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We Having Fun Yet?

2012-02-12T18:10:00.007-06:00

So I'm finally getting around to telling you about my adventures the past few weeks. Not really gonna "tell" you, more like show you with pictures of certain moments frozen in time forever & ever.

Two weeks ago was ARTSLAM!'s sixth year anniversary show. It was a whirlwind of fried brussel sprouts, Ben Stiller Alamos, a lady VERY excited about a man stacking kegs on his head, paint fumes, delicious cupcakes & grunge kids. I'm sure that won't make sense to pretty much ALL of you reading this, but a few of us know what this means. I won't leave you readers out anymore...

Let me tell you...I mean SHOW you the story of ARTSLAM! 666(shown by the worst storyshower in the world):

Once upon a time it was ARTSLAM! 666 Maximus Erectus in San Antonio, TX.

ARTSLAM! creator/organizer/masterminder/camouflager Rob Perez aka Deadbeat Hero drank paint for inspiration:

Alex Pardee physically flew in to paint on walls:

Cody Schibi painted with his magical, Harry Potter finger:

Skinner traveled to San Antonio via ladder to paint:

L'Amour Supreme rode a giant, one-eyed, winged skull into Texas to paint:

Cody Schibi's LIVE painting looked like this:

L'Amour & Cody enjoyed a portrait of the Commandant from the Police Academy movies who coincidentally founded San Antonio in 1666:

Alex, Skinner, L'Amour's painting looked like this:

They all held this position for two days surviving on digested cupcakes:

Liz Perez & Holly Brown helped us ALL survive with their loveliness:

Liz, Rob, Holly, Cody, Alex, Skinner & L'Amour ALL ran around in a circle 750 feet above the Earth's surface:

Cody Schibi, Alex Pardee, Deadbeat Hero, L'Amour Supreme & Skinner hugged it out:

Cody went on to star in 'Forrest Hump':

THE END!

Wow. That really was the worst story ever & all over the damn place! Needless to say that this show kicked major ass. Amazing bands & artists were ALL over the place creating a beautifully orchestrated show of chaotic brilliance! Thanks to everyone who came out & the new friends made. You can view more photos & wrap-ups of the show at ARTSLAM!'s page, Skinner's page, MishkaNYC's page, Alex's page & whatever else google pulls up! Here's a great video wrap up shot & edited by David Alexander:

OH! & Skinner just released his art book about a week ago. Go buy it....now!

So exactly a week later I flew to Detroit for the opening of "LoveSick", the three-person art show I was fortunate enough to be a part of. LIFT Gallery owner Kent Alverson & his lovely wife were extremely welcoming & awesome. Heather Hansma & Josh Buckenberger are the other two massively talented artists in the exhibit who were my high-fiving homies for the night. (Oh & Kill Taupe needs a shout out for sharing his french fries w/ me! Cheers & thanks big boy!)

So since my sleep-deprived self failed to operate a camera successfully that evening, go check out Hansma's site for some photos of the opening.

You can also view & purchase ALL the artwork from the show HERE. Go make your walls (& us artists) happy with some original goodies! Here are three of the eight pieces I did for the show:

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to say "hello" at the opening & if you're in the area, stop by LIFT. "LoveSick" will be up thru March 4th....

Straight up SICK & EVIL!

2012-01-25T12:58:00.007-06:00

Hello friends!

I seriously haven't been taking a really long nap lately(though I'm in dire need of one). Instead I've been treating my studio like a prison cell. Nooo....I haven't been doing thousands of push ups & sit ups while turning my toothbrush into a shank & turning my face into THIS , but have been locked in total isolation hard at work on some exciting things. Allow me to share with you...

First off THIS Saturday, January 28th, is another ARTSLAM! event I'm lucky enough to be apart of that will make you even MORE excited than finding Blastoise. You think THAT kid has a "Maximus Erectus"?! It's ARTSLAM!'s SIXTH year anniversary show & they're bringing in some BIG guns to celebrate:

Mind-twisting artists Alex Pardee, Skinner & L'Armour Supreme will ALL be on hand flinging paint & high fiving all night long. Head ARTSLAM! honcho & mastermind Rob Perez, aka Deadbeat Hero, was awesome enough to print up some shirts I designed for the evening which will be on sale (& some even GIVEN away!) at the show. Try to snag one & make your chest sexier with this very limited edition shirt:

So yeah...I(along w/ 20+ other artists!) will be there LIVE painting away as well(& high fiving as well) & have some other goodies available like my 'Oddities/Deformities' mini art book & prints. This is gonna be a great one filled with amazing live music/art & I want you ALL there to experience the "Maximus Erectus"! Please come by & say "yo".... Here's everything you need to know about the show & how to even get advanced tickets: ARTSLAM!: Maximus Erectus.
OH YEAH! Give me a follow on TWITTER if you plan on making it out too. I'm known to have giveaways sporadically on Twitter anyway(so give me a follow regardless!), but through out that night I'll be giving away some FREE goodies to my followers that'll be 100% FREE! Yep....you read that redundant sentence correctly! FREE GIVEAWAY THAT'S 100% FREE!

Speaking of painting & maximus erections...I've been doing just that like crazy the last few months in anticipation of "LoveSick", a three-person show consisting of the talented Heather Hansma, Josh Buckenberger & myself.

Opening reception will be NEXT Saturday, Feb. 4th, 7-10pm, at LIFT Gallery in Detroit. I've completed eight new pieces for the show that I can't wait to share with you, so if you're in the area come say "hi" to my paintings....they may just high five you back & force you to take them home with you. All paintings will be up online for purchase that Saturday night for those that can't make it, so check back as I'll be posting all information & paintings right here. Here's my sneak peek, promotional piece that I'll have prints of at ARTSLAM! this Saturday & available at my store soon!:

& after all this madness finally winds down I'll again be entering my padded prison cell & begin work on my first comic books. Damn! Is that an "s" at the end of "comic book"?! Sure is. I have TWO titles I'll be illustrating this year which I'm very excited about. The first being "When the Evil Came" written by Fabian Rangel Jr. who I bumped into at Austin Comic Con where this idea was spawned & the other being "BULLMOOSE" written by my twin broseph Lance Schibi who I bumped into in my mum's womb.
Here's a promo image of "When the Evil Came"(which is obviously a comedic, love story about a family of cute, cuddly bears with a unicorn as a landlord):

Alright amigos...hope to see you all at the shows!
xo.

Yo Johnny C!

2012-01-16T19:01:00.002-06:00

Just a quick note to say "Happy Birthday" to the Master of Horror himself, John Carpenter! He's behind some of my ALL-TIME favorite movies ('The Thing' topping that list) & continues to inspire us.

Head over to my Twitter or Tumblr account & spread the Birthday love by ReTweeting or ReBlogging this illustration...

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY Johnny C. & here's to another 64 years of brilliance!

Oh...& I haven't been taking a long nap lately, I've been locked in my cave working like crazy prepping for the ArtSlam! show in San Antonio on Jan. 28th & painting for a three-person show at LIFT Gallery in Detroit. Here's a peek & info for "LOVESICK" opening Feb. 4th with my sneak preview piece:

A GIANT update coming soon on everything....
Thanks homies.

Holy SHIP!!

