Summer Love

A fun piece for an arts magazine "Domestic Etch." The upcoming issue has the theme of "Summer" and this was the first thing that popped into my head. Ridiculous and sexy!

Lovely is the Day

A little experiment...something new. I tried doing some writing and then creating drawings around it.
I enjoyed doing this and will probably do more.

Feathertale Comic

A new issue of Feathertale just came out and Ahu Sulker and I created a comic collaboration. We co-wrote the story and illustrated the comic...in a sort of "divided in half" way. I wrote and illustrated the first two pages and Ahu wrote and illustrated the second two. We of course discussed and revised each other's halves if we saw something we didn't like.

But anyways, enjoy!

Cut Me in Quadrants, Leave Me in the Corner

I stayed up late working on this drawing, I got really inspired. The words up top are from an Antony song, "Epilepsy is Dancing" - I think the lyrics are very beautiful. I may decide to color this in the future, but for now, just black and white.

I also recommend watching the documentary on Keith Haring, for those of you who have Netflix. I didn't like it as much as the one on Basquiat, but still very inspiring.

The Night Bus

Here's a drawing I did last night. I'm working on a series of b&w drawings in the style of a drawing a did a while back called "The Cubicle". I enjoy working in this detailed style every now and then. These drawings are going to be more narrative in nature and more about personal feelings. I hope you enjoy.

In other news, I updated my website with some new work, so check it out if you have some extra time. I not only added stuff to the top, but also within some of the categories...so click around :)

tattoos

I designed these two tattoos for a friend of mine. I'm going to go with him when he gets them done! :)
So excited!

Interview with The Small Print Review

I did a little interview with The Small Print Review about the year 2010.
Below is a screenshot and click here to go to the online publication.

Tattooman Framed!

Someone bought a print from my online store and recently sent me a picture of the frame they put it in...I have to say I LOVE the green color choice! :)

OC Weekly - Fair Games

This is the cover for this week's issues of OC Weekly, a new client! The article I was given was about a corruption scandal involving the public fair grounds being sold to private investors. Shady things were happening with politicians and local businessmen...the article itself was pretty complicated.

My idea was to draw a poster in the style of a circus/fair poster that had symbols that alluded to things in the cover story. Money exchanging hands came to mind, a ferris wheel, and some of the animals that were showcased at this californian fairgrounds.

One of my friends, Tyler Spangler, in California saw the paper and was nice enough to take a picture! He's an excellent artist in his own right, check his work out here.

Bassnectar

This project has been going on and off for a while now and finally came to a resolution this weekend! I worked with Bassnectar, a one man electronica-type band to design a poster or album. Initially he had absolutely no art direction and just said he really liked my collage work, which was interesting, because I've never done that sort of work commercially before. I really enjoyed the challenge - and in fact, it was kinda a break for me from drawing!

Anyways, all the bottom images you see here are my attempt at getting something he liked...unsuccessfully. Up top you finally see a poster I designed for his upcoming concer in Denver at the Red Rocks. This is the final approved design. I really enjoyed the process as it was totally different from anything I ever did before.