Creep Machine Magazine – Contemporary Art & Culture

Author: Creep

  • Now Online: A Place Called Lovely & Kenny Mencher

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    The group show “A Place Called Lovely” at Gallery 1988 in San Francisco is now up. The show features work by Camilla d’Errico, Caia Koopman, AmY Sol, Lilly Piri & Krista Huot. The more I see of Camilla d’Errico’s work the more I love it, she really does have an exciting style. This is a great show and I almost would have missed seeing online if I didn’t read about the show in Monica Choy’s blog. She was the curator at the Compound Gallery, and is now back in SF getting ready to bring us some great shows.

    The next show is a longer one that is being shown at the Varnish Art Gallery in SF. The show runs from January 15th to March 1st, so you have some time to see it. The show features work by Kenny Mencher (shown). His paintings are all in this realist style, each one showing you a scene that you have to figure out. I can’t wait to see these in person. view the work here.

  • Shawn Barber video now at Sketch Theatre

    I know I have posted this before, but I have to say once again that Sketch Theatre rules. I love watching the process that each artist has. Whether it’s drawing or painting, you get to see how they might go about things and often how much work is really put into it. It’s so easy to think that many of these artists just belt work out in minutes.

    This new drawing video shows Shawn sketching a skull and the end product looks great. I think he’s using either really soft pencils or maybe even a charcoal pencil. The smudging and blending gives it that effect.

    Any artists you would like to see do a video for Sketch Theatre? Say who in the comments here.

    Shawn Barber @ Sketch Theatre

  • aotd: “Void”

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    Terri Woodward is an artist out of California, where I’m at by the way. She has had shows at the Hive Gallery, Art Whino, Carmichael Gallery and others. Her figures have these great big eyes, similar to what you might see in the work of Sas Christian but Terri definitely has her own style of painting. For instance the eyes in this piece really look like some sketchy zombie eyes, the kind of eyes that were always present in the best thriller movies. She can also paint perfect Bees, my favorite insect. Maybe one day she’ll paint a bumblebee?

    If you want to see more of Terri’s work head on over to her site, you can also get some prints and even originals through the store area of her site.
    Terri Woodward homepage

  • Michael Hussar, “Still Life With a Smile” print pre-release

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    There is a new print on the way from Michael Hussar. It’s being released through BirdBath Publishing, which deals with all of Michaels prints and originals.

    This new print is entitled “Still Life With A Smile”, and I imagine it is limited to 88 like the rest of his prints have been. The quality of Michael’s prints and the presentation is amazing. You don’t just get another giclee print, it comes in a custom folder with a certificate of authenticity and a wax seal on the certificate. Very smooth. The only problem you’ll have is finding a frame that is worthy of the print.

    If you order this print before February 4th, Birdbath will cover the shipping in the US. Looking at the site I also see that there is still a few “Hans Memling” and “White Devil” prints as well.

    BirdBath Publishing Store

  • aotd: “Margaret of Vienwray”

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    Today’s piece is from an artist I met when I first started the site, and still keep in contact with. I’m surprised that I haven’t shown her art yet.

    Not only does she make a variety of work, paintings, drawings & gig posters but she also has a sale ever Monday where you can score some of her work for less than the cost of fast food. You can’t beat that. I like the Victorian feel that her work has, which isn’t Victorian at all but pre-Tudor all the way up till the Georgian era.

    You can see more of her work on her homepage, and follow her blog to score some of those Monday art deals.
    Arabella Proffer homepage
    Arabella blog

  • New artists at BeinArt Surreal Art Collective

    There are 23 new artists added to the BeinArt Surreal Art Collective. Some of these names are people I have featured on the site here, or will work with in the near future. And of course some of these artists I have never seen work from before, can’t beat learning about new art.

    If you head over you can now see new profile pages for: Fred Harper, John Kolbek, David R. Choquette, Alex Garcia, Gregory Jacobsen, Cam De Leon, Derek Nobbs, Elizabeth McGrath and many others.

    New Artists at BeinArt

  • Shows this weekend: ISM, Deep Pop & Chris Anthony

    The grand opening of the new ISM Gallery starts at 7pm. There is a massive list of artists that will have some work there: Aaron Kraten, Andrew Hem, Angie Mason, Chet Zar, Dave Chung, Derek Hess, Haubs, Kelly Vivanco, Ken Garduno, Kristian Olson and many more. What a killer show, so many of these artists are Creep favorites. Visit

    Then we have the Deep Pop show at the Kenneth Chapman Gallery. It opens the 27th and will feature another massive list of artists. The show is supposed to act as “one of the largest surveys to date of Pop Surrealism etc etc”. Some of the artists I would love to see work from here are: Lori Earley, Ron English, Sarah Joncas, Ben Kehoe, Travis Louie, Jenn Porreca, Keith Weesner and my buddy David Macdowell. Visit

    At the Corey Helford Gallery the amazing Chris Anthony will be showing his new works. The show is called “I’m The Most Normal Person I Know”, I love the name and I know the works will be quite amazing. Visit

    Finally we have a monster show at the Windup Gallery. Childrens art is reimagined through artists much like the Monster Engine. There are some great shows at the Windup Gallery, but the all flash site drives me away. It detracts from the show and doesn’t make the site very accessible. I think theres a reason many gallery sites are simple. Visit

  • aotd: “Green”

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    I’m always talking about messy, energetic art, well this one satisfies all of that quite well. This crazy piece of art is from Kristina Svartz Rydmark an artist out of Sweden.

    For this painting she used aquarelle, ink and acrylic. I think I also seem some bleach in there, the lighter color drips have that quality of what bleach looks like when it hits watercolors. I really dig this piece, I love how controlled the face is and those piercing eyes looking at you through all that chaos.

    Kristina has a great style, and she knows when to get crazy with the paint and when to calm down.

    Anyway, if you want to see more of her work head on over to her site:
    Kristina Svartz Rydmark