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  • aotd: “Drowned” by Marci Washington

    Today’s “Art of the Day” comes from Bay Area artist, Marci Washington. Marci recently received an MFA at the California College of Arts, a college I was planning on going to a while back.

    All of her work seems to be in watercolor and gouache, I respect the fact that she is able to control gouache. Her work is so clean it actually looks like they are block prints. A few of her works have this really intricate patterns in the background, all hand painted. Now thats dedication.

    For more of her work, head on over to her homepage here: MarciWashington.com
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  • In The Store: “Race Till Death” by Ken Garduno

    This piece by Ken Garduno was another one of the paintings in the “B Movie” show. It was also one of the few pieces that was inspired by an old b movie, “Death Race”. A very cool old movie that happens to be coming to theaters again as a remake (oh joy). The maniac behind Alien Vs. Predator, The Resident Evil Movies and the upcoming Castlevania movie is brining the Death Race remake to us.

    Not excited about the remake, but I was very excited when I first saw this painting. Ken has a great style and the layout he used in this piece really help give it that crazy motion. The painting is acrylic ink and wash on 8″ x 10″ paper. The edges of the paper are deckled, so in the frame the paper is floating instead of under a matte. It really is a classy looking piece, you can see the work all frame up here.

    This painting is till available in the store, so if your interested in picking it up head on over. Creep Store
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  • New print, “Unrested” by Dave Kinsey

    BLK/MRKT gallery has released a new print by Dave Kinsey. The print is being released in tandem with his show at the Lazarides Gallery in the UK. The print is a 4 color serigraph on off-white paper. It’s 26″ x 26″ and is limited to 200.

    It’s based on the “Unrested” painting in the show. It’s a great print, the colors much like many of the pieces Dave makes, pop right out at you and the brush work is very energetic. Looking at the show I would really like to see a print made from this piece, Losing Faith, but who knows maybe that one will be coming.

    Head on over to the BLK?MRKT Store if you want to grab “Unrested”, BLK/MRKT Store
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  • I Want Your Skull Issue Five now on sale

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    I Want Your Skull issue Five is now on sale. This new issue has a full color cover by Brian Ewing, 56 pages and limited to 500.

    There is interviews with Brian Ewing, Rob Schwager. and Matthew Amey, and artwork by BRIAN MORRIS, DIGITALINK, SHAWN HEBRANK, MAGNUS BLOMSTER, PROJECT DETONATE, RM HANSON, ARKKIVE 440, AARON WOLF, ANGRYBLUE, KAREN O’BRYAN, JANUSZ KOZAK and many others. It all comes wrapped up with two screenprints, one by Rob Schwager and the other by The Half and Half. This issue is exciting as it has work by R.M Hanson, Magnus Blomster and Karen O’Bryan. Magnus a previously featured artist on the Creep and R.M Hanson was in the B Movie Show. I also met Karen at the show whom accompanied R.M Hanson to the show.

    Some of the previous issues of I Want Your Skull are still available, and let me tell you they look amazing. I have issue 4 and it was super professional. Well worth the small price to pay.

    I Want Your Skull Shop

  • Shows this weekend: Amanda Visell & “Everyone in Together”

    Here is the rundown of the shows this weekend:

    The big one in San Francisco this weekend is the huge group show ‘Everyone in Together” at the Gallery 1988 SF location. The show features work by Aaron Jasinski, Cherri Wood, Erik Abel, Jonathan Bergeron, Krista Huot, Mike Shine, Noferin, Allison Torneros, Chrystal Chan, Andy Kehoe, Andrew Bell, Chris Murray, Nate Frizzell, Megan Kimber, El Maz, Chet Zar, Yoskay Yamamoto as well as two artists previously shown on the Creep Machine: Skaffa and Anne-Julie Aubrey. The show looks amazing, and I hope to be able to see it in person in the next week. The art for the show is online, so check it out. Gallery 1988 SF

