Monday, October 5, 2009

Ugh

So for those of you who might not have heard, this weekend Mark Batty Publishing had an event in Bushwick that was pretty amazing. Graffiti artists where doing HUGE murals that were gorgeous even if you think it's a crime. A ton of gallery spaces, awesome food, free drinks, and a buncha vendors selling hand made original clothes, jewelry, toys, comics, paintings, and dvds.

I was one of those vendors and I made a handful of cash so all of you who got a chance to come out I appreciate it. If you didn't I promise there will be more. I'M BACK ON THE GRIND!

Anyways while I was there during the downtime I did some drawing. Which I will now post so that you may anonymously mock it.

ENJOY! Also please follow me if you have a blog, I will return the favor.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Woohoo!

When I play heavy metal! Ok so again I've been drawing just about every day at work, but keep forgetting to bring it home and scan for you fine folks. For that I apologize, I mean I can't blame you for not getting enough of me.

Ego aside.

I've been working on a buncha small (and VERY affordable) paintings that I will be selling this weekend at: http://markbattypublisher.com/mbp-urban-arts-fest/

I'll be selling the smaller ones for $20 and the larger ones for $40. Plus prints for 5-10 and stickers & comics for $1. I'll bring along some paintings for fun too. But let's be honest what I have to say you don't care about, so lets get on with the crappy cell phone pictures!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

I swear..

I've been drawing a lot! I even painted a mimobot! I'll post pictures to prove it later (aka: after SOMEONE sends me the pictures). In all seriousness I've been drawing everyday at work, but usually it's FOR work.

In personal news, the relationship that I said exploded in my face...decided to "unexplode" in my face. So I've got that to look forward too! Yay boobies!

Enough my yammering, on with the sketches (which look like shit because my scanner resembles an asshole).

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Ack!

Sorry! I know it's been a while since I've updated but my life has just short of literally blown up. First with weddings and teaching (oh yea I teach art to K-2 kids), and then a relationship blowing up in my face, I was accepted, enrolled, and dropped out of an MFA program 'cuz I'm broke. Then school started.

Excuses.

It's not like I haven't been drawing or painting. I've just been distracted from posting. THAT ENDS NOW! One of these drawings is for my friend Revstompy, and his cronies who're putting together a game. So I'm taking a crack at designing creatures. Then there are doodles for future Munny's. If you don't know what a Munny is, well you could google search it, or just wait a few weeks and see the painted ones I post here.

This is me shutting up.


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Newest..

It's done, these are just "un-good" cell phone pictures and when I get my camera back from my girlfriend I'll post "real" pictures as well. I also recommend clicking on each picture to get a better look at it.







Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Wow, it's been a while.

My bad, sorry.

It's not that I haven't been drawing it's just that I've been having trouble figuring out what to draw so I end up doodling, and those pages suck. Here's an example/proof:

But once I realized I hadn't sketched out my next painting, or really drawn it at all other than the pictures I see in my pea-sized brain I started figuring out how to draw it. In pieces 'cuz it's easier for me to break it into easily digestible items and put them together like a puzzle. So here it is. Lemme know what you think!

Monday, August 3, 2009

So yea..

This weekend I had to go to a wedding in Hoboken. On the plus side, free food. On the down side, mass during the wedding ceremony. Oh, and I danced. I danced more than I have since middle school when the running man and cabbage patch kid where still in. Don't fuck with my kid n' play.

So yea, too busy to do anything but do wedding crap all weekend to draw. Here's the update, lemme know what you think.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

A lil' late, but better than a missed period?

So yea, those of you who follow me on facebook have seen that I've been trying to update that frequently, and those of you who only follow me there won't read this. DAMN YOU! Anyways, I was going to start a new painting that involves a saber tooth tiger skull and autumn leaves but my girlfriend said "If you don't keep painting animals practicing religion you'll never see my boobs again."

Ok she didn't say that but she did say I should keep painting 'em so spontaneously I figured out what I wanted to do. Needless to say I sketched it out today and I worked out the details in pen and just started writing random words. Free association is how I title most of my pieces. Enjoy!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

A Process...

Ok, so today I'll be drawing later, but since I didn't have to work I'm going to be updating now and blahblahblah you don't care. Anywho, this update is going to show how I work from start to finish. I'm only going to post the process of 1 painting up here and on my facebook "fan" page I'll be posting this update AND another painting from beginning to end. If you wanna see it click on the little facebook icon thing on the right. Anyways without further adieu, here goes nothin'!

I usually draw everything on paper first, with color ideas and title ideas:


Then I draw it out onto canvas using a regular pencil:


Then...painting:















Then after a few little details and minor little alterations that no one will notice except me..the finished product!

Title: "It Ain't Shinola"
Size: 24"x24"
Medium: Water Based Oil Paint, Acrylic, Marker

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

And another one...

I feel like Puff Daddy with these updates, not only are they not all that good, they're also CONSTANTLY being thrown in your face. So sit down, shut up, and enjoy.

The first drawing is a tattoo idea for a friend of mine, based off a tattoo design I did for another friend who plays in the band The Smashup. The second, retarded, step child, drawing is a quick drawing of one of my favorite comic characters, Tank Girl. Phillip Bond drew her and I still try to steal from him. This isn't even remotely close to being like Phillip Bond.



I thought I told you that we don't stop, I thought I told you that we don't stop.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Doodlebug.

So I've been gone a few days but I've been doodling while away. Also since one of my co-workers said my blog was proof that I was a hack, you'll notice a difference in the material posted from here on out.

I have 3 pages of doodles and 1 sketch. Enjoy, and comment please.



Thursday, July 23, 2009

And here...we...go!

So yea I didn't update yesterday, 'cuz an old friend was trying to help me figure out the business side of the art world. Unfortunately I'm a retard and was barely able to process what she said. Also I'm going away this weekend, I'm gonna try to get it set up so it'll update automatically for me but I'm not sure I can. Anyways, once again I'm struggling with ideas but here are 2 pages of doodles.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Fucking Five

Another day where I drew and had NOTHING in my brain, and was working at the comic shop so I drew more heroes. Unfortunately I still don't have the talent to actually draw heroes, but regardless I plodded along and yelled at both the paper and pencil because it wasn't working right. I can draw, the pen and paper where broken! Yea!

Man I suck.

Anyways, here goes my latest attempt to revive my talent.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Pitiful Page Phore

I apologize for the alliteration in the title of this update. However, as you can see..these drawings are pitiful. But this is what happens when you don't draw superheroes for a long time and then try to draw them in pen. Just be glad I erased the leaping tiger I tried to draw. Goddamn that was bad. Anyways here we go.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

An easier Day 3

So this time atleast I had some ideas, though I didn't have the patience to finish one, and the other didn't come out so good. I wanted to make a pathetic looking zombie and a steam punk-esque battle droid because I'm a nerd. I usually hate my filigree but this time I liked it and hated my tech bits. Anyways, here's another 2 pages of me doodling.