a new painting

so, since i've been out of school, i've learned its hard (actually impossible) to do an intaglio print without a printmaking studio, so i've began playing around with oil paint. i find the more i work in it, the more i enjoy it. here's a new painting of mine. i also may start doing some block prints at home too, since you don't need an entire studio for that.

my new favorite picture...ever

if you weren't already aware, i do wedding announcements for my friends seth and maddy. their shop is called Ello There and their incredible invites can be found here. well, i have an invite featured there. maddy was doing surfing on the inter-web and came across a blog that included this picture. just so you're aware, i didn't do this. i mean, i designed it, but i certainly did not do this one. which means...I WAS RIPPED OFF!!!!!

i'm so excited about this. i hope this doesn't come across as sarcastic or cynical at all. i am really, truly and sincerely excited that some one copied me. that puts me up there with other graphic designers who have been copied, like saul bass, charlie harper, jason munn, or seth lucas (click on their names to see work of their that has been stolen). well, i'm not really at the same level as these four by any means, but they were copied and i was copied, so we're sort of on the same team right? i don't know, i just know that i'm really excited that someone liked my invite enough to do it themselves.

please help me.

hello everyone, i'm sorry for not posting for a very long time. i could use your help though. i was with my friends seth & maddy lucas tonight showing them around denver. we were talking about how hard it is to continue with art after graduating school, something i have certainly felt. we decided one of the best ways to keep up with creating is to work on a series, that way the series will help push your work along (that's the hope at least). so, i'm starting a new series & that's where you come in.

i did a watercolor series a little while back in which i chose a line or two from every song from the debut album for Taking Back Sunday, "Tell All Your Friends" you can see that series here to see a little clearer what i mean. well, i would like to do this again. i need your help though, as i'm not sure which album to choose next. i have five choices for you, and i need you all to decide, leave your vote as a comment, and when i've decided its done, i'll tally up the votes and which ever wins will be the base for my next series. thanks so much for your help.

the choices are as follows (in no particular order)
1. We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes - Death Cab For Cutie
2. Deja Entendu - Brand New
3. Re-Arrange Us - Mates of State
4. The Photo Album - Death Cab For Cutie
5. Four Minute Mile - The Get Up Kids

watch this, its pretty incredible

isn't this just one of the coolest things you've ever seen? i know it may seem silly at first, but just watch the whole video, it only gets better and better.

New Illustrations

Here are a couple illustrations i did recently. One is just a silly cat caught in a bird cage. I've been playing around with guache, and here is an example of that. Really just for fun. Also, here's an illustration of an AT-AT from The Empire Strikes Back. It's a little water color I did for a good friend of mine for his birthday. His name is Griffin Cammack and he's a huge nerd, hence this illustration. He also got Star Wars episodes 4-6 on vhs for his birthday from some other friends of ours, so yes, he's very nerdy. enjoy.

new website!!!!

What up homies!!!! guess what? i'm almost finished with the new website. click here to check it out. here is a little preview to what you may find there. look around, and enjoy.

if only

Now, this is a true description of an artist.  If I could but one day have an artist as incredible as Andy Warhol describe me in this fashion, I know my life would be complete. Maybe one day Naffah or Tenbu might know my ability to cook and will grace me with the title of Good Lunch Maker.