2011-12-30T21:36:00.005-06:00

I’m having a quick, New Years special at my store until Jan. 2nd. ”What’s the special?” you ask?…it’s FREE SHITTING!…i mean SHIPPING! on your entire order! Just use discount code: HolyShip & watch as your order magically appears at your house/apartment/cave/etc.. without paying for shipping! Neat-o! Head to my store & see if there’s anything you fancy to start off your 2012…

Have a Happy High-Fiving New Year!

Holiday Fear!

2011-12-22T10:55:00.002-06:00

Here to help spread Holiday Fear...I mean CHEER is a quickly modified version of one of my 'Monster MugShots'! I give you "Christmas Crowley". Put it on a card & send it over to Grandma!

Hope you guys & gals have an awesome, safe Holiday!...& you will...if you STAY OUTTA OF THE DAMN SWAMP!

*The creator of Victor Crowley (Adam Green) himself has been spreading this image via Twitter, Facebook & on his website. Coolio!

It's A SALE 13ig 13oys!!

2011-12-08T12:15:00.000-06:00

The Holidays are here fools!

Time to buy all kinds of crap, wrap it up with paper & love, put a bow on it, give it to people, watch the people tear apart your lovely wrapping & then high five those people! Yes...in THAT order!

The first thing on that list can really add up, so I'm having a little sale over at my online store to save you a little moneys.

And this is exactly what I'm doing.......:

That's right! 13% OFF EVERYTHING!! Why 13%, Cody? Well, since it's my online store, & "Cyber Monday" was on November 26th...50% of 26 is 13! Makes perfect sense right?!...OH! AND I have thirteen fingers!! That's why! And not only will you get 13% off your ENTIRE order, but somewhere in your package will be a quick, FREE custom sketch from me. That's right again...even if you buy only one of 'Those Weird Ones' trading cards, you'll also get a little sketch thrown in for FREE! If you buy my 'Oddities/Deformities' mini art book, you'll get a custom sketch inside the book for...wait for it.....FREE! Whatever you order you'll get an actual ink illustration done with my right hand that has 7 fingers on it! YES! All you have to do is type in: 13FINGERS in the "Discount Code" box when completing your order & voila!...13% OFF your order AND a FREE sketch!! FUN! This SALE starts TOMORROW at 12:13PM CST on FRIDAY, Dec. 9th & ends at 12:13PM CST on TUESDAY, Dec....yep, y'got it...THIRTEENTH!!

Now that I'm done screaming my brains out like a crazy, car salesman, head over to my store & find something that will make you or someone else happy this Holiday.

And a little heads up about an event that I'm super excited to be a part of in late January. My magical mastermind monster buddies at ARTSLAM! are throwing their SIX year anniversary show on Jan. 28th in San Antonio. This is a GIGANTIC deal & to celebrate this milestone they're bringing in THREE amazing artists to celebrate with us: Alex Pardee, Skinner & L'Amour Supreme! Yep...Maximus Erectus indeed!

I along with a few other artists will be flinging paint alongside these mofos ALL NIGHT that night & we want YOU to witness this! It's still a ways off, but get your tickets NOW to guarantee a spot inside The White Rabbit while we melt your faces!! More info coming soon...

The Monsters Have Been Caught...& NOW RELEASED!!

2011-11-29T14:22:00.002-06:00

That's right booger butts! My first series of 'Monster MugShots' trading cards were such a hit at Austin Comic Con, that I was motivated & excited to get to work on even MORE of those crazy killers! So I give you FOUR MORE GORE mongers: Victor Crowley, Chucky, Ghostface & Leatherface. Yep, these bad boys are added to the same cell that the first series of Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers & Pinhead are relaxing.

So head to my online store & start collecting these trading cards! Share &/or swap with your amigos...it's FUN!

SERIES I:

SERIES II:

(the dates on their boards are the film premieres of the BUSTED killers)

Happy ThanksGiveaway!!

2011-11-18T22:59:00.000-06:00

The day is almost here where we hang out with family & friends, gorge ourselves with as much food as humanly possible, take a nap, then DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN! There's a lot to give thanks for this year, but ONE thing I'll be giving away is my new art book: 'Oddities/Deformities'! This little "contest" is running a whole week with the winner being announced the day after our food comas on BLACK FRIDAY! All you have to do is give me a follow on Twitter & ReTweet the tweets I'll be periodically putting up from here until next Friday...THAT'S IT! I'll be randomly selecting one of my followers who retweeted the goods & sending them out a book with something special scribbled in it.

So HAPPY THANKSGIVEAWAY everyone!!

If you just can't wait or feel you're the unluckiest person in the world & in NO WAY will you win this giveaway, I have put my book up in my online store. Head over there & start your XMAS shopping from the comfort of your home!

I'll be back shortly with a review on my experience at Austin Comic Con & some other cool events happening very soon....

Austin Comic Con is here already?!...CACA!

2011-11-08T11:34:00.001-06:00

What up g funks.

Just a quick reminder to let you know that Austin Comic Con is THIS WEEKEND! It really snuck up on me even though I was always aware of it's looming presence & I'm already cursing my amazing procrastination skills....or praising them...or whatever. But the last week has been a sleepless one as I'm getting all my caca in order. Speaking of caca....

I've finally completed my first mini art book which will be released at Comic Con this weekend. Yup, 'Oddities/Deformities' is all printed up & eager to give you nightmares or arouse you as soon as possible.

I'll have a plethora of them available at my table & will be putting some up in my online store sometime next week. So if you're not gonna make it to the show this weekend, do not fret, you can have it dropped off right outside your front door. It's filled with a collection of goodies that have been reviewed by the Board of Strange:

Not only will my book be staring at you begging for you to take it home, I'll also have a nice selection of prints, trading cards, buttons, iPhone Gela Skins, original art, etc...y'know...more "caca" I've been getting in order for this show. I'll also be spending the weekend taking commissioned illustrations for a few green pieces of paper in return. Just come to my table & demand me to draw something for you! Oh yeah & if you follow me on Twitter I'll be having random giveaways throughout the weekend. So give me a follow & if you're the only one following me who's going be prepared for a bunch of FREE caca!

So the Austin Convention Center is pretty big, so I went ahead & drew out a very detailed, extremely clear, treasure-like map for you to follow to get to my table. Voila:

...if you get lost simply wave your hands over your head & start screaming as loud as you can.

I'll be at TABLE #2928 in Artist Alley ALL weekend, so do take the time to come by & high five me! If I'm away at the moment, my twin brother, Lance, will be running the show so just give him a high five! No seriously...I do have a twin brother & seriously...high five him.

With a few days left I'll be stapling my eyelids to my forehead & getting some final pieces done.
Again...here's the link to the Austin Comic Con page where you can see who's gonna be there, check out the times/schedules & grab tix. Really hope to see you guys there...

This, That & ZOMBIES!

2011-10-21T19:34:00.007-05:00

Hello again friends!

A few things have happened since my last post so let's just get on with it shall we:

First off there's a killer show I was lucky enough to be a part of that's going on right NOW! Heather Hansma is a super bad ass in the Detroit area & when I heard she was curating a 'Day of the Dead' themed show & let me be a part of it I screamed liked a little girl being ripped apart by zombies. The opening was October 7th & the show will be running until November 5th at Starkweather Arts Center. Heather was also nice enough to do a little preview on me & one of my pieces just before the show which you can read here.

