Valentine's Day Revisited

It was 7 years ago today I started this blog with an image of the robot I have posted below. This is my first 2018 post and I thought I would make it a Valentine Day post again. The last few years I have had pieces in a Valentine's Day show at a gallery in San Francisco called the lion http://www.theloinsf.com/

I will post pieces first from the show going on now and the three pieces from last year. I also will post an image showing a few of the main steps in the creation of the piece Disco Ball Head Thing in the World of Toxic Love. The recent pieces near the top in the 2018 VD Show are titled Stitch of Love (A piece in honor of a great Jack Russel terrier named Stitch that just passed away.) and Addicted to Love a sculpture piece. I really have moved more into doing many of my show pieces in 3D be they layers or sculptural. The pieces of the 2017 VD Show are titled Tentacles of Love, Disco Ball Head Thing in the World of Toxic Love!, and Love Bites. I have also include a picture of them in the actual show at the bottom of these images. 

 

 

What Is The Deal With The Ape And Turtle?

I ask that of myself once and awhile as I draw this pair on occasion usually a drawing events like Sketch Tuesday and Quick Draw SF. So the black and white image of an ape in a business suit riding a turtle was first one of this series and was drawn at a Sketch Tuesday in 2013. I believe I sold that one as I only have a cell phone shot of it. I may of drawn this sort of image earlier in a sketchbook or elsewhere but am not sure. Anyways I think in my mind it is cool to pick a certain subject like these two draw them up without ever seeing the other images and see how they differ in the end. I guess in the way it is a personal drawing  exercise of some sort. Most of these drawings have been sold or traded for other drawings, so they rarely stay with me. Here is to future apes riding turtles and I wonder if the reverse will ever happen? Oh yes most of these images are under 6 x 8.5 inches and are usually ink drawn and colored. So here is the first image created and other ones more or less in order drawn up to a few months or so back.

Recent Traditional Robot Art

Once again the months are flying by and I have gotten so busy I have forgotten to post some stuff here! I have been doing much creating over the past many months for shows, others and myself. Here are some traditional ink, color ink, watercolor, etc. robot themed drawings I mainly drew at and for Sketch Tuesday and SF Quick Draw. All these drawings if I still have them are for sale just contact me if interested. The thinner drawings are 6"x 9" on watercolor paper and the wider drawings are 6 3/4" x 81/2" on paper. 

 

"Villain"- Group Show The Wrap Up

Well the "Villain" show is now in the past and now I reveal my two paintings that were in it. They are still for sale if you are interested, just contact me for details. Also as this show ended I now have 12 pieces on display at The Box Factory in SF. I hope to try for more shows in the near future. So from that show here are revealed my two acrylic paintings on illustration board, Dr. Death Von Tiki one of my many characters and my gentle satire of a famous Grant Wood painting called American Joke.

"Villain"- Group Show Part II

Hey all just about one more week left for "Villain"- Group Show at Mission Comics and Art in the Mission district of San Francisco. I have two paintings in this very exhibit, which was put together by Ben Collison. My two paintings along with some of my prints are all for sale at this show. Here is a preview of one of my paintings below and when the show closes I will post full images of both paintings. Here is more information 
http://blog.missioncomicsandart.com/2012/02/opening-march-9th-7pm-villain.html

So head on down to the exhibit if you have a chance as Mission Comics and Art where it is happening is a very cool place!