Color Loss

The Road To Teeth Is Paved With Success

2012-02-14T08:23:00.001-08:00

I made this a couple of nights ago.

Handfuls Of Tiny Plastic

2012-02-13T10:22:00.000-08:00

Buncha sketches and scraps. I drew Bart Simpson on that envelope up there.

Lazeye

2012-01-31T10:32:00.000-08:00

I plan to update this more frequently. I've been scratching at this drawing for a bit, trying to make it look decent, trying new things. Ink, markers and white-out pen on cardboard.

Drawing on magazines is fun.

A lazy eyed collage. Cardboard taped to a magazine page I was doodling on.

Tender Action

2011-11-28T09:11:00.000-08:00

I made a flier for the tenants union in San Francisco. They are calling for a day of actions with Occupy SF focused on the role banks play in the evictions of tenants. If you're in the San Francisco area I'd highly recommend that you attend. 1PM @ Civic Center in San Francisco.

Your Tattoo Has The Same Shitty Expression You Do

2011-11-23T08:17:00.000-08:00

My roommate Jillian has been getting a bunch of fashion magazines in the mail and our house has been drawing on all of them. Hopefully we'll do something cool with all of them, our house needs more decorations. Here's my favorite one that I did.

The Texture of Building Necked Sweaters

2011-11-14T11:18:00.000-08:00

Pink hair lady up there is gel pen and ink on cardboard.

Straining neck cat is colored pencil, marker, ink and transparent label paper on some sort of thick paper that's probably intended for something other than what I used it for. I think it's supposed to be for patching up missing fur on cartoon dogs.

Mistaking Mustard for Eye Drops

2011-08-25T08:29:00.000-07:00

Food coloring, white out pen and black pen on cardboard. Dumb little thing.

The Softest Brain Ever

2011-08-22T08:06:00.000-07:00

My dear friend and roommate, Shayna, drew the outline of this one and I filled it in. I think it took Shayna about 5 minutes to do her part (because she's quick and knows what she's doing) and it took me about 3-4 hours to do mine. Shayna totally rules.

Drew this on the back of my time card at work over the course of 3-4 weeks, 30 seconds at a time here and there starting with the "FAXED" stamp. Just kind of a sketch/scrap drawing. I haven't worked on any "serious" drawings for a while.

Also, I got really attached to this little thing I drew on a notepad at work.

Show Flier - 08/06/2011

2011-07-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

Flier for an upcoming (awesome) show. White out pen on cardboard with clear label paper over it. I'm really excited about this one, every band is good and I absolutely love Deep Teens. Here's some links to the touring bands that are playing.

MjolniirDXP

Echo Beds

Some Scraps, Sketches and Nonsense

2011-06-06T10:56:00.001-07:00

This last one is for my new movie: Cyber Jurassic Park. It takes place on the internet. Dinosaur on the internet, I know, I know, it's really serious.

Show Flier - 5.22.2011

2011-05-09T09:10:00.001-07:00

Flier for the last show at Stanford House. It's been selected by the U.S. Government for nuclear weapons testing. Gel pen, paper+glue and black Prismacolor pens. Prismacolor, if you're reading this, sponsor me and send me several boxes of free pens. They're expensive. Thanks.

4/23/11 Show Flier

2011-04-12T14:09:00.001-07:00

I'm playing a show next weekend with Primary Colors and Abiku, who are both great bands. I made this flier for the show. Go ahead and click on it.

Track Pants, Leather Jacket, No Shirt. Welcome to the Future.

2011-03-28T09:21:00.000-07:00

I drew this yesterday while avoiding finishing another, larger project. Sometimes I just don't feel like doing the part where I have to erase lines and clean stuff up. I was going to fill in the background, but then I decided to leave it "as is". Gold sharpie+gel pen+prismacolor black .005 pen on cardboard.

This was supposed to be my tour diary on this last West Coast tour, but I forgot the words and only ever drew this one thing. It was in a van that was moving, so it's all sloppy. Ballpoint pen and highlighter on notebook paper.

Another drawing I did while I was in the van. Slop city, but it's always interesting working with some sort of disadvantage like drawing in a moving vehicle. Pink gel pen+Prismacolor .01 black pen on cardboard with a hole in it.

Could You Untie My Mouth?

