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prints.

2011-10-29T01:54:00.000-07:00

i have some limited edition prints over at 1xrun.
happy halloween guys.

video

2011-10-01T03:09:00.000-07:00

the talented amanda did this cool video of me painting the wall in culver city.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/aAsAntiMGoE?fs=1

hi fructose.

2011-09-23T00:18:00.000-07:00

i am honored to be featured in hi fructose again. super stoked i made cover this time :) :)
in stands next week.

commission.

2011-09-19T20:39:00.000-07:00

i just finished this commission this past weekend.
"on the pathway to"
acrylic on panel board.

right after i finished the piece i took a road trip to the beautiful sequoia and kings canyon national park

show pics.

2011-08-18T01:11:00.001-07:00

thank you for everyone who made it out on carmageddon. the show was a huge success and its all because of you guys! i appreciate the love!

*photo credit* orn thang, rosin hem.

murals vids

2011-07-25T19:16:00.000-07:00

BSSP Labs Joao Ruas & Andrew Hem from EDDIE RINGER. the dead ringer on Vimeo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAsAntiMGoE&feature=youtu.be

solo show july 16th at lebasse projects.

2011-07-11T19:58:00.000-07:00

hey guys.
its time. im having a solo show this saturday at lebasse projects in culver city. i hope you guys can make it.

7-10pm
6023 washington blvd.
culver city. ca, 90232

hot like del squirtcho.

2011-07-06T15:20:00.000-07:00

painted this in this crazy la summer heat. 5 days later, 6 shades darker, 5 pounds lighter and im done with my biggest mural.

*photo courtesy of simone fujita*

more close up for my solo.

2011-05-28T18:37:00.001-07:00

hey guys,
i've been working non stop for my solo coming up this july 16th.
here are more close ups of the new batch.

2011-03-27T18:39:00.000-07:00

hey guys, i will be showing a series of new sculptures and stencils at show and tell gallery on april 1st.

contact: simon@showandtellgallery.com for info
i just came back from the bay and did this mural for an ad agency in sausalito. they commission a mural with me and the awesome joao ruas. I had a blast working on this mural.

my girl simone was the perfect dj for this project.
bags made a special appearance and swung me his book. thanks a bunch g.

we were both happy with the outcome.
thanks bssp, ryan, joao, simone, eddie and everyone to made this possible.

demos

2011-02-26T17:35:00.000-08:00

heya,

ive been teaching landscape paintings at otis college of art and design and red engine.

here are some of my demos from class.

also im having a sculpture show at show and tell this april.

new

2011-01-25T00:03:00.001-08:00

this week i did my biggest painting. a 12 footer canvas at the la art fair. it was a big challenge considering i couldn't use spray paint. i had a good time and met some great peoples. thank you to all who came out and support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i also made it on channel 5 news.

ktla interview

sorry guys. i've been REALLY busy cranking out these paintings for my next solo show that i totally neglected this blog.

5 year

2010-11-06T01:32:00.000-07:00

hey guys,

here is my contribution to tonight thinkspace 5 year anniversary. im going to go to joe sorren show, nate frizzell and eric fortune show. and finally thinkspace. hope to see you guys out and about.

new commish.

2010-11-03T14:55:00.000-07:00

just finished two commissions pieces.

one is for the very talented bags . an interpretation of his characters in my style.

the next one is for the multi talented toyin. very art directed....... but im glad, because it always leads up to something interesting.

this saturday i will be participating in thinkspace 5 year anniversary. stop by and say hi if you guys are free.

thanks,

back home!!!!

2010-10-21T16:35:00.000-07:00

brazil was amazing. a special thanks goes out to joao raus, david kim, joao lavieri, anderson augusto, gregorio marangoni, hilnando mendes, and hinata for making my trip so memorable.

joao raus mom made us some delicious food on our last day.

joao family is awesome. so kind and warm hearted.

fables work is insane!
i cant believe i went to see the falls again.........

lucky to know these amazing artist.

close up of a recent commission i just finished.

i would have loved to paint some cityscapes but there were just too many people in the city. i ended up with mostly nature settings.

sao and davi are great. supplying me paint and walls. great all around guys!!!

illustrator and designer conference.

thats it for now. will show new works soon.

thanks for reading.

abrigato.

2010-10-06T08:18:00.000-07:00

hey guys,

still in brazil. its pretty dam amazing over here. cant wait to show you guys some pics. in the mean time i have my website up and running now.
http://www.andrewhem.com
also, i wont be around for this show but it is quite and honor for me to show along side murakami, miyasaki, nara, along with many talented at the portsmouth museum of art on october 13th.

show this weekend.

2010-09-09T16:16:00.000-07:00

my good friend edwin ushiro is having a 2 person show with the very talented yoskay at roq la rue this friday. if you are based in seattle, then you definitely got to check out this amazing show!

another good friend of mines is having a show at the cave gallery in venice. If you are l.a based you have to make it down! haubs will not disappoint!

skatches

2010-08-18T16:55:00.000-07:00

my moleskins sketches will be in display next month at an art fair in san diego.

also, this is completely last minute, but im heading to south america again for a few weeks.

i will be painting a few walls in sao paulo. would love to do some walls in rio if anyone has them...

mail@andrewhem.com

thanks,

party time, jonathan levine.

