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this time in acrylic

i’m making the switch from oils to acrylics. i’m using golden’s open acrylics, which are supposed to simulate the feel of oils, but fall short. everything from the fluidity to the smell is off.
but there are upsides. paintbrushes can now be cleaned with water instead of turpentine, and the lack of authentic smell also means […]

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creatures invade the bathroom

over the holiday break, i completed a mural in our second floor bathroom. it’s an intimate space, and the mural ended up wrapping around three of the room’s four walls.

mural painting is, of course, very different from the paintings on canvas i typically do, and i often found myself sore in the mornings from the […]

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safety and phrenology

this has to be the coolest bike helmet ever. hand-painted by danielle baskin of belle helmets.

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terrible yellow eyes

alberto cerriteño never fails to impress. his latest creations that have me drooling: two paper-cut scenes from where the wild things are. the pieces will be showing at the nucleus gallery september 19th through october 6th.
more wild thing inspired art here.

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life is rich

this seems doubly true for me now, freshly married with a new home and packing for a 2.5 week cruise in the eastern mediterranean.
poster by anthony burrill available here.

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trouble in paradise

art meets wildlife at the schönbrunn zoo.
this is definitely some of coolest installation art i’ve ever seen. too bad it only runs through october.

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through the looking glass

the lesser known alice will be showing for a month at zero zero, with a closing reception thursday, 9 july.

as i wrap up the pieces, my mind churns with thought. by monday’s install, i will have completed a series of sixteen drawings and nearly twenty framed sketches for this show. the equation looks something like […]

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ryan bubnis

i just ordered the new zine, from the ground up issue 1, from ryan bubnis. so exciting!

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walter krudop

it took me mere seconds to fall in love with the childishly optimistic work of walter krudop.
you should too.

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the sketchbook project

i’ve updated the sketches portion of the site with the latest and greatest from my submission to the sketchbook project. the theme, which fits nicely with my regular doodling of people, is ‘everyone we know’.

the touring sketchbooks will be visiting the following cities on the following dates:
27 february - art house gallery, atlanta, ga
3 march […]

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