We are the robots...

"...We're functioning automatic,
and we are dancing mechanic!"

-Kraftwerk

These shiny happy little guys were done for a create-a-card set put out by Mudpuppy. When they contacted me to do this project and design a bunch of my own robots, i said "affirmative!"... that's robot speak for "yes". If anyone is interested in getting a set of these guys check out the Mudpuppy site.

© 2011 Galison/Mudpuppy Press. All rights reserved.

When I was at camp...

"my favorite activity was always arts and crafts. Or, as we used to call it: arts and "farts" and crafts."

-Alan Shemper

This is piece for the "CAMP FIREWOOD - celebrating the 10th anniversary of wet hot american summer" art show at the G1988 Venice gallery. I chose to focus my piece on what i thought of as one of the funniest parts of the movie, the talent show.

"It Was a Tuesday…"

11" x 17" giclee print on archival watercolor paper

signed and numbered edition of 20

$40.00

CAMP FIREWOOD

celebrating the 10th anniversary

of wet hot american summer

JUNE 10th - 29th, 2011

GALLERY1988: VENICE

214 Pier Ave

Santa Monica, CA 90405

www.gallery1988.com

You don't put bourbon in it or anything?

"Five Dollar Shake"

16"x24" 3-color screenprint, cougar natural 100# cover

signed numbered edition of 50

QUENTIN V. COENS: ROUND TWO - a tribute to the directors.

JUNE 2nd - 30th, 2011

SPOKE ART GALLERY

816 Sutter St

San Francisco, CA 94109

Hey Daddy-o's, this is my piece for Spoke Art Gallery's "Quentin V. Coens: Round Two" show.

Unfortunately my print run got damaged in transit but they will have a very limited handful of these that survived for sale at the gallery tomorrow night. After that, i will have a couple of my run to sell...

One large pie with marshmallow and pepperoni...

This is my piece for the Autumn Society's Shell- Shock: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle art show & tribute. I went with incorporating the classic art of pizza box printing for my design since it was the meal of choice for the turtles...

Show opens: Friday, June 3rd • 6-9pm and runs the month.

Brave New Worlds Comics
45 N. 2nd Street (between Market and Arch)
Philadelphia, PA
215.925.6525

Potrait Commissions

Here's a couple of portrait commissions i just recently finished. This one they had me incorporate a few of their favorite things...

This is one I did for Mark Whitfield, a UK based photographer.

After I finished his piece, he set up a shot to recreate the pose...

Station!

This is my piece for the Autumn Society's 3B Show opening tonight at G1988 Venice, art inspired by the movies Back to the Future, Beetlejuice and Bill & Ted. This time I teamed up with fellow artists Scott Derby and Tom Whalen to each do one of three silkscreen "advertisement" posters based off the movies, i went with "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey", an underrated sequel that is equally as funny as the original.

We each picked a set size and colors so that they all would match, and labeled them as the (STD collection - heehee). Be sure to check out the other guys, Scott did "Back to the Future" and Tom took on "Beetlejuice"...

"Live from San Dimas"

12"x24" 3-color screenprint, cougar natural 100# cover

signed numbered edition of 50

Show opens Thursday, May 5th • 7-10 pm
G1988 Venice
214 Pier Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Ph: (424) 238-5988
Hrs: Wed - Sun 11am-6pm
E-Mail: gallery1988@aol.com

Any remaining prints from the opening go on sale HERE in a day or two! And very important, *do not* do your homework without wearing headphones.

Going Ape!

Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.

A commission i recently finished, had fun with this since "Planet of the Apes" is one of my all time favorite movies. Although General Ursus doesn't appear in the original film they wanted to include him in the piece, which is fine by me since he's awesome!
Also, anyone in the "Bean Town" area i'll be at the Boston Comic Con this weekend April 30th - May 1st in Artist Alley with fellow Autumn Society members Scott Derby & Tom Whalen

The Bugaloos

"We're in the air and everywhere
Flyin' high
Flyin' loose
Flyin' free as a summer breeze
Happy as a summer breeze"

For this month's www.planet-pulp.com theme Saturday Morning TV...

I am Oz, the Great and Terrible...

This is my piece for Gallery 1988's "Required Reading" show opening on Friday, I chose to do the classic "Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L. Frank Baum. I always loved the book (much more than the movie) and the original illustrations by W.W. Denslow were always very inspiring. Prints of this will be available at the gallery and online after the show opens.

"The Wonderful Wizard..."
12" x 16" Signed/Numbered Giclee Print on Archival Watercolor Paper
Edition Size: 55
Price: $50.00

Sight beyond sight!

Thundercats were so cool (except for Snarf), always dug the show but sadly never had any of the toys. And now this year they are finally doing a new series which i am stoked for, plus new toys that won't pass me by this time...Thundercats, HOOOOOO!!!!

