FGF Aftermath

dpd — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:38:32 +0000

1. Welcome 2. The Nice Penguins get nice.

1. That’s just about what it looks like now.

As always, I had a lot of fun. Hello to: Nice Penguins (love the piece), Mantron (you got some good ghost stories), Richard (V21 represent!), Lisa (thanks for the drinks!), Paul (my personal extension cord finder), and of course Peachies.

Till next time amigos.

Feel Good Fusion - 6/27/08

dpd — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:11:41 +0000

Here we go again,
I will be doing some live art at the Feel Good Fusion event this friday. See below for details.

Who Is Nemesis Jaxson?

dpd — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:48:27 +0000

Working on a big gig for someone’s side project. The idea was to re-create this artist as a mysterious DJ. Someone who has always been there in the background, hyping up the crowd.

I knew I wanted an old black and white photograph of some musicians… so I did some research and did a massive search for some stock photography.

I had this photograph from the Feel Good Fusion events I attend.

Then I put in some photoshop magic, combining the two photographs and integrating them to make it seem like one.

More of Nemesis Jaxson soon to follow…

dpd — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:38:59 +0000

Republic In Peril

dpd — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:09:01 +0000

I do lots of freelance Tee graphics but an old employer of mine contacted me about doing a project with him. Basically he had this idea for a new line called “Republic In Peril” or R.I.P. He has a great contact for appliqué work so the tops are super heavy on the materials.
Here are some of the graphics:

It’s a bit funny… the line literally is called “Republic In Peril” to give it a bit of an edge, but when I came up with aggressive “political” imagery there was some definite hesitation from the uppers.

When one’s money is at stake, I understand that there’s a lot of trepidation about the “sell-able-ness” of a brand new line. As a result many people push to have something made that looks very similar to what’s selling now. This sometimes works, and sometimes misses the trend. Hopefully R.I.P. will find a good balance.

Here’s a close up of the above Tee graphic:

Evil Monito Ill’s

dpd — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:32:50 +0000

Evil Monito was an original. An online magazine that deconstructed pop culture with an academic pen and an artistic eye. Now it’s back again. Rickey asked me about contributing pencil drawings of featured interviews. The aim was to create a classic portrait with out the extreme polish. For me, this meant to just do a portrait the way I do it. Below are some of the drawings:

You can read the full articles at: Evil Monito

I Feel Good

dpd — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:00:46 +0000

Had a nice night at Feel Good Fusion the other Friday. Gotta say it wasn’t as packed as the last two, but i thought it had just the right amount of people (that means I didn’t have to wait an hour to get a drink). This time around I decided to step up the “interactive” level of the performance and actually draw as many heads at the event as possible. So I spent several minutes getting to know some of the attendees and taking their head shots. Then it was back to my station where I would do the drawings of the actual people attending.

1. That’s right son, people are actually taking pictures of my work. 2. You know you made it when people are forging your artwork.

1. Dj Revolution doing his thing. 2. This is where I last left off…

Unfortunately I arrived at the event late (sorry Denkym!) so I didn’t come close to finishing the piece. If you want to see the finished piece as well as the finished Feb. piece, come to the next one! Really though, come on out. I gotta say, Feel Good Fusion is always a good time. The vibe is amazing, I can’t think of another event where so many different types of people gather to truly enjoy the arts and get down.

Till next time BITCHES!!!

Feel Good Fusion This Friday

dpd — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:55:14 +0000

I’m going to be performing again this Friday at Feel Good Fusion. Come and see lots of good Dj’s, lot’s of good people, and me create something on the fly via my mac, acrylics, and a sharpie.

(click on pics for a full blown flyer)

FR*A x PEPSI

dpd — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:35:39 +0000

A while back we got hit up to appear on a Pepsi viral campaign. Basically they were looking for artisans across the world to document. I got to fit into the LA spot along with the artwork associated with FR*A.

(click here to see the vid)

Thanks again to Kat and co. for the spot light!

Blown Up

dpd — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:54:41 +0000

My girlfriend said she ran across this picture somewhere:

Haha, look at that dood - “Thumbs up America!”

Well, I gotta say, it’s always satisfying to see one’s work out in the real world. This situation is a bit more rewarding because the people in front of the poster are all major actors/actresses in the movie. In case you missed it, here’s my entry about putting together the West 32nd Street poster here.