2010-08-10T13:56:00.000-07:00

thanks to everyone who made my trip to ny so amazing!

restitution press going all city.

jonas, toyin
ryan graeff and jonas lara.
allison sommers and tran nguyen
its amazing when you blog saying you are going to ny then hours later you receive emails inviting you to paint walls across town. if only that can happen in my home town.

san diego and new york.

2010-07-22T01:25:00.000-07:00

so a couple of months ago osgemeos sent me an email giving me props. I cant tell you how happy i was to see someone you looked up since day one dropping an email. even tho i was on cloud 9 there was something in the back of my mind telling me that this could be someone's idea of a joke. his email is not on web so it's impossible to find out if its really them. i remember when ashley wood emailed me and i didn't respond the first time around because i didn't believe it was him. I went to san diego for the Viva la Revolución show and was eager solve this email mystery. i am back on cloud 9!!!

one of the brother drew a character for me, while the other wrote "parabens pelo trabalho" they told me it meant "congratulation on your work"

here's there piece in front of the museum. sucks that you couldn't take pics inside.

amanda and a josh piece
drawing of marisol with red ballpoint pen and white chalk.

I will be having a show at jonathan levine gallery in NY on august 4th. here are 2 of the close ups. if you are around the area swing by.

laguna

2010-06-30T03:18:00.001-07:00

my sketchbooks along with a few drawings will be displayed at laguna this thursday, july 1st.

i will be showing with the very talented ken garduno and haubs and suzanne walsh.

notion fine art. 1590 south coast hwy. suite #1, laguna beach, ca, 92651

if you live close to laguna swing by.

closeups

2010-06-17T02:17:00.000-07:00

here are some close up for some paintings im working on. there's a high chance that i will paint over the robot. proportions seems a bit weird to me. pieces will be in ny soon.

sketches.

2010-05-20T04:41:00.000-07:00

joao ruas did this cool drawing on my moleskin and i think it looks great next to my reinier gamboa drawing. both can draw like nobodies business.
some studies im working on. will show the new paintings soon.

also, i just got some prints done from a piece used in my last solo show. i've been getting tons of positive feedback about this piece, i decided to make a limited edition. check out my store if interested.
store

lastly, this video is insane!!!!!!!!!! bboy pocket is only 13 years old!!!!! it's settled then im moving to korea. its something in the air or kimchee over there.

opera

2010-04-27T18:29:00.000-07:00

so i turn this drawing in and the a.d told me that it was too traditional and romantic. they wanted something more playful and exaggerated. i had to bring the gouache out to do this. i rarely use colors straight out of the tube, but i felt it was needed to achieve supreme saturation.

the story is based on two asian lovers. the a.d wanted me to change the hair to black because he looked too american. i like the blond better. she obviously doesn't watch dragon ball z. the right part of the clouds and the mountains are digital.
also got a copy of this months bang art. everything is in italian, so i am curious what those 3 pages are talking about.

thanks for reading.

mumbo jumbo 2

2010-03-30T03:23:00.000-07:00

graffiti art from andrew hem on Vimeo.

this wall has been me and my friends wall for over 15 years. every time i was going threw dry spells it was always good for me to just go there and release my thoughts on the wall. i am sadden to tell you guys that i have a team robo of my own:(
you cannot avoid these kind of things if you are in the graffiti game.

on a more brighter note, i will be heading down to sf this weekend.
if you are sf based come check out this show thursday april 1st.
LeBasse Projects SF
1746 Post St. 3rd Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94115

constitucion and talca

2010-03-01T15:32:00.000-08:00

it's crazy to hear these two city's got hit with the earthquake hard, because i was just there. i met some friendly people there and i will continue to pray for their safety.

hola.

2010-02-17T20:07:00.000-08:00

here's some of my sketches in south america. i will show some pics later.

muchas gracias.

outro.

2010-02-03T08:00:00.000-08:00

i'll be heading to south america in a couple of hours.

i just wanted to give you guys heads up on some great shows around your neighborhood!

tessar and nimit will be having 2 solos shows in showandtell gallery in toronto. if your based in canada, then this is a must. this friday the 5th. real talent and really nice guys!!!!

if your in seattle check out flatcolor gallery. my friend kelly vivanco will be showing there this friday the 4th.

in culver city, my friend miso is currently having a show at corey helford gallery.

if your in seattle check out sarah joncas show in roqlarue gallery.

see you guys soon.

O2

2010-01-22T01:36:00.000-08:00

here's an illustration about oxygen and life. how did earth develop the conditions to support life. very interesting article. working with art director craig mackie on this one. the O2 is gouache on yupo with digital for the background.

im practicing my pixacao font for my trip to brazil. hopefully i can understand more about this unique font by seeing it in person. right now it all looks like it done by the same person. but im pretty sure they would say the same thing if they see la tags.

THANK YOUUUU!

