082311WIP

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"082311 WIP" - ink and watercolor on paper - 14" x 10"

Curly tree...

Experiment 081711

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"Experiment 081711" - ink, gouache and watercolor on paper - 14" x 10"

Trying some things out...

Project Ethos

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Sorry for the long hiatus, but I've been busy preparing because...

Project Ethos is opening tonight (Thursday night) in San Francisco! So if you're in town, definitely check it out!


My 15 pieces for the show -


My lady and I were button machines tonight. Brand spanking new buttons for this show!

Update: Glad you all like the buttons! Unfortunately I'm not planning on selling and shipping these buttons at the moment. The time and labor involved aren't worth it (these are all hand pressed individually) – I'd rather spend that time painting!

Mountain Pandas

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"Mountain Pandas" - ink, gouache and watercolor on paper - 12" x 9"

Pandas!

"Breeze"

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"Breeze" - ink, gouache and watercolor on paper - 24" x 18"

Another big one! Purple!

Father Tree

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"Father Tree" - ink, gouache and watercolor on paper - 18" x 24"

Whew, finally finished it. I should do more of these large pieces, they're pretty fun!

072711 WIP

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072711 WIP - ink, gouache and watercolor on paper - 18" x 24"

Making progress... ended up painting over most of the curly branches though. Ah well.

072511 WIP

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072511 WIP - ink and watercolor on paper - 18" x 24"

Big tree work in progress - haven't worked in this size in a while!

Today's secret word is...RAMPAGE

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"Today's secret word is...RAMPAGE" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 7" x 10"

Inspired by Conky from Pee-Wee's Playhouse -- for a show coming up at Gallery 1988 LA.

Good Day

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"Good Day" - acrylic, ink and gouache on wood - 5" x 5"

It's been a while, but I'm still alive! Apologies for the long hiatus, life has been crazy busy. Here's a velociraptor in a top hat saying hello to a chicken.

PS - The "Japan Dreams" skateboard piece raised over $300 for charity, and my "I think we'll be okay here Leon" piece sold on the opening night of the show!

Japan Dreams

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"Japan Dreams" - acrylic and ink on skateboard deck - 31" x 8"


"Japan Dreams" - detail

Here's the finished piece for the Plywood for Good charity by Collective Good. Collective Good has partnered with Direct Relief International to donate 100% of the proceeds from Plywood for Good to aid the rebuilding efforts in Japan.

This piece, along with 29 other skateboards painted by other artists, will be auctioned off on Thursday, July 14 at Project One in San Francisco. See here for more details: Plywood for Good

Skateboard WIP 2

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Skateboard WIP 2 - acrylic and ink on skateboard

More work in progress for the Plywood for Good charity by Collective Good. I'm still debating whether this is done or not. Hmmm...

Skateboard WIP

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Skateboard WIP - acrylic on skateboard

Work in progress for the Plywood for Good charity by Collective Good. More details soon!

I think we'll be okay here, Leon

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"I think we'll be okay here, Leon" - ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper - 14" x 10"

This piece is for a show coming up in a couple weeks – Gallery 1988's annual Crazy 4 Cult show, featuring artists' interpretations of classic cult movies. My piece is inspired by one of my favorite movies, "The Professional." I'm pretty stoked for this show, and it's the first one of these that I might actually be able to catch down in LA!

Here are the details: (If you're on my mailing list, I'll be recapping this in an email soon)

Gallery1988 presents:
Crazy 4 Cult 5: I'm getting too old for this shit


Opening reception:
Friday, July 8, 7-11PM
Show on display through July 30, 2011

Gallery1988 (Melrose)
7020 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038

And here's a link to the evite.

061911 WIP

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061911 WIP - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 14" x 10"

Work in progress for a show coming up!

061611 WIP

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"061611 WIP" - acrylic ink, watercolor, and ink on paper - 14" x 10"

Starting something new...

Blue Trees

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"Blue Trees" - acrylic ink, watercolor, and gouache on wood - 4" x 4"

I'm back!

Big Doodle 2

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"Big Doodle 2" - sharpie on mat board - 40" x 32"

Phew! This one took a while to finish! Sequel to the last Big Doodle - but more mechanical... and with bears!

Alright, I'm out of the country for a week. More art when I'm back =).

Invasion

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"Invasion" - gouache on mat board- 8" x 10"

Took part in some last minute live painting tonight! Here's one of the results of the night... (many thanks to Wednesday Kirwan for letting me use some of her mat board =)

Life

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"Life" - ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper - 12" x 14"

It's been a while since I painted with this technique, I like how it turned out!

So this piece is actually a submission to a contest on "Stuff No One Told Me" – a great blog by an extremely talented artist and illustrator, Alex Noriega. He posts illustrated words of wisdom on topics of life, love and design. Check out his stuff, it's great.