Here're my two thingies:

"Removing the Mask" - watercolor/ink on canvas:

"Three Amigos" - ink on bristol:

Secondly the ArtSlam! event in San Antonio last month was high five awesomeness! The theme was 'Martial Arts' & all you people who were involved &/or came by to check it out are the coolest. My MUTANT NINJA prints were well received & the LIVE painting I did that night was a blast to create in front of your happy faces. Here are some action shots of me acting like I'm knowing what the hell I'm doing...or not:

The silent auction for my painting was an epic, kung fu battle in itself, but the last, WINNING ninja standing was SETH who took home my piece & now has BIG TROUBLE all over his wall:

Thanks again to Rob for putting on yet another spectacular live show....Kung Fu Masters!:

I'm already looking forward to the next ArtSlam! event &...wait a minute...what's that?! There's an ArtSlam! TOMORROW NIGHT?!?!

You know it!:

(poster by the talented Henry Quiara)

Last year ARTSLAM! did 'Undead' in San Antonio for Halloween, this year they're bringing it right here to my home of AUSTIN with 'Return of the Undead!'

That's right...zombies, monsters, blood, guts...all that super freaky crap that scares you will be attacking your every nerve & sense tomorrow at the ND at 501 Studios. You can be on either side of the blood bath as there will be numerous make up artists making up ANYONE who wants to be a zombie INTO a zombie! I've also printed up TWO new, nightmarish, monsterish, hand signedish prints for the occasion that I'll be introducing to anyone who visits my table. Here's what they look like & I can already tell they'll go splendidly well against that wall color you chose in your home:

I'll also have some other goodies & original art for you to poke through, but you have to come to the show to see em!

So try to make it out TOMORROW & see some crazy talented artists draw zombies & stuff! Here's the info where you can RSVP & gather the specifics.

After this show I'll be full throttle getting ready for Austin Comic Con which is only a few weeks away. Then a three person show in Detroit come February will be consuming my life after that...more details to come....

Thanks for wasting a few minutes of your life on my page! xo - c.

High Kicks instead of High Fives?

2011-09-21T13:59:00.003-05:00

Hey friends! It's been a while since my last post as I've been locked up in my cave working on a lot of goodies, but I've undone the shackles, jumped on my Mac & am ready to share a little info with you right now. High kick to that! "Why a "high kick" instead of the regular "high five" you usually throw out, Cody?"............

.......GREAT question & THIS IS WHY!:

That's right folks! It's time for ArtSlam again & the cool kids down in San Antonio have invited me to play with them THIS coming Saturday, September 24th. I had such a blast at their 'Pixels vs. Panels' show back in July(which you can read all about my experience HERE) that I've been punching the air with excitement waiting for the next event. Good thing too since this show's theme is 'MARTIAL ARTS!' My nonstop air-punching has made me a Kung Fu Master & now I'm in tip-top shape & more ready than ever to tackle this karate chopping challenge!

So myself along with other local artists will once again be LIVE painting at The White Rabbit while all kinds of amazing things will be happening around us. Things like: Wu-Tang Karaoke, a Mortal Kombat video game tournament, LIVE music from four different bands, DJs & a lot more! Yeah...I know you want to go & I want you to too! You can RSVP here on Facebook & get all the information you need.

Along with the main reason I'll be there that night which is creating an original painting right in front of your "HiYA!ing" faces, I've also created FOUR original prints for the event. I grew up watching, buying the toys & drawing those cute, green little boogers the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so they've influenced me in some way(nothing like THIS awesome lady however). But here's the thing...they're MUTATED turtles from the sewer! How can they be SO DAMN CUTE?! Welp, I went ahead & gave this some serious thought & after a few days of scribbling, splattering, scanning & coloring, I came up with how these little radioactive bastards should REALLY look. So I give you the MUTANT NINJAS:

Donatello:

Michelangelo:

Leonardo:

Raphael:

These guys will be crawling all over my table through out the night waiting for you to come by & take them home, so be sure to save a life & adopt a grotesque, mutated turtle today!

Along with getting prepared for the Martial Artslam show, I've been hard at work finishing up some pieces for a 'Day of the Dead' group show in Detroit during October & continuing to finish up my mini book which will be released at Austin Comic Con in November. You'll be hearing from me soon about those thingies...

On an entirely different note, the awesome peeps at Austin-Artists.com profiled me on their site recently. Go give it gander if you have the time & thanks to Roy & Maria for setting this up!

Remember to give me a follow on Twitter as I update things daily there & usually have little giveaways about once a month. Free art is always cool!

Okay, check back soon guys....
xo.

"& uh...yeah...y'know...um...yeah!"

2011-08-05T01:01:00.003-05:00

...that's pretty much what I sound like in this little interview that the local team of Indie Live Austin did with me. My longtime buddy Rich did the interview & he made me a little less nervous, but watch this, make fun of me & see how awkward I am in front of cameras. I was really hoping they were going to add some crazy explosions & CG monsters to make me look really awesome, but their editing was perfect enough to not make me look like a complete fool.

So check out this video that will be part of a full episode with a lot more great eye/ear candy & aired on your television sets come September:

Thanks to Johnny, Rich & all those awesome peeps at Indie Live Austin.

ArtSLAM DUNK!

2011-07-30T12:27:00.004-05:00

Man do you guys love your video games & comic books!

I had a blast this past weekend at the ArtSlam!: Pixels vs. Panels show in San Antonio doing some live painting. It was indeed a delightful time filled with spray paint fumes, rad music & 3LB CINNAMON ROLLS?!? Yep, THREE POUNDS!...but more on that later.

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I stumbled into the White Rabbit around 7pm to set up my station & was greeted by Rob aka Deadbeat Hero (the curator of this awesome event. He's also selling some limited edition Atari/Punisher shirts he designed/printed during the show which you can order here.

I got one & my torso is not only happy with my decision, but is definitely the coolest looking piece of my body when I wear it! Go snag one now & hurry...there's only a few!)
After the "hellos" & handshakes with other artists painting that evening, I got to work.

It being a video game/comic book mash up theme, I went with PacMan viciously hungry for [the deliciously-terrible career choices of Nic Cage as] Ghostrider...

I painted until the sun sneaked far behind the earth & through out the night met a LOT of GREAT people! You guys were so cool there & I want to thank each & every one of you who came to my table to chat &/or purchase some of the goodies I had...& I really would if I had a list of your names!

I'd like to especially computer-screen-high-five those that bid on my painting through out the night for the silent auction. Though I wish I could've used some crazy X-Men mutant power to make exact replicas for you ALL to go home with, there could be & WAS only one winner:

My newest buddy Roland took Charlie Sheen's magical phrase seriously & came out on top. This dude rocks!
I also did a commissioned illustration for A.J. who wanted Luigi & Princess Peach "relaxing". Hey...I give them what they want!:

Again...the artists were amazing/inspiring at the show. I wish I got to meet everyone, but being holed up behind my table prevented that. I did bounce around like Super Mario for a bit & had the privilege to say "hi" to a few. Here are some quick photos from the evening.....

