Skateboard sketch for On Deck 7

I had this idea to paint on a skateboard even before the Montana Skatepark Association said they wanted me to paint one of theirs. I finally got the sketch finished after weeks of just thinking about it. The next step will be sanding off the finish on the deck, filling in the holes I don’t need, priming the board and …

Montana Skatepark On Deck 7

2011 Deck The Montana Skatepark Association has emailed to let me know I’ll be painting them another skateboard for their seventh On Deck exhibit! How it works: Montana Skatepark gets blank skateboards that didn’t quite pass the flawlessness inspection test and sends them off to artists to do with as they wish. After the artist is finished doing what they …

I’ve caved. I’m on Pinterest. #caved

Alright. So I gave in and joined another social networking site. This time it’s Pinterest. One just leads to another and then to another and so on and so forth. The first thing to do is adjust to the new landscape. Learn the lingo. Start pinning your favorites. Start following other people and their boards. Start repinning what they’ve pinned. It’s …

Another Square Kat idea: Patrick Leprechaun

My next Square Kat painting will be for St. Patrick’s Day, but I’m not sure if he’ll actually be finished by St. Patrick’s Day. I’ll do my best. His name is Patrick and he’s a bit of a Leprechaun, as you can see.

Sketchbook Project Limited Edition #sketchbookproject

Alright. Now I did it. I went and signed up for another Sketchbook Project, this time the Limited Edition version. I’m such a sucker. But I have a plan: I’m planning on filling it with Square Kats that I would like to eventually paint and include in a calendar (or two). So really, it will be totally useful in the …

The Rots @ DV8 (Part 3)

DV8 had the opening last Saturday of the exhibit where my drawing “Leonard the Clown” is hanging. It was really crowded, and it was nice to see that, of the ten people who were invited to show there, I personally know two of them (besides me). I took a few pictures, but I was trying to be subtle, and I …

An addendum to "Cupid Square Kat"

I thought I needed to add a little to that last post on the Cupid Square Kat, mainly about being rejected by the goodness and decency people over there at Zazzle. Within 24 hours of rejecting my design for postage stamps, Zazzle awarded two (here’s the first, and here’s the second) other Cupid Square Kat designs Today’s Best Awards. Here are the …

Cupid Square Kat

Here’s Cupid Square Kat’s official photo. He’s caused quite the stir over at Zazzle. I tried putting him on postage there, and they sent me an email saying he was rejected because the “Design may be considered violent, profane, deceptive, abusive, menacing, harmful, or threatening” Seriously.

The Rots @ DV8 (Part 2)

I finished my drawing for the 10th anniversary exhibit at DV8 Gallery in Greensburg, and this is it (you can click on him to see him bigger). The exhibit opens this Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7 pm. Here’s a locator map to find it: http://bit.ly/zPRcuy. If you missed the sketch I posted earlier last week, here’s the link to that. And here’s …

The Rots @ DV8

I’ve been asked to participate in the tenth anniversary exhibit at and for DV8 Espresso Bar and Gallery in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. They hosted The Rots’ first exhibit back in 2007 (has it been that long?). Pictures from that show are on The Rots‘ site under “gallery” at the top of the page and then “shows” on the left. They’re only exhibiting …

Cupid Square Kat progress report #3

Getting into the home stretch here with the Cupid Square Kat painting. I can’t let it go too long, because I’m painting with acrylics, and they tend to dry up too quickly to linger. This first image shows a newly painted diaper and bow. I thought the color of the bow really helped. He seemed a little drab before I got …