2010-01-19T13:37:00.000-08:00

a really talented bunch!

the very awesome eye one.

ekundayo with beau.

fam
super talented jeremy lynch.
cris will be having a 3 year tinlark anniversary this 23rd. should be amazing.
skill level with these two is insane.

scott and his awesome family

pic courtesy of daily dujour.

if you have pics can you send it to andrewhem@yahoo.com

thanks to everyone who came out and showed their support this past saturday. it really means a lot to me!!!

here is the work in it's entirety if you can't see it in person.

show

here's another interview from the very awesome amanda. if you would like to find out more about the show

interview

best,

show

2010-01-15T20:25:00.001-08:00

to get an idea what the show is all about.

info

hope to see everyone tomorrow.

if i were a sculptor, but then again no.

2010-01-11T21:32:00.000-08:00

solo show jan 16 @ lebasse.

2010-01-06T03:32:00.000-08:00

if everything goes right i'll be having 10+ charcoal drawings for my mini installation.

shoot threw if your around culver city.

jar head!

2009-12-26T22:06:00.000-08:00

i will have a few sculptures in my show. im painting on everything i see. here is 2 jars put together to form voltron. i think i might even leave paprika in one of the jars.

jan 16 solo at lebasse.

moon bears

2009-12-26T14:43:00.000-08:00

i hate to be all serious right after the holidays, but this is a topic that cant be ignored.

the show called a cry for help and will benefit the endangered species in the world.

when i went to loas i witness a caged bear in the middle of the jungle. so many questions ran threw my head. like who does it belong to? who feeds it? and why? i came back to the states and did some research and this is what i found.

my piece for the cry for help show. charcoal and pencil.

darma

2009-12-15T23:48:00.000-08:00

here's my piece for the lost show.

i really cant believe people were camping out a night before the opening. i never knew there were such die hard lost fans like that.

in one month i will have my solo in culver city. if anyone is around the area in january swing by.

i will post more info soon.

LXD "Moments" Trailer from Jon M. Chu on Vimeo.

wonderland.

2009-12-01T21:43:00.000-08:00

illustrations for new scientist about the math behind alice and wonderland.

on another note. LILOU won redbull bc for the second time!!!!!!!!!!!!! the FIRST time it has ever been done!!!!!!!!! AMAZING to say the least

east blue

2009-11-17T02:40:00.000-08:00

ok, i know i've been showing alot of close up lately. im working on 7 paintings at the same time, so its harder to show finished paintings. some new ones im working on.

100.

2009-10-13T02:07:00.000-07:00

sarasota was amazing!
special thanks tom casmer, valerie strenk, kelly tudor, and all of ringling for making my trip so awesome.
thank you alllllll for your hospitality. I appreciate it greatly!!!!!

during my painting, i was praying the whole time that i would come out semi decent. my nerves got the best of me and won. im pretty sure everyone there could tell how nervous i was. this is my third lecture and demo and im still not use to being up on the stage. needless to say the painting was a flop:(

the model (sarah) is so awesome to work with!!!!!!!

one of the hardest thing for me was judging the ill of ill art show. there was soooo much great work and i only could accept 70. i had a hard time deciding the show and even a harder time deciding who deserved to win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
after a few hours i ended up picking some great stuff to be in the show. i wished i could've included more.

i picked the white border as 3rd place.

nice people.

extremely nice fellas. justin and chris.
i picked this as 1st place.
charles got some serious skills.

charles, keyla, kelly, adam.
love these 2 pieces.
i picked this for 2nd.
sarah
awesome artist and graffiti artist, peter.

so that's my trip in a nutshell. Im sorry i couldn't hang out with everyone who contacted me. there was just too much things to see and too much dinners to attend to.
again, thanks ringling!

lastly please go out and rock the vote for my good friend michael alverez.

http://www.karmaloop.com/tshirt-browse.asp?cid=197029

those evil natured robots.

2009-10-05T00:59:00.000-07:00

this was one of my projects i did while in school. im so glad i found this while organizing. everyone and their momma got a robot. i just wanted to document random people doing there robot. the beginning starts of with a professional, my old roommate daniel ahn. then towards the end you have ordinary joe's doing mr roboto. i have a quick cameo along with jon han, ronald kurinwan, and david jien.

those evil natured robots from andrew hem on Vimeo.

also get your ol dirty bastard t-shirt from the very talented david jien.

shirrrrrrrtttttts

lastley, ill be flying out to florida tomorrow for a lecture and a demo at ringling college of art and design. if you are around sarasota you should swing by the school.

AMAZING!

2009-09-25T22:20:00.000-07:00

I've never met tempt, but i have always been a big fan of his work. It was painful when someone told me that he would never be able to create art again. but i recently came across this video that made me soooooooooo inspired.

SE2 EP4 - Eyewriter Tempt LA from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

i cannot believe he is able to do this with his eye. i have trouble doing it with both hands.

such an amazing artist!

doodles ma noodles.

2009-09-23T09:39:00.001-07:00

just some sketchbooks, drawings and doodles laying around my place.

my first attempt on using the t1i.

digi

2009-09-16T04:47:00.000-07:00

trying something new. i usually just go with an idea and a quick sketch, but this time i've been trying to do matte paintings.
this is making my life soooo much easier because i hardly get stuck while in the middle of painting.

also doing a slow shutter painting, so took some slow shutter references.

acryla-gouache.

