Shannon Freshwater

2012-01-25T21:29:00.000-08:00

I recently did two illustrations for French magazine Le Monde about autism and the conflicting ideas that it is either generated neurologically or from a unhealthy mother child relationship. Thanks to Cathy Remy for this one. I love getting new clients!

2012-01-20T12:15:00.000-08:00

I have a piece in the NY Times letters page today on establishing a nuclear-free zone in the middle east. Thanks to Alexandra Zsigmond on this one.

2012-01-08T18:57:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody! I forgot to mention that two of my book covers got into the Print Regional Design Annual! I'm really excited about all the annuals these are getting in!

2011-12-14T21:13:00.000-08:00

The Collector cover I illustrated last year is now on view at the AIGA National Design Center in New York for the 50 Books/50 Covers exhibit. It will be on view from Dec 8 - Feb 23 2012, so if you are in NY, check it out!

image thanks to Design Arts Daily

2011-12-10T16:48:00.000-08:00

Tonight is the opening of the Post-It show at Giant Robot. Stop by and get some cheap art!

2011-12-01T17:18:00.000-08:00

Here are more post-its for the Post-It Show. $20 each at Giant Robot on Dec 10th!

2011-11-19T20:33:00.000-08:00

I am participating in the Post-It show #7 which will be at Giant Robot opening Dec 10th. Here are some of my post-its which will be selling for $20 each. A steal! I will be posting more in the coming days. Thanks again to Mark and Esther for continuing to include me in these shows!

2011-10-31T11:38:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted anything, but never fear I have projects in the pipe line. For now, here's my Halloween pumpkin. Happy holiday!!

2011-09-18T19:27:00.000-07:00

About a year ago I did a full page illustration for a law magazine. The magazine had some financial problems, like many magazines these days, and since then I have been waiting for it to be published. It looks like it is finally out, so here it is. The piece is for an article about California's prop 8 trial which evolved into a conversation about science verses religion.

screen capture from the online magazine:

2011-08-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

Today I have a piece on the letters page of the NY Times. The topic is on the military uniform and the concept of being a hero. Thanks again to Alexandra Zsigmond.

2011-08-15T22:09:00.000-07:00

Last week I worked on a piece for The NY Times Op-Ed about Rosa Parks and part of her estate being sold off by an auction house who is refusing to allow historians to examine the collection. The auction house recently released a portion of a letter Parks wrote about being a victim to an attempted rape and I found the letter online and used it in the background of the illustration. Sadly the story was killed, so this piece won't be published, but here it is for posterity. Thanks a bunch to guest Art Director Alicia DeSantis for this assignment!

2011-08-04T11:54:00.000-07:00

Tonight I have 4 pieces and some prints on view and for sale at Redscout, a design firm who is opening up a brand new gallery in San Fransisco. This is their first show, so stop by and wish them luck! Thanks to everyone over at Redscout for all their enthusiasm and support!

2011-07-23T13:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had an illustration in the NY Times Op-Ed about Michele Bachmann and her migraines. The illustration needed to focus more on the migraine and less on Bachmann. I love that I was able to get a little wild with the scribbles. Once again, many thanks to Aviva!

I found inspiration from this Basquait painting, which seems to scream migraine:

2011-07-21T13:59:00.000-07:00

I worked on the Playboy Jazz Festival catalog again this year. This time instead of doing the typical portrait, I was able to provide a more editorial approach to an article about early radio in Los Angeles. I am always hesitant about using more texture on top of more texture, but I think this one holds the page well. Thanks again to AD Fred Fehlau.

2011-07-19T00:33:00.000-07:00

I was recently asked to be a part of Gallery Nucleus' Power In Numbers online gallery, and threw together this little painting. Not only is this piece extremely affordable, but a portion of the sale will go to Unicef!

2011-06-25T21:31:00.000-07:00

Recently I was invited to contribute an illustration to The Society of Killustrators website. The article is about a boy who is magnetic and attaches metal to his chest. This was super fun!

2011-06-03T12:07:00.000-07:00

Today I have a piece in the NY Times Op-Ed about overweight women falling behind in the job force because of disadvantages they experienced as heavy children. I love how this one turned out! Thanks to Aviva who allowed me to flex my creative muscles! I am always amazed at how we can pull these off in just a day.

