Nov 26 2007

Faun and Mandrake Or Project Fanboy

A friend of mine who runs the splendid Rivet gallery in Ohio ( http://www.rivetgallery.com ) had a stand at the Mid Ohio Con this past weekend and at my behest presented Mr. Doug Jones with one of my Mandrake prints..

As some of you may know I can be quite the frothing Fanboy when it comes to really splendid fantasy and horror works.

Mr. Jones is the fellow under the make-up as the Faun and Pale man in Pan’s Labyrinth. He is also Abe Sapien in Hellboy. And the Silver Surfer. And the lead Gentleman in Hush. And the clown in Batman Returns and the list goes on.. Thus he has appeared in many filmes I enjoy a lot..
And in some small way i wanted to say thank you..


Nov 14 2007

Letter From the Front

The journey of life, the interpretation of love unrequited, hope gained, hope lost. Happiness, longing, soul-searching…
Seeing the world through a child’s eyes….
Life…one chance at it, how will you choose to live?
This exciting group show will feature artists manifesting into visuals what words sometimes fail to convey. Glimpses of each artists’ own life stories are told through the magic of paper, canvas, paint, vinyl, and more….

SADLY BEAUTIFUL is being curated by Ally Takeuchi-Cipriani, and dedicated to the loving memory of ava jaymes cipriani & wesley groenewoud (better known as LIV3R)

it will feature original art on paper, vinyl, canvas, etc. items will be priced starting at $10.00, and there will be a special preview the day before the show for those who cannot attend.
The show opens on saturday, december 8th at black maria gallery in los angeles
live painting, sketching, drinks, & music by nick the ring!

featuring art by:

brent nolasco, motorbot, adrian pina, ryan crippen, bwana spoons, jon measures, phuek!, jovanne santos, lynette may, david wagner, squidnik, jennyfur, edzepln, jason jacenko, doktor a, peenloon, drilone, lou pimentel, randy kono, mr. atom, dawn lauckner, rhinomilk, jennybird, david epochalypse, marion hawkes, blinky, julie b, nathan lumm, benedict sisters, jet wrench, jenna colby, mark meyers, paul candler, renee lawter, shiro fujioka, coreroc, kid lew, lionel uhry, leecifer, nick the ring, henry lichtmann, jester, podgy panda, katherine wilson, deeann morales, agg, anna, manimal, scott cummins, bucky lastard, monica campbell, and many more….

Here is my piece for the show.

“A Letter From the Front” Painted on Remembrance day 2007.
Acrylic on wood (from the back of an old wardrobe) 4.5″ x 4.5″ (Image size.)
In an antiqued pressed Brass frame. The graphite study for the painting will also be available.


Nov 12 2007

Shows

I have just updated the shows info section on the website.
The last of the 2007 shows are there now and some of the 2008 ones. It’s going to be a busy year next year..
(Look under INFO on the website index vine).


Nov 4 2007

The world just got wierder!

So my idea for Pac Gentleman is now a reality of sorts.
check out this playable game hack..

http://jerronimo.livejournal.com/1345860.html

by one Scott Lawrence..
Nice!


Nov 4 2007

More show stuff

Some more web coverage of Spit & Polish (Mostly Pac Gentleman again).

Boing Boing
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/02/steampunk-pac-man.html

Destructoid
http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/blehman/randomtoyd-steampunk-pacman-a-k-a-pac-gentleman–52337.phtml

Neatorama
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/03/steampunk-pac-man-arcade-and-other-toys-by-doktor-a/

Roadside Scholar
http://www.roadsidescholar.com/2007/11/02/pac-gentleman-sculpture/

And some pics of the event space at last too.

http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t281/flyinglobster/

Due to it being Halloween people were in attendance in fancy dress. Which added a nice surreal quality to the proceedings.


Nov 2 2007

Show coverage.

Well no event photos have surfaced from Spit & Polish as of yet.
But there are quite a few articleas and blog sopts popping up.
It seems the “Pac Gentleman” piece has gone down rather well.

Here are a few links :

Kotaku Video Game site
http://kotaku.com/gaming/pac_man/pac+gentleman-318052.php

Technobob
http://technabob.com/blog/2007/11/01/pac-man-thats-pac-gentleman-to-you/

Urban Retro Lifestye
http://www.urbanretrolifestyle.com/2007/11/02/doktor-a-spit-polish-custom-toy-extravaganza/

Toys R Evil
http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/2007/11/doktor-as-customs-for-spit-oct-31-nov.html

Vinyl Pulse

A Closer Look at Doktor A’s Spit and Polish (10.31)

Hilavitkutin.com (Scandinavian I think)
http://www.hilavitkutin.com/2007/11/02/pac-man-pelin-kuvitteellinen-historia/

Level Select
http://levelselect.co.uk/one-day-men-will-look-back-and-say-that-i-gave-birth-to-the-twentieth-century/

Geekologie
http://www.geekologie.com/2007/11/steampunk_pacgentleman_is_pret.php

Aeropause
http://www.aeropause.com/archives/2007/11/pac_gentleman.php

Software Headlines
http://www.softwareheadlines.com/modules/planet/view.article.php/235107

WiiWii
http://www.wiiwii.tv/2007/11/02/steampunk-pac-gentleman-sculpture/

If you spot any more please drop me a line.


Nov 1 2007

SPIT & POLISH SHOW

My solo show opened in Santa Cruz a few hours ago.

To see studio photos of ALL the pieces look here :
http://forums.kidrobot.com/viewtopic.php?p=1092578#1092578
There are too many to repost here..

Opening night event pics up soon.