PRINTS + HOLIDAY SALES + FREE STUFF

Lots of new items, sales, freebies, and a drawing for timely orders over in my SHOP! I'll have more info on all these 2012 projects soon!

ART THAT FEEDS

Just finished this poster design for Conscious Alliance, a non-profit organization that collaborates with musicians and artists to help impoverished communities through food donations. I was very happy to be able to do a few charity pieces this year, and would like to encourage everyone else out there to donate a bit of your time, money, or expertise this holiday season. Our current recession has left charitable donations largely down, and many more people in need than ever before. Think about it.

As for the art, I'm super happy with the results. I've been meaning to incorporate more type into my artwork, and I think concert posters is a good avenue for me to explore in the future. But for now, back to the grindstone!

IT PAYS TO READ MY BLOG

Ask Chris Marciano who won the #1 Conan print and a drawing of his choice for guessing 100% correctly in the contest. He chose Mickey Mouse, and I chose to portray Ub Iwerks's noodle armed protagonist Steamboat Willie. Definitely my favorite incarnation of one of the world's most recognizable icons. Iwerks made Walt Disney.

Thanks to everyone who preordered Conan prints! They're shipping tomorrow. I've got about half of them left so snap one up while they last. The Conan contest was a lot of fun, I'll be sure to do some more contests in the future.

Look for a new post this week, and enjoy the UNCENSORED version of Steamboat Willie you may have never seen. Complete with animal cruelty! Yay!

COCO CONTEST WINNER

First off, thanks to everyone who entered the contest, the response was quite literally overwhelming! I was glad to not need the tie breaking descriptions on the characters, as the winner with the only perfect scorecard was Chris Marciano. He'll receive the #1 print of the finished illustration, and a custom drawing of his choosing. Congrats! Also receiving prints are Joe Donnelly, Chris Taber, and Andy Pickens who each got just one wrong.

I'll be doing more contests like this in the future, so subscribe to my blog, snag the RSS, or follow me on Twitter to keep up on such things. If you did not win, and would still like a print of this piece, you can buy them HERE for just $20 (edition of 50).

This was a lot of fun guys, thanks so much for participating! I'll need help spreading this image out there and sharing with even more fans. Shoot me a comment and let me know how you liked the contest or just share some Conan links or something. I don't think I've ever had so much fun looking for photo reference before. I highly recommend googling some of these characters' videos just for fun.

Scoring this was really tough, but I was looking for exact character names first and foremost. Here are the correct answers:

1- Carl "Oldy" Olson

2- Shoeverine (lame X-men characters skit)

3- Cloppy the Late Night horse

4- Abe Lincoln

5- Joel Goddard, Late Night Announcer

6- In the Year 2000

7- La Bamba, of the Max Weinberg 7

8- Wolfboy

9- Cody Devereaux

10- Clive Clemmons' Inappropriate Response Network (NBC satellite)

11- Frankenstein (Wastes a Minute of Our Time)

12- Fedex Pope

13- The Coked-up Werewolf

14- Preparation H Raymond

15- Santa Claus

16- Pimp Bot 5000

17- The Horny Manatee

18- Stacy, Andy's little sister

19- Andy Richter

20- Toshi, Joel Goddard's male escort

21- Max Weinberg

22- The Recliner of Rage

23- Pierre Bernard, Late Night Graphic Designer

24- The Interrupter

25- The Masturbating Bear

26- Vomiting Kermit

27- Desk Driving (Bessie Lou)

28- Triumph the insult comic dog

29- Jar Barf

30- The Walker Texas Ranger Lever

31- Guy Who is Protected From Three-Inch Bees

32- Wax Tom Cruise and Fonzie

INDYINK XMAS SHOW FRIDAY

I was recently invited to participate in IndyInk's Xmas Show, opening December 4th. The show touts a great lineup of local artists, contains nothing over $100, and promotes the noble concept of giving local art as Christmas gifts. So if you're in the greater Denver area, get there early and get first pick! You can even take your newly purchased treasures with you.

My contribution is a handful of quick little framed paintings on wood panels, all going for $100. I rarely work this small, and I never have originals this cheap so go snatch them up! I've also included the remaining "I Can Change" paper prints from my Adaptation show (1/50). There are only 5 left, and they're going for $100 as well. Fits a standard 24" x 36" poster frame.

"I'll Make My Own Fucking Friends, They'll Be Sorry"

"Only When I'm Nervous"

"Gushing Over You"

"I Can Change"

24x36 serigraph on archival paper 1/50

(detail)

FINISHED PRINTS

Just got everything printed for the Illiterate show tonight. Prints are going for $50, more info here.

(final artist's proof)

(detail)

(3 color variants: "MYK" 1/20, "YK" 1/5, "MK" 1/5)

GO SPACE DINO!

Taking on the theme of RGB VS CMYK, my thoughts immediately moved to comic books. Here is an entire industry that hinges on printed materials and a collector's market, one that could never make a complete translation to a digital format. The ability to hold something in your hands, to smell the fresh newsprint, to get ink on your fingers, to buy two and keep one pristine, to wear something out with repeated use and love, all of this is impossible with rights-managed digital files.

Future generations will not miss print as we will, having never grown up in our world of convenient disposability and waste. But there's something about holding some ancient thing in your hands, looking at it as nobody had before, the wear and patina of age transforming the ordinary into treasure. It's sad that this will surely be lost eventually.

(Space Dinosaur: Defend History Against Unknown Future)