2011-05-21T15:33:00.000-07:00

Two events happening this weekend. First I will be puppeteering with the fabulous Mr Wayne White at Western Projects from 6-8 tonight. I have been working with Wayne over the past few months preparing sculptures for this show, and it's great to see them all displayed beautifully. You should come check it out as it will be up until June 11th.

The second event happening this weekend is the Venice Art Walk & Auction where I will be exhibiting my piece "Through the Open Doors" along with 400 other artists including Ed Ruche! It will be Sunday at the Westminster School from 10am-5:30pm. Procedes will go to the Venice Family Clinic, a really gereat cause!

2011-04-23T16:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a piece in the NY Times about the recent election in Nigeria and the resulting unrest. Thanks again to Aviva and Alexandra over at the Op-Ed!

2011-04-21T18:54:00.000-07:00

I am honored to be in this years Communication Arts Illustration Annual, it just came in the mail today! As a kid I used to lay on my bed flipping through the pages of these annuals, analyzing all the images and daydreaming about the artists. It's really surreal to have my work published here after all those years. This one is especially special because my good friend Owen Freeman is on the cover!

2011-04-06T20:06:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from the Power Punch show at Giant Robot San Francisco. If you are interested in purchasing a piece, images of the available work and pricing info are now on the GRSF website store.

Thanks to Mark Todd for the pics.

2011-04-04T12:22:00.000-07:00

Today I have an illustration in the NY Times Op-Ed about liquor wholesalers controlling consumer choice. The multi-talented Josh Cochran was guest art director on this one. Thanks Josh!

2011-04-04T11:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had three spots in the NY Times Book Review for a collection of short stories. The stories I illustrated were about the creator of Godzilla, a flood, and an off the grid survivalist. Thanks again to awesome Nicholas Blechman.

the sketches:

2011-04-01T13:11:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow night is the opening of Power Punch curated by Mark Todd. It's at Giant Robot San Francisco from 6:30 to 10pm, and looks like an amazing collection of art.

contributing artists:
APAK!, Drew Beckmeyer, Marc Burckhardt, Chris Buzelli, James Chong, Kevin Christy, Vanessa Davis, Shannon Freshwater, Matt Furie, Frieda Gossett, Peter Hamlin, Ryan Heshka, Andrew Holder, Jason Holley, Patrick Hruby, Rich Jacobs, Hellen Jo, Travis Lampe, Zohar Lazar, LeMerde, Jacob Magraw, Elizabeth Mamont, Mark A. Miller, Brendan Monroe, Christian Northeast, Martin Ontiveros, Mimi Pond, Luke Ramsey, Martha Rich, Johnny Ryan, Brooks Salzwedel, Erik Mark Sandberg, Shark Toof, Keith Shore, Jeremy Tinder, Jesse Tise, Aiyana Udesen, UGLYDOLL, Jon Vermilyea, Wayne White, Matt Wood, Jaime Zollars

Here are my contributions:

2011-03-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted anything. Here's some process shots of a little something I'm working on. Stay tuned.

2011-03-01T00:02:00.000-08:00

I'm really excited to have received several books from Knopf. It's really great when you see the final application of your work. Barbara DeWilde did a fantastic job with the design. Top notch!

2011-02-21T17:36:00.000-08:00

Here's a link to a nice review of my sculptures from the Subtext show. Hope you all had a great weekend!

2011-02-20T14:08:00.000-08:00

Here's my piece in today's NY Times Op-Ed about women journalists in war zones. We wanted it to be a strong and powerful image, so I took the idea of Rosie the Riveter and gave her a hijab and a pencil. The editors were afraid it looked like she was going to inject herself (agreed), so in the printed version the arm is a little darker to give emphasis to the face and the pencil, which I think works out just fine. All the elements are collaged. The face is from an old girlie mag, and the arm is my own with a few improvements.

2011-02-15T22:00:00.000-08:00

It's video time!
Here's a video from an event I participated in a few weeks ago:

BLUECANVAS Issue 7 Launch Event - January 13, 2011 from Bluecanvas Media on Vimeo.

