New Muse, and getting ready for N'awlins!

So! Just finished this up yesterday to have a nice final piece to my art book I'm putting together. I'm considering making this piece an exclusive for the indiegogo I'm going to start up for funding the book. I'll keep you posted!

Tomorrow I'm leaving super early for Wizard World New Orleans. Super excited since I've never been there and I've heard so many awesome things about the city. Plus it's the first show of the year and I get to see some awesome people I haven't seen in a while. :D Unfortunately there's supposed to be craptastic weather tonight up till my flight leaves (figures today and tomorrow are perfectly sunny) so I'm expecting some fun delays. ughhhh....

But!! If you're going to the show, I have a bunch of brand new prints, I'll be doing sketches and will be happy to chat with ya!

As for today, finishing up last minute work and going to do some gymnastics...trick will be not to destroy myself too bad before tomorrow. haha! No blisters no blisters.... But dammit I need to learn to do a handstand on the uneven bars! I think i may try vaulting today too....hmmm...

Anyway! Peace out!

Interview with Beaucoup Pop!

Hey guys! The awesomeness that is the folks at Beaucoup Pop interviewed me the other day along with reviewing some fun stuff!
Check it out!
Here!

Kitty & Dino for Preorder online!

My first children's comic is up for preorder on Amazon.com (As well as on Barnes and Noble's site)
Link! It's published through Yen Press, and I'm REALLY excited for it's release on April 9th! Hardcover and 48 pages of super swirly fun!
Also if you preorder it, it's a lot cheaper than when it comes out in stores. So if you have a kidlet, or an inner child, no matter what age (there's not a lot of dialogue, very image driven) please pick up the book!
I'll hopefully have some at shows and when you get yours later on I'll be happy to draw in it if you see me at a convention!
If anyone knows how to pitch these to libraries to pick up please lemme know. haha so much to learn!

ECCC Charity piece Accepted!

My piece got accepted into the Emerald City Comic Con Monsters and Dames Charity Book! Books sold have money going toward the Seattle Children's Hospital and at the end of the day at ECCC on Saturday the original will be apart of the charity auction! Really excited about this since seeing the past books have been filled with many of my idols' work and holy crap, a glorious collections of artistic pretties. Apparently this year will be 80 pages of awesome so if you're going to the show! Pick one up! You'll also level up in Karma!

New Convention Banner

Hey Guys!
Just finished my new piece of Poison Ivy for my banner image at this year's upcoming conventions! I wanted to go for something that was as eyecatching as the Phoenix piece i had. But I needed something updated and I wanted to show some love for DC :) Keep an eye out for it!
also if you're a Harry Potter fan, I have a Hermione and Luna piece in the Linewerk Icon's gallery!

Finished Charlie painting!

Here is the final! Mixing ashes into a painting you do in washes is a bit trickier than I thought, but well worth it!

New pieces!

New pieces I've been working on in the last couple days. The Kentrosaurus (dinosaur piece) was a commission that I'm really happy with. I need to do more dino pieces. I think the next one might be a terror bird...while not a dinosaur, still one of my favorite prehistoric animals. The middle piece was a spontaneous muse I did last night. Got inspired by the antlers of a prehistoric moose-stag called a cervalces. and the first is my tribute piece for my late little buddy, Charlie. I'm planning on mixing some of Charlie's ashes into the paint too and in the style of my "unsung muses" it's a portrait of me and him. The symbol above is an Aboriginal symbol for "journey with a resting place" it also kinda looks like his eye. And it made sense since i think he'll come back to me someday and he always watched me work so yeah! I also have this tattooed on my wrist.
Yeah I miss the little guy. I mean I know some people might think "he was just a lizard" but he was a lot more. They have little subtle personalities. :) Plus he was around for when I started developing a style that you see here!

Working on a hardcover book of original work that I hope to get an ISBN for and pitch to stores. So expect to see a lot of muses and dinos!