Cristobal Licea's paintings were AWESOME. This guy couldn't be nicer either:

Nik Soupé was a master with the spray paint cans. Check out his 'Transmetropolitan' painting done that night:

The extremely lovely EEK! CREATIONS was there representing Austin also:

So I give a BIG THUMBS UP to you San Antonio for your warm embrace & look forward to the next time you'll have me!

above photos courtesy of Holly Brown, Rob Perez, Lesley Fielding Roland Gutierrez & St. Philip's Anime Club

I do have a few of the Link vs. Superman & Wolverine / Mario Mash up prints left over from the show that wish to be adopted. Head over to my shop to grab one or 10000 of them. I've also got some other pieces that might look really awesome on your wall, so step into the store....

Cool. Until next time...

....oh yeah! The "3LB. CINNAMON ROLL" I mentioned earlier! Welp, our hotel room was only a few steps from a pretty yummy, 24-hour diner called LuLu's Bakery & Cafe. Needless to say we abused this place during our short stay with a 4pm lunch when we arrived in San Antonio, a 4am "dinner" after the art show & a 9am breakfast before heading down to South Padre Island for a few days. Along with an outstanding Chicken Fried Steak, THIS is what LuLu's is known for:

In San Antonio? Go try to conquer this mouth-watering, cinnamon/sugar-high beast!

Okay, off to get more fun stuff done for Comic Con & remember to follow me on Twitter so I can tell you what I'm eating, which movies I'm watching & how my coffee tastes...FUN!!

Alright...NOW until next time.

Heading south where Mario's fighting Wolverine?

2011-06-29T13:24:00.005-05:00

Well hello there amigos.

You peeps ever lay awake at night & wonder who the winner of an epic battle between LINK(that cute, little Hylian boy from the Nintendo world) & the Man of Steel himself SUPERMAN would be? What about the outcome of Mario's nemesis BOWSER shooting fireballs at the rock-hard abs of The THING?! Don't act like you don't constantly think about these exact scenarios! I guess being a child of the '80s & spending looong, restless nights with my brothers reading Batman, munching on helpless scrubs' heads as The Amazon in 'Pro Wrestling', wondering how the hell Colossus stayed so shiny in Uncanny X-Men battles, jumping through crazy obstacles as Samus in 'Metroid', collecting every single trading card from the Marvel Comics series(yes...especially the harder to find holograms) & even surrendering to the great, Greek mythology realm as Kratos in 'God of War' has made me sit & daydream about these "hypothetical pairings". But now I KNOW I'm NOT the only one!

On July 23rd, myself along with 25 other artists will be getting together to bring life to these crazy ideas. We're taking the pixelated characters from our favorite video games & pairing them up with/against some of the greatest, muscle-ripped heroes straight from the panels of our most beloved comic books. Yep...ArtSlam! presents:

PIXELS VS. PANELS!

What better place to have this epic battle than in the city where a raccoon-tail wearing mofo shed blood in Texas' most epic battle? That's right...down the street from The Alamo (I know what you're thinking) at The White Rabbit in San Antonio will be this special, one-night event. Local artists will be banding together for an evening of LIVE painting AND music. Starting at 8pm we'll be setting up our stations (while the MANY bands set up their gear for their sets) & flinging paint around to turn our geeky thoughts into actual pieces of art you can hang on your wall! ALL art will be up for silent auction during the show, so I hope you guys can come by to see some talented artist folk in action while hopefully taking home some art as well. This will be my first LIVE painting session, so I welcome...no...I NEED your support & high fives.

For more info & to RSVP head to the ArtSlam! Facebook event or the ArtSlam! homepage.

Along with the giant painting I'll be creating before your eyeballs at this show, I'm offering PRE-ORDERED, commissioned pieces for those of you who'll come by. Simply shoot me an email with the comic/video game characters you want punching each other in the face, enjoying tea together, or whatever you can think of & I'll spill some ink on an 8.5"x 11" piece of bristol board. All pieces will be an original, black & white, ink illustration. All pieces will be $10 which you can pay in advance via PayPal or when you pick the illustration up at the show. They can ONLY be picked up at the show, so pre-order only if you or a friend can pick them up. I'll be creating these drawings in advance since my time at the show will be solely devoted to my painting, so I'll be accepting just a few. So become a writer for a day & have someone (ME) draw what you think up!...FUN!

I've also created a couple prints exclusively for this event shown below which I'll have available at my table (obviously without the watermarks on them). There will be other goodies there to choose from, so come to the show & see what I have in store!

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"Let's take Wolverine & Mario, decapitate them, then sew their heads on the other one's body!" That's what my brain told me to do so that's exactly what I did in this print & now you can own this sick idea for yourself!:

I don't know why I automatically illustrate characters cutting each other's heads off when thinking of comic book & video game characters fighting, but I'm guilty of it again with this print which will also be available at the show. Don't be fooled by the cuteness & innocence of LINK...he means business:

Cool. I REALLY hope to see some of you there!

2011-06-07T15:40:00.005-05:00

Welp, Meth & Hot Dogs 2, the super cool show I was a part of at LIFT Gallery in Detroit just closed at the end of May, but with the death of something comes the birth of something else:

Saturday night a portal of epic brutality was unleashed in the state of Illinois. OhNo!Doom Gallery in Chicago held it's opening of "Friends of the Beast: A Tribute to Metal". If you're in the area you must check out this amazing exhibit filled with super talented artists which will almost guarantee your eyes to bleed from all the awesome. You can view/purchase the entire show online HERE. The exhibit will run through June, so tell your friends, enemies & lovers to go...

Here are my two pieces:

A Girl In A Head (14" x 11" - watercolor/ink on gesso panel):

A Boy With A Head (16" x 20" - watercolor/ink on canvas):

Illustration Friday

2011-06-03T12:31:00.001-05:00

My second submission for Illustration Friday. The topic this week is "shadows."

"I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the different greens in the trees, but when I get ready to paint I just close my eyes and imagine a scene." ~ Grandma Moses

The Sketchbook Project 2012

2011-05-23T12:08:00.009-05:00

Here we go again!

I opened up my mailbox a little over a week ago to find a 6"x 9" envelope sent from Brooklyn. I immediately knew what it was & the creative juices started soaking my brain.

Last year I participated in my first Sketchbook Project created by Art House Coop. It was such a pleasant experience of spending way too much money on Pigma Micron pens & nights when I should've been working on other projects but didn't that I decided I had to do it again this year...& more than likely every year now.

Upon opening the envelope I noticed a difference in the sketchbook from last year's. It was considerably smaller in size & the amount of pages had decreased as well. The paper was a tad bit heavier too which will prevent bleeding. I was definitely relieved & happy to see these changes.

Last year my theme was "Help!" which you can view here.

This year my theme is "Encyclopedia of..." which you'll now be able to view right here.

I'll be updating this blog post periodically as I complete my sketchbook. Once my book is complete I plan on making copies of it to make it available at Austin Comic Con coming up & to anyone else wanting to own it through my online store. Needless to say it will be filled with some twisted goodness.

So enjoy my process below! I'll be posting them via Twitter as well along with whatever else I'm working on (& don't forget my random art GIVEAWYS!), so give me a follow.

By the way...Art House is still taking orders/submissions for The Sketchbook Projects 2012. Sign up!

It's A Friday Giveaway!!!

2011-05-20T11:46:00.001-05:00

Hello friends!

For those of you that follow me on Twitter you know I like to give away some art now & then to random followers. TODAY brings another chance to win some cool goodies!

