http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:07:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Everything But the Kitsch 'N Sync Annual Group Show Volume 13 March 5-28, 2010 "The Blood of Cain" La Luz De Jesus Gallery proudly presents our 13th annual juried group exhibition, "Everything But the Kitsch 'N Sync". This gigantic, no-theme exhibition features work from some of the freshest and most relevant artists working today. We ... http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2010/03/05/new-painting-at-la-luz/ Custom Yoka Show Gallery Tour Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA blackmariagallery.com Feb 18 – Mar 2 Rivet, Columbus, OH rivetart.com April 3 – April 25 Howl Gallery, Fort Myers, FL howlgallery.com May 7 – May 21 Genuine Artikle, Long Island, NY genuineartikle.com June 5 – July 5 Lulubell Toy Bodega, Tuscon, AZ lulubelltoys.com Aug 7 – Aug 28 http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2010/02/11/metal-mouse-custom/ http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2010/02/11/the-rise-from-the-midnight-sea-process/ The Rise from the Midnight Sea, originally uploaded by grfxmonkey. Opening Reception - Friday, January 8th, 7-10pm Behold the land where vikings ride skeletal steeds into battle, and winged, fire-breathing metal griffins navigate the cosmos! Bask in the glow of fur-wearing barbarians and scantily clad she-devils! Fight along side massive robots of ... http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2010/01/01/metal-masters-group-show/ Eclectix Exhibit dates: October 16th - Nov.29th Opening Reception: Friday, October16th, 7 to 10 pm. Artists: Patricia Anders, Christine Benjamin, Jude Berman, Ken Brose, Sean Chapell, Monica Crawford, Kristen Cumings, Jenny Dayton, Sheri DeBow, Jamie Fales, Missy Feigum, Dean Fleming, Jackie Gallagher, Mike Gallegos, Gabrielle Gamboa, Chris Gibbons, Heather Gleason, Nemo Gould, ... http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2009/10/13/dementions-halloween-show/ thunderlip_shirt_color, originally uploaded by grfxmonkey. A t-shirt design I did for THUNDERLIP! http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2009/10/05/t-shirt-design/ "Easy Hand Puppets" Acrylic and Collage on Game Board 28" x 28" $1500, originally uploaded by grfxmonkey. I've got a piece in "Everything But The Kitschen Sync" group show going on at La Luz right now. Check it out if you are in the Los Angeles area. http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2009/03/12/easy-hand-puppets-at-wacko-la-luz/ Now comes my favorite part. This is the part where i start putting down the first initial pass of color. Sometimes I attack the canvas all at once but with this piece (partly because it's so big), I focusing on one area at a time. I'm not going to polish ... http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2009/01/21/painting-process-part-3/ So now that I've gotten my ground down, I start working on the composition. This time around I'm using charcoal to figure out the composition. After many failed attempts, I've come up with something that I want to move forward to the next stage with. http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2009/01/21/painting-process-part-2/ I've always loved seeing other artists's process for creation. To that end, I've finally decided to post the process on one of my paintings. I'm currently working on a 6 ft x 4 ft piece and I figured it was as good as any to document the process on. 1) After ... http://www.grfxmonkey.com/blog/2009/01/21/painting-process-part-1/