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2011-03-07T14:08:00.001-08:00

2010-11-27T18:45:00.000-08:00

2010-11-22T10:37:00.000-08:00

2010-11-20T10:08:00.000-08:00

"When wisdom has been profitless to me, philosophy barren, and the proverbs and phrases of those who have sought to give me consolation as dust and ashes in my mouth, the memory of that little, lovely, silent act of love has unsealed for me all the wells of pity: made the desert blossom like a rose, and brought me out of the bitterness of lonely exile into harmony with the wounded, broken, and great heart of the world."

--Oscar Wilde on a man tipping his hat to him as he entered prison

My best friend, Lawrence Wilbur Uebel III, dropped this truth bomb on me.

2010-11-20T09:48:00.001-08:00

Sing it, brother.

2010-11-20T07:59:00.000-08:00

I've had a shitty day, tell me a joke.

2010-11-17T08:57:00.000-08:00

I think the city is done now.

2010-11-17T08:34:00.000-08:00

For real.

2010-11-17T01:21:00.000-08:00

Then after-wards I read Bill and Ted, Goodnight Moon.

2010-11-16T22:00:00.001-08:00

Must be cold in that studio.

2010-11-15T23:31:00.000-08:00

Black and The Troll. Based on actual events.

2010-11-13T21:23:00.000-08:00

Self Portrait.

2010-11-09T19:19:00.000-08:00

JAsh and I make comics good.

2010-11-08T13:35:00.000-08:00

Pick up yours today! They're fun! And be sure to check out the rest of the collection by some seriously talented kids.

2010-11-03T23:23:00.000-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

2010-10-30T08:34:00.000-07:00

Progress. Progress. Progress.

2010-10-27T18:45:00.000-07:00

You may have heard this off the trailer for Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere" that will be in theaters soon. At first hearing, it sounded like some hip young no-namer doing a cover of Strokes' "you only live once". Welp, the juice is on me! I think the saying goes. Anyways, it's nice to here some semi-new stuff from these guys. I'm getting tired of all the super lame solo projects. I'M LOOKING AT YOU JULIAN. Shame on you for trying to cash in on the electronica phenomenon. Please go back to your fuzz box and crunch a new strokes album. I miss you.

2010-10-26T00:52:00.000-07:00

art therapy. mmmmmmmmmmm.

2010-10-18T01:26:00.000-07:00

kinkos scanners are the worst!

Preview of spread for the superfly Sophistafunk. The very talented Jess Marley was gracious enough to allow me to contribute towards a series of work that will be going in the bands debut album. Each song will be displaying its own illustration that coincides with the lyrics behind the song. "Same Mistakes" is about people at their worst.

2010-10-18T00:51:00.000-07:00

2010-10-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

If this song does not kick you in the chest, you are an emotionless soulless shell of a human being.

jk.

2010-09-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

2010-09-26T05:54:00.001-07:00

babes

2010-09-21T05:49:00.001-07:00

6 Minute Comic

2010-09-21T05:44:00.000-07:00

2010-09-14T11:05:00.000-07:00

Cause and Effect

2010-09-08T09:10:00.000-07:00

#8

2010-09-06T09:20:00.000-07:00

For my grandma, Kay Kay.

2010-09-04T00:16:00.000-07:00

#2

2010-09-01T14:11:00.000-07:00

#5

2010-08-26T17:04:00.000-07:00

#7

2010-08-25T01:30:00.000-07:00

2010-08-24T15:56:00.000-07:00

2010-08-18T23:21:00.001-07:00

Superguy can fly so high.

p.s. cs5 is crazy awesome.

2010-08-15T13:37:00.000-07:00

2010-07-18T11:15:00.000-07:00

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter is King Supreme of cult comedy/horror. You can view the movie in its entirety right here. This film goes places where most productions wouldn't dare venture.

2010-07-14T10:48:00.001-07:00

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2010-07-10T11:42:00.000-07:00

2010-07-08T16:23:00.001-07:00

The new boogie.

2010-07-08T07:05:00.000-07:00

2010-07-06T05:11:00.000-07:00

My very first moleskin and we're the best of friends having so much fun together.

2010-07-01T05:43:00.000-07:00

A commission for my landlord on the theme of "The Spirituality of Music". I thank him for leaving the outcome of the piece so open and allowing me to creatively express any ideas I had for the subject.

2010-07-01T05:37:00.000-07:00

2010-06-25T08:49:00.000-07:00

23 years later and I'm still receiving action figures for my birthday. I can transform him from the vehicle state to his battle robotic armor pretty efficiently now.

