Skate deck for "Open Casket" art show

acrylic on wood - 26 1/4" long and 9 7/8 at widest point

Just wanted to post a picture of the deck I painted for the "Open Casket" show coming up tomorrow in NYC. It's curated by Corpse Corps Boards and hosted by Coat of Arms. My board will be up for auction.

Check out the details of the show: http://64.13.224.56/calendar/NYC/calendar.php?mode=view&id=3412

Works from "Nature of the Beast" show are now available for purchase!

I already posted the flyer for the "Nature of the Beast" show @ Flatcolor Gallery (for which this image was used), but just figured I'd post a better image of this piece.

Also, all the pieces from the show are now online and available for purchase! Check 'em out! http://flatcoloroctober2011preview.blogspot.com/#!/2011/10/nature-of-beast-group-show-october-6th.html

New work - "Ravished"

This is a piece I completed last month for the "Nature of the Beast" show at Flatcolor Gallery in Seattle. I had a few small works going into the show, and I thought I should also have a larger more intricate piece as well. Something you could really spend some time looking at. It took a while to get the whole composition figured out, and finalize all the details of the various creatures. I had an inspiration for this piece, which was the temptation of Saint Anthony. If you have seen images of this in art, you'll know what I'm talking about. Often this scene consists of a bunch of demons clawing and pulling at Saint Anthony in mid air. A pretty striking image. I've always remembered it and wanted to pay some sort of tribute to that. This was a fun piece to do despite the time crunch I was under. I had a lot of textures to draw, so that was probably the main thing I had to consider, next to the composition. It's a lot of figures and they are very much interlocked together, so sketching it out was my least favorite part. If you live in Seattle, head on over to Flatcolor and have a look :)

details below:

purchase this work here: http://flatcoloroctober2011preview.blogspot.com/#!/2011/10/nature-of-beast-group-show-october-6th.html

Monsterbation 2 Show: Monstrously Erotic

Just wanted to post some pictures of the recent "Monsterbation 2" show at Pony Club Gallery in Portland. Jason Fischer has assembled a great group of artists once again for an erotic art show of monsters and creatures.









Here is a scan of my piece for the show. I paid homage (or parody?) to the famously bizarre painting "Gabrielle d'Estrees et une de ses soeurs" by an unknown artist. Ironically, the painting to which I am giving nods to has nothing to do with eroticism, but more fertility and motherhood. You can read more about that HERE if you are interested. Below is what the original painting looks like.


To see more pictures of the show, go HERE.
To purchase works from the show, go HERE.

Just because....

Just thought I'd give a brief update as to what has been going on lately. I finished the patterns I was working on earlier and I'm happy with them (being a first attempt and all). I am working on a piece right now for an October group show in New Mexico. It's going pretty well so far. I've been trying not to get too distracted thinking about the other pieces I need to do after this one. Just concentrate on one thing at a time here.

Oh, on a different note, I'm really excited to say that Blanket magazine's first printed issue is coming out soon (and I'm in it!). I need to order myself one asap. There's a great lineup of talent included (5 of the artists I recognize and am fans of). This is my 3rd time being involved with an issue of Blanket (twice previously in their PDF format). Head over to their website to have a look at what is to come!

BLANKET MAGAZINE

Blanket Magazine

I recently submitted an image to the 12th issue of Blanket Magazine, a bi-monthly, free, PDF, art+design+photography magazine "aimed at uncovering new, emerging talent from around the world." Not only was my submission accepted, but it was chosen as the winning entry in reaction to the theme of this particular issue (travel).

Here is the cover of the issue I am featured in


here is the page of the magazine on which my work appears


Go HERE if you would like to look at or download the entire issue.