Here's another video from the opening at The Society of Illustrators:

2011-02-02T19:00:00.000-08:00

My book cover for The Collector has been accepted into the Society of Illustrators 53! The book and editorial exhibit opens this Friday Feb 4th from 6pm-12am at The Society of Illustrators. I am honored and exited to be included in this prestigious show!

2011-01-30T13:10:00.000-08:00

Here's today's piece for the NYT letters page. It's about the concept of the mind playing a roll in illness. I really enjoyed this one and I love how it turned out. Thanks to Alexandra Zsigmond on this one.

The final combined the ideas from two sketches, and I think it worked out much better.

I was inspired by this image I found on the web...I'm not sure where it is from originally though (Metropolis?), if anyone knows please drop me a line.

2011-01-22T23:20:00.001-08:00

My previous post consisted of sculptures, however I also have some collages in the Subtext show which act as supplemental pieces to the sculptures, examining the same issues.

"Through the Open Doors #1"

"Through the Open Doors #2"

"From Graves Forgotten Stretch Their Dusty Hands"

"As Silent As the Pictures On the Wall"

2011-01-22T22:18:00.000-08:00

Last night was my opening at Subtext gallery in San Diego. I couldn't find time to blog about it earlier because I was sleeplessly working on the pieces until the last minute. It was curated by Mr Brody Albert and also featured the work of three other fabulous artists and friends: Katherine Guillen, Sara Escamilla, and Kaeleen Wescoat-O'Neill. You still have time to check it out, as it will be up till Feb 20th. (Excuse some of the snapshots, I'm going to have to get these professionally shot.)

For a long while now I've been using haunted houses in my work, and this seriese is no exeption. I have always thought of houses as thier own character, a part of the family, and so I am exploring the idea of the house as a person which becomes activated by the haunting. I have also been interested in the tactile, fleshy, and sometimes groteque qualies of skin and the human body, and here I have been able to combine the two, somehow making the haunting more corporeal.

"With Feet That Make No Sound Upon the Floors"

"Impalpable Impressions On the Air"

"Houses Wherein Men Have Lived and Died"

The titles are taken from a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem.

© shannon freshwater

2011-01-19T02:13:00.000-08:00

I've been so busy that I didn't have time to post this when it came out in the NYT last Sunday. I am really proud of how it turned out, and it was a great experience working with the talented Jennifer Daniel. For this one I was inspired by Escher and this surreal quality of having things seemingly falling apart, especially as the article is about the Arizona shooting and how disasters sometimes give us clarity.

2011-01-12T22:38:00.000-08:00

If you are in LA tomorrow night, I have six pieces in this show at the downtown artwalk. It's a launch event for Bluecanvas magazine which will be highlighting Art Center alums. It looks like it'll be a huge event, so hope to see you out there!

2010-12-30T14:35:00.000-08:00

I have a piece in today's NYT letters section. It's about the FDA pulling a popular breast cancer drug. The pill capsules are scanned and altered plier handles which worked out quite nicely. I also broke open an actual cold pill capsule on the scanner bed to add some texture. Thanks once again to Aviva for the assignment.

2010-12-24T20:22:00.000-08:00

Happy Holiday! Here's my most recent book cover done for Knopf. The book is about the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. The direction was to include photos from the trial and the main players. During the trial Eichmann sat encased in a bulletproof glass box and we decided to use that idea and that geometry to conceptually link the characters. I love how it came out and working with the fantastic Barbara DeWilde was a pleasure.

2010-12-03T23:04:00.000-08:00

It's time again for another Post-It show at Giant Robot! I painted a total of 23 post-its, and here are a few of my favorites.

Thanks again to Mark Todd and Esther Watson who continue to include me in this ever expanding show. I can't wait to see what Matt Greoning, Nicholas Blechman, Chris Buzelli, Lou Beach, Ryan Heshka, and all my friends have contributed. At only $20 each I might have to take home a few pieces.

