A little late on this changes, school and the “This is the End” show had me a little busy. So here are the featured artists that will be up for most of April. Max Kauffman and Iain Macarthur.
I would also like to thank the featured artists for February Jesse Balmer and Saddo Jdero. They are now in the archive area, found in the “featured artists” area.
Coming April 4th at the Copro Gallery is “Overdose”, a new group show by Hi Fructose. One of the pieces for the show is “The North Wind and the Sun”. The painting is a parody of Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus and Aesop’s Fable “The North Wind and the Sun”. I love much of Naoto’s art, but this has to be my favorite piece from him so far; I am a big fan of Botticelli. The painting is sold already, but a print of it has been added to Naoto’s online shop. The print is 16″ x 20″ signed and numbered in an edition of 50.
I hope Naoto does some more classical figurative pieces like this one.
Naoto Hattori Print Shop
Moviegoods.com has 4 limited edition giclee prints from Shawn Barber. The prints are all on canvas, expect for the Gregory Mocilnikar print which is on paper. The prints are signed and numbered by the artist in either an edition of 75 or 100. The 4 prints are of Kerry McCracken (shown), Gregory Mocilnikar, Juan Puente’s Machines & Genevive Zacconi.
Along with these limited edition prints, there are also some cheaper “poster” prints available. The poster prints start out at 9.99, and come in either an 11″ x 17″ size or 24″ x 36″. They aren’t limited, but from what the site says they will only be printing them up until March 31st. After that no orders will be taken. I have one of these cheaper prints and for the price they really aren’t bad at all. There is a huge amount to choose from, such as the Tara McPherson shown below.
Shawn Barber Limited Edition Prints
Shawn Barber Poster Prints
Johnen Vasquez (JTHM, Invader Zim) filmed a little video of J.R. Golberg painting some of the hand made buttons that she sells in her Etsy shop. The buttons are only 1″ across, they are hand-sketched, inked and painted. I like that she puts time into something that is usually mass produced. Along with this new video, she also posted a new blog on her site going over the materials she uses, such as what she used in the video.
I really love her art, I’m talking tattooing it on the face, neck and head kind of love. :p
J.R. Goldberg: The Enbuttoning from Chancre Scolex on Vimeo.
The song is “I Went and Had My Knives Sharpened†by I Am Spoonbender.
The always amazing Dan harding has posted some new paintings that I had to share. Dan will have work in a show coming up, “The Gruesome Art Ghoullery” that is hosted by the Hyaena Gallery and will be at the Fangoria Weekend of Horrors this April 17-19 at the Los Angeles convention Center. His work will be shown alongside such artists as: Vince Locke, Gris Grimly, D.W. Frydendall, Eric Pigors, Alex Pardee, Chuck Hodi, Rick “Dienzo” Blanco, Erick De La Vega and many more. Looks to be a killer event for all the horror and art fans out there.
Take a look at Dan’s new work and make sure to stop by his website for more. Danhardingart.com
Dan has added Moss, as well as a Grey Werewolf painting to his works for sale Here
Coming this Saturday, March 21st 7pm to midnight at the Gnomon Gallery in Hollywood is “The Art of Sketch Theatre”. This is a group show featuring work by all of the talented artists that have been seen in the videos on the Sketch Theatre website. This is really a unique website, as you get to see the way that each of these artists work; as the video goes by you see the artwork unfold right before your eyes and are reminded of just how skilled these artists are.
The exhibit will feature raw sketches by Michael Hussar, Travis Louie, Ana Bagayan, Chet Zar, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Monk One, Gris Grimly, Shawn Barber, Nate Frizzell, Nikko Hurtado, Luke Chueh, Gene Guynn, Jordu Schell, Molly Crabapple, Jeff McMillan, Mari Inukai and many more. Click the “Read More” link to see the rest of the preview images. Also, Michael Hussar has a new video on the site, of the sketch seen 1st below, it’s a great sketch and will be at the show as well. Check it out Here
Letter Pressed has new Artists Series print by Joe Ledbetter, as well as a new Artist Series Card. The new print is 8″x 10″, Two-color letterpress printed + blind debossed details. It is signed and numbered in an edition of 75. The new card is hand-numbered in an edition of 500, and comes in packs of 5. You can buy the print or card separately, or buy them as a set and save a little bit of cash.
The print looks quite amazing, and I love how the blind-debossing in the back really pushes the character forward. You can check out the whole process of making this print on the Letter Pressed Blog
Otherwise head on over to pre-order the print/cards Letter Pressed Store
