Sloth Love Chunk

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Here's my piece for Gallery1988's Crazy4Cult show that starts tomorrow in New York. It's going to be an amazing show so if you live near NY City, be sure to check it out! After the show opens the prints will be available online here.

Print Info:
Sloth Love Chunk
Size: 9.5 x 13 (including border)
Limited Edition of 25, signed and numbered.
Printed on Moab Entrada 300gsm Bright White stock with archival inks.

I will also have 4 artist proofs available in my store at some point.

The Essentials of the Rocketeer

Done for The Essentials of blog. Make sure you check it out, there are some amazing artists contributing to it.

The Films of Woody Allen

14"x17" pencil and acrylic on mixed media paper.

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My homage to one of my favorite filmmakers featuring 10 of his films; Annie Hall, Bullets Over Broadway, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Manhattan, Broadway Danny Rose, Zelig, Sweet and Lowdown, Stardust Memories, Hannah and her Sisters and Midnight in Paris.

INSIDE LOOK: FRIGHT RAGS

T-shirts have constantly been a form of visual media and a way to represent ourselves or even to showcase our own art. Take for example this amazing Zombie vs Shark shirt design by Fright Rags.

Fright Rags is a t-shirt company that tribute the Horror Film genre. But how do you get this awesome design onto a T-shirt, you ask?

Well on their blog, Fright Rags has featured some amazing in depth STEP-BY-STEP processes that I think will inspire any artist or entrepreneur that wants to get into designing & printing t-shirts.

It all starts with the EARLY SKETCHES STAGE, followed by the COMPLETED ILLUSTRATON STAGE.

But the best part of all these step-by-step features are the videos! Check them out!

COLOR SEPARATION

PRINTING PROCESS

For more, visit WWW.FRIGHT-RAGS.COM

Gone Fishin'

A new week, a new film! Please check out Gone Fishin', a Seth Martin & Friends short. This time Seth and Trace Cherokee head out to Beech Fork Lake for some recreational hijinks. I did the titles and illustration, but unfortunately I wasn't able to make it to the boat for the shoot. Always sad times to miss a boat trip!

Trace is really becoming one of the break-out stars of the show. Please enjoy!

Movie Special Effects Channel

Steve Johnson, movie effects wizard, has started his own YouTube channel, where he will be sharing his endless supply of behind the scenes film stills and “over 10,000 hours of video.” This will be a neat treat for any artist, geek, or film enthusiast out there. Stay Tuned!

Film Review: UP! (Go See it!)

If you haven't done so already, please do yourself a favor and go watch Pixar's "UP." Its an incredibly gorgeous and touching film that will leave its mark in many people's hearts and film / animation history. I'm ready to go see it for a third time! Below is a short non spoiler film review. Enjoy and go see it!

Picture above is from the Art of Up book by Tim Hauser

TZIMTZUM

Here's a short I made, called Tzimtzum. I made this when I first got my HVX(though this is shot in DV not HD). My roommates and I put it together to test out how the camera worked and to have some fun.

MOVIE SCREENING IN PHILADELPHIA

Hey, I know the director, lighting designer and cinematographer of a movie called "The Living Wake", it's screening in Philadelphia soon at World Cafe Live. It's comedic, entertaining and well done. Among others, it stars Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland, The Squid and the Whale).

Here's the info & Trailer:

Screening: 4/30/2009 8pm $10 WORLD CAFE LIVE 3025 Walnut st.

WWW.THELIVINGWAKE.COM

Check it out if you can! Thanks!

Comic Review: Violent Comics from Marvel!

(Warning This Post Contains Violent, Gory, and Mature Content!)

DESTROYER

I recently picked up Robert Kirkman's and Cory Walker's version of the Destroyer, and it does not disappoint. Destroyer is based off the character Keen Marlow, a pre-marvel / Timely Comics character that was created during the Golden Age of comics (1930s - 1940s). If you're looking for a fast paced, straight up, no bs, action comic, this comic is for you!

This title comes from Marvel's MAX Comics line, which is for mature readers only. I gotta give credit to Marvel for creating this line and growing some balls!

Also look up Destroyer on wiki! He would be a great character to do for the golden age of comics show in July. Here he in his Golden Age attire.

KICK-ASS

Another great comic that's been out for awhile now is Mark Millar's and John Romita Jr.'s KICK ASS. This comic been coming out in spurts, but each issue is worth the wait. Like Destroyer, its got a lot of action and gore, with a little bit of teen angst thrown into the mix.

This one is published through Marvel's Icon Comics imprint, which is geared toward more creator-owned titles.

To no surprise,this title already started being made into a live-action movie, while the comic is still ongoing and not finished. It does look pretty darn faithful to the material though and its being directed by a kick-ass director, Matthew Vaughn.

That is all!

Real Vampires Coming from Del Toro

One of the best movie directors of our present time talks about his future vampire trilogy. Guillermo Del Toro fans will enjoy this for sure. More HERE!

Movies

This was just a portrait-study but figured I shouldn't hide from this blog as often as I have been!

If you haven't seen the Swedish film, 'Let The Right One In,' I cannot recommend it enough; it was recently released on DVD after being in theaters just a few months ago. It's very beautiful! Beautiful enough for me to try my hand and make an illustration for it!

ONE NINE NINE FOUR

Since I'm on a roll with animation, film, and children's book / comic adaptation news, here's some news for you Punk Rock and Documentary lovers.

One Nine Nine Four is a documentary about the rise of punk rock in the 90's, specifically in 1994. Here's a teaser:



More at the official site: ONENINENINEFOUR.COM

FULLY FLARED

For those into film and skateboarding enthusiasts, here's amazing intro to a film called Fully Flared. This film took four years to make. It was directed by Ty Evans, Spike Jonze, and Cory Weincheque, for Laika Footwear. Here's the intro:



More HERE!