Creep Machine Magazine – Contemporary Art & Culture

Author: Creep

  • New prints and drawings at the Viner Studio store

    Jonathan Viner has two new prints available in his online store, and if you are quick enough he also has a few drawings available. The drawings are 5.25″ x 7.25″, graphite on paper and will no doubt be gone very soon.

    The new prints available are: “The Virtues of Gathering” (shown) which is 24″ x 31.5″ on photo rag paper in an edition of 15. “Anchor Point” is also on photo rag, 16.5″ x 24″ in an edition of 50. Both prints look amazing, the colors are perfect and Hahnemuhle Photo Rag is some of the best paper to get prints on. I really love “The Virtues of Gathering” print. It’s a nice big size and i’m sure would look spectacular all framed up.

    Head on over to the store before these goodies run out. VinerStudio Store

  • Chet Zar original drawings and merch

    If you missed out on grabbing one of Chet Zar’s sketches at the latest Paper Pushers show, there are a few sketches up for sale right now. The sketches look amazing and are a great way to score some original work from Chet at a great price. Each one of the drawings looks to be around 6″ x 8″. You can check them out here: Chet Zar Sketches

    He has also updated his website with a couple of cool new products. One is a blown glass pendant with the gas mask logo made by his brother, Rick Zar. The other is his instructional dvd, that shows you his methods of painting digitally. It’s called “Digital Creature Painting with Chet Zar” and is released by the Gnomon Workshop. I have seen bits of the dvd and it looks amazing, if you work with digital painting this dvd is a must. Chet Zar Merch

  • In the Store: “Hostile Space Clown” by S.L. Grice

    This artist/animator made some of the coolest works of the B Movie show. He sent me three 6″ x 6″ acrylic on canvas painting that really solidified the show as a good idea. I was feeling kind of wary of it in the beginning, but these little painting really helped me to feel better. Each painting carries over onto the think side panel areas, this is what you see in the preview images.

    The one shown is based off of “Killer Klowns from Outer Space”, one of the most recognizable “B Movies”. The painting perfectly captures the idea of he movie, in S.l. Grice’s killer style. The other two works are just as amazing. “Bored Monster Actor” features aguy in a killer monster suit that just looks bored with the job, like a guy working on an assembly line. “Brundle Nurse” is inspired by another killer movie, “The Fly”, only instead of getting meshed with a fly the nurse got meshed with some crab she was munching on.

    All three of these works are still available. They look amazing and would no doubt be great conversation starters, or just to sit there and remind you how amazing cheezy movies can be. Head on over to store if you want to pick one up. I will give discounts for anyone that gets all three.
    Creep Machine Store

    bad clown by sl grice

  • “Tolerance” art book by Chris Mars now available

    It looks like the art book “Tolerance” by Chris Mars is now available on the Last Gasp website.

    The book is hardcover, and is a whopping 176 pages. Now obviously thats not the Iliad or War and Peace, but as far as art books go its a great size. Chris’ work looks amazing in person, and I think the next best choice, the only choice, is a book filled with high resolution images of his works.

    I’ll post a review once mine shows up. If you feel like making an impulse buy like I did, head on over to Last Gasp and grab one. LastGasp.com

  • Shows this Weekend: Dan Harding, Cannibal Flower Anniversary

    Just a few shows opening up this weekend, but they are killer shows. All these shows open up Saturday.

    Dan Harding has a solo show opening up at the Art n Soul Studios. Not sure if they will post the work online, but Dan makes some killer art that you must see. ArtnSoul Studios

    Cannibal Flower is having their 8th Anniversary Show. There will be live painting by Ekundayo, featured art by Eric Montoya, ,music and art from about 50+ artists such as: Chris Peters, Chet Zar, James Zar, Brandi Read and many many more. CannibalFlower.com

    “Whistling Past the Graveyard” is a solo show featuring works by Mercedes Helnwein. There is a preview of the show online right now. The show will be hosted by Jason Lee. MkGallery.com

  • “Art of Wormwood” by Ben Templesmith now available

    If your a fan of Ben Templesmith, or even just the Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse comic, a new book is available that is chuck filled with art from the comic.

    Inside the book you will find images of all the covers, unpublished images a short story that is debuting in the book and I imagine there will also be a few progress images featuring how Ben creates his art. He had some examples of how he works in his Tommyrot book, so It’s a safe bet he will do it in this one as well, especially since I know he gets nagged a lot as to how he creates his unique art.

    All you have to do is either find a place online to grab he book, or like I did, order in your local comic shop. This way you are are helping out a local business. There are three versions it looks like:
    The standard softcover: JUN084067
    Signed and numbered Hardcover: JUN084068
    Signed, SKETCH EDITION Hardcover: JUN084069

    Here is an image of the cover.

  • aotd: “Lady Emnity” by Apricot Mantle

    Aint it Cool News had a contest a little while before the Crazy4Cult 2 show, and the winner of the contest would be able to have his/her work in the show. This was done also with the I Am 8 Bit show and some really great work came out it. The same was true with this contest. One of my favorite pieces was from a Los Angeles based artist that goes by the name Apricot Mantle.

    It looks like all of his works are colored pencil on toned paper. Not only are the layout and poses dynamic, such as this one shown, but the colors are unreal. This piece looks so amazing. I look forward to seeing more work from this artist, and will surely have his work on the site here many more times.
    He has no homepage as of yet, but you can head over to his profile to check out the rest of his work.
    Apricot Mantle Profile

  • Last week to enter Lori Earley print contest

    This is the last week to enter your poem for a chance to win the Lori Earley “Annabelle” print. Once the end of the month hits the top 5 entries will be chosen and sent off to Lori so that she can pick the winning entry.

    Head on over to the contest page for the lowdown on what you need to do to win this print.
    Lori Earley Print Contest

    Good luck.