2009-08-27T04:40:00.000-07:00

i really love the look you get from gouache. very graphic and very saturated. heres a 30 minute gouache demo i did at otis 2 weeks ago.

nathan ota swung me some acryla-gouache. i never heard of this, so i couldn't wait to give it a try. almost the same look, but with a different finish.

also, i recently released a limited edition stuff print. i have 9 left. if interested it's available at my store.

store

anniversary.

2009-07-30T02:05:00.000-07:00

i cannot believe that i've been running this blog for 3 years now. I just want to thank everyone for their constant support and for following my blog these past 3 years. I really appreciate all the comments and love you've given me and as a way to show my appreciation i will be showing you guys love. I will be giving away small original drawings to the 9th person who comments on this post. here are the rules. you are not allowed to comment more than once and i will not count anons.

email me your addy if you are 9th.

the winner will get this along with some other goodies. there all very small so dont expect much:)

here's another close up of what ive been working on

and here's something me and the guys did at the west coast meeting of styles. lysol, big wang, and merso on the letters and me on the carewata.

spray it, don't say it.

2009-07-06T15:08:00.000-07:00

i painted this mural 4th of july weekend.
i did the big face mainly with house paint. i notice when you do a mural with house paint, cops drive by waving hi and giving the thumbs up. but the moment you highlight the painting with spraypaint then you become a suspect. kinda crazy. i repainted this wall again because the colors were looking really dull. that's what 3 years in the sun will do to you. gonna coat this new one with u.v protection! might take a while to finish the whole wall, but here's a small portion of it.

this is the longest wall i've ever done. i really don't know how artist in the u.k have enough energy to do 10+ stories mural.

more crose ups.

2009-06-17T18:57:00.001-07:00

closeup1

2009-05-27T02:35:00.000-07:00

i've been putting in some serious hours in the workshop lately. i just want to up my drawing and painting skill another level before i work on anything new. i feel like im ready to start on a new body of work.

also my friend akira gave me a mixer and im finally a dj for hire. i have all the beatles records and one temptation record. very limited. weddings, sweet 16, or art openings- holla:)

2009-05-04T20:34:00.000-07:00

i really enjoyed reading this article. great story, and great working with director katie mathy.

man, i never screamed so loud watching any video! japan's dream team flew down to korea to battle gambers crew. gamblers is my favorite crew, but im going to have to give this one to japan. you might want to watch this in slow motion.

2009-04-21T00:10:00.000-07:00

so i've always been a huge fan of publikat and stylefile. really honored to find out that they were releasing a book on illustration and asked me to be a part of it. there is some really amazing stuff on this book. they ask 20 artist from around the world there definition of illustration and art.

kenichi hosine
os gemeos
tomer hanuka

daniel schussler.

lastly this is a sketch i did while working with 3ll last year. im going to submit to the brother sink. my friend jason alexander is starting up something really cool. everyone should submit

also, i just found out i got 5 pieces in the next communication arts:)

moleskin 2

2009-04-05T02:34:00.001-07:00

here are some more sketches from my moleskin.

her name is erin. the purple hair makes her look like paramore. 2 sittings.

her name is daniella. i wasn't planning on painting so i didn't bring my paint set. but when i saw the model i wanted to run to the art store and buy some paint. such a great model to work with. again 2 sittings.

quick head study.

here's my contribution to the hi fructose show at copro.

cattaragus

2009-03-28T23:14:00.000-07:00

this is a commish for damian over at rolling stone. im hoping that they'll hang it in the center of the office, so every time they're in need of an illustrator i'll be all in there grill. this is a portrait of his girl. in every picture he sent me she was making a cat pose, so i painted her with her cat and a cat woman figurine.

aslo i found out how breakdancing made it's way to cambodia. it's great to see someone being deported able to make a positive impact elsewhere. we are 40 years late........... they should have deported kk earlier:)

ranscape

2009-03-12T09:11:00.000-07:00

recently i've been painting quick landscapes on my spare time. I was exicted to get call for me to illustrate a landscape with no figures! I've never did something like that, but i figured all these quick landscapes studies i've been doing would help me out.

the art director told me to add some last minute changes.

in other news my friend julienne hsu got her mfa. she's the first person out of my graduating class to get her mfa. im really proud of her!

lyfer

2009-03-05T18:16:00.000-08:00

this illustration is about new life. the art director wanted me to illustrate synthetic generation of life.
this is what i came up with.

in an unrelated story. usually when you hear about cambodians on the news it usually evolves around the starting of trg or asian boys. peap sent me this news clip of him in action. it's great to see positive stuff like this on the news. you might remember his stuff on hi fructose 7.

moley moley

2009-03-02T22:47:00.000-08:00

these sketches from my trip to cambodia. my goal was to fill up the whole moleskin while in asia, but there was just to much things to see. sadly this is all i painted while over there.

also did a quick video. going to send it to my sis to get it souped up.

done

2009-02-14T22:11:00.001-08:00

i had a blast in portland and seattle.
it's finally time to head back home.
special thanks goes out to kirsten
and a millllllion thanksssss to the homegirl skye hwang!!!!!!!

seattle

2009-02-12T21:20:00.000-08:00

if anyone is around seattle tomorrow you should swing by roq la rue.

to get an idea of what this new body of work is about you can check out these interview

with amanda and arrested motion
so drop by and say hi to stella and i.