2010-06-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

The scanners in the labs have been acting up like a spoiled yorksire terrier lately, so the recent updates are now done on mac book cameras. If you are not 100% satisfied with the picture quality, please submit all cash donations to the "Let's buy John updated technology for his art so he never has to leave the house and rely on the service hours of school labs ever again" fund. It's a good cause and tax deductible.

2010-06-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

Preview of the progress on the "Boom Stack". Rolls enough waves to split your brother's back. When gold hat taps and the shoe hits the drum, the vibrations of the bass will make ya' body numb. Wa-da-tah.

2010-06-25T07:21:00.000-07:00

Final Cirque poster. Text by the famous designer, Gerard Zengel.

2010-06-25T07:05:00.000-07:00

Go, ahead. Shoulder shake a little. No one's watching.

2010-06-21T15:11:00.000-07:00

Roman candle wizard duels at Indian Beach to help anticipate America's birthday. Photographs taken by Jash.

2010-06-21T14:33:00.000-07:00

Here is a great article on the discussion of the "10,000 hour rule" when it comes to mastering a skill. There hasn't been much art posting lately, but I am knees deep in some goodies as we speak. So, please don't think I am trying to cheaply hold your attention by posting irrelevant, semi-though provoking articles and paintings by other people while I lackadaisically five-step through the inter-webs, killing time between eating and looking for work. C'mon, this is really neat stuff! So, click on it! Learn something new! I won't let you down, there will be some serious bone warping, eyeball oozing, elbow shavingly awesome art on the horizon. Visit more often, I miss that million dollar smile of yours.

http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/malcolm-gladwell’s-new-book-outliers-and-the-10000-hour-rule/

2010-06-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

The new all-american meal.

2010-05-28T09:30:00.000-07:00

"Plastic bottles will, someday, destroy the earth."

The beginnings of a new satirical series I'm starting on the general fears of society. The first illustrates the fear people have for the harmful effects of all those billions upon billions of plastic bottles that are just relaxing their little caps on the ocean floor, in our national parks, or maybe in the backyard of your conservative neighbor. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing a new chain of islands peaking above the waves in the south pacific, built entirely on Dasani bottles. I'm sure they'd even name it Dasani Islands. Sounds exotic doesn't it? Anyway, plastic bottles depicted as city destroying meteorites is funnier to me. Enjoy.

2010-05-26T08:59:00.000-07:00

Inspired from the "Ninja Warrior" marathon on G4TV. These guys are the real heros.

2010-05-21T14:06:00.000-07:00

My contribution to a promotional poster for a non-profit charity event of "Cirque du Femme". Mr. Gerard Zengel will be tackling the text and design layout. Always a pleasure working with collage, the final will be posted soon.

2010-05-21T12:32:00.001-07:00

A boxer fighting a boxer.

2010-05-20T11:08:00.000-07:00

2010-05-03T04:49:00.000-07:00

The final packaging for SHOCZULU. I have recently noticed the posters tell everything about the show except the location. Follow the bass, I suppose.

2010-04-28T04:37:00.000-07:00

#10-10 Jon Stewart. And it is done.

2010-04-27T18:55:00.000-07:00

#9-10. Erykah Badu. You know why her hair is so big? Cause it's full of secrets.

2010-04-27T16:14:00.000-07:00

A parametric design I created. No big woop.

2010-04-25T16:20:00.000-07:00

A super fun poster (taken from one of my old illios) for my cousin's band. Take that thesis!

2010-04-24T18:04:00.000-07:00

Thesis is coming to an end and my four years of college are coming to an end. It's time to leave the nest and become a full grown dinosaur. I would like to go ahead and ask the "Real World" to please, treat me nice.

2010-04-22T21:13:00.000-07:00

Batman: The Killing Joke, mock graphic novel cover #8-10.

I wanted to really play off of the main theme of the story, which was the internal connection between Batman and Joker. The characters are mirrors of one another (one stands for order and the other chaos), so I created the illusion image that displays a symbol for each when flipped. My goal with the cover was for it to be successful upside down and right side up. The final showdown is located at an old, abandoned amusement park, which explains the circus tent. Boop boop, shaboop, hope ya dig.

2010-04-14T15:35:00.000-07:00

#7-10. The prospects of future taxi rides on soviet shuttles due to budget cuts for NASA. : (

2010-04-10T20:44:00.000-07:00

The Farm of Congress. #6-10.

2010-04-07T11:02:00.000-07:00

Spidey Reign Cover #5-10.

