Another sketch while doing the laundry. It's quite nice to be forced to get out of the studio sometimes. Laundry has to get done at some point and this quality time away from the confines of home makes for some great sketching. I'm sure there will be many more sketches from the launderette to come but until then I hope you enjoy this. Cheers!

What! Two posts in quick succession? This is the season for giving so I thought I'd keep the good times coming. Had my first day at the new neighborhood launderette and I have to say it was a success in terms of good characters to draw. The laundry was not of any particular note. Let the holidays begin! Cheers.

I see this little yellow car outside my studio window everyday and it has such an eventful, if not sad, life. This little guy is hit by almost every car that tries to parallel park in front or behind it. It's quite sporting to watch as bad drivers try to maneuver around it. It has been rainy for the last few days and this just makes the whole story that much more sad.

On another note, I just finished my portraits for California Magazine and will post them as soon as I'm allowed to. I'm currently working on a few projects for different causes but one you should check is Beautiful Grim. This is more of a personal project to help out a friend but there are more than a few legendary artists involved in this and I'm quite honored to be a part of it. Please check it out as anything helps.

In lieu of my lighter fare I thought I'd bring something a little darker to the sketchbook, it being close to Halloween and all. I didn't take the time to fuss around with this in Photoshop so sorry for the poor quality. Scanners don't like layers of transparent washes and my camera is on the fritz so this is what you get. This was a lot of fun and I learned a lot from fussing around with different painting techniques. That's what sketchbooks are for. I'm in the middle of a fun project and I'll post it sometime next month if I can. As an illustrator you are perpetually leaning new things just from the inherent nature of our assignments.

Sometimes you just need to slay some dragons to make it in the art world. I'll let you know how it works out.

Some of you may know that I have a proclivity for painting old war photos in my sketchbooks, this is no exception. These rarely take more than a few hours to finish. I paint them to stay fresh and to learn a bit about how I like to paint and which materials work or don't work. This was done with Speedball black ink and gesso along with some hints of acrylic, and acrylic ink. Fun stuff, cheers!

I had to buy a new Moleskine the other day since all my sketchbooks are still hanging at Gallery Six for my solo show. I thought a good way to break it in was to go to Sketch Tuesday's at 111 Minna here in S.F. It's amazing how little people are willing to pay for original artwork. This was my second time going and it's pretty fun from a sketch artists point of view. All sorts of lively characters come to see the work and all I have to do is draw them as they pass. As far as it being anything but a social event it lacks in true talent at times and seems to be nothing but a seen and be seen type of gathering. Nate Van Dyke, Adam Flores, Mike Giant and a few other talented artists come to sell there sketches but even they, at times, fail to impress the clientele. It's strange to be able to sell work for hundreds of dollars in a gallery but fail to sell a sketch of the exact same thing for $15—$20. The market really needs to figure that one out. I'll stick to editorial where at least there's a promise of payment.

On a lighter side, I did get some choice sketching done and present it to you just above. That's Frank Lin second from the bottom, he's an animal and a damn fine illustrator that just put together an amazing anthology of comics and short graphic novels by some of the best young stars in the arts community. Thanks again for stopping by, cheers everyone.

Work in progress for the show at Gallery Six.

Yep, another sketchbook painting. My sketchbooks will be on view at my show at 666 Gallery September 18th. See the magic in person.

Here's the press release for my solo show at 666 Gallery. The opening for the show is September 18th from 7—11 pm. I hope everyone can come out to check out the show that night because after that the gallery is open by appointment only. I will be showing an almost entirely new cast of works in the same vein as my sketchbook work. It'll be a grand old time, and I hope to see some old friends and look forward to making a few new friends.

Four new designs available at Gama-Go. I'm pleased to announce the release of all four of my designs for Gama-Go's Fall/Winter catalog now available at their flagship store @ 8th and Folsom. True to form, Gama-Go is only releasing these and other designs for a limited time so get yours before they're gone. Greg Long was the AD for all the work and the layout was done by the rock-star design whiz Jackson Pritt. It's always a blast working with Gama-Go and seeing the final artwork printed on shirts and other fun merchandise.

Follow this link to view the whole body of work for In Transit: Here

The show is up and the reception is August 6th at Cafe Royale. Get them while they're hot!

Going to Comic Con? Be sure to stop by Gama-Go at booth #4738 for some amazingly cool schwagg. New designs for Fall and ton of other neat stuff. I unfortunately couldn't make it this year but say hi to everyone at the booth for me. Cheers everyone!

My wife and I took a short trip to Mendocino over the weekend to celebrate our anniversary and I slipped about an hour or so of drawing into the schedule. We discovered a wonderful little B&B called JD House when we first visited for our honeymoon and we make it a point to recommend it as often as possible. This is one of the many beautiful sites this coastal town has to offer. I was able to sit on our balcony and quick-sketch this out.

I have a lot of great things to post in the next few days so stay tuned!

Poster design for the show at Cafe Royale on August 6th. Pass the word along. I hope everyone can make it. Dj Shred One will be droppin' the beats as well. See some artwork, have a drink, and talk with friends. Cheers!