2312 2nd avenue
seattle washington, 98121
206 374 8977

and young had said yo!

2009-02-07T18:26:00.001-08:00

korea was the coldest place i have ever been to. hands down the best bogogee i've ever eaten. and everyone there seems to have the latest fashion........

it's been said that nobody can compete with korean b-boys on a technical level. i found out there secret. it's the kimchi. i was doing non stop air flares after this pic was taken.

also i just got a copy of hi fructose 10. thanks annie and atta for the feature.

yourland, myland, thailand!

2009-01-31T02:53:00.000-08:00

i really cant thank this guy enough. he's my friend from way back who i've haven't seen in a decade. dude showed me around some amazing places, ate some amazing food and stayed in some amazing hotels. so thanks for everything tom!!!!!!!
cambodia is great for experiencing culture and thailand is great for vacation. when you step into thailand you notice right away that it's more developed than cambodia. sometimes you forget that your in thailand because of all the europeans there. i honestly felt like i was back in europe in some places.
i thought an elephant painting was crazy, but honestly i wouldn't be surprised if the elephant started doing the headspin. you see that hook they are carrying, that would make me doing anything too.

bangkok. now i understand why yoko tanaka moved here. too bad she was switzerland when i was there.

my hotel in koh chang. i was told koh chang is the least touristy island in thailand. i wanted to go to a island where i could just relax and paint.

here are a few shots from loas.

thailand got no beggars at all, but once you step out of it then they come running toward you.

holiday in cambodia

2009-01-27T02:33:00.000-08:00

cambodia was amazing! it was truly a life changing experience. a majority of the time i stayed in small villages with no electricity, refrigerators or toilet. i hate to admit it, but the first couple of days i was a diva and bath with avian water. but after a few days i said eff it and experienced the culture to the fulliest. I got violently ill for a couple of days, but it was worth it. cambodia has so many children beggars. everyone told me not to give any children money, but once you see there face it's kind of hard to resist. the first day i gave a kid 2 bucks and he started crying. i looked up and there was a herd of children running after me. the city is filled with people and beggars. the villages have no beggars, just a bunch of kids who wants there picture taken. the only thing i hate about cambodia is the mosquitos. my uncle died from malaria so when i got bitten i was scared shitless. i slept with a thick mosquito net, a hoodie, beanie, thick paints tucked in my thick socks. I even used 40 percent deet, but somehow i still got bitten over 20 times.

me putting in work.

kids in cambodia are so grown up. village children usually start working at 5 years old. here's a kid pouring water in her tub with no parents in sight.

i started to paint at prey sar and a few minutes in a bunch of kids started to crowd up. i let them paint with me, and the hardest thing was to tell them i had to go. the look on there faces when i took my paint and brushes back was painful.

this is my dad's village prey taten. I stayed here about a week. a very peaceful place. when i walked threw the village people would come up to me and say do you remember me? a few thought i was my dad.

i tuck in my pants in my sock because of the mosquitos and red ants. not a fashion statement.

her name is chaquon. i told her not to tell anyone i gave her money. a few minutes later her whole family was asking me.

eating at restaurants like this is probably the reason why i puked all over the river.

here's a preview for my next post in thailand. me battling the famous youtube painting elephant.

leaving like sunday morning.

2008-12-18T19:05:00.000-08:00

this is going to be my last post before i leave to asia, so i'll try to make it a long one. im coming back early february and ill update with tons of pics. Just finished my last painting for this year. in la at jefferson and 11th street.

There are tons of things that im going to be missing out on. One of it is the dream to reality fun raiser. The show is to help out a fellow dreams to reality member. Alvaro Sanz is going threw hard times in spain so we wanted to help him out in his times of need. The show is going to be january 17th at nucleus gallery. I want to thank nucleus for giving us the space and everyone who kindly donating a piece for the show. It's not easy to email people in this economy and ask them to donate a piece to someone they don't know. So we owe you guys one. here's a little history on us.

this pic was back when parts of bergamont station was being built. parts of bergamont was a graffiti yard.

me, twisto, and the legendary yepso in sf back in 99

and here's the one man who we are trying raise money for.

I don't have many pics in my archive, but that's a little history on dreams 2 reality.

when i land back in la, im flying straight up to seattle to my show at roq la rue feb 13th.

so merry christmas everyone and have a happy new year!

simmer down now.

2008-12-07T23:56:00.000-08:00

i was told to simmer down on my stylization and my colors. This illustration is geared towards children, so i tried to follow the directors guide lines and make things normal. this was heavily art directed so when it was over i painted over everything because it looked too pretty. i felt like it needed to be more raw to work. still trying to make it more grimy, but this is how it looks now.
oh and here's the sketch i wished they picked.

brucelee!

2008-11-23T20:57:00.002-08:00

im pretty sure this is fake, but i can't stop watching this!

nucleus!

