I just added 5 new shiny paintings to my SALE site..  and I mean that literally, these ladies are all under resin!  Click HERE.

Still working on a few things, so until then..  a few (rough looking) Skeletor rejects.

I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time, but am just now getting around to it..  better late than never, right?  I’m going to be putting together a bunch of original drawings and sketches to be sold on Etsy!

Almost everything will be $40 and below.  Look for it in the next week or two..

Apologies for the lack of updates recently, I’ve been doing a little traveling and working on a million small projects at once.. which usually results in nothing being completed for a long time.

Among the things on my “to do” list is cleaning up my studio and making room for new work.  So I’m holding another SALE on some of my paintings (with a few pieces to be added soon), with all work under $350.  Yay!  See it HERE.

If you have any questions/problems purchasing, please email me at kiersten@youfail.com

An old piece I did for a silent charity auction, where each artist was given a blank deck to work on.  All proceeds went to benefit a skate park in Knoxville, TN

Rejected editorial sketches for a strange article on an ordinary performance of Swan Lake.

See more sketches after the jump.. read more »

I had the sketch for this posted yesterday, but then remembered that I never posted photos of the finished Coach bag..

Round #4.

Editorial rejected sketches.

I have a large stack of various drawings and sketches that I have saved throughout the years (I have a small problem with collecting things)..  Occasionally they’ll be made into finished paintings, but some never see the light of day.

For the next couple of weeks I’ll be stuck indoors working on a painting, so I thought it might be a good time to post a few of these little guys.

I was very excited to receive the news yesterday that I was selected for the American Illustration 28 Annual!  I’m very honored to appear for the 5th time (wow, I’m getting old!) in the annual that throws the BEST damn party in town.. especially among such dear friends (and strangely, ALL former roomies) Courtney Wotherspoon, Evah Fan, and Andrew Degraff.  Below are the champs that made it..

Because my favorite holiday of all time is coming up, I decided to zombify an old drawing for all you Halloweenies.  And in return, you trick-or-treaters can give all your unwanted orange & black taffy candies.. I’ll even trade candy bars for them.  Have a spooooky Halloween!

Regular House/ Haunted House

*thanks to my bro for doing my Flash homework..  i owe you all my SweeTarts.

I’m been working on a large painting (well what seems large to me anyway) for the last few weeks, so I thought it might be a good time to break out some recent (well, relatively) editorial work..  since sometimes it can be different than my gallery work.

“Do Blonds Have More Fun? “, Nylon Magazine

“How to Leave a Party Unnoticed “, Blueprint Magazine

“Hunting Game” Flashe on wood, 2007

A little extension of the Waste Time section from my site..  just some random photos i take when im out and about.  Lots of these guys are just sitting in my computer vault, so look for more on rainy days and weekends.  These are from a recent trip to Las Vegas..

One more from the hidden depths of my computer.. 

‘Run Out of Town’ Flashe on wood 2008

another piece i did for Next Art Fair..  somewhat inspired by the licorice dispenser from wayne’s world.  hehe.

i put one of my lazy Rejected! sketches to work for once..  this piece as well as another painting were seen at Next Art Fair Chicago via the always wonderful, Cinders Gallery.  not only did i recycle my own idea, i even painted it on top of an editorial piece i did 2 months previously!   just doing my part to save the planet.     

‘The First Day of Summer’  2008, Flashe on wood

this piece was created for another group show at Gallery 1988 back in april entitled “Toys“.  the artwork in the show was inspired by all toys that existed pre-video games era and the show was hosted by Mattel, who was celebrating Hot Wheels 40th Anniversary.  the show ran april 1st-25th.

‘Bait and Swith’ 2008, Flashe on wood

these were part of a series i created for Aqua Art Miami c/o Cinders Gallery in december 2007, during Art Basel Miami Beach. 

the first two paintings will be appearing in American Illustration Annual 27, coming out in November 2008. 

more work from the 2007 vault..  a series of wallpaper pieces i did, some of them were part of a group show at Giant Robot NY called “Snack Isle” back in September.