2010-10-27T11:50:00.000-07:00

I have a piece in today's New York Times Op-Ed letters page about the troops in Iraq and the lack of patriotism on the mainland. This was super last minute and a nice challenge to see how fast I can produce a quality image. Also thanks to Eric Davison for the use of his freakishly large hand.

2010-10-25T22:31:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out for the packed Mini Show! Both my pieces sold and went to a great cause! I forgot to take pictures, so instead here's some promo pieces I'm working on.

2010-10-19T12:02:00.000-07:00

This Sat night I have two pieces in an awesome benefit show for Art Center's Mini Lai scholarship fund for illustration. It's a one night only show with art mostly under $300! There will be lots of great art from alums like Calef Brown, Rob & Chris Clayton, Tavis Coburn, Alex Gross, Andrew Hem, Jason Holley, Tara McPherson, Martha Rich, Mark Ryden, Aaron Smith, Mark Todd, Ed Ushiro, Jaime Zollars and many more. Hope to see you there!

2010-10-02T22:23:00.000-07:00

I have an illustration in this weekend's New York Times Book Review. Thanks a bunch to one of my favorite ADs Nicholas Blechman for the assignment.

2010-10-01T00:45:00.000-07:00

I have an illustration in the New York Times Op-Ed today. It's for an article about re-visiting Haiti after the earthquake. A really moving and interesting first person account. Thanks always to awesome AD Aviva Michaelov. If you are interested in the Op-Ed section there's a great online feature about the Op-Ed turning 40 that was released last weekend. Aviva had a hand in including some great illustration, and watching the video makes me proud to be an illustrator for such a legendary newspaper.

2010-09-07T19:39:00.000-07:00

Super excited to be in the most recent Hospital Brut (special Asiatroma Japan issue) by Le Dernier Cri. I've been a longtime fan of this awesome french publisher/collective, so it's an honor to be included in one of their books, especially with the likes of Stu Mead, Gary Panter, and Jonathon Rosen. You can buy this limited edition, serigraphed book here. warning: book and website are NSFW.

pics via Pakito Bolino & Le Dernier Cri

2010-09-04T15:07:00.000-07:00

About 6 months ago I worked on a couple of book covers for Little, Brown & Co. They were just released, so I can finally show them off. Here are the two final covers which look great with the clean sans serif type treatment, thanks to AD and designer Keith Hayes.

The Collector cover was a winner immediately, but Daniel Martin went through a few changes before we hit on the winning design. I like them all, but in the end the publisher decided to go with a much cleaner and innocuous image, which I think still turned out fantastic. Here are a few of the ones that didn't make it.

2010-08-19T00:03:00.001-07:00

I am really proud of my new piece in today's New York Times. It is about a new test that predicts Alzheimers. The sun is shining through to give it a hopeful note. I really love how it came out. Thanks a bunch to Aviva over at the Op-Ed.

sketch:

2010-06-30T11:49:00.000-07:00

Here's a little something I'm working on. Thanks to Rob Clayton for the cool pic.

2010-06-17T12:32:00.000-07:00

Here's a small series of Yokai illustrations. Yokai are Japanese demon/spirits, and all of these are based on real folklore.

Rokuro-Kubi: a woman who's neck uncontrollably stretches.

Hayakume: a Yokai who guards temples from vandals and thieves. If he sees a thief, one of his eyes flies off and attatches itself to the theif.

Dorotabo: A dead farmer who resembles a rotting corpse and haunts his abused land.

2010-06-14T11:37:00.000-07:00

I've got an illo in today's New York Times letters section on doctors who monitor tortured detainees. Here's the final and some sketches. Thanks a bunch to Kim Bost for this one!

2010-06-13T18:33:00.000-07:00

Here's a little slide show portfolio of most of my recent work. don't know how I'm going to use it yet, but it's pretty cool.

2010-06-11T12:40:00.000-07:00

The Playboy Jazz Fest is tomorrow at the Hollywood Bowl! Here's an illo I did for Sax for Stax featuring Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber and Kirk Whalum. It will be in the official jazz fest catalog. Thanks to AD Fred Fehlau.