    This Saturday at the M Modern Gallery is “Tic Toc Apocalypse”, the solo show of Amanda Vissell.
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    At the Joshua Liner Gallery is two solo shows, “Seasons of Change” by Jeremy Fish and “Side Effects” by Josh Keyes. Both of the shows are online to view, and the artwork looks amazing. I especially like the frames that Jeremy used on some of his works. Check it out. Joshua Liner Gallery

    Also this Saturday from Noon to midnight is “Ripple: Art Affecting Oceans”, Erik Abel joins with Art Whino and DC Surfrider for this fundraiser. At 6 will be the reception for a solo show by Erik Abel as well as featuring the work of 4 new artists: Joshua Krause, Spencer Reynolds, Dustin Oritz & Scott Szegeski. Check it out here: Art Whino Gallery

  • Original pastel works by Lisa Falzon

    Lisa Falzon is an illustrator that works out of Cork, Ireland. She mainly works in the digital realm but often makes some traditional works as well. The great thing about her work, is that her traditional work and digital work are very close in style. It’s sometimes hard to tell what is digital and what isn’t.

    She has some pastel works for sale right now, five of them from what it looks like. Each piece is pastels on cardboard. They are very affordable, especially for the size of some of them. One of the things I really like about her work is the colors that you can find mainly in the skin tones of her figures. Similar to Dean Mcdowell, Lisa uses a variety of colors to describe the skin of each of her figures. It looks amazing and really adds depth, and something unique to each work. Check out the link if you want to grab one of her original works, or head on over to her homepage to see the work she has made so far.

    Lisa Falzon Pastels works for sale
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  • In The Store: “Invisible Zombie Scientist” by Mr. Christopher

    invisible_Zombie_Scientist____by_itsmisterchristopher.jpgAfter having Mr. Christopher as one of the featured artists, I was super excited to have him involved in the “B Movie Show”. This painting along with one of the works made by Alex Kuno, was the second largest and only other mixed media painting in the show.

    The image doesn’t show it, but the painting is custom framed. The frame is actually built around the painting and looks amazing. The figure in the middle is a cutout piece of wood, so it pops out once you get within a few feet of it. There is also some scientific formulas that were pasted into the background, one of many unique touches that made this painting a favorite from the show. He did such an amazing job painting the jacket, and I also love the face that you can see in the background.

    Edit: this painting is now sold, sad to see it go but I know the new owner is really stoked with the art.

  • Shows this weekend: Chet Zar, Amy Sol & Glenn Barr

    There are some really killer shows opening up this weekend, it’s almost ridiculous. Check em out, most of the shows are viewable online already.

    Opening up this Friday at the Strychnin Gallery in London is Chet Zar’s solo show “Ugly American”. I posted earlier about the Catalog for the show, but if you can’t wait the show is online right now for you too check out. All the work looks amazing, maybe one day I will see his work up close. Check out the show here: Strychnin Gallery

    Also this Friday is Amy Sol’s solo show “Karmic Magic” opens up at the Thinkspace Gallery. Dan-ah Kim also has a solo show in the project room entitled “Departing Flights”. Check out the shows here: Thinkspace Gallery

    On Saturday Sylvia Ji has her solo show at the White Walls Gallery in SF, and right next door at the Shooting Gallery is the solo show of Greg Gossel. Both shows look great, I really dig what Sylvia has been doing lately. Check out the shows here: White Walls SF, Shooting Gallery SF

    There is also a great group show at the Bear and Bird Gallery in Florida, “Yokai in Your Eye”. “Japanese Ghostly Zoology as seen through the eyes of a variety of North American artists (+Naoto Hattori).” The show also features work by Attaboy, Andrew Bell, Brandt Peters, Michael Slack, Nathan Stapley and many others. Check out the show here: Bear and Bird Gallery

    The show that really has me excited this weekend is the solo show of Glenn Barr at the Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery. The show opens this Saturday, and the work is all online right now to view. It looks so amazing. Glenn’s work is really the only artist that I haven’t seen the work in person, but I will one day no doubt. Check out the show here: Billy Shire Fine Arts