2010-04-06T03:38:00.000-07:00

The Glenn Beck Show. #4-10

2010-04-03T18:11:00.000-07:00

David Byrne final. #3-10

2010-04-03T15:47:00.000-07:00

My response to Pope Benedict's refusal to acknowledge the recent child sex abuse cases. It's the same old song, but with a different meaning now that John Paul II is gone.

2010-03-30T14:24:00.000-07:00

One of the celebrity portraits in my series. David Byrne makes music like Rambo kills bad guys.

2010-03-30T14:11:00.001-07:00

#2 of 10.

2010-03-21T17:14:00.000-07:00

More thesis items, yeah! Cover for Spiderman: Reign, and portrait of Jon Stewart.

2010-03-03T22:09:00.001-08:00

Finalized posters.

2010-03-02T13:57:00.000-08:00

Thesis item #4, editorial on Glenn Beck.

#3 is still being put together and will be up soon. I like to jump around, shake things up. 7 more pieces in the works. Yee-haw.

First legit sacrifice due to thesis - P.O.S. show in orlando, only 10 bucks. This list is going to grow in size through out the next few months and I'll continue to be bitter about it. Back to work.

2010-02-23T15:25:00.000-08:00

Final Sketch for latest editorial. My take on modern politics.

2010-02-17T23:57:00.000-08:00

Some poster ideas.

2010-02-06T18:54:00.000-08:00

A very contemporary look at the Revolutionary War. #1-12

2010-02-05T22:51:00.000-08:00

While designing the logo for shoczulu, I've been burning through old hip-hop tracks to help with the influence of the brand. I have stumbled upon music gold with this one. The Pharcyde has incredible rhythmic talent and some fine lyrical storytelling.

2010-02-04T14:29:00.000-08:00

More progress. This class is pulling me from thesis. And I'm ok with that.

2010-02-01T10:21:00.000-08:00

Process work from music branding class. Thankfully someone pointed out that my logo was slipping into the shadows of the Nazi SS emblem. Close call. My band is shoc zulu, a hip-hop based group similar to that of tribe called quest. Sometimes I wish I could rap.

2010-01-27T11:41:00.000-08:00

The pencil of first assignment of thesis. And so it begins.

2010-01-12T09:58:00.000-08:00

2009-12-23T05:44:00.000-08:00

"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig."

Merry Christmas Matt.

2009-12-20T01:39:00.000-08:00

No band better in the galaxy.

2009-12-13T09:04:00.000-08:00

2009-12-11T09:32:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays Everyone.

2009-12-08T18:16:00.000-08:00

Comic book cover assignment. The past few weeks of work have been a real PUNCH IN THE FACE. Also been reading a crap load of R. Crumb.

OW MY FACE!

2009-12-06T16:13:00.000-08:00

2009-12-03T19:13:00.000-08:00

Pretending to chop wood. At 4am. I had to give the Native a little bit more muscle in the final. I highly doubt the Seminoles of the old Americas had chicken legs.

2009-12-03T18:34:00.000-08:00

A series of small illustrations for my final project in Native American Cultures class.

2009-12-02T12:56:00.000-08:00

editorial for an article from ScienceDaily entitled, "Friendship Influences Eating Behavior."

2009-11-27T02:22:00.000-08:00

Senior Class Portrait.

2009-11-17T05:09:00.000-08:00

Graphic Novel -- Photo Assignment

The assignment was to go to the library, find books of photography, collect a whole pile of photos, put them together, and create a story out of them. The story may not make sense as I still need to add the text. These are only the first 3 pages of 6. The kid with the beard, cig, and gun is my big brudder Matthew. WAR IS HELL!

2009-11-10T01:33:00.000-08:00

Art Dump Finished...for now.

Full fleshed out color coming soon. Ten bucks to whomever can spot the naked cowboy.

2009-11-03T14:00:00.000-08:00

Big Illustration coming soon. For now, enjoy the gravitational adventures of Sockhead-Boy! Just look at those action silhouettes.

2009-10-28T15:21:00.000-07:00

"A forty something musician sent me an email recently. He told me that, although his life for the most part has been a happy one– good health, lovely wife, great kids, good friends, nice house, etc– his career has always been a bit foggy for him, like he was never sure what would happen next. I replied, 'No worries, your situation happens A LOT with creative people, even among the super-creative-successful types. The never-ending fog of being an artist.' Whether we’re talking art or being an entrepreneur, “The Fog” is always with us. There is no cure, there is only building up a tolerance. And a good sense of humor helps, as well."

-Hugh Macleod

2009-10-27T01:32:00.000-07:00

Little cars, sea monster, dragon fly, and Andrew Jackson.