2010-05-20T22:33:00.000-07:00

Here are some new haunted house pieces for the next post-it show at Giant Robot in New York. Thanks to Mark Todd and Esther Watson for continuing to include me in these shows! With this continuing series, I'm starting to think about the physical idea of a house and the energy that is left behind when it no longer exists.

©shannon freshwater

2010-05-08T22:24:00.000-07:00

Here's a small abstract piece for a show at Ottawa's Canteen Gallery opening May 15th.

2010-04-20T23:50:00.000-07:00

Here are some new grotesques. It's kind of amazing how many people like this series. Attraction and repulsion are exactly what I'm going for...and it's just plain fun painting flawed people.

2010-03-28T16:27:00.000-07:00

I've been away working on some top secret projects and moving...but now I'm back. I've been wanting to do more portrait work, so here are a few I've been messing around with.

2010-02-20T02:05:00.000-08:00

I've got a piece in a show tomorrow night at Flock Shop curated by my friend and talented artist Patrick Hruby. It's from 8pm-12am in Chinatown for the Chinese New Year, which is the year of the tiger. Stop by and say hi!

here's my tiger. cut paper, paint, and colored pencils:

2010-02-09T20:34:00.000-08:00

I'm working on a lot of stuff right now. Here's a preview of a little something. stay tuned!

2010-01-12T20:30:00.000-08:00

This Friday I have six pieces in a group show at Black Maria Gallery curated by the lovely Aaron Smith. It's an all woman show and I'll be sharing the walls with some great friends and artists. Stop by and say hi from 7 - 10:30

"The Ghost of Wilhelm Reich"

a process shot of "Ghost"

"Cocooning"

"Skin Abstracts #1-#4"

2010-01-09T23:26:00.000-08:00

Over the holiday I spent a lot of time waiting in the airport...a perfect opportunity to get some sketching in.

2009-12-29T22:12:00.000-08:00

Here are some illustrations I did for the nicely designed Australian Trunk book series. This issue of the series will be about blood, and you can see the previous book about hair here. With these pieces I was thinking about stigmata and menstruation and was looking at a lot of botanical illustrations as well as this beautiful and amazing Victorian blood book. After the time spent rendering the flowers, I somehow prefer the simplicity of the silhouettes...we'll have to wait and see which ones the publishers picked.

2009-12-19T23:27:00.000-08:00

I hope you are having a great one!

2009-12-16T20:12:00.000-08:00

You can now check out the slide show for the Post It opening here. It's nice to see so many friends!

2009-12-13T14:26:00.000-08:00

I forgot about this illustration for Celeb Life magazine. I did it ages ago and I'm still on the fence about how it came out...this is about as cartoony as I'll ever get. The article was a pretty silly and inane one about online etiquette, so I wanted it to be silly but also get the idea across.

I also did a spot for the same article, but the sketch actually looked better than the final.

2009-12-07T11:03:00.000-08:00

Here's today's NYT letters piece on health care reform and abortion. This sensitive subject can be quite a challenge...no pregnant bellies, fetuses, wombs...so I had to come up with something to represent the woman's health side.

here are a couple sketches. The editors requested I get rid of the oval because it looked too much like a womb.

Also congrats to Aviva Michaelov on her new position at the Op-Ed, and good luck to Leanne Shapton on the next stage of her career. They are both great to work with!

© shannon freshwater

2009-11-30T22:13:00.000-08:00

This Saturday is the Post-It Show at Giant Robot, curated by the lovely Esther Pearl Watson and fantastic Mark Todd. I have 30 pieces in this show, starting at $20!

here's a sampling of my haunted house post-its:

2009-11-25T21:07:00.000-08:00

Here's my sketch and final illo from today's New York Times letters page, which is about how to finance food aid for the needy. You can read the letters here. They lightened up the image from the original, which looking at it now was a good idea since the newspaper always prints a little darker.

2009-11-20T20:20:00.000-08:00

Saturday night is the one night only show for my limited edition lamp. Stop by and say hi from 5-11pm in Culver City at the Helms Bakery Building.

2009-11-02T20:09:00.000-08:00

I have a limited edition lamp for sale here for a one night show later this month. You can pre-order the lamps right now, and a portion of the sale goes to inner city art education here in LA!

