Pencils for the cover of a book about World War 2 that I'm doing for Little Brown. Love drawing the P-38 Lightning- quite possibly the coolest plane ever. EVER
Friday, January 16, 2015
World War II pencilling! 3:24 PM
Pencils for the cover of a book about World War 2 that I'm doing for Little Brown. Love drawing the P-38 Lightning- quite possibly the coolest plane ever. EVER
Friday, January 9, 2015
LA Zinefest! woot! 2:36 PM
I'll be exhibiting for the first time at the LA Zinefest! Along with my studio-mate Jen Tong, Her BF Joel Alter, and former studio-mate, good friend, and new LA resident Sung Yoon Choi! I'm really looking forward to it and it's SOON! Just more than a month away. I've got to get busy! I'm not a fast zine maker, quite the opposite. Aside of my illustration, comic, storyboarding, silkscreening, and GTA V work, when it comes to zine making I am ponderous. I spend a lot of time just sketching and mulling over an idea before it ever becomes real (anyone who follows my comics understands that I'm slower than a frozen snail). It's not that I want to be slow or that I lack ideas, it's just when I do get an idea... for lack of a better analogy. I percolate on it until... until it makes a good cup of coffee.
IF you're in the greater Los Angeles area I expect to see you in a month! Meanwhile- I have no idea what or how or whatever I'm going to do with this rad Medusa drawing but something must be done!
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Goodbye 2014 Hello Infinite Red Panda 12:01 PM
It's been a long year and now it's a step away from being over. I have had a good year, I've been lucky to have no lack of work, exhibited at some fantastic festivals, illustrated some great books, and made some awesome comics and silkscreen books.
I've been fortunate.
Not everyone has. It's been a rough year for many and tragic one for too many. Let's hope and make 2015 a better year.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Guts & Glory: Civil War is out! (buy it...) 3:50 PM
I've been pushing pencils and brushing ink on the second book in the Little Brown "Guts & Glory: Vikings" series (and already have sketched the cover for the 3rd!) when I found out that "Guts & Glory: Civil War" is available to be purchased. I had a blast drawing this book. It combined more than a few of my favorite things- History, Accuracy, Action! I love illustrating history as exciting/terrifying and as closely to how it actually was that I can... and this book let me do so!
Ben Thompson is a terrific writer to illustrate for. He's understands that history and non-fiction is exciting and is often done an incredible disservice by how it's taught and presented in textbooks. I wish I had more time and couple of extra arms to illustrate every cool or surprising moment that he describes! I've done a lot of American Civil War illustrations and Comics and when this book came up I was wondering if I was burnt out on the subject (A few articles and sites have said I'm Civil War Buff- I am not. History Buff, yes. Civil Rights Buff, yes. Civil War has a lot to do with those) Thompson's text was so much fun and enjoyable without downplaying the severity of war that I was excited to draw the Grey and Blue all over again!
So please purchase it! I promise you will learn more than a few things new about the Civil War!
•The Illustration above is the 1st Louisianan Special Battalion "Wheat's Tigers"
•The Illustration below is of the CSS Hunley- the Confederate Submarine and my favorite thing to have drawn in the book!
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
The Degenerate Art Fair 2:01 PM
I'll be exhibiting this upcoming weekend at the Degenerate Craft Fair in Manhattan for the first time this year. I"ll be selling my comics, handmade books, and silkscreen prints and textiles. It should be a lot of fun and I look forward to exhibiting.
The particulars are below
THE 6TH ANNUAL DEGENERATE CRAFT FAIR!
First 50 guests get a free tote of goodies!The image above is one of the post-it's a I painted for the Giant Robot Post-it show
Monday, November 24, 2014
Post It Kittens! 1:21 PM
I've been invited to participate in the Giant Robot Post-it Show which is awesome. I finished these three famous, going to hell in a hand basket, rock n' roll Kittens this afternoon inspired from this silkscreen poster I did earlier this year. I wish I could go to the show cause it sounds awesome!
If you're in L.A. please check it out! all post-its are only $25 bucks from the most famous artists to the ones like me!
POST IT SHOW EIGHT
December 8-16, 2012
Over 260 Artists!
Over 2000 Post Its!
$25 each
Cash & Carry
Opening Reception:
Saturday, December 8, 2012
6:00 - 10:00 PM
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90025
