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Animal Battle // Opening Night

Posted on May 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

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Opening night for Animal Battle started with steady flow of familiar faces as friends came in to visit; it was a great start to a really great night.  As night slowly descended the crowd thickened with kids and adults alike, PNCA students, fellow artists, and the usual First Thursday folks.

I’m grateful for all the people that came in to the gallery, and especially for the overwhelming amount of kind words I heard throughout the night.  I think my favorite moment was when a little boy made his mother buy him two animal prints (not just one!).  He was going to hang them in his room so they could “watch over him”.

And a big thanks to all my fellow members of Pony Club who helped me pull this together, and to New Belgium Brewing for providing the delicious libations.

The show is hanging through the end of May; if you’re in Portland come check out the work Tues – Sun, 1:30 – 6:00 pm, to see them up close and personal!  Prints are still in my shop, too.

As for Animal Battle, this is not the end.  Hold on to those wooden swords – there is still plenty more to come.

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Stumptown Comics Fest 2013

Posted on May 1, 2013 | 1 Comment

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With Pony members Keith Carter, Jennifer Parks, and Amy Kuttab (not pictured are Emi Lenox, Erin McCarty, and our awesome intern Daniel).

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It’s been a few days since Stumptown wrapped on Sunday evening, and I feel like I’m just now finally recovering from the madness.  I had so much fun working at Pony Club’s booth, meeting fans and other exhibitors all weekend – this fest definitely trumped last year’s experience.

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As part of Pony Club, I was there to promote the new second volume of Adult Babysitting, and I was completely bowled over by all the people that approached me to tell me how much they loved the comic.  It was exactly the kind of experience I needed to know that I should keep going.  Making comics (any art really, but especially comics) can be a lonely road at times, and sometimes I wonder if it’s worth it.

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I’ve been so focused on my solo show that I wasn’t aware about this review of Adult Babysitting until a fellow exhibitor mentioned it to me.  Thanks to Rob Clough from the Comics Journal for the wonderful review!  Kind words indeed.

And ya know, all that excitement was really enough to tide me over for awhile, but then THIS happened:

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I was selling this print at the fest – it’s an illustration I did in art school a number of years ago – when this sweet old lady came over and said she wanted to buy it.  Then she introduced herself.

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She said her name was Muriel Fahrion, and she was THE CREATOR OF STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE!!!

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Not only that, she also created the Care Bears.  THE CARE BEARS.

I nearly died, and when she signed one of my prints to a “Berry” Special Friend, I definitely teared up.  It turns out that she was just visiting from Oklahoma, and happened to be at the fest and saw my print.

I almost closed up shop right then and there, the experience was so amazing I knew it couldn’t be topped.  STCF 2013 was AWESOME, and I’m already looking forward to next year.  Thanks to all my friends and fans that came out and said hi and to my fellow members at Pony Club.  That was a great weekend.

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PS: This opens TOMORROW:

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I am so excited.

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Animal Battle // Raccoon Soldier

Posted on April 15, 2013 | 3 Comments

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I heard that soft moss, blades of grass, and tiny mushrooms make for very durable battle gear.  And I can think of nothing more intimidating than a bolo tie bearing a little black scorpion.  This raccoon is tough.  I’d watch out for him.

More – ever more! – work for Animal Battle.  At the risk of sounding like a broken record: May 2nd.  Pony Club Gallery.  Portland.  Allllll this stuff will be hanging on a wall.

And ya know what else?

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Affordable, beautiful prints.  Soon to be in my shop.

Here is the official event on Facebook.  Hope to see you there, friends!

Cheers!

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Animal Battle // Hearts & Stars

Posted on March 20, 2013 | 13 Comments

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The first work for my solo show, Animal Battle, is finally done!  Phew.  That took a minute.

Entitled Hearts & Stars, this piece features creatures of a special army, geared up and ready to go face-to-fuzzy-animal-face in a battle that will surely delight you.  Don’t worry, little ones – there will be no bloodshed here.

Stick around to see what all the fighting is for.

Animal Battle will be opening Thursday, May 2nd at the Pony Club Gallery.

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Pony Club // Portraits Show

Posted on February 14, 2013 | 3 Comments

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Last Thursday was the re-opening of Pony Club Gallery, after a month of reorganizing and cleaning.  The gallery looked stupendous, featured a new mural painted by our six members, and we also debuted our new show, “Portraits”!

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The concept was simple: artists were paired up and tasked to paint or draw each other.  Some of us were couples, some friends, and some acquaintances.  The results were lovely, and our show featured some of the best artists in town!  Props to member Jennifer Parks for curating such a great show.

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I was delighted to be teamed up with my pal Brooke Weeber.  Before the show we refused to look at each other’s pieces – and we were pretty surprised by the results!

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Ok, ok – so I skipped about 1,000 steps there (sometimes it’s hard to remember to document the whole process), but what started out as a little doodle in my sketchbook turned into full-fledged Lady Warrior goodness.

What’s even better is that even though we didn’t see each other’s pieces until the opening, this happened:

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WE’RE BOTH WEARING SNAKE NECKTIES!!!  Ahhhhhhhhh!!

So awesome.

Be sure to check out the rest of the lovely portraits over at Pony Club’s facebook page, and then head on over to the Pony Club website.  We’ve got a new artist interview blog feature, and this month we’re featuring couples to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

SMOOTCHIE BOOTCHIES

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The End

Posted on December 1, 2012 | 4 Comments

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Hand-lettering!  Maybe not blowing it?