2011-02-24T08:26:00.001-08:00

Color, color color color. It's in the 6X6 sketchbook which is filling with color for some reason. For whatever reason it's the one sketchbook I always seem to add color to. I leave for tour in a couple weeks, looking forward to it.

I drew this and sent it out as a present. The "bookshelf" was a weird addition, but... yeah. I don't know.

02/10/2011 Flier

2011-02-02T16:58:00.000-08:00

This is a show next Thursday at Li Po Lounge in San Francisco. I'm playing as HRS/DYS which is my solo thing. Might have a name change coming up though. MILF Tornado, Never Ending Pasta Bowl From Olive Garden and Moist Sarcophagus are on the list of possible new band names.

It's Like Talking A Brick Wall

2011-01-17T10:01:00.000-08:00

Communicating with this guy is so hard. It's like he's talking a brick wall sometimes. This little 6" X 6" square sketch pad has been pretty cool so far. I've run almost completely out of cardboard which is kind of a bummer. I need some more free notepads so I can rip the backs off of them. I also think I might keep all of the drawings in this sketchbook and then try to sell the sketchbook... I've never tried to sell any of my artwork before. I've given a lot of it away, I've traded stuff for it, but I can't remember getting any actual money. I think I might try that. So, once it's all filled up I'll try to think of how much it might be worth. I'll start tagging these ones as 6x6. I think I pulled out a couple pages... So, there's like 2 missing or something out of there. There's 9 pages now. Someone should trade me a new Korg KP3 for it.

Rolling The Space Glob Dice

2011-01-11T09:14:00.000-08:00

This guy's a work guy, so it's scattered and sloppy and I used like 40 million different sizes of black pen, but it's pretty alright. Gray space chicken up there is rolling the space glob dice and the future of something depends on it but who knows what's really going to happen once that shit lands. It'll probably change the NFL somehow, some way.

I also added links to my friends over there on the right. Some of my friends, I have more, it's not a big deal or anything. I think maybe I'll make a post that kind of summarizes the links, because it looks real sloppy over there with those longish descriptions and they're all kinda... something? I don't know man. Yeah, maybe later today if I get some more work stuff finished. I've been drawing other junk too, I just have to finish it. Isn't it cool how I write like there's more than just like 5 of my friends looking at this page and we don't all know the same people? Ha. I think it's along the lines of "dressing for the job you want, not the job you have". Right? Ohhhh... and I think I'm going to make my compilation of me and my friends bands soon. I got a tape duplicator and 200 free tapes, so why not? Oh, look there's labels, I don't think I've ever used those. Let's give it a shot.

Meet Your New Dog People

2011-01-03T08:51:00.000-08:00

This show's an early one, but it should be good. Stanford House is on Stanford between Market and San Pablo.

Here's GoldieMouth and the 3 hemorrhoid donuts. A little too sloppy, but finished.

Lil' Tiny Baby God

2010-12-27T15:33:00.000-08:00

Here's some things that I sent out as X-mas presents to my lil' bro, lil' sis and Ma. Cuz the lil' baby god was born that day and I believe deep down in my floppy ol' heart that lil' baby god gonna help me get into heaven one day. Does it cheapen the gift if I share it with the internet? I'm not qualified to answer that.

A History of Terrible Things Happening To Tom Hanks (In Photos)

2010-12-23T19:48:00.000-08:00

I've been doing a lot of drawing, or it seems like I have been, but maybe I haven't. These two little things were just kind me screwing around. I have some other stuff done, but I sent it out to my family as xmas gifts and it seems rude to post a present on the internet before it's opened. I'll post that stuff in a couple days or so.

This one is a lot of orange. And pink. I like the way his face turned out, the rest is really sloppy compared to what I usually like to do, but I still like him, he seems like a solid dude. He'd probably loan you $5.00.

And now there's this. I don't know what to say. I drew this with my left hand. I'm right handed. I was really really stoned. It's a skeleton in a clown outfit swatting at planes and giving them the finger. The official state bird. The things in the bottom left are buildings. There's a radio antennae on top of one too. I think it probably gets amazing reception. Just look at it. How could it not?

Music

2010-12-01T09:55:00.001-08:00

I'm in a band called Slaughter High with my friend Dan. It's mostly electronics, feedback and vocals. We have a webpage which is http://slaughterhigh.tumblr.com/. We periodically post recordings and shows and that sort of thing on there.

