Emereald City Comic Con '08

Hey everyone, it's that time of year again. Time to embrace your inner geek. That's right, time for another Emerald City Comic Con. I'll be at the show selling some art prints in artist's alley, so fell free to stop by and say hi. Check out the website for the list of guests and directions to the Washington convention center. Looks to be a fun show.

Hope to see you there.

-Aug

Eye Candy From Strangers

I recently had the privilege of having some art selected to appear in the latest Eye Candy From Strangers book that just came out. It's the latest book from Alberto Ruiz's publishing venture called Brand Studio Press. There are lots of good juicy art books in the Brand Studio Press library, so be sure to check that stuff out.

One Northwest artist, and one former Northwest artist in the book are, Memo Diaz. and Kevin Dart Be sure to check out their sites for even more juicy art goodness. If that's not enough for you, check out the cover artist's blog, called Bagsblog. This guy has some killer work on his site. Just another example of new art guys that I haven't heard of before. Thanks to the book though, hermits like myself can now become aware of more great artists that are out there. Nice work Alberto!

On a side note, I've been trying to pay more attention to the Flickr account. To get my ass motivated on it, I decided to throw up some in progress pics of the piece that ended up in the book. My room mate at the time documented the painting process from start to finish. He even shot some time lapse of it that I need to bug him about finishing. Anyway, enjoy.

THEY

Here's the latest piece. It's for another show at The Light Galleries in Costa Mesa. The opening reception is actually tonight, so if you're in the area, check it out.

This piece measures in at 10x10. Acrylics on masonite board.

So, you might be asking, "Why the hell did you paint a Sleestak?" I should rephrase that. You might ask that if you know what a Sleestak actually is. The theme of the show is kind of hard to explain. Here's a breakdown of the theme of the show:

The TRUTH!

Well at least a possible truth.
The Reptilians walk amongst us.

Not only do they walk amongst us, but they practically
control every facet of our daily lives.

"They" are our Government Officials , They are our
Teachers and our Law enforcement.

They have been here
since The serpent first urged Eve to eat from the tree
of knowledge.

They plan to be here well after the
human race is broken down into nothing more than
cattle prepped for the slaughterhouse


Do I buy into the reptile conspiracies? No.

Did I need another excuse to paint a Sleestack? YES!

Anyway, the show should be fun. Besides a bunch of cool art, there will be live painting and live video mixing.
If you're even remotely curious about the reptile thing, read up on some David Icke here. Lots of info. Lots of links. You're brain will melt. Good luck. Just don't shoot the messenger.

WHEN:
7pm-midnight.
Where:
The Light Gallery
440 E. 17th St.
Costa Mesa, 9262
www. thelightgalleries.com
www. myspace.com/lightgallery

The Lasers Edge

Hey all. Here's another quick heads up about a group show this Friday at Seattle's own McLeod Residence.

Kurt Barbee, from 5280 Lasers, has combined powers with Kristen Rask of Schmancy to bring a laser engraved skate deck show to Seattle. He sent me these pics awhile back of the finished piece, and I can't wait to see it in person.







The whole thing was pretty open as far as what art to use for the deck. I sent Kurt a black and white image of the Scarecrow I did from the Residual Ozmosis show I had a few years back. Seemed like it would be a good fit.



Click here for some more info about the goings on this Friday night at the McLeod, and click here for the list of Northwest artists participating in the skate deck show. Hope to see you there!

THE LASERS EDGE @ The McLeod Residence
04-04-2008
5pm-9pm
2209 2nd ave
Belltown/Seattle 98121
206.441.3314
http://www.mcleodresidence.com

KISS Tribute Show

Here's a heads up on a show that the Kustom Kulture crew is putting on next month. It's a huge art show celebrating the band KISS. They're still accepting submissions for the show, so get out your paints, and/or blood, and get to it. If you need some inspirato, check out Ken Kelly's site here. Ken was one of the original album cover artists for the band. I'll be posting my submission for the show later this month (sans blood), so stay tuned.

SURF BEAT show/Finkster Wave Race

Awhile back, I was asked to contribute a painting for a huge group show that's going on this weekend in Costa Mesa, Ca. The gallery is showcasing over 70 artists in the show! For a list of more of the artists and the lowdown on the show, go check out the gallery's website here.


