shell-shock coverage

some autumn society SHELL-SHOCK coverage from this past june, including images of the pieces and interviews by the artists, including little old reluctant me. we all know i hate speaking. you're only allowed to watch this video if you promise not to mock my awkward nervousness that makes me sound like a complete airhead or that weird eye-rolly thing i do. i should be banned from being on camera. but it's a great fun coverage, so take a looky.

follow this link for the video: http://cinemassacre.com/2011/08/23/tmnt-art-show/

thank you to stephanie yuhas and cinemassacre.com for a job well done

shell-shock art show!

i showed you the pizza box exclusive prints from the autumn society's SHELL-SHOCK ninja turtle art show, now here are a few photos of the show!

my 3-D michaelangelo painting! ("gnarly gnight")

i spoke to a bunch of people who said they really liked my piece, so that was exciting of course. you can also see there are so many amazing pieces of all different characters in all different styles. see even more on the autumn society's blog .

timmy roselle's fantastic donatello sculpture (in the box on left)

the show had a huge turn out. tons of people came by to check out the art, and there was constant crowds throughout the night.  there were a lot more people than this, but you sure can see it was a packed show.

most importantly, the homemade turtle van!! awesome.

thank you to the autumn society, chogrin, and brave new worlds for another gnarly show :)


UPDATE! way cooler, here is a video from the show's opening! my pieces is shown, where you can get a slightly better idea of the 3-D effect...



This video was filmed and edited by Isaac Ruth, Produced by Chogrin of the Autumn Society.

Music (TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (Dance Version Theme) by DWP STUDIO PROJECT (www.dwprecords.com) - available on iTUNES
Credits Music from ULTRA GAMES / KONAMI's TMNT game intro (1989).

triceraton

turtle power! here's a quick peek at some the autumn society's exclusives from the shell-shock show at brave new worlds recently. limited prints were made of all different ninja turtle characters, all by different artists. i was chosen to illustrate TRICERATON! i admittedly didn't know who triceraton is, but i was excited since it is clearly a dinosaur-based character(s).  triceratons are actually an alien race who resemble anthropomorphic triceratops, and breathe a mix of nitrogen and sulfur. they wear protective helmets to provide them with the necessary atmosphere, and their home planet was destroyed for some unexplained reason. thank you, TMNTpedia!  

i drew my guy real quick one night and unfortunately was forced to color him on the computer. i was given specific colors and instructions for the illustrations (as you can see why in the photos). we all know how much i suck with digital art, so he's not the greatest illustration ever made. he's pretty simple, definitely different for me.. but i love the character and colors. these awesome limited prints were for sale at the shell-shock show, in special gnarly pizza boxes, along with gummy pizzas and fantastic autumn society/ninja turtle buttons.

photos from the SHELL-SHOCK show at brave new worlds coming shortly, including photos of the art and turtles VAN! it was a huge and amazing turn out.

gnarly gnight

i've been checking out everyone's pieces for the autumn society's shell shock ninja turtle tribute show and they have been pretty amazing. this show is going to be huge. i FINALLY got the chance to make mine. unfortunately i had basically no time for it, so it's a little more "painterly" and a little less detailed than i would have liked, but i'm still very pleased with the result only because it is another 3-D painting.  here are the separate laters of my gnarly gnight painting (pronounced NIGHT, not g'night!)

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michelangelo is on glass raised about 1/4 inch above the city background. i had to do michelangelo because he's my favorite. i assume donatello was my favorite growing up because i was (and am) obsessed with the color purple, but mikey has always been the best character. i hope as many people check out the show as expected considering this of course looks infinitely better in person. these layered pieces are hard enough to get photos of, but i just couldn't get a good photo of this one (maybe because it was 2 am and i desparately wanted/needed sleep before a long, sleepy day of work. i was horribly crashing.)

Poster Collaboration by Glen Brogan / Bobby O'herlihy / Edwin Vazquez / Chogrin

super excited for the show friday and especially the TURTLES VAN! check out more info the show below