Cannibolic

My solo show "Cannibolic" is now open, with exhibit reception the night of the 10th. I wanted to make a show that resembled our self-destructive nature as well as our nature to devour those in our paths.


Born from my early ink works done in 2003, the work in "Cannibolic" has been building up momentum throughout the years.



The online preview is available for those who can't make it. The pieces can be viewed and purchased here

Society's Saviors

Our end of the year group show @ Hyaena Gallery was definitely one to remember. The artwork was amazing and there was a huge turnout. My piece sold before the show was even hung up, and sold to someone very dear to me; a fellow artist named Skip Crank.



"Society's Saviors"
11x14 Acrylic and Blood on wood

Dienzo @ Hyaena Gallery

Dienzo had a Solo Exhibit at Hyaena Gallery this week called "Vampyrically Speaking". The work was stunning and almost every piece sold on the night of the reception.

Many of his pieces were based on famous underground models. This particular piece is based on Wednesday Mourning, who is often the subject of Chris Anthony's photography.

This piece, titled Anneke, was one of my favorites in the show. And surprisingly, it's still available!


Dienzo (in the middle) is also just an amazing person, and put up with all my drunken babble.


Check out the rest of his Exhibit!

If you ever come across 700 extra bucks

You have to buy me this piece...


Ted Von Heiland's work amazes me to a point of speechlessness. I first came across his work in 2007 at Hanger 1018, a gallery we both showed at that year. He had a piece of work shown there that just blew me away. Not only is his work beautiful, but for me, it really crossed the boundaries of what people had already done with mixed media artwork.



Each piece seems so unique, but still maintains a cohesive style. Cohesiveness is something I struggle with very much in my own work, so it's amazing to see how Ted pulls this off so well, without his work getting stale or redundant.



And being the big anime nerd that I am, I immediately recognized the use of Gundam pieces in some pieces of the work. It's like he's creating his own world of fantastical cyborg creatures. Ted is amazingly inventive, and also just a very down-to-earth, good person that I feel everyone should get a chance to meet.

You can view and purchase more of his work here:

Bill Shafer loves Neckface

This one's quite amazing, if I do say so.


And on a somewhat unrelated side note, I love Porky Pig. Back when the Porky cartoons were in black and white, and a little racier, they used to scare the life out of me. The scariest of them being "Wholly Smoke" where Porky falls into some dream state where he encounters a world that resembles a young smoker's nightmare. Unfortunately whoever now owns the rights to that episode won't allow the video to be posted online.

Fangoria

I'll have one (magnificent!) piece in Fangoria's first art exhibition. Be sure to check it out April 17-19. I'll be there, and so will sir Robtopus. More info: http://www.creationent.com/cal/fangocon/fangola.asp#artghoullery

Ahhhhh....Canoga Park....

How we love thee