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Once again, I am so excited to be participating in another great Gallery 1988 show! Opening Friday, July 29th, at their Venice location, I Know You Art, But What am I? is a tribute to the amazing Pee-Wee Herman, and should be beyond good.
I based my piece on the first of many scenes from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure that truly creeped me out. Pee-Wee chains his bike up to an animatronic clown and goes shopping, but when he returns it’s been stolen, and the clown is looking twice as scary..
Outside Bike-o-Rama
8in x 10in (each), Flashe paint on wood, sealed in resin
list of artists (click to enlarge)
UPDATE: I’ve received a few emails about where to purchase this, and I’ve been told that they all sold out at the show. Sorry to anyone who may have missed out!
I was recently asked to create a Limited Edition poster for My Morning Jacket’s show at White River State Park with special guest, Neko Case in Indianapolis, IN on August 7th. All posters will be silkscreened, numbered, and sold on tour.
18in x 24in color finish
the final sketch along with some rejects
So happy to be featured in Elle Girl Korea once again! In celebration of their 100th issue, they asked 100 of their favorite worldwide girls (I’m lucky #99) about some of their favorite things, including music, movies, beauty products, and accessories.
If you read Korean, please enjoy.. If not, have fun filling in the blanks. :)
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It’s heeeerrreeee! I’m so excited to be included in Gallery 1988′s newly released book, Cult Movie Art. The hardcover book was published by Titan Books and includes some really amazing work by some of my favorite artists.. Not to mention some of my favorite movies. Win, win, win.
Book signing / release party at Gallery 1988 Melrose on July 10th.
sweet cover
my Pee Wee piece
my Strange Brew pieces
my good friend, Andrew DeGraff’s amazing Goonies series!
Well, it’s finally done! I’m so excited & honored to once again be participating in Gallery 1988′s Crazy 4 Cult show (and even more excited to be attending the opening this year!) In past years I’ve based pieces on Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Strange Brew, & Goonies, but this year I wanted to take on one of my favorite movies of all time, Muholland Dr. The 1st 10 minutes of this movie are beyond scary..
Crazy 4 Cult 5: I’m Getting Too Old for This Sh*t opens July 8th in LA.
(click for detail)
I Had a Dream About This Place, 2011
22in x 12in, Flashe on wood, sealed in resin
detail of Winkies
detail of bum
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UPDATE: August Issue of Spin, now out!
It’s been a bit of a crazy couple of weeks, where I’ve been going (literally) days at a time without ever leaving my studio. I’ve discovered it’s amazing what one will eat in order to continue day to day without having to actually leave the house to go grocery shopping..
Anyway, I recently did an illo for Spin Magazine’s review of Stephen Malkmus’ new album produced by Beck. A truly 90′s wet dream of a job for me. Thought it might be fun to try and document the process I go through for a typical editorial job.. Apologies for some of the crappy photos.
Initial ideas & chosen sketch:
Painting process & 3am color correcting
Final illo!
August issue hits stands in July
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I’ve been busy in my studio painting my piece for the Crazy 4 Cult 5 show at Gallery 1988, that takes place in July. Each artist must base their piece on a cult movie that they love, and this year I’m choosing David Lynch’s, Mulholland Drive. I love Lynch, and I think this movie is a masterpiece. Smart, funny, creepy, and beautifully shot, I remember seeing it for the first time and wanting to turn around, go back into the theater, buy another ticket, and see it again immediately.
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen this before.. I usually don’t reveal my piece until it’s complete, but I think the finish will look much different than the sketch, so no harm done. Everyone seemed to get a laugh out of my initial sketch follies (see post below), so here’s another. First sketch done while on the subway, the 2nd one my final sketch before the painting.
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Well I’m happy to report that I’ve finally gotten back in my studio to started on some fresh new paintings. I was coming up w/ some new ideas, when a friend came over and started laughing at my thumbnail sketches.
I’ve never been good at keeping a decent sketchbook (they usually just turn into ‘to do’ lists), so I stopped investing in the nicely bound ones, and just stick to cheap lined notebooks. I usually sit down for a few hours and roughly sketch up a few ideas, find one I like, and move straight onto the final piece.
The funny part comes when you compare the two side-by-side. Most of my initial sketches are almost impossible to make out. I mean art instructors everywhere would cringe if they saw these sad chicken-scratch drawings. Don’t believe me? See below:
So excited to be included in the iam8bit show in LA this year! Over 100 artists & illustrators will be included, all showcasing artwork of their favorite old school video games. I can’t reveal my whole set of paintings just yet, but I will say that I did 5 small pieces that all work together as one, entitled:
5 Reasons I Could Never Beat That Damn Game
Anyone guess the game?
I’m so honored to have been accepted into the American Illustration Annual for the 7th year! This little drawing will be included among other great artwork by very talented illustrators. The book comes out this November.
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After an unexpected drive down to Georgia, I’m finally back in my studio and I’m actually painting! I know, I can’t believe it either. I’m working on a few pieces for the 2011 iam8bit show in LA. I can’t reveal any details just yet, but I will say this, this show is gonna be a good one.
I swear I will soon turn this back into an actual art blog, but until then, here’s a few snapshots from this weekend:
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So you may have noticed that I’ve been sort of MIA recently.. I’ve been doing a bit of traveling for special events with Coach and Reed Krakoff, as well as squeezing in a quick trip to Toronto to visit some friends. Yesterday I spent 10 hours in LA and 14 hours in the sky.. Next week I’m off to Detroit. After that though, I’m back to the studio (finally!) to get lots of painting done, with lots of new updates.
I can’t seem to keep track of where I’ve been or where I’m going, but here are a few snapshots of my travels to Bal Horbour, Palm Beach, Toronto, Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, Costa Mesa, and San Francisco.
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