Back in the painting mode..

After quite a few years of not painting, MAMBO ask me to do a piece for their MAMBO SMART ARTS lounge, as part of the Sydney Art Show. It was a lot of fun to paint, plus the challenge of filling the unique space of the long board. Above is a few snaps I took as a work in progress. Click on the image to veiw it larger. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas.

KAYNE WEST..6 hours illustration.

Here's an illo I did yesterday (primarily my entry into the Big Day Art comp) to see if I could knock out an editorial portrait in half a day. I am 95% happy with the result considering the time, and have a portfolio piece. Will try this again in the new year, with some more conceptual editorial work for sure.
Wish me luck, and any aspiring artists reading this, follow the link above and have a go.

THE PERFECT STOCKING FILLER.

Hey, need some ideas for Christmas?? Here's a beautiful collection of postcards, all nicely packaged into one book, and in slip case to boot! All work is part of the Black Rock Collective, a group of artists I am proud to be a part of. (that's mine, 3 down and 5 across.)

Check out their other stuff for sale, and stay tuned for the 3rd card deck early in 2012.

A different approach to this piece, and it was fun to do. Part of a bigger piece that I can't really talk about, but thought I would share this.Drawn with Prismacolour non photo blue and 2B leads on Zeta bleedproof paper. Zeta is my favorite paper, a semi transparent layout paper. It has a coating on the top side, so drawings using spirit based markers won't bleed through to the next sheet, and has a slight tooth to it, which is perfect for sketching.

As soon as the over all piece is printed (early 2012) I will share it. Until them, enjoy the pencil-ly goodness of this piece.

MAMBO GOD OF ARM CHAIR SPORTS.

Ok, so maybe my blog is slowly becoming 90% tee shirt work, but hey, that's how I roll. Here's one of my designs for beach wear Australian icon MAMBO. I got to say I am loving working with those crazy buggers out there in Manly.
Check out Benji Marshal sporting my wares in the paper, and a shot of the Ben, Brent and Luke from Mambo hard at work.

EVEN MORE TEE SHIRT COMP WORK!

Threadless are running a comp to design shirts based on US Colleges (or universities) sports mascots. I original chose LSU (Louisiana State) Mike the Tiger (on the right) and recoloured for the Auburn Tigers (on the left). Today I did the bear in the middle for UCLA. Hope you like them.

POSTHUMOUS PALE ALE REPRINT.

My design Posthumous Pale Ale has been reprinted at Shirt.Woot.com, this time on hoodies! Grab one today, as they are limited edition, for only US$25!! CHEAP!