-Prints Are Up

Check out the store section. My dog has an eye infection, but he's gonna be ok.

Tom Prior took this photo this morning while I tried to cheer the little guy up with some food.

-Friday the 10th: Circa Prints.

Friday Dec. 10th at Noon, Eastern Time I have 2 more prints for the end of the year. For anybody who missed out or find a liking to some cold holiday prints. Both taken from Circa Survive's last two albums. These are a bit too big to ship flat without the risk of getting damaged,so tubes will be used.

These will be shipped flat for US orders.Priority Mail.
International will be sent in tubes.

No surprises, here they are...

"Desert Beacon"
paper-16" x 16" image-14.5" x 14.5"
Blue Sky Noise LP backcover

$90.00 signed edition of 80

"Solid Void"
paper-16" x 20" image-14.5" x 18.5"
Appendage EP cover

$90.00 signed edition of 80

-Craftwork and Shipping Problems.

First off, I was hoping to pack over the weekend and ship all orders today, but
I ordered too small of envelopes and packing cardboard. So orders will be shipped Wednesday instead.

I potted this basil plant with mini balsa home for Clare Bare's birthday.


While working on it I found an itunes station called YESTERDAY USA RADIO which streams radioplays of "Have Gun, Will Travel", "Gunsmoke", "The Lone Ranger", "Twilight Zone" etc...Great for a couple episodes if you are into audio stories...


These will be arriving into homes within a week. Sorry international orders, you get a bit longer.

-November Prints

Finally have a few new prints up in THE STORE for anybody interested.

"Quilted Sails" 12"x18" $85.00 Edition of 50

"Don't Wake Up the Neighbors" 12"x18"
$85.00 Edition of 60

"Meigh" 12"x14" $75.00 Edition of 40

"Nina Madera" 9"x16" $75.00 Edition of 40

-Show Tonight, Prints Monday.

4 new prints go up in the store on Monday, noon, Eastern time.

Cheese will get a dog to do anything....

Tom Prior took this photo with his iphone yesterday, crazy colors happened in this particular shot.

Also here is Soybean as a hat rack/horseshoe spike....


Tonight I have a piece in Thinkspace Gallery's 5th year Anniversary Show. Should be a good time.

-Halloween Poster

Did a poster for my friend Chul.

Ink drawing, colored in the computer.

Scrambling to make a costume now...and setting up the new print store.

-Last Days of Solid Void

So I'm finally moved into my awesome new apartment/studio up in Greenpoint and am super relieved now, sorry for ignoring people/updates...

My show at Jonathan Levine Gallery is wrapping up this Saturday, October 9th, if you haven't made it.

"Chelsea" 20"x 30" oil on wood.

I'm gonna try and go to Central Park on Saturday for a bit to check out John Lennon's 70th Birthday. The only reason I've been growing out my hair is so I could attend occasions like this unabashed.

-Friends We Love.

Moni Pineda, DJ and Director from Friends We Love came over last week to check out my studio. Enjoy.

Music is an excerpt from Hairdo by the wonderful Tall Firs



SOLID VOID
Opening Reception Tomorrow.
Saturday, Sept 11, 7pm—9pm
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Jonathan LeVine Gallery

-Dog heads

Photo by Tom


Detail of "Nook's Outpost" oil on wood.

-More Details

-Window/Widow

For a split moment I had the feeling that someone was watching me, but it was just how the lamp and curtain overlapped... Some old-timey ghost.

-Jonathan Levine Show with Alex Gross

Another update about my upcoming show.

Long time illustrator/professor Alex Gross is celebrating a new book release with his new work. I don't have a book coming out, but I do have a bunch of brand new work for your viewing pleasure. It's official!

Sept 11—Oct 9, 2010
Opening Reception:
Saturday, Sept 11, 7—9pm
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10011
212-243-3822

-Make Up Post #1

This is for Friday's missed post...Will post something later today.

Another celebrated shot of Soybean from Tom Prior's Camera, taken today while he was shooting the rest of my new paintings.

-House of Mystery Exerpt

I had the pleasure of doing an inset story for Vertigo's House of Mystery #29 and here is a page from it, pre-lettering.


Sorry about no Friday or Monday post. I will be making it up.

-Detail Filler

I'll have some full shots of my new paintings soon.

Solid Void
Solo Exhibition
Sept 11—Oct 9, 2010
Opening Reception:
Saturday, Sept 11, 7—9pm
Jonathan LeVine Gallery

Please contact Darcie Vukovich for any inquiries about my upcoming show.
Darcie@jonathanlevinegallery.com
Thanks.

-House of Mystery 31

Fun setting up a still life for this cover, the skull cast I bought 10 years ago is making its debut. The gun was a paper cutout that was propped up, faked shadows. Writing quill was a cat toy from Petland Discounts. Inkwell from the thrift store called Junk. Vase from The Thing in Greenpoint, and fake flowers were from some dollar store. Text on the book brought to you by Photoshop.

12" x 18" oil on panel, digital dodging/burning/text.
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-Mr. Hankey

While bending down to pick up my dogs poo the other night, I looked over to see this napkin doghead staring at me... I wouldn't have seen it at any other angle.

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August Post 11 of 22

Some other detail shot. A stack of skateboards in the background.
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-August Post 10 of 22

a detail shot of a new painting.
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-BSN Outtakes #1

There was a lot of sketching coming up with the Blue Sky Noise cover, here were a few of those rough ideas..


My friend Erik Foss over at Fuse Gallery is having a DRAW book release party this weekend at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico if you happen to live in Mexico City, click on the flyer for link to all the artists and photos of the exhibit.

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-Hidden Wizzard

August Post 8 of 22.
I'm always on the look out for things that look like other things. So when I was gazing down at my coaster at the Pencil Factory a few weeks ago I finally saw it.