Here is a link to our first tape for those without decks:

http://www.mediafire.com/?xptal2cmfkj4lhw

Also hit us up at highslaughter@gmail.com if you wanna trade/a physical “for real” tape. They are C62, handspraypainted, three different cover designs:

1. Flowers over Dad - Art by Alexis G. and Dan K.

2. Everything - Art by Wyatt F., Alexis G. and Dan K.

3. Masks over Dudes - Art by Dan K.

Even if you don't want one for yourself, they make great gifts for your local alley cat. See how Fathead here loves it?

Uninspidered

2010-11-22T14:45:00.001-08:00

I have nothing good to say about this drawing, except that it's done.

Show Flier - 11/20/2010

2010-11-08T08:44:00.001-08:00

This show will be fun. It's the 1st show for my newest band, Slaughter High. If you're in the bay area you should come by and check it out. The house is on Stanford, between Market and San Pablo and starts at 9:00PM. We go on 1st. We should have some tracks up on our webpage soon. I'll post links once that's dealt with.

And We Still Smokin'

2010-10-28T08:43:00.001-07:00

This little buddy has been hanging around for a while. I didn't finish him because I lost the green pen that I used to start this drawing. I think it might be in Portland, which isn't a place where I live. I finished it in black. I still kind of like it. The brown "comet" in the top half is Judy's artistic input, via chocolate on her finger. I think it adds a nice touch.

This is the plastic potato that I hide "things" in. I'm not gonna lie, I was a little bit stoned when I drew this. It was an idea for a comic. His major in college was "ass". He graduated top of his class. A 6' tall walking plastic potato in college, a party animal but with a sensitive side. It'll be the best 3D teen drama ever written.

Manifest Destiny's Child

2010-10-27T12:22:00.000-07:00

I had to call the DMV today. I was on hold for long enough to finish this up. All these back of the notepad drawings seem so scattered, but I kind of like them. They're in a different category than other things. In my head, everything is categorized but not named. It's just fun making random shapes without thought and turning them into people and then finding patterns I like to make within those shapes.

DSK B-Day

2010-10-21T08:45:00.000-07:00

I drew this little buddy for Keeley's birthday. It's Keeley. On a horses body. We had a discussion recently regarding her attending some of the furry conventions and how those are generally home to some socially awkward teen boys. I commented that those boys that took photos of her probably photoshopped her head onto a horse's body because that would make her more desirable to furry folk. I'm of course making broad generalizations here. The furry community are all probably fine, upstanding creative wonderful people. It's all just an excuse to draw a half horse/half Dirty South Korea. I'd also like to add that Keeley doesn't look at all this old and wrinkled, I just draw everything/everyone that way.

Sloppy Self-Portrait

2010-10-19T08:15:00.001-07:00

It's All I Have Right Now

2010-10-05T14:59:00.000-07:00

I feel like this thing has to be fed continuously, otherwise it will cease to exist. So, though these drawings may not be as interesting as I had originally envisioned them, they must still be placed in the box. That actually makes it sound like I had a plan going into these drawings which isn't true either. I've been in a slump. I have like 5 other 80% done drawings, but I just can't seem to get them finished.

It's just a smiling head. Gel pens. I wish I could find some gel pens with a fine point. This bleeding nonsense has to stop. Maybe I can resurrect Rasputin to help with the bleeding.

The real version of this drawing looks much cooler because the gold is reflective looking, but on the scanner you get one angle and that's it. I could try to make it a 3D model. I saw Resident Evil in 3D last weekend. That movie is about axes, flips and spins. The plot to this movie was cast as an extra at best. I think I saw it during one of the wire fight scenes.

2010-09-02T11:54:00.000-07:00

This one's on the back of a notepad at work. Hold/backup drawing.

Drew this on some scraps while I was watching some Netflix last night. Just scribbles and nonsense.

2010-08-18T11:54:00.000-07:00

Flier for the upcoming Arab On Radar show on 09/01/2010 at 21 Grand. Hopefully the lettering isn't too hard to read.

I found out that this show will not be happening because Arab On Radar canceled their west coast tour. I hope I didn't curse their tour by making this flier. This could be my fault.

Cholera

2010-08-11T08:31:00.000-07:00

This one has color on it. I've been a little less precise and purely black and white lately. A little more "sloppy", but I'm not sure if that's the right word. That's probably it though. Yeah, I'm right.