Also, anyone in the Pittsburgh area this weekend (APRIL 15th - 17th) i'll be at the Pittsburgh Comicon in Artist Alley with Scott Derby. If you're there swing on by and say 'ello!

A Stranger in the Alps!

This my piece for the "Quentin Vs. Coen" show opening tomorrow night 4/7 6pm-9pm at the Bold Hype Gallery in NYC, it is a variation on a Lebowski piece i did earlier this year with some changes and some new additions...

"The Dude Abides"

giclee print on archival watercolor paper

10" x 20"

edition of 45 signed and numbered by the artist

$50.00

Anyone interested, the prints will be for sale at the opening and then available online via Spoke Art HERE.

I was working in the lab late one night...

This is part of a project i completed last year for Mudpuppy Press, a company that make puzzles, journals, diaries, educational games, toys, and stationery for children and the young at heart. This was part of their new playspace collection launched this spring. I was asked to design a Monster Mansion/Laboratory, which i had blast doing. You can check out the whole thing HERE and see all the other cool stuff Mudpuppy has.

© 2011 Galison/Mudpuppy Press. All rights reserved.

Tales of Emergen-C

This is project i got hired to do for the company Emergen-C, a vitamin drink mix. They held a one day Facebook event called "Incredible Tales of Emergen-C!" where people wrote in exciting real life stories involving the product, posted them on their wall and then i was asked to illustrate one of the stories. Along with art they also did songs, videos and even a really cool playable video game.

© 2011 Alacer Corp.

When you're strange...

This is my contribution to the soon to be released Strange KIds Club anthology. I went with a parody of the original Garbage Pail Kids stickers, seemed to fit.

Here's a little info from there site on what Strange KIds Club is all about...

Strange Kid is that uninhibited inner child within each of us. He enjoys reliving classic episodes of Family Matters and Dinosaurs on Friday nights just as much as he does breaking out a tasty box of Count Chocula on Saturday morning while cuing up Thundercats and Masters of the Universe When not geeking out to 80s era nostalgia, Strange Kid prefers to succumb to endless hours of video games and monster movies.

I want her to aerobicize...

Wyatt: Why are we wearing bras on our heads?
Gary: Ceremonial.

Weird Science was one of my favorite movies growing up, i would watch it over and over... So when Gallery 1988 said they were doing a tribute show based off the movies of John Hughes i couldn't resist...


Title: "Actually Making a Girl"
10"x13" giclee print on archival watercolor paper
signed and numbered limited edition of 27,
anyone interested can CLICK HERE to get one.

Where there?...ThereThere...

Here's a couple of t-shirt designs i did for therethere.com, a online t-shirt store that partners with local artists on tee designs. For some shirts, 10% of sales will be earmarked for a specific nonprofit. For all "city" shirts, 10% of sales will go to an organization doing work in that specific city. That way, when you buy a shirt to represent your home, the benefits go right back to where you live.

I represented Philly's Ben Franklin/Soft Pretzels & Fishtown, and Pittsburgh's "Squirrel Hill"...




Shirts are available now for purchase at therethere.com, 10% of the proceeds from the Fishtown shirt go towards New Kensington Community Development Corportation

...and, i'll form the head!

This is a piece i did for the just released Voltron: United and Drawn.
Here's a detailed description about the book...

5finity Productions, in association with Moonstone Books and World Events Productions, presents the first ever official art book based on the classic animated series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. An endearing blend of fantasy and mechanics, this legendary brand has fused itself into social and pop-culture history. To many genre fans, Voltron was the original transforming robotic action series and introduced an entire generation into the world of Japanese style animation. A mix of official brand history, original artwork, fan memories, celebrity testimonials, and more, this project will celebrate Voltron's influence on pop culture and beyond!

Froggy's Lament

Froggy takes one step at a time
The way that he moves has no reason or rhyme
He hops and jumps, dodges and ducks
Cars and buses, vans and trucks.

- Buckner & Garcia

This is my piece for the Gallery 1988 Multiplayer: limited edition posters inspired by video games show at their brand new space in Venice, CA. Check out the link to see a bunch of great art inspired by video games of old and new...

Let's all "Lapti Nek"!

The hit song by the hottest thing on Tatooine since the Sarlacc Pit ate chili...the Max Rebo Band!!! Apparently, the words "Lapti Nek" mean "Work it Out" in Huttesse. Too bad they replaced with "Jedi Rocks" in the Special Edition.

This my "Jim Flora" jazz album inspired tribute to band that died way too soon in that horrible Jabba Skiff explosion...let's hope they keep on Lapti Nek'ing in the afterlife...

Captain CAAAVVVEEEMMMAAANNN!!!

Did this for a brand new art blog called www.planet-pulp.com. Every month a bunch of artists will tackle a different theme, this month's challenge was to re-design a hero or villain. I thought i'd update one of Hanna-Barbera's classic superheros.