My buddy Spanky Stokes has an amazing blog which showcases some super talented artists from around the globe usually specializing in custom vinyls & toys. He tends to have a "Friday Giveaway" every week, so definitely bookmark his blog & revisit daily! I got with him a few weeks back & we set up some neato FREE stuff for today's giveaway!

About six months ago I designed a custom OMI figure from Munky King. It showed at their gallery in LA to help launch the OMI figure (their newest DIY vinyl at the time). Now's your chance to give my "Z'OMI" a permanent home!:

Not only will you get this little guy if you win, but you'll ALSO win this original illustration of the same zombie fool screaming for brains! 8"x 10" on bristol board:

"How do I enter to win?!"...GLAD YOU ASKED! Now that the decaying, maggot-filled, brain-eating prizes have been established, all you have to do is follow me on Twitter AND tweet THIS:

#FF @CodySchibi to win a custom OMI and an original ink drawing on SpankyStokes.com http://bit.ly/eNeUsy #SSCOD PLS RT to enter!

You can also head over to SpankyStokes.com where the information is available as well. SIMPLE! Entries will be accepted ALL DAY TODAY until midnight west coast time with the winner being selected using the magical, number-picking randomizer shortly after.

I love giving things away to art lovers, so this is exciting for me too! I'll be continuing to do it, so continue to follow me on Twitter! Another reminder for those attending Austin Comic Con, I'll be having daily giveaways to my followers who come up to my table with the "secret words". Not only will I scream frantically like PeeWee Herman, but you'll walk away with free art!

Good luck friends!

Meth & Hot Dogs ...yummy.

2011-05-01T13:28:00.002-05:00

Hello again friends.

Just popping in to let you know what's been on my plate. Fortunately for me, it's recently been the delicious combination of meth and hot dogs!

Last night in Detroit at LIFT Gallery was the opening of the group show 'Meth & Hot Dogs 2: A Collection of Even MORE Unscrupulous Characters.' I felt right at home with this one as the curator (Kill Taupe) asked us artists to simply come up with any demented, cute, strange, whatever characters we can scrape out of our twisted skulls. He's been doing spotlights at his blog on each of the artists involved (you can view mine here), so take the time to check out ALL the amazing creators in this show (Full lineup here as well). 'Meth & Hot Dogs 2' will run throughout May.

You can check out every piece from the exhibit here with information on how to purchase them as well. My two paintings look a lot like this:

"the majenster"- 20"x 16" watercolor & ink on canvas:

"the mouth breather"- 14"x 11" watercolor & ink on gesso panel:

The folks over at Ain't It Cool News had a neat, little call for artists a few weeks back in honor of the recent release of Zach Snyder's 'Sucker Punch'. I'm a huge fan of Snyder's (Dawn of the Dead remake, 300, Watchmen..) & this movie is quite a visual-overload of crazy effects. It has robots, samurais, monsters, gun & sword wielding girlios, zombies, etc...& Nordling from AICN wanted artists to create an original piece with as many genre-mash ups as you can muster up. I went with a "Brady Bunch" theme, but didn't take the top selection. You can view my piece as well as the others here....

I'm staying busy so I'll have plenty of cool things available at my table at Austin Comic Con. Just finished a few button designs & working on new prints that will be exclusive at the Convention.

I also have another group show at OhNo!Doom Gallery in Chicago the month of June that I'll have some pieces in, so keep checking back for updates or follow me on Twitter for daily updates!

Illustration Friday

2011-04-22T20:56:00.001-05:00

...put a little illustration together for my first attempt at Illustration Friday. The topic this week is "bicycle"...
Immediately after reading the topic, this strange, little man came riding out of my left ear & onto my blank piece of paper.

"Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving." ~Albert Einstein

Austin Comic Con

2011-03-03T14:36:00.002-06:00

A little news to let you know that I enlisted myself in the army which is Austin Comic Con. I felt the time was right & am willing to defend the dripping paint & wasted ink of all my attempts at artistic stimuli. So as you see below, I've strapped on my imaginary, demon head helmet & will be going through extensive boot camp training to ready myself for November. I will then enter the trenches of the Austin Convention Center for three, bloody days & hope to come out alive to tell you of the experience.

Here's my info on the Austin Comic Con page & keep checking back to see who else is added. The current lineup of celebrities & especially artists is already impressive, so anything else will be a nice bonus. Be sure to follow me on Twitter for more information & giveaways! Hope to see your smiling faces there!

Off to lift some finger weights....

heARTless bastards...

2011-02-16T13:41:00.002-06:00

So's 'The heART Show' in Boston which opened on the 3rd(& is still running for the remainder of February) has been well received & a few of my paintings from the exhibition have found new homes! (Remember new owners: don't get them wet, keep them away from bright lights...especially sunlight & don't ever feed them after midnight!) Great job to Brent at The Hallway Gallery for curating...

The 'Out o' the Woodwork' group show in Chicago which opened the 5th(yes...still running too) was also a hit, but there was a problem there for me: my paintings for the show never arrived due to the crazy amount of icy goodness falling from the sky. Shed no tears just yet (as I almost did) as my pieces were simply a little arrogant & decided to show up fashionably late in a failed attempt that all eyes would be on them. I got the word my two paintings arrived late last week, almost three weeks after I sent them! The good people at OhNo!Doom Gallery gave me a few options for what we could do & I happily accepted their offer of them hanging on to the canvases & using them in an upcoming show opening in June. I'll of course let you know of all the details the closer it gets....but it's going to be "heavy"!

I've spent this month so far doing some more sketching of creepy characters for the group show in Detroit coming up, but also tried my hand at something I haven't done before. I was forwarded some info about a show opening on Feb. 26th in Arizona that Spraygraphic was throwin'. 'Fill in the Groove' is their Third Annual Vinyl Art Show where they display art on albums from all kinds of great artists. Whelp I grabbed a couple from my collection that I never listened to(sorry Spandau Ballet) & started spraying & flinging paint all over them. The end result turned out to be something pretty nifty which I enjoyed doing. I'm definitely going to do some more of these in the future & put a few up in my shop hopefully soon & if you wanna special order one, by all means let me know. Check out my first, two vinyl paintings eva:

"the creature" - spray paint/acrylic on 12" vinyl:

"the monster" - spray paint/acrylic on 12" vinyl:

So yeah...the 'Fill in the Groove' show will open February 26th at Hoodlums Music in Tempe, AZ & will run until April 15th. Definitely check this out if you're in the area as I've seen a few of the other artists' yummy creations & it's gonna be awesome! Of course all vinyl art will be on sale there as well so go get first dibs!

I also took the time to paint a piece for a benefit in Italy. 2 year old Mattia Fagnoni suffers from a very rare, degenerative disease called "Sandhoff Syndrome" & his parents have created the 'Mattia Fagnoni Association' to help raise awareness & funds in finding a cure. You can read about this amazing family on ESP Visuals' blog or become more aware of this genetic disease at NTSAD.org. Here's the painting I sent for their art show which will run April 26th-May 8th at Palazzo Filangeri in Naples, Italy. There is an amazing amount of artist from all over the world showing support, so it's a real honor to be a part of such a great thing. 100% of the proceeds benefit the MFA:

"earl grey & chamomile"- 10"x 8" watercolor & india ink on gesso panel:

Back to the drawing board....

Showing my junk...

