close ups and not closes

tiny part of something im working on

artillery and drawings

so the new artillery magazine looks like this:

inside, youll find this picture (the green one is mine).  they are out now and they are free most places.

and here are some drawings ive been sitting on

dudes,  

probably last chance to see the show at marine. it was a really cool thing to be a part of and we got a couple nice reviews here and here.
also, check out next months ARTILLERY which features owner/director Claressinka Anderson.

ok so.

here are these two. 36×48 each. 

and this one which finally has a better picture of its finished state.  64×50 ish

 

here

so i think later today im going to be borrowing my friends camera, which is far superior to my little thing, and ill be re-taking a lot of pictures of previously posted work. this one will be included in that group. the next one im working on is figurative… just in case i havent already lost you.

in other news, if you havent been looking at the illustration blog, there are some new things there and a biggish post tonight (hopefully)

working

working on these. each is about 3×4 feet. one is almost done, one just started.

still not done

up close

here is a real close up picture of something im almost done with… just waiting for the hair i need to finish it.

TOMORROW: pop of colors

this show is happening tomorrow, and it looks amazing.  my good friend jason redwood, awesome artist and beautiful decay founder amir fallah and michael swaney, who is one of my favorites, and who i am doing a 2 person show with next year, are all in it along with other people i am not affiliated with.
you should go.
i am.

glaser

ive been reading a lot of writing on art lately and for the most part i would say that it has been 40% rewarding and 60% frustrating and discouraging.  anyways i just kind of stumbled on this lecture by milton glaser, and this is really not in the same category as the other stuff  i was reading, but it was the first one that made me feel good and excited about making stuff.  thats probably because it was the simplest and most honest of the bunch.  its called “this is what i have learned”. im sure you can google it and get the whole thing, but the 10 points are as follows.

“1. you can only work for people you like

2. if you have a choice, never have a job

3. some people are toxic. avoid them.

4. professionalism is not enough, or the good is the enemy of the great

    (what professionalism means is limiting risks)

5. less is not necessarily more

   (just enough is more)

6. style is not to be trusted

7.  how you live changes your brain

8.  doubt is better than certainty

9.  solving the problem is more important than being right

10. tell the truth”

its all stuff you know, but forget to know sometimes.