Got a Job!

so, got a great freelance gig this morn that could possibly turn into a future job. Ironically it involves drawing wild animals so by day I'll be drawing giraffes and by night painting them! All-in-all happy to have the distraction of lots n lots of work these days.

My friends Josh and Claire's show last night was really amazing and I'm super proud of them. Check it out (first Monday of the month all summer at the Steve Allen).

The biggest news though was that in the blur that was this weekend a friend from within the LOST crew gave me the greatest clue ever. The book the entire series is based on!!! just Amazon'd it and will get reading immediately. I want the power but am doomed to watch the show alone now. so, if there are any LOST parties goin on lemme know.

Nails that are Nine Inches...

so sometimes life is pretty cool and you get the feeling somebody in the plasma of matter we live in is looking out for us and occasionally bears gifts. This morning as I began to paint it came to me.
The new NIN complete album, 'The Slip' is available FREE online and lemme tell you something: Trent understands
...and since nobody is in the studio today it's on loop and turned to '11'.
thanks music gods (copy link below to join my listening party)...

http://theslip.nin.com/

g'nite.

Sunday night. It's been an emotionally draining armageddon of personal drama for yours truly this weekend. On the other hand it's given me the angst and bitterness of a 17 year-old goth kid which should serve me well as I chain myself to the studio painting till the end of June. I've found in the past that in moments of dejection it breeds great art, right?! Well, anyways I am trying to convince myself of that to see a 'glass half full' -thing to it all.
Ironically I'm in the middle of painting two giraffes in love. All pinks and oranges and will hopefully be done soon, but that's alot of complicated spots for my tiny hands.

On the bright side I have a job interview tomorrow morning on a great project that would certainly stretch and refine my pencil drawing so wish me luck.
On an even brighter side GRAND THEFT AUTO IV has been purchased and so far I've done alot of driving, went on a date and blew up a car in a huge pixelatedly beautiful explosion. Does the heart good.

as far as what's going into my ears Portishead's, 'Deep Water' and the new Wolf Parade single are on a loop (loudly).
so, wish me luck and if you see me out say, "hi" be nice to me and buy me a strong drink and I promise to get you back later.
bye.



oh, and please come see my friends' Josh Fadem and Claire Titelman's two man/woman show Monday night at the Steve Allen!!!

WOLF f'n PARADE people.

one of my favorite bands ever has a new album out in June (titled, 'At Mount Zoomer')! to hear (and download the new single) click on the album cover below...!

J. Otto! ! !

so, one of the artists that influenced me the most in my youth (and personally introduced me to the art of my greatest hero, M. Sasek) is having a gallery show at Grasshut in Portland on May 2nd!
would die to go but am currently working on my own hell.
check it!

http://grasshutcorp.com/blog/



AND he has a new book coming out. although money's tight these days I'll totally splurge on this one...

Octopus's's's

got this one done in around 3 days! I think I'm gettin' pritty fast with this painting junk.
hmm, other than that just been eating lots n' lots of fruit. this little cart next to my studio gives you anything you want, like a pounds worth of fruit for 5 bucks! I'm hooked.
anyways, here's a lil' bit as always...

done!

this one was a total pain but it finally got done today so for that I am grateful. Here's a sliver of a tiger killing a zebra taken on my crappy iPhone cam...



hmm, and can I just say that Bucket has been amazing and oddly loving in the last few months and has ditched his tough guy persona ...well, atleast when we're alone spooning watching LOST (which, by the way I'm super psyched to see tonight).

I mean lookadim'!