Just plain ink

I don't have any big deadlines or shows coming up, so I've been putzing around on a few random things here and there. I just finished this ink piece and it was really nice to work with a pen on something I never had any intention of coloring. Don't get me wrong, I love painting, but I also really love the level on control that a pen affords.

A few pictures from my trip

Cloud forest after a very vertical hike.
Really ugly duck. We asked the owners why they kept them (they're grumpy and not tasty), and they said, "For breeding," and then we asked, "Er, but why would you want more?" And they didn't really have a good answer. They wiggle their butts when they're aggressive.
These swimming holes are pools formed by a hydroelectric dam, I just jumped off the waterfall, you can kinda see my feet sticking out of the water.
Bill and me drenched after trekking through waterfalls.

Sketchy suspension bridge. We met a vietnam vet here who was driving an old 1940's jeep, he had a bottle opener mounted on the dashboard of his card and even though it was maybe 11 in the morning, he was too drunk to open his beer. Funny man.
Little doggie topiary sculpture!
These swimming holes are connected by a series of tunnels, you can move in between two different waterfalls by wading through neck high water, and there are a few points where you have to go completely underwater and have faith that there will be enough head space to breath on the other side. Apparently someone dies every handful of years because they go down the wrong tunnel and end up at the dam.
Pretty waterfall.
Hot springs. You had to walk through a cave to get to the springs, it was a bit sketchy because you had to jump over a series of little rocks in the middle of pools of boiling water.

New pieces for Art House Co-op's Scavenger Project

Hey everyone,
I'm back from my travels and have been in the studio working on a series of pieces for Art House Co-Op's Scavenger Project. I also currently have a piece showing at Ghost Gallery through the end of April.

Sorry for the lack of posts, I am in El Salvador eating mangoes and playing in waterfalls

Title pretty much says all. I brought some sketchbooks, but to be perfectly honest I haven{t really drawn a thing, I{ve been too busy sitting in hammocks and eating lots of avocados and jumping in various waterfalls, lakes and beaches. I{ll try to draw tropical things when I get back.

I'm featured on Illustrativo!

I submitted a piece a while back to my absolute-most-favorite-in-the-whole-wide-world illustration blog and this morning I was pleasantly surprised to sit down with my coffee and open my inbox to see my piece featured.

Thanks for coming out to the show

Hey everyone,
Thanks for coming out for the super fun show at Urban Light Studios, I had a great time and met a bunch of really awesome artists! Bherd Studios had a super fun group show up featuring John Osgood, PaperMarbles, and Jeremy Gregory (I really, really wanted to art barter with him, I love his stuff! He draws great whiskers.), and I got to have super nerdy conversations about tiny paintbrushes and paper weight.
The Phinneywood blog had a nice picture and a mention of the show, and Redefine Magazine also wrote a little bit about it.

Here are a few pictures of the opening:

Solo show tomorrow night!

Come on by! I just finished hanging everything and am super pleased with how it all came together. Tomorrow, Friday March 12th, Urban Light Studios @ 8537 Greenwood Ave North, 6-10ishpm, drinks and live music and giant taxidermed lion provided.