2011-02-01T11:39:00.003-06:00

...as I mentioned in my previous post, there are two group shows in February in which I'll have some original goodness to view & purchase & they both open this week. Yippee! (well...that is if the weather doesn't continue to dump milllions of tons of snow in these cities this week)...

Opening @ 6pm this Thursday, Feb. 3rd in Boston at The Hallway Gallery will be 'The heArt Show'. There will be around 20 artists splattering their feelings/views/experiences of love with their mediums of choice all over The Hallway walls. I conjured up 3(well...4 really) paintings for the exhibit which I'm sure will be a little out of place amongst the portraits of people kissing, holding hands & the pieces trying to be serious portraying their love stories. More the better I say. Check em out...:

"evol love"... 12"x 6"- watercolor & india ink on gesso panel:

"...sometimes it's ugly."... 9"x 12"- watercolor & india ink on gesso panel:

"connor's in love"... TWO 5"x 5"- watercolor & india ink on gesso panels:

...if you fancy any of these please email Brent at The Hallway & claim em! The exhibition will run through the entire month of February, so if you're in the Boston area, go check out some cool art! I also made a few prints of the first two that are available at my shop....you can request the other as well. Nothing beats the originals however....kind of like potato chips.

Then @ 6pm this Saturday, Feb. 5th, the cats at OhNo!Doom Gallery in Chicago will also be throwing an opening shindig of their own. "Out O' the Woodwork" is an open theme group show with some talented mofos creating some amazing stuff. Here's more info with a list of the masterminds:

Since it was an open theme show, I wanted to have my two pieces show my style of line detail & watercolor(even though I'm definitely still learning this "painting" thing as I go & finding my groove...I only truly started painting late last year) but also wanted my pieces to be connected in some way. I always sketch out these kids surrounded by demons & since I had a ton of reference drawings in my sketchbooks, I just went with that...

"a boy with his head"... 14"x 20" - watercolor & india ink on stretched. watercolor canvas:

"a girl in a head" 14"x 11"- watercolor & india ink on gesso panel

Again...if you have interest in purchasing these paintings, email the folks at OhNo!Doom Gallery & let them know. If you're in the Chicago area, please go to this exhibit & show support to artist like me & the bad ass galleries that put together these events.

It was a busy January & I'm trying to keep the momentum going. I'm already signed up to have two pieces in the April show in Detroit 'Meth & Hot Dogs II'. Check out this bonkers list of participating artist...it's gonna be quite an awesome show for sure! I'm also still working on my personal art to have more prints & what not available sooner rather than later. The Staple! Expo is in March here in Austin which I'm excited about. I didn't sign up for a table since I wanted to get my poo more in order, so I'll definitely be networking & gathering ideas for next year.

And on a completely unrelated, final note...today is the release of Adam Green's horror film Hatchet II on DVD/Bluray. I'm a monstrous fan of the first Hatchet film & horror in general & when the sequel came out in selected theaters (VERY selected) back in October, I was pumped. There was a giant hoopla & great controversy surrounding the film since it had an unrated rating. AMC stepped up to release it, but after the first weekend it was pulled with many questions being asked from the fans. This was quite a story that reached CNN & other major headline news which you can read all about on director/writer Adam Green's Blog. Anyhoo...I was one of the few, extremely lucky people to witness this film on the big screen & what a damn fun flick this is. Starting off directly from the final shot of the first Hatchet this gory goodness gives you exactly what you expect: buckets of blood, unbelievable death scenes & slapstick laughs. After seeing the film almost 4 months ago, I had to sketch out our hero, Victor Crowley, after committing one of the most twisted killings in the film. Take a look & yeah...I should've added more blood, i know:

So even though it now carries a rated 'R' rating on it's DVD/Bluray release today, go out & buy 'Hatchet 2' to support independent, unrated horror. Hell...go buy both of these films. I did!

Alright...we'll talk soon.

Not a full sigh of relief...

2011-01-18T17:38:00.003-06:00

Hello computer screen readers....

I've been pretty darn busy with some deadlines this month. Fortunately one has been dominated by yours truly as I finally finished my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project 2011. 40+ pages of random, retarded globs of wasted ink now & forever will grace the pages of this moleskine. It's hopefully being fondled by the moisturized hands of the operators over at The Brooklyn Art Library right now & getting prepped & ready to go on its 6-month, 8-city tour. If it comes to a city near you, please take a glance through my book & send me some feedback via Twitter or here...I'd love to hear from you. If you're a hermit & never go outside, then you can view my sketchbook at your own pace from the safety of your cave here. OR if you're a hermit, never go outside and you're super lazy & don't want to keep pressing your mouse to view my pages, I've included a magical, video journey through every page of my book below. Enjoy...

As I mentioned earlier before you watched that blockbuster of a YouTube video above, I've been pleasantly swamped with deadlines. I have two shows that I'll have at least two original pieces in coming up in February. They'll be in Chicago & Boston, but I'll share with you images, links & more information very shortly.

I also took a moment to illustrate something which was inspired by Mr. Alex Pardee's recent solo show which opened on Jan. 8th. He spent a few weeks leading up to this exhibit creating a story/world about Caleb "Verti" Parker; a big game hunter turned nightmare hunter. You can read all about it here & hopefully get lost in his awesomeness as I did. Since Alex purposely didn't paint "Verti", I went ahead & created my own version of him based on the descriptions from the story with a fresh, fallen nightmare:

Definitely check out Alex's show "Vertigo: A Decade of Hunting Nightmares" at the Corey Helford Gallery in LA if you're in that area...it'll run until the end of the month, but will blow minds for a lifetime!

Now back to the grind. I'm high five-ing myself since I seem to be truly following through on my New Years resolution of really focusing more on my art & getting my stuff out there. I'm getting more & more things lined up, so hopefully you'll be seeing more of my crafty creations in the 11 months left in 2011....

xo,

out with the old...in with the new.

2010-12-28T16:37:00.001-06:00

Whelp...there went 2010. That was a quick one. The older I get the more the realization of how fast time sneaks away hits me. Needless to say I welcome those pounding reminders, especially when I find myself being an unproductive slump.

It was a good year however. My resolution last year was to really focus on my art which I'd been neglecting for far too long. Even though I could always do more, I still accomplished some things: I searched & destroyed a few storyboard jobs for different production companies, designed some posters/prints for bands & other projects, showed my art in a few shows & most importantly networked to meet a lot of amazing, talented peeps. This year will only be better as the momentum is gaining & I have a lot more people kicking me in my ass for motivation which is what I was lacking for so long. Spank you friends!

Some exciting news is by the time you read this I just updated my online shop with some new goodies! I'm finally introducing my new trading cards "Those Weird Ones". I went out & did some extensive interviews with the strangest people/creatures I could find....& they're more abundant & available than you think! I have over a thousand pages of information on hundreds & hundreds of these bizarre folk, so I'm sitting on a plethora of material that soon will spill out to the public. As of now however, there are only four available to get to know & wonder about. These portraits are 4x6 cards created with the most loving watercolors & ink I could find to capture their stories. They're all available at my shop individually or as a set...all hand signed. Get to know Gill below & the other ones. They always need new friends (Gill especially) so grab em now!:

During my travels through this twisted land finding & learning about "Those Weird Ones", I stumbled upon an unnamed creature sitting alone. There was something oddly zen/peaceful about this guy, even though he just removed his own eyes! I quickly did some study sketches & took some notes to refer to later as this fellow sat there for hours & hours...never moving...only thinking. The final outcome was "The Thinkin' Demon" & I'm assuming he's still sitting in that exact spot I found him earlier this year. These 11"x17" prints will all have their very own unique touches, as I luckily collected some of the demon's blood fresh from it's eye sockets & individually splattered it on every print! OH YES I DID!!