2008-11-22T14:27:00.001-08:00

everyone around the area should make it to nucleus tonight! my good friend david jien will be making his debut showing.
this guy is the mother fn truth! his work is really mindblowing!!!!!

also, i want to thank everyone who featured me in there blog all these years. i appreciate that very much!
this is the second time someone emailed me saying they featured me only to find out the piece was not mines :)
this is another artist study on my family portrait piece. does anyone knows the artist? i think he did a great copy.
adam's blog

lite em up!

2008-11-07T05:43:00.000-08:00

i've done about 400 matchboxes since i've started school. for my show at roq la rue im planning to do 10 paintings and 300 matchboxes. 100 matchbox per frame. i've never had so much at one point that i've become really attached to them. i know it's a hell of a lot of matchboxes, and i would stop doing them if i felt like i was repeating myself. but i like the new directions they are going, so as long as they continue to evolve then i can't stop:) they are super fun too. im planning to show a small series at this year miami art basel too.

nunnery

2008-10-30T20:36:00.000-07:00

this is an illustration for spiritual and health magazine. the article is about a western lady leaving the life of a city girl and crossing over to become a nun. this is my first oil illustration ever. recently i've been doing all my personal work with oils and using gouache and acrylic for commercial work, but when john contacted me he sent me reference of all my oil paintings. with the quick deadline, i used straight cobalt dryer as a medium. here's one of the sketches that the art director liked. just added do thats and it was a go.

wowsers!

2008-10-28T00:52:00.001-07:00

this has to be one the most sickest breaking i've ever seen.

this guys painting's keeps on getting darker and darker every time i check out his site. technically amazing tho.

welcome to 1914

2008-10-22T23:15:00.000-07:00

man, this month i've been sleeping every night at 8am. it's getting later and later. now i usually wake up at 4pm!!!! can't wait to go asia and relax. this is an illustration for weekly reader magazine. i had a blast working on this project. great article, and great art director.

red forest!!!!!!!

2008-10-10T01:18:00.000-07:00

i forgot to take pics of this piece so i stole this image from 1988. from the album cover show. you were given an album of your choosing and ask to paint on it.

also check out thinkspace tomorrow. this show is going to be INSANE!!! the homie ekundayo, mike alverez, kmndz, and jeaneen will be showing. talk about all star line up right! get ready to be blown away.

lastly, i recently release limited edition prints of bigger than and relax.
both edition of 25. i have 10 more of bigger than and 14 of relax. you can purchase it here.
idrewhimstore

investment!

2008-10-04T03:03:00.000-07:00

so the news been saying that everyone has been investing in gold lately. they say that money will go down, but gold will never go down. so here it is investors. sketch with gold paint! get it while it's hot!
i can't believe i wasted 15 minutes for that joke:)
but seriously, artwork is the best investment. forget gold!!!!! here's my recent investment. im starting to have more artwork from others than my own work.
jim salvati
the very awesome ekundayo
and someone who doesn't need any introduction.

the infamous david jien
here are some brainstorming sketches and close ups for my solo next year.

illustrative 08

2008-09-24T02:16:00.001-07:00

i'll be participating in this year illustrative 08. a show where illustrators get shown love. i thought it was going to be in berlin again, but this year it will be in switzerland.
here's a little about what illustrative is all about. so check it out next month if you are in switzerland.

http://www.illustrative.de/

also, it's kind of a long shot, but if any one knows a place to paint in thailand, cambodia, or korea then i would love to know. legal spots please, not trying to get caught while over there. hit me up if you know.

autism.

2008-09-08T16:29:00.000-07:00

i had a hard time with this illustration. im not use to doing random mark makings and chaotic scenes. I had to do the effects with photoshop because i was too scared to mess up the painting. even though i knew it was done with gouache and i could erase it easily, i was still scared. here are two of the drawings that didn't get approved. working with new scientist magazine.

the hive!!!!!!

2008-09-04T00:01:00.001-07:00

my friend mike alaverez is having a group show there. his work is superb!!!! the kids better buy his rookie card now, cause after this shit the price ain't coming down! here's a sneak peak for this saturday. he shares a studio with ekundayo and dayo's work for his upcoming show at thinkspace is awesome-o!!!!!!! i can't show sneak peaks for that.

also very last minute, but i was invited to participate in slideshow part 3. the first one was at robert berman in bergamont. the second was at merry karnowski gallery. part 3 will be in wal art gallery. part 1 and 2 was amazing!

respect my charitah!

2008-08-12T20:24:00.000-07:00

donating this piece for charity.
i was iffy about doing anything on a product, so i never returned any of their emails.
4th email, im like what the hey, it's for a good cause.

im your pusher.

2008-08-07T05:28:00.001-07:00

here are drawings that im showing at 1988sf paper pusher show next week. most of them are comps for paintings that i've added an extra hour on for finishing touches.
also a piece for 1988la crazy for cult show. titled the wizard will see you now. oil on panel.
contact-- gallery1988@aol.com for the painting and gallery1988sf@gmail.com for the drawings.

crx

2008-07-28T16:27:00.000-07:00

im nephew just turn 16 and he got himself a crx. seeing his car made me miss my crx. it was my first car. i think crx is a perfect first car because they are cheap and clean. my nephew car is too flashy for my taste. reminds me of a batmobile. the silver crx is a before and after it got stolen.

