Upcoming Events First Friday at Manna Gallery My work is hanging at Manna Gallery until December 13, and I’ll be celebrating First Friday in person.  Friday, Dec 5, 5-8 pm Manna Gallery 473 25th St  Oakland CA 94612 East Bay Open Studios Sat-Sun Dec 6-7, 11 am-5 pm 2908 Chapman St Oakland, CA 94601 Let’s See AI Blow Its Nose I've been thinking a lot about how humans matter , and how sick I am of AI slop. Humanity is glorious in all its gritty, wonderful detail. Every time I l

In the midst of all the IX prep in the last few months (hello, IX visitors!) I also had the honor of being asked to apply to Manna Gallery ’s Wrapped Up show. On the one hand, I was neck-deep in reinventing my approach to painting from the ground up and already overcommitted. On the other hand, this would be my first gallery show. So I applied and got accepted! Fine art is allowed to be more conceptual and less direct than commercial narrative illustration. The work I’ve be

I'm headed off to IlluxCon's Evening Showcase: Oct 24 and 25, 8pm-midnight at the Hilton Doubletree in Reading, PA. Two months ago I threw out my entire art process and started over from the ground up. I bought ten illustration boards and covered them all in paint. I’m bringing my best five to IlluxCon (at the time of this writing, I leave in less than 48 hours). I’ll write up something more detailed in the next month or two, but for now, please enjoy a sneak peek at my newe

First, the upcoming events: IlluxCon !  I look forward to this event all year. I will once again be in the evening showcase, and I will...

Upcoming Events:  IlluxCon !  I look forward to this event all year. I will once again be in the evening showcase and I will once again...

You ever just wake up one day and realize you’re carrying around twenty years of psychic dead weight for no reason? I used to do a...

One hundred artists. One DJ. One day only. " Attention art enthusiasts, supporters, collectors, curators, and creators! Please join the...

It’s a meme now. We do something because we expect a certain result and when we don’t get that result, we’re disappointed. This, I think,...

Chapman Street Studios will participate in its first East Bay Open Studios this year. We're a new studio, just opened, and we're excited...

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There's a particular type of brain rot that afflicts creatives, especially aspiring creatives: those people whose ambition vastly exceed...

The first of my pieces for my collaboration with Mollie's Organics. The newsletter is taking a turn this year. Definitely for the longer,...

Well, IX ended ::checks calendar:: a month ago so it's high time to welcome all the new folks to the list and tell the rest of you...

"Pygmalion II" will be on display for the first time at our October 5 show at JAS . The thing about myths is people tell the same series...

Renée di Cherri and I are headlining the October JAS Art Show and we're bringing the skull art! It's Fall, it's spooky season, and we're...

It's summer and it's time for the studios to reopen. This time I'll be teaming up with my good friend and fellow illustrator Reneé Di...

Hello art and music lovers! You're invited to a special, FREE event Saturday, April 6 from 1 to 5 pm: Jingletown Art Walk. Jingletown Art...

Some years ago the better half and I bought a house. It came with a front yard, half of which was lawn and the other half hastily dumped...

Yesterday was my first show and open studio of 2024. I spent the time working on some creature designs while taking suggestions from...

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