January 2010
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A Story You Tell Yourself
Kitchen Study. My Fat Head. New copper drypoints from the experimental printmaking class I’m taking this semester. They’re not too experimental, actually, but I like them. Just straight, strong armed etching into a metal plate- feels more like keying a car than drawing.
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Black Ether Guardian
Black Ether Guardian. Mixed Media Rock n’ roll!
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Screamers
Xerox Transfer
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St. Pee Wee
Here’s a fun little acrylic (!) on paper piece I did yesterday. As you can see, I’ve cast our friend Pee Wee Herman in the role of St. Sebastian. The image of the martyred Sebastian has to rank along with Judith and Holofernes, Madonna and Child and the Crucifixion of Christ among the most common images depicted in western art. Welcome news of Mr. Herman’s return to the...
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Work Selected for Society of Illustrators West 48!
Exciting news. Some time forever ago, I entered work in the annual SILA competition and eventually forgot all about it. Cue a pleasant surprise yesterday when a message in my inbox informs me that my print Edward Gorey Eating a Sandwich has been selected! It wasn’t my favorite of the series, but it was the most radically improved; I actually just reworked it on top of the original...