2 finished illustrations. type is going to be on the top of the green piece, so i wanted to keep that area as clean as possible.
i usually don't show illustrations in a gallery setting because it's a bit too narrative and too art directed. but I think these might work in a gallery....... .

outro.

2008-07-22T00:45:00.000-07:00

originally i was saving this one for a group show in 111 minna in a couple of weeks, but a collector wanted it so i had to make up for it with another piece. been extreamilyyyyy behind schedule lately. a friend from paris and portland's been staying with me for a couple of weeks and i've been playing tour guide. feeling really guilty when im painting and they are board as hell, so i try my best to be a good host. it's been a pleasure having them over but im going to go nuts from deadlines when they leave.

found this on my computer yesterday. one of my fav sets.

pres.

2008-07-17T02:30:00.000-07:00

my good friend tisto sent me this link. very funny.
http://www.news3online.com/index.php?code=37JSS16U0j104Ilg0Mv7

just finished this illustration. the gutter is going right in the middle of the piece. everything is done with gouache except for the yellow clouds. that is done on ps.

come original or don't come at all!

2008-07-13T23:01:00.000-07:00

i've been pasting giant matchboxes head around la. very fun. i thought about printing giant matchboxes, but painting original and pasting them is much more funnier. here's a 30 minute head painting on bond paper.

also, i got home yesterday to finding a email sending me a link to concept art.
the guy is thanking me for giving him the idea........i never gave him the idea???????
you bit it more like. well.........at least he thanked me

heat

2008-07-09T12:57:00.000-07:00

this heat dried up all my go-chae. it's always the yellow ochre to go first then the blues, then for get about it. this is an illustration for new scientist. asked to do a portrait of the bishop.

group shows.

2008-06-26T14:18:00.000-07:00

my ride or die chick will be on display next week at roq la rue 10th year anniversary show. Im honored but at the same time a little scared to be showing with heavy hitters like mark ryden, marion peck, scott musgrove and shag.
if your in seattle check it out.

here are a few of the pieces im submitting for giant robot ny show.
contact-cheryl.kaminsky@giantrobot.com

office

2008-06-07T00:50:00.000-07:00

i've heard that working in an office would make you go crazy, but dammmmm!

let your oils dry

2008-06-04T16:56:00.000-07:00

im working on several oil paintings at the same time, just because the wait for one to dry is too long. here is one of the pieces im currently working on. about 45 percent done.

also getting ready for the next america's best dance crew audition.

close ups

2008-05-10T17:47:00.000-07:00

here are some close up shot of what im currently working on. the drawing is a comp for a commish that should be finished in a couple of weeks.

ashley wood is the ish!!!!!!

2008-04-15T00:05:00.000-07:00

i got this in the mail yesterday.
a box full of swallow 4:) artist includes vania zouravliov, kent williams, ash, paul pope, james jean, brom, toby, sane glines, teddy kristiansen, jim mahfood, and bill presing. all of my works in there are oldddd and back then a majority of my paintings were horizontal. but yeah, it's out now!!!!!!!

having fun this weekend.

2008-04-05T22:20:00.000-07:00

i been looking for this guys website for a minute. glad i finally found it.!!!
http://www.aronwiesenfeld.com
also found out that 6 paintings in my brighter days series will be in the next communication arts:)

2008-04-03T04:34:00.000-07:00

otis asked me to do portfolio review last monday. i was blown away by some of the student portfolio. some really good stuff. judge for yourself. www.animajors.blogspot.com, thereimoldeffect.blogspot.com, www.thomasyamaoka.com, sgarfinkel.blogspot.com. i cant find the rest of the business cards but take my word, some cool stuff....... i just hope i gave some useful advice.
on another note. i will be having a group show with my good friend mike alvarez and ekundayo april 12. i'll be showing these small drawings. im just excited to have a show with the guys. also some previous post below are posting now at 1988 gallery in the toy show. email..........gallery1988@aol.com

one man's trash is another man's treasure. this is only a quarter of art supplies that was given to me. 12 boxes of old holland, sennelier, schmincke mussini. i have no reason not to go to painting workshop now. 4 sitting on the painting below.

speed painting

2008-03-27T00:27:00.001-07:00

here's a time lapse of a commission i recently finished. I enjoyed working on this piece because all of the movie watching that had to be done.
the video looks like it's been shoot with a camera phone and the lighting is horrible. my light went out the night before, so the lighting is very dim. my next video will be better.

help

2008-03-10T03:33:00.000-07:00

i need to make a frame soon for this piece. can you please give me your feedback on which piece you like better. with the additional piece or without?

also my good friend tisto made me some shirts!!!!!!!!! yes that's his real name........ dude's the best!

i have 40 shirts....
$17 signed, seal, delivered, it's yoourrs!. please send a message with the size you want.

my roots.

2008-02-21T23:48:00.000-08:00

these two paintings has nothing to do with my current work. I just wanted to see if i can still do traditional and graffiti art.
one of my old graffiti buddy is serving time in prison:( I thought it would cheer him up a little if i did his name......... I'm not sure if he'll get the work tho............ the guards might think it's a map to escape or something. or maybe i've been watching too much prisonbreak. the other is a portrait of moms. thought it might make a good birthday present. stopped working on it cause i know she'll HATE it.

taiwan love!!!