With these new yummies (ALL available now at my online store), I'm still knocking out more stuff for the year ahead. I have a few pages to fill in my book for The Sketchbook Project before it embarks on it's US tour. I have prints/cards/customs/pins/other merchandise on the drawing table to have a nice display of visual stimuli for conventions/exhibitions I plan on being a part of this year. I'm also working on my first book: "ABC's with Oddities" which I'm hoping for a Fall 2011 release. In between all of this I'll of course keep revisiting the strange places that continue to feed me with the material & inspiration I seek. You can easily stay up to date with all of this & random drawings/ideas/comments on a daily basis by following me on Twitter. I've already given away some of my art to a few lucky (or unlucky...depending on how you like my stuff) followers & plan on doing more giveaways soon & often.

Like I said before, my momentum is in full swing going into the new year & I'm going to attempt a lot more things than my lazy ass did (or only thought of) in 2010. I hope you continue to show interest... .. . .

2010-11-29T11:40:00.002-06:00

..another video giving a peak at another new painting. I chose the appropriately creepy song 'Dark Night of the Soul' sung by Mr. Bizarre himself David Lynch. If you haven't checked out this Sparklehorse/Danger Mouse album do so immediately. It's been a consistent soundtrack during my recent works. r.i.p. Mark Lincous

2010-11-23T14:32:00.006-06:00

...a very quick video of me working on a new piece for an upcoming show. I plan on doing more elaborate ones in the future with a higher quality, but I'm simply testing this out for now. I'm getting excited with every painting I'm working on...a lot of time/work, but the satisfaction of a completed piece is priceless.

2010-11-21T23:51:00.013-06:00

It's been a while since I've sat down & hammered out a new blog post updating you peeps on what the hell I've been up to, so here I am now & gosh darn it, this just feels so right...

Two weeks ago I attended Austin's first Comic Con & enjoyed it thoroughly. A conblobulation of talented artists, wacky celebs (The Human Centipede cast smelt surprisingly fresh & had no noticeable scars) & the collection of impressive, DIY costumes made the experience a memorable one. Here Predator takes on Mr. Bruce Wayne himself in the lobby while unsuspecting fans went on with their joyous wanderings inside the Convention. They fought for seven hours straight & later shared a giant pretzel with neon laughs & dark, family tales...

I met a few new friends & got a lot of ideas for next year as I plan on having a table. I'll of course keep you updated on that.

....

I recently completed a painting for the 'Mix 'N' Mash' exhibit & art sale being held at Mexic-Arte Museum in downtown Austin. All artists were given a 12"x12" gessobord to do what they want with it. Since the deadline was so close & my time was limited I did another 'Bottom Feeder' design....

The exhibition will run from December 3rd-January 2nd with each panel being sold for $100 or any 3 for $250. If you fancy mine, try to get down there & call dibs on it. It will tie any room together with some matching throw pillows...

....

The groovy people at Munky King have launched their newest toy...the Omi. With this new release, they will be having a showcase of custom Omi's from different artist ranging from masterminds like Alex Pardee & Greg 'Craola' Simkins to the "Who?" artists like me. The Omi Show will be held at their shop in Los Angeles from December 11th-December 31st. My "Z'Omi" custom will be all smiles there....

And finally, amongst the mentioned & other projects going on, I'm still vigorously sketching in my Sketchbook Project book when I can as you've noticed in my post below. I've been updating the post regularly with my new pages, so I hope you're checking back. Or if you think it looks like poo & have no interest in it, I hope you're sticking to your guns & not checking back. In that case, why would I even type that seeing as if you're one of those people who wouldn't be back reading this anyway...

I'd again like to mention that I'm constantly updating my pals on Twitter with art I'm working on & other random, ridiculous ideas. Follow me for the updates & you can be a "pal" too!

With all of this I'm also still painting, sketching, smearing & poking away at personal art as my first solo show is on the horizon. I have a lot of work to do still, so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm typing this same paragraph again this time next year. We'll see...

the sketchbook project 2011

2010-10-08T14:11:00.049-05:00

I signed up for my first 'Sketchbook Project' this year which is both exciting & stressful. "Exciting" because I get to fill this bastard with fun, new illustrations / "Stressful" because I've got a lot of other projects going on & I'm hoping I can fill this bastard by the deadline (January 2011). If I have to resort to fancy stick people performing strange acts to fill all the pages, then I gotta do what I gotta do.

These sketchbooks will eventually take an awesome, rock tour around the country in the following cities: Brooklyn NY, Austin TX, San Francisco CA, Portland ME, Atlanta GA, Chicago IL, Washington DC, & Winter Park FL and like most rock musicians will be checked-out, manhandled, poked & judged by anyone willing to do so. I hope you take the time to fondle my book if/when it comes to your city. After the tour my little, well-traveled book of drawings will permanently reside at The Brooklyn Art Library available to anyone or anything to view.

My theme (which every sketchbook in this exhibit has) is "Help!", so we'll see where that takes me. I'll be posting my illustrations here as I get through them. Check back or follow me on Twitter to get them instantly.

*Here's a video of my completed sketchbook as well YouTube:

2010-10-05T17:51:00.007-05:00

Completed the second print in 'The Feeder' series....'The Bottom Feeder'. Head over to the shop to pick it up or take advantage of the price cut on getting the set. All signed/numbered limited to 250.

2010-09-20T12:29:00.011-05:00

Completed a new print recently which is the first of "The Feeder" series. Limited to 250. You can head over to the online store to pick one up now...

2010-09-14T10:33:00.004-05:00

Just got the word that a cookbook I did illustrations for a few months back is now ready for order from SunyPress. This is a nonprofit endeavor, with all net profits being donated to regional food banks & charities all over the country. You can check it out & purchase it here.

Here are a few of the sketches which will be included. The first one they decided as the cover art:

2010-08-29T14:32:00.003-05:00

A birthday gift for my love. & yes...I love Morrissey as much as the birthday girl does.

2010-08-26T00:52:00.005-05:00

A terrible idea spawned from a spontaneous brainstorm session with some buddies. Not sure if I want to see this one through though...

2010-08-23T17:06:00.004-05:00

My nephew had his first day of school today. I had to sketch something out to celebrate this. Forgot to scan it to my computer, so took a lousy picture of it....

2010-08-20T22:46:00.009-05:00

I had pieces on exhibit & for sale at the 'Mail Me Art: Medium Without a Message' show in London which ran from July 30th-August 5th. Definitely a cool concept which included some amazing illustrators/painters from all over the globe.

Darren Di Lieto is the man behind this idea & has just received the proof of the second volume of 'Mail Me Art' which will contain my illustrations. More info here.

Here are some photos of the exhibit courtesy of Darren:

2010-08-03T14:32:00.008-05:00

David Choe is a bad ass.

Upper Playground had a little gathering of artists to create Choe inspired/related art. This is mine:

2010-07-18T23:59:00.009-05:00

...another illustration for my "bigger project".

