Portrait

A collage/mixed media portrait of a friend.

Faesthetic

Two pieces that will appear in the upcoming issue of Faesthetic (#13). The theme was Luck. I have been watching Jersey Shore pretty frequently (I know, I know) and I thought how "lucky" the characters on Jersey Shore are - or at least how lucky they consider themselves. These are people with little or no inherent talent or intelligence, yet they were selected to appear on this show and in the process earn thousands, if not millions of dollars. Probably if it weren't for this show, these people would have lived the rest of their lives in obscurity.

Although the money and fame is probably nice, I wonder if these people really are lucky...because what are they famous for? For the rest of their lives the persona they create on this show will follow them around, and I doubt anyone will ever take them seriously again. While they are young, I'm sure they won't mind, but as they get older I think the way they feel about this might change.

Cut & Paste

I was selected to compete in the 2D Cut & Paste competition and I would love your support! Watch me and other designers draw live as we compete for a spot in the global competition. It will be fun! :) Feel free to bring friends. Now here's the "official info" :

New York! Don't miss the kick off to the 2010 Digital Design Tournament as we begin the live design competition in Cut&Paste's hometown of New York. 16 Designers live competing in 2D, 3D and motion design, fighting to claim their place at Global Champs.

Tickets are on sale at Eventbrite with special group rates when picking up four or more. The night promises to be an experience to remember with Converse setting up a special audience design activity and Show&Tell live presentations curated by our partners at Core77, Maxon and 3rd Ward. Select open bar sponsored by Media Temple from 7PM till gone.

Buy tickets here (must be 21+):
http://cutandpastenyc2010.eventbrite.com/

More info here:
http://www.cutandpaste.com/events/2010/oct/2/new-york-city/

oh, bloody hell

Pancakes, french toast, and Paula Deen's signature donut steak and egg sandwich, will be served alongside an assortment of fresh fruits.

Rainbow Horse

This is a little mixed media piece I came up with recently, using acrylic paint and marker. This past week's been busy with finishing up a children's book (which I will reveal in the near future), and also doing a bit of advertising work.

It's a rainy Sunday and it feels like the perfect day to stay home and draw.

Little Albert

These three illustrations accompany a true story about a scientist who believed that phobias could be conditioned from birth - and to test this theory, he experimented on a little baby named Albert. Every time Albert touched a rat (which he was not scared of), the doctor would bang pots and pans very loudly behind his head. Eventually, Albert became scared of the rat without the pots and pans. This phobia expanded to include all furry things, even inanimate furry things.

It was the doctor's intention to un-phobia-ize Albert, but he never got around to it.

Brown Paper Bag Collaboration

Recently I was contacted by my fellow MICAn, Sara Barnes, to collaborate with her for her blog, Brown Paper Bag. On this blog she curates and showcases artists and from the past and present who she loves - mostly people with a hand-drawn aesthetic.

She sent me a collage in the mail which I then could work on top of in any way I pleased. Below you see what we came up with. I created two versions, The Blue Warrior, which has no digital manipulation, and The Red Warrior, which does. To read the interview at her blog, CLICK HERE.

Tea Party + Hate Mail

This piece ran in The Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Weekly this week and it accompanied a story about the Tea Party Senate candidate of Nevada State, Scott Ashjian. There was a whole lot of ridiculousness going on with his candidacy, and whether or not he was running as a serious representative of the Tea Party or a secret Liberal seeking to split the conservatives. If you are interested in reading more, click here.

To add to the excitement of this article/illustration, I received my first art-hate-mail in response to my depiction of the upside down American flag. This lovely Nevadan (who I will keep nameless, for the sake of his reputation), was infuriated at my decision to "disrespect" the American flag by choosing to draw it upside-down. Clearly, this man did not take but one second to read the article and has no idea about what is going on with this whole Tea Party nonsense happening in our country. It is the Tea Party members who in fact choose to hang the American flag upside down. So perhaps my hater should take up some of his patriotic fervor with his fellow All-American-Tea-Party-Members (because I'm almost positive he probably voted for them).

I am looking forward to more hate mail in the future, hopefully from more educated individuals.

Polish Clogs

Painted with acrylic paint. The bases are wood and the covering is leather.

ASIAN SPAMMERS GET AWAY FROM ME!

For the millions of you who keep up with my blog daily, I am sure you have noticed an OVERABUNDANCE of mysterious asian comments on all my posts. Either, I have a huge fan base in China/Korea/Japan that I am unaware of - or I am being attacked by asian spammers. I do not know how to take care of this issue, so I guess it will persist for all eternity.

Here is a poster I designed for a zine I recently finished that I will reveal in the very near future.
Enjoy!