WHEAT PASTE YOUR ♥ OUT

Hey guys,

Our good friends, Dietrich Meyer & Linnea Vegh are putting together a very inspiring & massive project in Philadelphia that needs your help!

"Wheat Paste Your Heart Out' is a 3 part installation and group show at Masthead Studios in Philadelphia, showcasing the cities artists and pasters. We will be installing a number of 4' x 8' wood panels in public areas throughout the city. Then, we will have the different artists go around for the month of September, and possibly through October, and go and paste up their artwork. Once it is time to take down the panels, we will be installing the panels inside the gallery for the show on November 12th. We will also be constructing a large installation for the event.

Funding will go towards paying for the panels, materials, truck rentals as well as events that are unforeseen."

View the video above and donate to their Kickstarter page!

Portrait series

Kira

Jia

Cathleen

Amanda

Hey Everyone! So, this past month I was honored to be featured in a group portrait show called The People We Know at B2 in South Philadelphia. I wanted to say a big thank you to those of you who made it out to see the work. For those that couldn't, here they are. I did a series of portraits of good lady friends of mine, using flowers both as a decorative frame and as an understated, symbolic way of highlighting prominent features in each girl's face. Kira, with the long hair, uses wheat to emphasize the golden brown tones in her flowing locks. Jia has lovely full lips, so tulips were an obvious option. Cathleen has such striking eyes, and while hers are naturally brown I stretched reality a bit and made them a deep purplish blue to match the irises. And Amanda always has blushing rosy cheeks.
The concept was kinda corny, I know. But it looks pretty right? I'm happy with them. Hope you like them too :)

8-Bit Calavera Submission

My submission for 8-Bit Calavera:

8bit Calavera

the original NES cartridge I received before painting

with bone white background ready to hang with the others

Su Pasado

4 5/8" X 5 1/4"

acrylic on NES cartridge

Australopithicus afarensis is known as the earliest known true hominid on the path to Homo Sapians (us). Only found on the continent of Africa 2.9 - 3.6 MYA.

In keeping true to the theme of Dia de los Muertos, I felt it was fitting to honor this long gone ancestor of ours. For without its struggle for survival would we be here today?

They had ape sized brains, large jaws and teeth. Due to the changing landscape of Africa, Australopithicus was forced down from the trees in search of food. They lived in social groups for protection. Scavenging meat may have sparked brain growth and set us on the long path to humanity.

Only a portion of the skull is pictured on my cartridge. It is after the fossil discovered by J.T. Robinson, in Sterkfontein, South Africa in 1949. The same goes for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Nintendo is supremely important in the evolution of video games. Would video games be where they are today with out this revolutionary system?

The Pit

A little step by step of my piece for the Autumn Society/PCS Hallowed Halloween Show...


Final Thumbnail


Pencil


Ink


Color

Show Info:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
This October 1st - 31st the Autumn Society of Illustration, the Philadelphia Cartoonist Society and Proximity Gallery present:
HALLOWED
HALLOWEEN
Opening Reception - October 1st, 2010
October 1st - October 31st
PROXIMITY Gallery
2434 East Dauphin Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125
267.825.2949

Participating Artists:

Melissa Lomax
James Heimer
Paul Palcko
Tim Durning
Timmy Smith
Christine Larsen
Alex Eckman-Lawn
Concetta Barbera
Jen Gin
Eric Braddock
Yis Goodwin
Ray Chase
Anthony Pedro
Sam Heimer
Ryan Studley
Peter Wonsowski
Jeffro Kilpatrick
Amy Houser
Marc Damicis
Andrew Hart
Matt Cavanaugh
Joseph Game
Kyle Margiotta
Matt Stewart
Gina Stewart
Justin Gray
Andrew Hoffman
Christian Patchell
Jay Bevenour
Eamon Dougherty
Jane Hay
Tim Grimmer
Ralph Giguere
Stephanie Struse
April McPhatter

PCS Art Crawl

A Public Service Announcement...


The info in HTML...
Friday May 7th starting @ 6pm:

DOMO ARIGATO
(a robot show)
@ Brave New Worlds
42 N. 2nd Street
Old City

Deck Heads
(the finest in skateboard art)
@ Exit Skate Shop
825 N. 2nd Street
N. Liberties

Dirtballs in Love
(work by Jeffro)
2434 East Dauphin Street
Fishtown

Also an important note: The Philadelphia Cartoonist Society is now found at phillytoon.ORG due to the fact that a home improvement guy bought out our old url...update your links, kids :)