This one just sucks. Straight up. I was just testing out pens mostly, it looks like something that would go on a hacky-sack or something. I was at the scanner and I scanned it though, I guess I just wanted to feel productive. Don't be surprised if you come back and this thing's been deleted.

2010-07-29T08:26:00.000-07:00

Flier for the upcoming Nero's Day At Disneyland, Mincemeat or Tenspeed, Primary Colors and Water Borders show which will be on August 3rd at Heco's. Pens, stickers, colored pencils and food coloring. This was the fastest I've ever made a flier in my life. I swore that the little tiny sticker letters would save me time, but I didn't account for my clumsy hot dog fingers. No time was saved. Although, finishing this thing in about 4-5 hours is pretty good for me.

This show is also a benefit for 3 hikers currently being held in Iranian prison illegally. More info on that at http://freethehikers.org/

Here's this thing I drew in the car while I was driving to the river in Portland. Real precise stuff. A little bit of color as well. I'm learning to deal with it.

T-Shirt Design

2010-07-01T09:41:00.000-07:00

My friend Esteban asked me to design some artwork for his solo project, Monochromacy. It was originally supposed to be for an album, but he decided it would work best on a shirt. I think you can get them now at his myspace page, which is: http://www.myspace.com/monochromacy

New Flier

2010-06-10T09:28:00.000-07:00

Here's a flier that I made for the No Babies, Hawnay Troof and Primary Colors show that's coming up on the 19th. I'll be playing a show in San Diego that night, but if you're in Oakland you should go. The top part of his head was a weird shitty thing that I did over and over again like 300 times. Pen, then more pen, then marker, then colored pencil, then pen.

Some Other Stuff

2010-05-29T17:48:00.000-07:00

Here are some other recent drawings I did. I like cardboard much more than paper recently. I don't believe it will hold up well over time, but neither will I. This is semi-unrelated but I think that's the funniest argument against tattoos. That they'll look bad when you're old. My entire body will look like shit when I'm old. Will I really care that I have a faded tattoo under all of those wrinkles? The one tattoo I have already looks shitty anyway. It was home done but I like it that way. It has more personality.

1. This guy was a weird thing. I hated him at first but he really grew on me. On the back of this is Keeley's address in Olympia. But she moved so it's no longer relevant. I named him Cardhoarse.

2. This is a flier that I made for the White Mice show @ 21 Grand (duh). I like how this turned out. I always struggle with lettering though and making things symmetrical is always something that escapes me. I ended up giving this to White Mice when they were done playing. They seemed to like it which made me happy. They're really nice dudes and their band rules. They also asked me to draw in their "Tour Bible". Their tour bible is just a regular bible that they've taken with them on tour for years and asked random interesting people and friends to draw in. At this point it's almost completely filled with some really amazing artwork that ranges from random scribbles and pot leaves to really awesome drawings of Jesus as a raver (Jesus Raves). There's also a lot of dicks in it. I thought about adding one to mine, but sometimes dicks get left out and that's just life. An important life lesson.

3. Another cardboard one. This one is maybe a little older than the rest but it's one of my favorites. I actually did this mostly at work, but I remembered to bring some art pens with me one day so it turned out good. Most of the other ones I did at work are with crappy gel pens and I can't get anywhere near the detail that I generally want. I ended up sending this one to my little brother with a CD or something for his birthday. He asked me for a drawing. He's becoming a pretty awesome artist himself too.

4. A series of older cardboard drawings. Done mostly at work with gel pens so they're a little smeary and not as finely detailed as my other stuff. I also get lost when I start and stop a drawing so many times.I lose a bunch of good ideas because the person I'm waiting to talk to actually picks up the phone. I seriously love being put on hold for this reason. I suggest it as much as possible to be honest. Yeah, it's fine if you put me on hold to check on that, please take your time, as much as you need.

Sorry about my writing. I don't know what I'm doing, I just ramble.

My 1st Post.

2010-05-27T08:28:00.000-07:00

My 1st three entries. I have a blog now. I'll probably occasionally post some pictures or complain about how I hate everything and then delete the post 30 minutes later. I know how this works, don't worry. I'll probably upload the rest of my recent-ish drawings later. You should always click on the images for the big version so you can see all of the dumb little lines I draw. There's a lot of them.

1. Batman and his best friend Ray Romano

2. The Last Time I Spoke to your Mother

3. Most Recent Flier I made. (Right half of it = I don't know what happened.)