I couldn't resist the chance to paint a Big Daddy Roth type monster, because, when else are you going to get the chance, right? My friend said the wave in the background reminded them of Hokusai's famous print of the Great Wave. Well........yeah?! If you paint a fantasy picture of a chick with a sword, you better look at some Frazzeta paintings. If you're in the market to paint some stylized looking waves, then, you might want to check out that famous print of the wave.


Here's a close up for you brush stroke geeks, myself included. All done with Golden acrylics on a piece of wood I yoinked from my friend's wood shop. (thanks Steve O!) The painting measures in around 11 3/4" x 17 3/4".

Anyway, I got really homesick painting the picture. Growing up 40 minutes from the beach had it's perks. There was always somewhere to go of you wanted to cut class. Nothing wrong with drinking a few beers on the beach when the cops weren't patrolling. (By the way, a Pringles tube can hide two cans of beer quite comfortably, in case you didn't know.)

Anyway, if you happen to be in So. Cal. next week, you should check out the show. If I didn't have deadlines, I'd be down there to meet the artists and see all the art in person. Looks to be a really cool show.

March 15th
6pm-midnight
theLightGallery
440 e.17th st
costa mesa 92627
www.thelightgalleries.com

By the way, if you live in Seattle and can get your hands on the local paper called, The Sinner, this week's installment did an article about me and my art. Thanks again Chuck!

Saturday Morning 2- (Show update)

Alright, sorry for the long delay in getting the pics up from last Saturday's show, but deadlines have been bombarding me lately. I did have time to make it out to Ouch My Eye that night for the Saturday Morning group show. Once again, the folks at Ouch My Eye put on a great show. The gallery was packed all night, and it looked like everyone was having fun checking out all the great art.

There were around 25 artists that were displaying their work. These were the pics that came out from my drunky camera POV, so, sorry I couldn't post more. Also, apologies to artists who's name I forgot, but it was a pretty crazy night, and I didn't get to meet all the artists.




I think this piece kind of summed up the whole Saturday Morning theme for me. I love that this artist snuck in some Soul Train funk in there.

You can definitely tell what decade people grew up in by what characters they interpreted, or by the characters people couldn't recognize. These guys are called the Herculoids, for anyone that wasn't sure.

This was one of the many Smurf themed pieces that were on display that night.



Ed Pun did this great digital Star Blazers piece.



If you haven't come out to one of the Ouch My Eye events, definitely keep an ear open for the next one. These shows draw a big crowd, and you have to get there early if you want to scoop up some prints.

These would be the prints.

Here's a better shot of Lawerence Ruelos's Secret Squirrel piece. Just another good reason to get there early. These prints sold out before the night was even over.


James Ma did this killer digital piece of Fred and Wilma.




Joe Kresoja busted out his oils for this cool Grape Ape painting. C'mon, say it. "Grape Ape! Grape Ape!"




I know this digital Snake eyes piece was from Scott. Sorry for not knowing who did the other piece above.



It wouldn't be a show without a nipple related piece from Gene. nice Droopy holmes.



Dev completed his Cereal Epic by painting this 2nd part to his Cereal mascot series.


Also another great piece from Karin Madan with her Stumpyfriends on balsa wood. Below, would be the end of the night photo after these guys busted their butts putting on another great show. Don't forget to check out MC of the evening and artist Lawrence Ruelos's art blog when you get some time. If you bug him enough, he might even tell you when the next Muppet Rawk show is.

Much thanks to everyone for coming out and supporting the local scene. If you can make it out to Ouch My Eye, it's well worth the trip. The show is up until May 22nd, but make sure you check out the site for gallery hours by clicking here. Also, if you want to see more pics and more pieces that were in the show, check out Lawrence's flickr account by clicking here.



Anyway, sorry for the blog delay. Going to try and keep up on this a little more. Been swamped with work, and paintings for upcoming group shows. I'll be posting the latest piece in the next few days (no, really) for a group show down in LA that's going on next week. There are also a few more group shows coming up next month, so stayed tuned locos.

-Aug

Saturday Morning part 2

Hey kids. Ouch My Eye Gallery is hosting a group show this Saturday. 20 artist's interpretation of their favorite Saturday Morning cartoons. A lot of the artists, including myself will have some prints on hand. I'll have a some old and new prints from the pieces that were in the last Saturday Morning Show.

OUCH MY EYE GALLERY
1022 First Ave S
Opening night March1, 8pm

Anyway, hope to see you all there.