2009-11-02T00:10:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos from the Altered States book exhibit, thanks to my dad for the pics.

2009-10-23T23:08:00.000-07:00

Tonight was the opening for True Self, if you missed it like me (stuck in LA), you can check out the show online (which is still being added), or stop by Jonathan LeVine gallery Tues-Sat 11-6 through Nov 21st.
Here is my contribution to the show, and the journey the painting took as I worked on it...as you can see I changed my mind a few times. I hope I made good decisions.

2009-10-18T00:38:00.000-07:00

I have two illustrations in today's NYT book review. One on the cover and one inside. I am really happy with the way they turned out, I might even use that cover illo for a promo! Much thanks to amazing AD Nicholas Blechman.

2009-10-15T22:10:00.000-07:00

Here's my third book for the altered book show in Vegas. Don't forget to stop by and check it out! This book is a little different, and I wanted to keep a lot of white space. I like the raw, unfinished quality it seems to have, and the weird tension that creates.

2009-10-14T23:07:00.000-07:00

Here's my second book for the altered book show, all inside the pages of this civil war book. I love experimenting in these books, lots of good mistakes and new ideas.

2009-10-13T22:22:00.000-07:00

I'm in an altered book show which opens this Friday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center in Las Vegas. This is really weird because I used to take art and music lessons at this place when I was a kid, and actually performed a few times in their theater. This looks like an amazing show, so if your in Vegas between now an January, you should check it out!

I have three books in this show. This is an older one that you may have seen already. I'll post the others in the next few days.

2009-10-07T00:37:00.000-07:00

I just finished a piece for the True Self exhibit at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York which is curated by Gary Baseman. Some of my favorite people are in this show. It should be a good one!
runs Oct 24 thru Nov 21, 2009
Opening Reception - Saturday, October 24th, 7-9pm

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Adam Wallacavage, Alex Prager, Amor Munoz, Boris Hoppek, Christian Clayton, Dalek, David Sandlin, Deedee Cheriel, Eric White, Esther Pearl Watson, Fons Schiedon, Fred Stonehouse, Frieda Gossett, Friends With You, Gary Taxali, Gary Baseman, Gerard Dubois, James Jean, Karen Hsiao, Korin Faught, KozynDan, Lauren Bergman, Leah Hayes, Lola, Luke Chueh, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden, Mark Todd, Martha Rich, Mike Shinoda, Natalia Fabia, Orly Cogan, Rob Clayton, Robin Van Valkenburgh, Ron English, Ryan Heshka, Ryan Jacob Smith, Shag, Shannon Freshwater, The London Police, Tim Biskup, Travis Lampe.

Here's a sketch/idea for my painting:

studio process shot:

2009-09-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

Wow. I am so honored to have my book design on the Book Cover Archive. This is one of my favorite sites, and all the covers are top notch. Thank you so much to Ben Pieratt for including me among some impressive designers.

2009-09-20T17:42:00.000-07:00

Here's the finished CD cover and back panel. I also designed the booklet for the CD which I will photograph when I get the printed piece. I was originally going to produce the image using cut paper, but I liked the drawing so much that I decided to keep it. I think it turned out well.

2009-09-09T14:46:00.000-07:00

I'm working on an album design for my friend Chris' wind ensemble. The theme is the Chinese five elements of water, earth, wood, fire, and metal. Here are a few mock ups. The final choice is a little different and I'll post it when it's done.

2009-08-27T23:08:00.000-07:00

Pictures from the Atlanta airport show are now posted on flicker. I really love the framing choice!

2009-08-25T00:09:00.000-07:00

This Saturday the 29th is the opening for Print Zero Studios Print Exchange. If you are in Seattle, swing over to Georgetown and check it out. 6-10pm

I forgot to scan my prints before I sent them...but here's a misprint that I kind of like:

2009-08-19T00:32:00.000-07:00

I just designed the cover for my friend Jacob's new book which was a really fun project. The cover needed to be black and white and other than that I had total freedom. I submitted a few options, and this is the cover the publisher picked:

my other options:

2009-08-10T22:48:00.000-07:00

I just designed this poster for my friend Greg over at Seattle's Vital 5 Productions for their Arbitrary Art Grant program and the subsequent exhibition at Bumbershoot in September.

