A retired tattoo artist, Christopher Conn Askew currently lives in San Francisco and has been working on his illustration work using watercolor, ink, graphite, gouache, and gold leaf. He an an amazing and unique style, and for those that fall instantly in love with his work, he has just released a new limited edition print. Entitled “Panacea”, this print comes in two sizes; 8″ x 10″ and 14″ x 18″. Both prints are on heavy 180gsm Hahnemuhle paper, signed and numbered in editions of 250. Christopher prints tend to sell out very fast, so don’t delay.
Author: Creep
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Nathan Stapley’s “Same Gang” @ Gallery 1988
On August 26th, Gallery 1988 in Venice opened the latest solo show of Nathan Stapley. Entitled “Same Gang”, Nathan created 20 watercolor paintings with pop culture icons as influence. “Greaser Party” below features characters from such movies as The Outsiders, Grease, and there is even Lenny and Squiggy from Laverne and Shirley. There is a few paintings setup like these large group portraits, and a few smaller ones that have a “VS” vibe to them, much like the “Great Showdowns” series by Scott Campbell. Overall, “Same Gang” is a great show, and it’s fun to see how many of these pop culture references you can get on the first look. Head on over and check out the full show.
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Interview with Brian Ewing for Comic Con 2011
USA Today interviewed four artists at the Comic Con, one of which was Brian Ewing. It’s a great interview and really gives insight into the artist. Check it out below. If you would like to see the rest of the interviews, check out The Daily Find
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The Art of Sachin Teng
Currently living and working in New York, Sachin Teng attended the Pratt Institute for a BFA in Illustration. While he is an illustrator, Sachin states that he thinks more like a designer. So far his work has been featured in Hi Fructose, Digital Arts Magazine, and he is a Dean Ellis Memorial Winner. His work is consistently exciting, and amid the distorted and often bifurcated figures, Sachin’s design mind comes in with 3-dimensional figures juxtaposed with flat elements and even qr codes. Take a look at the preview images below, and then make sure to check his portfolio for more.
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New work by Aaron Nagel
Aaron Nagel is currently painting away for his upcoming solo show at Thinkspace, in which he will show 5 new paintings alongside Jennifer Nehrbass and Jeff Ramirez. I took a look at Aaron’s blog to see if there were any sneak peeks of some of the paintings that he will show, and I was very happy to see there was. A few in-process shots as well as a finished painting entitled “Drift”, oil on canvas 48″ x 32″. Besides the pearls, this almost looks as though the model was captured directly after a fluid movement into a new position directly after the painting “Shrapnel”. In this new painting Aaron has started to play with the color values in the flesh tones. I’m very excited about these new works, the in-process shots look amazing as well. Head on over to Aaron’s blog to see the works, and keep up to date with news and events.
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Prints: “C Is For Crucifix” by John John Jesse
1xrun has just released a new print by John John Jesse. “C Is For Crucifix” is 12″ x 10.5″ on 100% archival cotton paper, signed and numbered in a max edition of 50 for 75 each. It’s very rare that John John Jesse releases prints, and with the quality that 1xrun produces prints at, this is an opportunity fans should not pass up. Also, if you missed the interview here on the Creep Machine with John John, head on over and check that out here.
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Brendan Danielsson – “Diarrhainbow” @ Copro Gallery
On August 11th the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica opened three solo shows for Rob Sato, Matt Rota, and the highlight of this article Brendan Danielsson. All three exhibitions are amazing, however the work of Danielsson stays with you well after you leave the page. Or of course for those lucky viewers that were able to see the show in person, I imagine that after you left the gallery these drawings and paintings were burned in your mind. Not only is Danielsson extremely talented with graphite and oils, he has a way of creating grotesque imagery that is a blast to look at. In a way it reminds me of some of the drawings that Da Vinci had created. Portraits and figures that were meant to be grotesque, and an exploration into medical curiosities. The work in “Diarrhainbow” seems to touch on the gross, awkward, and nasty vibe that everyone is sure to feel once in a while. A couple of the preview images here will be behind the jump link, for those browsing the site at work. After you look at these works head on over to the gallery for the rest.
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Travis Louie on Sketch Theatre
Sketch Theatre has just added a new video to the site, this one is from Travis Louie. This is the artists 6th video on the site, and also comes out right after his birthday. When you watch the video you will notice the song is a birthday tune. The final sketch is entitled “Stan the Green Man”, and really shows the skills and elegance Travis has with graphite. Head on over and take a look.
