I've been really busy lately... I just finished writing a 200 page graphic novel. And now I have a lot of painting to do... I've got a show coming up in September at Black Maria Gallery in L.A. and it will be the inaugural show for my artist collective, Igloo Tornado. More details will be posted soon.
Here's a couple of studies I did for some new pieces. 
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Busy!!!
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
MoCCA
This weekend I will be at the
If you're in NYC, come by and say "hullo." I can't wait- I love that city!
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
new links...
I've added some new links to the sidebar. Several friends and other artists I admire:
Check 'em out if you have a chance.
update: added two more-
Friday, May 05, 2006
Don't Pick On Me in Korea
Don't Pick On Me, the music video I animated for
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
never give up...
I've updated
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
A.P.E. was great!
Yes, it was really great. Just what I needed- get out of town (and away from all my troubles), see lots of friends, hang out in one of my favorite cities, and get lots of great new comics.
Here's what I got:
What else... Sold out of all the copies of "tuesday." that I brought with me. Got to hang out with all my
I added some new links to my sidebar: Zak Saly and his publishing front La Mano, Daria Tessler's Animal Sleep Stories website, and Tom Gauld. All of whom should be checked out by everyone. They are great!
Here's a picture Alvin Bueneventura took of me at APE
Monday, April 03, 2006
A.P.E. this weekend!
I'm headin' to me old stompin' ground of San Francisco this week. This weekend is my favorite comic convention of the year:
Once again, I'll be sharing space with my pals at
What I'll have with me... 
The West-Coast debut of my latest comic "tuesday." A 26 page black & white comic about a man terrorized by a mysterious ink blot. 
The newly pressed 3rd printing of Henry & Glenn 4-Ever by Igloo Tornado (Igloo Tornado is the artist collective that consists of Me, Levon Jihanian, Gin Stevens, and Scot Nobles). A 16 page black & white comic that presupposes a domestic relationship between Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig. 
Igloo Tornado Gocco Postcards- designed and printed by 
Igloo Tornado T-shirts in stylish olive green for boys and hot-pink for the ladies! Designed by Me and Scot Nobles. 
And at
I will also have some of my older comics with me, and possibly some original art for sale.
Also this week: Brett Reichman, my favorite painting teacher from the San Francisco Art Institute (where I got my MFA), has a show at
And Friday night- check out some of my friends at
So, come out to see me this week at the A.P.E., check out my new comics, and help me mend my broken heart (that's right ladies- I'm single again). I no longer have the easy-to-spot blue hair- just look for the guy with these on his arms:
Thursday, March 30, 2006
NOW GO!!!
Just a reminder that Survival of the Fittest is still up at Harmony Gallery through April 17th.
Seriously, it's the best show in town.
Go there, see it, and buy some art. It's all reasonably priced and it's all really great work. You don't need another pair of designer shoes, you need some art on your walls.
Also- there are iris prints of the "Snigerpus" artwork (pictured above) available for pre-order from the gallery for $150.
NOW GO!!!
5911 1/2 Franklin Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028
323-957-7965
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
EL VEZ owns a piece of me!
If you've never seen an El Vez show, you're missing out. He's awesome!
Friday, March 17, 2006
I'm in Nickelodeon Magazine!
Nickelodeon Magazine has always had a great comic section that includes gag-strips by some of the best indie-cartoonists out there: Johnny Ryan, Sam Henderson, Kurt Wolfgang, Martin Cendreda, and many many more...
Well- I'm not in the comic section with those guys (though you should check them out, too), but I am on most of the pages of the magazine. If you look at the page numbers you'll see a little mini-strip I drew for them. 
It starts with these two dudes on the first page...
Then there is a series of fight-clouds, with the page numbers in the center, scattered throughout the issue...
It all ends with the dudes thoroughly pummelled, but happy with the comic-book split between them. Ahhhhh, sharing- a nice message for the kiddies.
Hopefully I'll get to do more work for them in the future.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Opening Night
Last night, the opening was great! We had a huge crowd and lots of fun.
Me, Laurie and Dave- they do all the work around here. 
The elusive Renee French!
Superstars: Souther Salazar and Saelee Oh
Sam Henderson will destroy us all with his super-powers of funny.
PUPPY!
Is that dude picking his nose?
Jaime Torres, the man who framed most of the show.
i can see through your head! (D.J. Algonquin at work)
Gin's got two bitches (Katie, Gin Stevens and me)
Don't look into his eyes! (Levon Jihanian)
The Gallery Director, David Jones
Dance for me! 