I designed this hand for the poster, which I like, but it didn't quite fit the scheme.

2009-08-05T20:02:00.000-07:00

Giant Robot has also posted some opening night photos from the Dime Bag show. See them here.

2009-08-04T19:07:00.000-07:00

You can now buy my piece online at Giant Robot New York! check it out here.

2009-07-27T15:30:00.000-07:00

I am participating in the Canvas Project which will be shown in the Atlanta Airport's Atrium Gallery. The show runs from July 31st - Sept 4th. I was given four random words to illustrate and some small 3"x3" canvasses. Here's what I came up with, all on paper mounted to canvass.

Rescue:

Poodle:

Vinyl:

Betray:

2009-07-12T22:56:00.000-07:00

I have a piece at Giant Robot in New York for the Dime Bag show which is curated by Jordin Isip and Rodger Stevens. If you are in New York, stop by for the opening this Saturday the 18th from 6:30-10 p.m

"Swingers"

front and back in the dime bag:

2009-07-11T17:48:00.000-07:00

I have a piece in a Spinal Tap tribute show. It was supposed to be in a gallery here in LA, but they ended up just posting it online which was a disappointment. you really need to see this one in person. bummer.

"Exact Inner Structure"

detail: it's all cut paper

before I did the cutting:

2009-07-07T18:54:00.000-07:00

For those of you in the Seattle area, I've got a couple of pieces in the annual Capitol Hill Watercolor Society show at Cafe Racer in the U District. The theme is "Paranormal," and the opening is this Thursday the 9th from 7-9. I've never been to Racer before but I hear it's swingin and the show I'm sure will be great!

In Seattle I've also got a little something over at Nancy in Belltown for the Late Night Fashion Club. It's also Nancy's 3rd year anniversary! Help them celebrate on Fri from 6-9

2009-07-03T15:46:00.000-07:00

I just finished this piece which was inspired by cocoons/imprisonment. I am really happy with the way it turned out!

process:

I was heavily inspired by this image:

2009-06-28T08:21:00.000-07:00

I've did a quick illustration for today's New York Times letters page about the accuracy of paper ballots over computerized ballots. read it here.

2009-06-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

Here's another haunted house piece. no scribbles on this one. the cluster seems to cancel out the scary.

2009-06-21T04:29:00.000-07:00

I had some left over paper from another project and whipped out this little portrait.

2009-06-18T02:43:00.000-07:00

I'm working on a little something...stay tuned.

2009-06-08T23:13:00.000-07:00

I just found out that I'm a finalist on the Saatchi Gallery website. Me verses one other artist! Please vote for me!!! Voting ends on the 16th.

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/showdown/index/215904

2009-06-04T18:58:00.000-07:00

I wanted to try my hand at book cover design. This one is for a book about the quantum physics concept of entanglement and the clashing characters involved in its discovery and study.

I was thinking about the mirror-like link between two subatomic particles, and also the link between the two major characters in the book.

2009-05-24T21:13:00.000-07:00

I just finished two more haunted house pieces for a supernatural themed show.

Franklin Castle: Cleveland's most haunted house has a history of murder and secret passageways.

Congelier House: was in Pittsburgh and was America's most haunted house until it mysteriously blew up. previous owner "experimented" with severed heads.

2009-05-18T21:51:00.000-07:00

I've begun contributing to the Design Giant blog, which is a challenge to do a drawing a day for a year...we'll see how long I hold out.

challenge #1: beginning

2009-05-09T22:56:00.000-07:00

Here's another abstract piece. It's going up for sale on ETSY with some others.

2009-05-08T02:41:00.000-07:00

I had forgotten about these and just found them in my drawer while rummaging around. I did them over Thanksgiving last year in a tribute to Los Angeles' Clifton's Cafeteria.

"I am 72 and ate here as a child and raised my son up in here. He's gone now, but we are celebrating his remembrance today." a moving quote from one of the patrons on Thanksgiving.

2009-05-05T19:56:00.000-07:00

I am selling three new zines on Etsy. Check them out!