week. Each time I watch it I pick up something different. This was inspired by the colors in the diner scene with Uma Thurman and John Travolta. Red walls and a neon ice cream sign. I believe it said EAT.

Yum!

Also: I want to serve you guys better! I've been thinking of introducing a new lower priced print line. It'd be done on glossy stock paper.

Would you be interesting in purchasing these? Are there any images you're dying to buy as a print? I'd love to make some new ones! (Especially Burger Love, Sweet Tooth, and maybe Countess de Breakfast.)

Domestic Etch Magazine

Genuine talent bursts from the seams of Domestic Etch Magazine. A publication run by the humorous Elizabeth Goodspeed.

Issue 4 showcases artists, illustrators, and comic makers! Some you might have heard of and some you haven't. Every page is a good one, inspiring, and well selected.

The theme for this issue is summer. So prepare for images of lazy days in the grass a la Lilly Piri and Mel Stringer. Visions of the sea, swim suits, roadtrips, homages to celebration and relaxation.

Other artists include: Devon Smith, Benjamin Constantine, and Stacey Rozich (who I interviewed in this issue!)













Pssst! I did the cover art. Makes me wish fall wasn't coming so I could laze on a beach and eat popsicles while chilling with seagulls.

Snag a copy yourself! It's available in a digital format too.

Monsterbation Two!

I'm super pumped for Monsterbation 2! It's a erotic art show of monstrous proportions. I was fortunate enough to be invited back this year.

Here's a sneak peek of the pieces I submitted, for you lovely people. And if you're curious, the pieces i made last year are here and here.

The show hangs from October 6th to 30th at the Pony Club Gallery in Portland, OR. If you like sexy fun things, I highly recommend the show. There isn't anything else as genius!