Feast your peepers on my newest piece for:

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The End is a new group show opening at the Pony Club Gallery on Thursday, December 6th.  If you’re in the Portland area, stop by the gallery and check out great work by lots of local artists and illustrators.  BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS.

For first Thursday the Compound Gallery is also showcasing The End of the World, so if you’ve been craving an unhealthy dose of apocalyptic artwork, this is your special night.  You lucky dog.

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Lately // Giant Bunnies

Posted on August 24, 2012 | 5 Comments

The past few weeks have been filled with the usual summer activities: listening to people complain about the heat, avoiding going to the river like the plague, muddling a thousand mojitos and margaritas at work, riding my motorbike around town, sitting on patios, applying sunblock, barbecuing on the porch.  I also just hosted my Arizona pal Lauren and met with a few other AZ ex-pats, and as soon as Lauren returned to the desert it rained.

Basically, I’ve not been able to spend a great deal of time in the studio, or at the computer for that matter.  As they say, YOLO and shit.

However, in these times when I AM in the studio I work at break-neck speeds, fueled by caffeine and the mega intense symphonies on the classical music station (DUDE SO INTENSE).  This past week I began work on a piece for another show at the Pony Club Gallery.

That’s all you get to see of my giant bunny until the show opens!

The show will be entitled “GIANTS” and is opening Thursday, Sept 6th at 6pm at the Pony Club.  I’ll be there, and I also plan on attending this at Floating World Comics later in the evening.  Julia Gfrörer’s webcomic can be found on the Study Group site and is updated weekly.  You should click on all of those things.

Speaking of comics, I’m all sold out of my copies of Adult Babysitting: Volume I!  Thanks to every single person that bought one, and to every single drunk person who inspired me.  You’re all the best.

There are still copies floating around Portland, mainly comic shops.  Check back here for updates on the new issue.

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Audience // GHOST Show

Posted on April 2, 2012 | 7 Comments

With my comic book at the printer, I was finally able to finish up the illustration that I’m contributing to the Pony Club’s GHOST Show.

Even with all the prep work I completed before I embarked on the final drawing, the process wasn’t without a few foibles.  I managed to majorly eff up one little doll, but impressively, I did not throw a childish tantrum and instead calmly carried on.  Like a real adult, you know?

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So here’s the final work!  It’s a classy 2 x 3 feet.

Come see the actual piece, for really real, this Thursday at the Pony Club Gallery.   I’ll be showing my ghoulish drawing with tons of other great artists!

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Ghosts | Part I

Posted on February 26, 2012 | Leave a comment

Artist Jennifer Parks is part of the Pony Club Gallery collective and was kind enough to include me in this upcoming show in April.  Naturally, I’m pretty excited about the ghoulish theme.

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll already know about some of the sketches and studies I’ve been doing for my contribution; a black & white number of spirits in the dark forest.

Since I’ve finished these drawings, I feel ready to move on to the final piece.  OOOH!  Exciting stuff, indeed.

 

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I don’t normally perform this much prep work, but there are many components of this drawing that I needed to sort out besides a composition.

I played around with a few “cutesy” spirits before settling on decidedly more “creepy” spirits.  I also wanted to integrate more of the bleeding paint technique that I developed with my last art show, Sticks + Stones, so I did a painted forest study.

And then there was the matter of the ghosts themselves – should I paint them in gouache?  Allow the white of the paper itself to embody the spirits?

Tracing paper has an inherently ghostly quality, so it seemed the most natural choice.  Plus it’ll be like working with little ghost dolls!  Cutting them out and adhering them to the dark forested background will be a fun challenge in itself.

Look for glimpses of the final piece in the coming weeks, as I bounce around the different projects I’m working on.

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Portrait: Frank Reynolds

Posted on September 30, 2010 | Leave a comment

Starting next Thursday, October 7th, I will be participating in a group show at the Pony Club Gallery entitled “Monsterbation”.  The gallery is run by local artists, one of whom I contacted and asked if I could join any upcoming group shows.

I’d be down for any kind of theme, but this “Monster Sex” show is right up my alley.

After simmering on it a few days, I began brainstorming.  I knew I didn’t want to do a sexy female figure, but I did want to do a sort of pin-up spread.  Something for the ladies, perhaps?

As soon as I finished the initial, vague sketch and began to put pencil to paper again, this image suddenly hit me:

OMG!  This iconic spread of Burt Reynolds was done for an issue of 1972 Cosmopolitan.

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What other great monster could step into Burt’s shoes besides Frankenstein?  Oh, a match made in heaven.

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This isn’t the first time Burt has crossed my mind.  Here’s an oil painting from a few years ago:

This painting was turned in for a painting class at PNCA, then later given to a friend.)

Anyway, here is the progression of the piece.

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Beginning the charcoal stage.

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For this piece, I used all sorts of charcoal, from the light, more airy vine charcoal, to extra soft charcoal pencils, to a heavy, extremely black charcoal stick.

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I had a blast making this.  There’s something about combining the soft seriousness of a charcoal portrait with a ludicrous subject that wins me over every time, and I was periodically giggling during the making of this drawing.

The Pony Club is located in the Everett Street Lofts in downtown Portland. Go check out the real thing!  Perhaps Frankenburt needs to be part of your daily visual vocabulary?


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