And filled in the blanks a bit so you can too.
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-House of Mystery 30

Here's the cover I did for Vertigo's "House of Mystery" issue 30.

12"x18" oil on panel with digital help.
A flame was added using the magic of Photoshop to subdue some of the ribbons. I personally like its ribbon-ness, but since another DC title was coming out this month with an unraveling mummy. Thats too many cloth-strip references for a month.
Original and sketches here.

A lot of sketches were done for this issue, the old timey ones along the bottom were sketched up based off one of the first summaries of the story arc. So many months went by that the story had changed in the final script. So a newer, technicolor batch was doodled up.
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-Photo Bomb.

A few people informed me that some of my paintings a friend of mine owns are in the "At Home" section of Anthropologie's website.
They aren't for sale, just background props.


The fine print states "richly detailed bohemian decor is on the rise"

Nice surprise.
Thanks Aubrey
Thanks Candace
Thanks Maléna
Thanks Zeb.
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-Solid Void

I haven't written about it really, but I've been working on a show all year for Jonathan Levine Gallery in NYC and am wrapping it up. This will definitely be my biggest show and its all new work 'cept for the Blue Sky Noise painting which will be there too.

I just whipped this jpg below for the daily-blog-posts until I get something official worked out.

I'll post detail shots like this here and there from the series.
If anybody has an inkling of interest to purchase a painting. Contact Darcie Vukovich at darcie[at]jonathanlevinegallery.com.

See you Monday.
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-August Post 4 of 22

Unfinished poster for Circa Survive that was TOO much like Miyazaki's Turnip Head, I didn't feel like finishing.
I love all of his movies.
-esao.

-Siamese Flower

Daily Post 3 for the month of August...
I've been making breakfast burritos at home now that Relish has closed.
Spotted this Siamese flower on their fence a few weeks ago.


I went back the next day and someone had plucked it. I'm glad I took the photos.

Not sure what kind of flowers they are, I'm sure something common.
-esao.

-Food Toss

Tom Prior posted some wonderful shots of Soybean catching food from the other day. Click HERE to see the whole set.

He explains the color of Soybean's crazy blue eye color in his post as well.



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New Site.

I really just gave up updating my site for the past several months and to make it up, I'm going to be posting everyday, Monday through Friday for the month of August.

Lots of new things going on over here, so much that I got lazy on my my e-mails too. Will be catching up on those that I missed the past months now and working out the kinks on the site....

Post #1.
House of Mystery #29 Cover

Oil on panel. 12"x18"

Sorry if you already saw this cover while my site had been under construction, there will be another post tomorrow. This is already old nooz.

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-I'm almost back.

I am part of two group shows opening tomorrow if you happen to be in Brooklyn..

One is for "A Love Craft: Art Inspired by Monsters, Madness, and Mythos" honoring writing genius H.P. Lovecraft. Its at the Observatory 543 Union Street Brooklyn, NY 11215
This painting is a bargain 5x7. Contact them if interested.

The other show is a print show at the brand new 99 Gallery at 99 North 10th street Brooklyn, NY 11211. Its a silent auction and fundraiser to inaugurate the space. Lots of artists involved, should be a fun time.

I have a framed "Remy's Ascension" #69/80. It was from a canceled order from long ago and now can be yours. Contact info@ninetyninegallery.com if you want this.



Had my parasitic 15 seconds of fame the other night..

See you soon.
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-Jury Duty Today

A few more shots of Soybean over at Thomas Prior's blog.
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-3.15.10

-House Of Mystery 26

House of Myster issue 26.
The upcoming story arc sounds really great. One thing that people might not think about is how far ahead the covers have to be done(in order to have an image for solicitations in catalogues etc..) So when an issue finally comes out, months have gone by. Often times I won't be sure what new characters will look like since the issue hasn't been drawn yet.

For instance, Fig, the main character whose sitting is wearing what she wore in issue 21.

Oil on board 12"x18".
A bit of burning and dodging in photoshop.
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-Time Lapse

Here's a time-laspe of me painting the Blue Sky Noise album cover. The audio kicks in instantly and at full volume so mind the speaker icon before playing.

I'll put a more longer version up on youtube at some point. Special thanks to Matthew Taillon for his youtube speed painting page.

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-Group Show

This Coming Saturday is Jonathan Levine Gallery's Five Year Anniversary Group Exhibition
February 27 to March 27, 2010.
Opening Reception: Sat. 27th from 7-9pm.

Literally ton's of artists are showing(If everyone's weight averaged out at 150 lbs, it would be almost 3 tons!)
The list of artists are at the bottom of the post.
Here's my piece below.

"Meigh" 20"x24" oil on wood.

While this was being varnished, I took a shot of the frame on a plastic hook in my studio so i could Photoshop the painting in for the blog.

As I was cropping the background out I thought the tote and shadow looked cool when framed. Out of context with the surroundings.

See.


Dee Tale.

Adam Wallacavage
AJ Fosik
Andrew Brandou
Andy Kehoe
Blek le Rat
Chris Mars
Dan Witz
Date Farmers
Dave Cooper
Doze Green
Eric White
Erik Mark Sandberg
Esao Andrews
Gary Baseman
Gary Taxali
Invader
Isabel Samaras
James Jean
Jeff Soto
Jim Houser
Josh Agle (Shag)
Kathy Staico Schorr
Mark Dean Veca
MARS-1
Miss Van
Natalia Fabia
Nouar
Plankton
Ray Caesar
Ron English
Scott Musgrove
Shepard Fairey
Souther Salazar
Stephan Doitschinoff (Calma)
Tara McPherson
Titi Freak
WK
Xiaoqing Ding


I'll be catching up with whatever e-mails now, sorry.
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