Lotsa people
F.C. Brandt
If you think this is creepy, you should see his paintings. (Billy Reynolds)
I like your drawrings! I like your drawrings, too! Let's be friends! (Levon Jihanian and Billy Reynolds)
He's the D.J., I'm the Rapper. (D.J. Algonquin and Gin Stevens)
I don't know 'bout this art stuff.
Me and Miss Kathleen Lolley- she brought lotsa bourbon!
By the end of the night, the fabric of the universe became unstable... or maybe it was the bourbon.
Thanks to everyone for coming out and making it a fun night! Thanks to all the artists for their amazing work. Thanks to D.J. Algonquin for playing lots of great music from the '20s! And thanks to Dave, Laurie, Katie and Susan for helping us put the show together!
Friday, March 10, 2006
Survival Art...
Monday, March 06, 2006
Survival of the Fittest Installed!
Gin Stevens and I spent all Sunday hanging the show. I have to say it looks beautiful. Here are a few preview pics of the installation. 
An Exterior shot of the gallery.
Standing in the middle of the gallery, looking towards the door. 
standing by the door looking towards the back of the gallery. 
Renee French, Matthew Thurber, and Kathleen Lolley are in the window.
Andy Kehoe has three piece behind the desk.
The show opens this Friday!
March 10th, 8-10 pm
@
5911 1/2 Franklin Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028
More info in
Friday, March 03, 2006
Survival of the Fittest: 13 Artists at
"In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment."
–Charles Darwin
It’s time for the art world to evolve. Survival of the Fittest is a group show of 13 artists at Harmony Gallery in Hollywood March 6th-April 17th. The purpose of the show is to represent a wide range of new talents and new ideas in the hybrid world of fine art, illustration and comics. The institutional categories of “Illustration”, “Fine Art”, “Low-Brow”, “High-Brow”, and “Cartoon” no longer apply in today’s changing art world. It’s time to abandon this out-dated class system, to break down the barriers as a new breed of Artist is emerging. The 13 artists represented, from different backgrounds, with different purpose, all approach their individual practices with conviction and the serious pursuit of “Art.”
Featuring Art by:
Tom Neely, Curator
David Jones, Gallery Director
Opening March 10th, 8-10 pm
5911 1/2 Franklin Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028
with Music by D.J. Algonquin
The gallery is also publishing a small press of catalogs for this show.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
2 art shows coming up!
Everything But the Kitschen Sync: the 9th annual group show at
Opening March 3rd, 8-11 pm
4633 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
However... I'm much more excited about
Opening March 10th, 8-10 pm
5911 1/2 Franklin Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028
I'll post more about these shows soon.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Wrongful appropriation...
A couple of years ago, my friend Greg and I made an anti-Bush political cartoon called
Well,
You can view the commercial
Needless to say, we're not happy to be included in the commercial, and it's in clear violation of our Creative Commons License for the cartoon. I assume the "geniuses" who made the commercial scoured Archive.org for what they thought were public-domain cartoons, found "Brother..." and threw it in the mix.
We're not sure what kind of action we'll need to take, but we intend to put an end to their wrongful appropriation of our cartoon.
Greg Saunders has also blogged about this
Stay Tuned for further developments.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
"Brother..." on Channel Frederator
With the 2006 election coming up,
Now, with the help of
Also, be sure to check out my other cartoon, the Muffs music video "Don't Pick On Me", in
Then be sure to
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Friday, January 06, 2006
2006!
I can't believe it's 2006! It makes me feel old... and that's not helped by the fact that I've let all the dye grow out of my hair and I can now see how grey I've become. I'm like Reed Richards! But Mona likes me grey, so, I guess that's okay...
I don't really make resolutions. But I plan on making this a big year. 2005 was big! Bought a house with my girlfriend, finished The Muffs video, got in American Illustration 24, had four art shows, gave lectures at both of my alma maters, and even did an NPR radio interview. Plus I got to travel around a lot.
In 2006 I've got a lot of projects planned. I hope it's as busy and as successful as 2005... or moreso. I've already got three art shows planned. I've got plans for new comics to write, draw and publish. I'm writing three new stories for animated cartoons. I have lots of yardwork to do in my backyard. And maybe I'll get a puppy!
Happy New Year!
Monday, December 19, 2005
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