2008-02-15T18:21:00.000-08:00

about 3 months ago, I was featured in one of taiwan's xfuns art mag. Dpi magazine then contacted me and did a 4 page interview with me. since then taiwan has been showing major love to me. Just wanted to thank taiwan for all the support!

more bs.

2008-02-04T17:15:00.000-08:00

about 2 years ago i gave all my acrylic paint to my friend. i swore that i would never use that medium again. in order for me to get the look i was going for i had to go acrylic. when i use acrylic my painting turns more form. graphic look i use gouache, realistic look i use oils, in between look i use acrylic. im weird that way.
here's a piece that i recently finished for a show coming up.
not quite sure if im going to show it tho......................

if there are any art center students reading this, i'll be talking tomorrow in room 100 in jim salvati's class from 2-7.
i might do a demo, if i find the courage to do so.

animation

2008-01-24T20:48:00.000-08:00

3 legged legs contacted me saying they want to bring my characters to life. I really cant wait to see what they come up with.
they're trying to make my characters into puppets. Been drawing up sooooooooo many characters.........by the time i get home my hands start to ache and my creativity runs low. makes me think if i should freelance in something non art related and save up my hands for studio time.
check out some of 3ll works.......such a creative bunch.

here's a few of the characters i design......really just brainstorming at this point.

inspired.

2008-01-17T16:10:00.000-08:00

okay, so i get inspired very easily. when i was a teen i saw electric boogaloo and beat street. the next week i was breakdancing on cardboards. that lasted about 4 years. now after seeing ratatouille, i find myself cooking a lot. the only thing i ever cooked before was eggs, rice, and instant ramen. it's very relaxing for me, but im not use to putting so much time into something that last only a couple of minutes.

here are a couple of commissions i just finished up.

happy new year!

2008-01-05T02:54:00.000-08:00

o.k my new year resolution is to be more earth friendly:) so it's about time for me to sell my car!!!!!! global warming plus constant harassment from the police = time to sell.......email me if anyone is interested. 99 civic si sitting on 16" bronze volk te-37. many, many more inside!!!!

this is my new form of transportation........an electrical scooter!!!!!!

funny story- anyone remember the scene in "something about mary" when matt dillon met a real architecture. the same thing happen to me while ridding my moped. i saw an old friend and join her for a quick bite. her best friend brought a friend she's been talking to for a couple of weeks. they asked me what i did and i said "im an artist". my friend said ohhhhhhh matt's an artist too. "show him your work matt", the dude was scared shitless when she said that. i saw the work..............it was print outs of james jean work, phil hale, jon foster, etc !!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wanted soooo bad to say "you must of studied under tom green" a line from something about mary. but i knew it would have been very ackward after.........made me a bit mad, but hey im not going to ____ block.

first painting for the new year...

2007-12-09T23:08:00.000-08:00

the speak went great! when i first saw all the people that were there i became really petrified.....i dont know how i did it, but it's done. The talk was about an hour or so, and the demo was about 45 minutes. my hands were shaking at the beginning of the demo, but thank god the piece came out decent enough. Meeting all the staff and students was great. After the talk the very awesome nathan ota and bob dob took me out to diner and coffee. I learned so much in the dinner that night than some 14 week classes at art center.

in other news, im exicted cause i finished my job early this month. for the rest of december i will do nothing but personal paintings. i just started this piece today........going to add a little more do thats then it should be done.

cold feet!

2007-11-24T15:41:00.000-08:00

i always try to be a man of my words. but sometimes i just got to back down. i was asked to give a lecture and a demo at otis college of arts and design. at that moment, i foolishly accepted. but now, so many things are going threw my head. what do i say, what do i paint, what if i mess up. i was even thinking about going in with an ear piece. i took speech class in city college and i failed miserably. i just can't speak infront of a large crowd. there's a small chance that i would still do it, but as of right now, i don't think it's such a good idea. here's a comp of what i was suppose to paint.

hope everyone had a great thanksgiving day!

hero

2007-11-10T21:37:00.000-08:00

has anyone ever watched heroes? you know that guy that paints the future, well that just happen to me=) i painted this about 3 months ago, and now i hear that david coperfield he's being charged with feeling up some girl. my piece is called david copafeel.

almost done with this piece.

here are a few small pieces that will be in project gallery in culver city.

i couldn't make it in time to participate in swallow 3, but ashley wood was kind enough to invite me to join swallow 4.
im honored to show with some amazing artist.

down a member

2007-11-01T17:22:00.000-07:00

for the past 11 days i've been hanging out with my good friend alvaro sanz. we've been friends since i was 14 years old. the ins is on his tale so he had no choice but to leave us soil and head to spain. indeed a sad day for us. this was takin a couple of hours before his flight.

so after almost 2 weeks of basically doing nothing but hanging out, im behind some deadlines, and so driven to paint. here's something I just started. this is a quick sketch for the painting's background.

2007-10-17T18:55:00.000-07:00

recently i've been loving green.