IT’S HERE!! I’m clearing out my studio to make room for new work, so I’m having a HUGE sale on all of my remaining pop culture work. Everything is at least 50% off the original prices, with much of work in the $50-200 range.
Update: On super sale HERE
This piece was a nice change of pace for me, as I was able to get back into some of my old obsessions: repeating textures, patterns, and color! Created for the Dreaming Child show at Chicago’s Gallery 27, artists were asked to create a piece based on their favorite fairy tale, children’s book, or bedtime story.
I decided on one of my all-time favorites, the well-known classic, Sleeping Beauty. It gave me a great excuse to work on something super girly (long hair, rosy cheeks, flowers– the works!), as it’s been a while. I also tried out a few new things with this piece; playing with the perspective, composition, and depth, along with adding a few different kinds of texture. It was a lot of fun painting this, and I was finally able to sit & listen to Stephen King’s The Stand (on audiobook) in its entirety!
Sleep
10.5in x12.5in
Flashe paint on wood, sealed in resin
UPDATE: T-Shirts now available!
What can I say about the Breaking Bad Art Project, except that I was absolutely thrilled to be asked to participate! Not only is Breaking Bad one of my favorite TV shows currently on TV, but I have been such a fan of the amazing art/posters being created as part of the BreakingGifs campaign.
When I started sketching out ideas for my piece, I kept coming back to my favorite character on the show: the hilarious, slightly corrupt, sleazy but charming, strip-mall layer, Saul Goodman. What cracks me up about him most is his loud, mismatched, colorful wardrobe.
So I decided to go through each & every episode that Saul was in and document exactly what he was wearing. Yes, it took forever, but it was great excuse to rewatch 4+ seasons of great TV! They’re all individual 5in x 5in painted wood panels, each sealed in resin. Below, in order left to right, I give you 30 Days of Saul Goodman:
0 Days of Saul Goodman
(each piece) 5in x 5in
Flashe paint on wood, sealed in resin
step-by-step process:
cut wood, sand & shellac, label each piece in order, organize, paint, paint, resin!
Day #13 of 30 Days of Saul Goodman. Yep, 29 more to come..
5in x 5in, Flash on wood, sealed in resin
I can’t believe this will be my 5th time participating in Gallery 1988′s Crazy 4 Cult show! I’ve really loved creating work for this show over the past few years, it always gives me a good excuse to rewatch some of my favorite movies. This year I couldn’t decide between my childhood favorite, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off & my teenage favorite, Escape From New York.
Pieces available HERE.
I Gotta Take a Stand
movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
13in x 13in, Flashe paint on wood, sealed in resin
The Duke Arrives
movie: Escape From New York
18in x 18in, Flashe paint on wood, sealed in resin
I recently went through an old box of childhood drawings/schoolwork (some hilarious finds to come) while visiting my parents, and came across this little gem. In 1st grade we had to draw what we wanted to be when we grew up.. Minus the black hair, I’d say things came pretty darn close! (b/c obviously I own that outfit) :D
I’m really excited (and a little hesitant) to share a little side project I’ve been working on with my husband. We’ve slooooowly been collaborating on a small line of jewelry.. No set deadline, but we’ve been working on it in between other projects. Here’s a little peek at an almost-finished prototype– The Shining maze, brass-cut necklace plate!
This week I worked on a fun little illustration for the Times Sunday Review ‘Letters’ section about Americans & selfishness. I actually worked on two pieces for them this week, but one of them got killed.. As is the world of freelance!
I was recently asked to illustrate step-by-step instructions for 4 different types of braids in the August 2012 issue of Martha Stewart Living. It was a fun change of pace for me, after weeks of sitting in my studio painting.
I have to say though, I was able to figure out how the braids were completed enough to draw each step, but I have yet to personally master a successful fishtail braid. Hopefully her readers have better luck than I did!
This week I took a little break from painting to work on a 3-part series for Bloomberg View. Having short, quick deadlines 3 days in a row was actually a welcomed change, since I’ve been really struggling with one painting in particular.
In other news, there’s lots of awesome stuff coming up for the remainder of summer that I can’t wait to share! Hope you’re having a good one.
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Things have been a little crazy around here this past month.. I recently moved (I know, again) to a little house in Chicago, as well as taking on a few freelance gigs and doing 5 new events with Reed Krakoff in NYC, Boston, Beverly Hills & San Francisco.
Anyway, I’m very excited to be participating in the Steve Martin tribute show, Exuuuuuse Meeeeeeee at Gallery 1988 Venice. Unfortunately there was a bit of a catastrophe in my studio (a real-life version of the game Mouse Trap is more like it) and the piece I had been working on was completely ruined. Without much time to fix it, I decided to leave the painting flat-lined, & just contribute this tiny one below.. Which is sort of a continuation of my last Steve Martin piece that can be seen here.
Steve
8.5in x 8.5in, Flashe on wood, sealed in resin