2010-07-06T17:17:00.003-05:00

I have a lot of illustrations in the works for a bigger project. Will post some here now & then...

2010-06-18T18:06:00.004-05:00

A good friend of mine turned 31 yesterday. I had to paint him something...

2010-06-04T01:19:00.009-05:00

Finished up a print for a quick show in New York coming up on June 20th. I'll have about 10 pieces on exhibit with some of them for sale. A percentage will benefit the Mockingbird Foundation (a non-profit organization which supports music education for children), so if you're in the New York area (Glen Falls to be exact), head over to 42 Degrees Gallery & show support.

2010-04-30T18:18:00.011-05:00

I had the pleasure & privilege of meeting Alex Pardee & Dave Correia yesterday. They're both on the 'Sketch 4 Sketch' tour (one of THE coolest ideas ever) & luckily it brought them here to Austin. Here are my sketches I threw at them.

Alex, Dave, Sean & Stephen...you guys seriously rock. Keep it up.

2010-04-16T12:30:00.005-05:00

A buddy of mine is getting married tomorrow, so I painted him & his lovely wife a little something.

2010-04-15T11:35:00.010-05:00

My version of "Rayola" for Color Ink Book. This illustration was published in 'Color Ink Book: Vol. 8' along with artists Alex Pardee, Tom Haubrick, Andrew Bell, Chris Parks, Yamamoto Shigetomo, Jason Buchanan, Travis Lampe, Scott Wygmans, Jon MacNair & Femke Hiemstra. Great company...

2010-04-13T14:58:00.006-05:00

I've been featured in Color Ink Book. This is an amazing, California-based publication which has contained some of my favorite artists, so it's exciting to be a part of it. I'll have about ten pieces included in one of their upcoming issues...will keep you updated. You can view an itsy-bitsy interview with me here.

2010-04-12T11:04:00.006-05:00

Sketched up a quick design for some of the cats at The Blanton Museum of Art here in Austin. A few of the museum's brave souls ran the Zooma 20k Relay a few weeks ago & they printed shirts for the occasion. Great job ladies..

2010-03-06T13:32:00.004-06:00

Out of body. Back in 15 minutes....

2010-03-04T13:43:00.003-06:00

I've been neglecting my pocket moleskin lately, but opened it up last night & drew more zombies...of course I did.

2010-03-01T18:54:00.005-06:00

It's been a while since I posted, but I've luckily been busy with a lot of different projects. I'll share them with you soon enough.

Here are a few more "wrestling" illustrations I've done this week for my client in Ohio. I'm starting to really dig adding digital color to my illustrations...something I'm still pretty new at.

2010-02-21T20:42:00.003-06:00

My nephew just had his 5th birthday. He knows more about dinosaurs than most paleontologists.

I started a little comic where he's the hero...

2010-02-14T15:35:00.004-06:00

Here's to one of the most successful marketing ideas of all time...

Friday the 12th.

2010-02-12T12:58:00.004-06:00

Giant Robot Magazine

2010-02-08T23:11:00.015-06:00

For those who have never heard of it, Giant Robot magazine covers all that is cool from Asian & Asian-American pop culture. Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong created this amazin' zine in 1994 & have kept the pages of entertainment printing up to now.

They've reached a dilemma however with the extreme cost of keeping a great magazine like this in circulation & need a little help from anyone who can contribute. Please click on the link above my robot illustration below to donate what you can to keep this extremely artistic magazine going strong for years to come.

DONATE NOW

2010-02-04T00:27:00.016-06:00

I'm mostly a black & white illustration guy, but recently really started playing around with colors on my mac. I'm learning as I go...

2010-02-03T17:43:00.014-06:00

A few of these prints were printed in the 400+ page book released Feb. 09:

PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish

...if you're interested in purchasing this brick of a book, please head over to PhanArt.net. All net profits from the book benefit The Mockingbird Foundation...a charity founded in 1996 to help raise & donate money for musical education throughout the country.

If you're interested in these prints, please head over to PhanArt or email me.

8"x17" SPAC Print - Signed/Numbered Limited to 200:

11"x17" Red Rocks Print - Signed/Numbered Limited to 200:

11"x17" Coventry Print - Signed/Numbered Limited to 200:

8.5"x11" IT Print:

11"x17" Deer Creek Print - Signed/Numbered Limited to 60 [SOLD OUT]:

random illustrations.

2010-01-31T20:25:00.007-06:00

2010-01-31T20:23:00.005-06:00

I beat things with tiny pieces of hickory in a band. We're called Baron Grod.

Here are some goodies I've done for the group.

(check us out on Facebook or MySpace if you're interested in new sounds)

4.25"x2.75" stickers with this image are available:

I have this jellyfish/whale design available on shirts. Black print on sky blue shirt.

Please email me if interested:

wrestling illustrations

2010-01-31T18:58:00.007-06:00

I'm commissioned by an online/play-by-mail wrestling game to illustrate wrestlers. I have complete freedom to do what I want as I'm only given the wrestler's names. Hundreds of "managers" play this game from all over the globe which keeps the jobs entertaining & always different.
I find this gig extremely comical....

Conceptual Art

2010-01-30T14:14:00.009-06:00

In 2002 I was introduced to the world of film. My first project was an independent, sci-fi, feature film called 'Cœlum'. I somehow ended up as Production Designer where I designed makeup, costumes, sets, etc. An overwhelming experience which resulted in my current position of designing storyboards for other production companies.

Here's a glimpse of some of my conceptual art for 'Cœlum' & other productions along the way:

stuff

2010-01-29T20:11:00.015-06:00

'moment of realization'...done my second semester at college :

'dots & loops':

...sketches of my kitties:

My contribution to a float design we had to push through downtown Austin on Halloween. What an excruciating experience that was....

2010-01-26T23:39:00.006-06:00

Storyboards

2010-01-26T18:43:00.013-06:00

I've had the privilege to contribute my hand to some commercials & films. Here's only a portion of my time I've spent on storyboards(the comic books of what you see on screen):

Commercial: 'Eckrich Sausage'(Bute Rutherford Entertainment):

Commercial: 'University of Texas El Paso'(Insanity Corporation):

Commercial: 'Burger King'(Hungry Man, Inc.):

Feature Film: 'Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach'(Greenestreet Films):

PSA (Insanity Corporation):

Movie Trailer: 'Blood+and+Love'(Clockwork Films):

Commercial: 'Cheyenne Mountain Zoo' (Insanity Corporation):

PSA: Smokeless Tobacco Campaign - SpitItOutTexas.Org

Commercial (Insanity Corporation):

some paintin's...

2010-01-26T18:06:00.001-06:00

A Xmas gift for the folks:

My tribute to Mark Sandman:

The Sunbather...first attempt with watercolors:

More moleskine...

2010-01-26T17:43:00.006-06:00

...inspired by waiting in line at Walmart. I'm never going back to that terrible, evil place:

...lost my mind at Bonnaroo '09. A whirlwind of activity that I had to get out on the loooooong drive back to Austin:

pocket moleskine

2010-01-22T15:57:00.007-06:00

It's always there for me....

imagination...

2010-01-06T15:12:00.004-06:00

Last week was my niece's birthday & I sketched out this illustration for her. I rarely touch watercolors, but decided it would fit for what I wanted to do. I'm pretty happy with the outcome & with it came an idea for a children's book I have started to brainstorm on...