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Exploring the modern low-fi camera, complete with shitty lens, dreamy soft-focus, and off-balance colors.

Sunoco

Does anybody else feel the same way that I do when you see these beacons alongside the highway? I also just found out that Sunoco is headquartered right here in Philly. Go figure, I chose this instead of Amoco. Watercolor and ink in the (landscape-oriented) sketchbook.

Bill Cosby

Just finished this print for the Bill Cosby show this weekend (details on the above flier). One color screenprint, printed with chocolate pudding. Smells good, tastes great, looks fantastic. I was pretty surprised how warm and luscious the color (and also light) the color was. Took a good handful of wasted prints to get it perfect, but I nailed it on my last piece of paper. Right now, I have one really good one, but I also have a scant few proofs if anyone is interested.

Merrily, merrily, merrily

Custom NoseGo Vinyl

I was recently asked by my friend Yis to customize a blank vinyl figure for his toy release show at Jinxed (here in Philadelphia), and of course I debated between tons of possible ideas. I couldn't help but want the toy to be plush (instead of vinyl), so I decided to paint it as if it was patched together out of scraps of fabric. I like the thought that someone had all kinds of gaudy pieces of things lying around, and decided to breathe some life into it. I had a lot of fun trying to decided what to do in each section, mixing up the designs and textures.

Anyway, the show is going to be a lot of fun, good friends and lots to see. Sneak a peak at Brad and Adrienne's pieces before the event.

Summer sketches

Got some stuff in the works, but I don't want to spoil the surprise. In the meantime, dig these little numbers from my sketchbook.

8-Bit and Beyond

If you have been over to the Autumn Society's blog recently, you may have noticed a lot of buzz around the upcoming 8-Bit and Beyond show at Brave New Worlds comic store, right here in Old City Philadelphia. I went up there to drop off my piece today, and let me tell you that everything on that wall is absolutely gorgeous. If you share my misfortune and have to work on Friday during the opening (around 6PM), it will be up for about a month.

This Kirby piece is collage/ink/watercolor, and is about 8x6 inches or so. Finally found a use for all those menus that were stuck in my door.