Converse Design Dept. Art Swap

Girl with Mask, 14" x 17", Acryla Gouache

Back during Christmas time at Converse, our design department decided to do an Art Swap, like a Yankee Swap. I was incredibly sick and couldn't make it, but I spent 10 hours on my piece. It's the first piece of artwork I'd made in my new apartment, so it was hard to part with it. But here it is!


My coworker Jess's boyfriend picked it, and they reframed it for their apartment! I think it looks absolutely beautiful! Thanks for taking care of it, Jess!

Scarecrow

I drew this about 6 months ago:
A sad scarecrow in a hot air balloon that is being shot down.

Bummer, man

Cat Ghost #74

A sketch I made yesterday.

I find it easiest to create when I'm channeling some kind of inner feeling.

Carousel Clown Horse

Drawing I did tonight. I’m off to transfer it to heavyweight bristol to paint it.

I want to do a series! I’m seeing a candy/ice cream horse and a Chinese dragon that has a looong body and two poles! It’s so fun to create elaborate drawings. I feel the patience and concentration my job demands allows me to think through my drawings better and get better results from that.

I've been working hard at Converse, and I've been working on several designs for my friend Britteny's band Oilhead. I'm looking forward to creating their cd booklet for their first album!

Other than that, my children's book is premiering soon! More details on the book launch soon! (It's April 7th at the UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester!)

Return of the Bam

Hello loved ones! So many things have happened in the last few months, it's legit ridic.

I moved, and I'm moving again at the end of the month to be closer to work. My best friend had a BABY! Hooray! I got hired at Converse Inc. as a kids footwear designer, and I'm STOKED. I love this job! It's all secret now, but I can't wait to show some of the stuff I've been working on. :) Other than that, I've been finishing up my children's book: Siegfried Goes to the Hospital. We're getting down to the wire, and I should be working on that rather than updating my blog...

Other than that, I've been working out details to start my own apparel/accessories brand. The title has had a lot of variations, but I've decided on BAMcatastrophe. I want to play up the cute character/terribly tragic aspect of my work. This will be my big project for the winter + beyond.


Character above is the Blamcat. He's my unofficial icon for BAMcatastrophe.


More news soon! Thanks for hanging in there! ALSO I MADE A NEW HEADER. The duder will be on my new business cards. :)

Return of the Jellofish

Jellofish & The Legend of the Pirate Rabbits, 18" x 24" Digital

Color study for my "Jellofish & The Legend of the Pirate Rabbits" painting I'm working on. It's going to be 18" x 24" when it's finished, a size I don't work at normally. I've been working on painting larger lately.

Lucky Cat Ghosts, 12" x 24" Acryla Gouache

ALSO ALSO ALSO Please look in this upcoming week's Weekly Dig for an illustration of mine. It should be the big spread in the middle of the magazine.


Ta!

Jellofish + Ghost Bunny Pirates

Jellofish & The Legend of the Pirate Rabbits, 11" x 14" Pencil

Basically my most brilliant drawing ever. I'm going to turn it into a big painting - still considering whether or not I want it to be lit by daylight or have everything glowing like at the deep depths of the ocean. Opinions?


Aside from that, I have work in the Boston Phoenix this week! 10 illustrations - my largest editorial endeavor so far. Also, if you read the "Failure" comic strip by the incredible Karl Stevens, I totally took the picture of him with the geese in this week's issue. Look at his amazing shit! He has a show coming up this month at the Carroll and Sons gallery in South Boston.

Wilnar, 4" x 5" Ballpoint Pen

Also, another little sketch that I did this week - soon to be another painting. I'm feeling inundated by freelancing and need to keep creating my own pieces to stay sane. It's what keeps me breathing during rough weeks like these.