On Deck skateboard progress report

I was invited to participate in On Deck VI, a charity auction for the Montana Skateboard Association. The organization sends out rejected skateboards to artists around the country (and even Canada) to do with as we please. We’ll have a month to finish our ideas and get the boards back to Montana where images of the boards will be uploaded …

Camul may be on his last leg

I had a marathon painting session this afternoon (O.K., it was only a few hours), and Camul may (may) be finished. Except for the varnish, of course. I’ll look at him again after I haven’t for a while, and I’ll post him post varnish.

Free Valentines for all you procrastinators

It’s February 12. You do know that Valentine’s Day is Monday, right? And you’ve already bought the card, right? And mailed it so it can get to where it’s going on time, right? Right? Yeah. I didn’t think so. O.K. Fine. I’ve uploaded some free Valentines for you to download and print. Here are four choices to pick from, all …

Another day of painting Camul

This should give a better idea of the direction the painting is headed (compared to the underpainting post). The underpainted background is overpainted (is that a word?), and now the sky is blue/purple and the sand is yellow/tan. Hopefully it makes more sense now. I noticed as I was painting that I’m not all that satisfied with how I gessoed the …

Camul painting in progress

The progression of Camul: Report #1 I decided to scan Camul in as I go, and I’m trying to line up the images into one file in Photoshop so I’ll be able to put an animation together of the progress. I’ll post that animation here when he’s finished. This first image is just the original sketch transferred to the birch wood where I’ll …

iPhone cases on sale

I’ve discounted both Valentine’s Day iPhone cases in The Rots’ store through Valentine’s Day. Cases for your iPhone 3 Cases for your iPhone 4 Both cases are the grungy, handwriting design. And don’t forget, free shipping on orders over $50. Use the code FREESHIPFORU when you check out.

Valentine’s Day stuff

So Valentine’s Day is coming up in a couple of weeks, and it just happens that some of the stuff in The Rot’s Love store have hearts on them. Imagine that. So guess what? I’m going to start putting that stuff on sale. First up, iPad cases. A red one with the spider Another red one that’s a little grungy …

Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe

So Edgar turns 202 today. Or maybe he’ll always be 40, as he was when he died in Baltimore in 1845. Your choice. Gris Grimly, one of my favorite artists, illustrated two volumes of Poe material: “Tales of Mystery and Madness,” and “Tales of Death and Dementia.” Tons of illustrations throughout, so it makes for some pretty good eye candy …