Hello Everyone!

I’m excited to finally say that Mad Science, my gallery show with Fabian Corona and Dave Carender, is opening this Saturday. It’s taking place at Lulubell Gallery and Toy Bodega in Tucson, AZ. There’s an opening reception from 6 to 9 pm.

Below are all of my pieces for the show with descriptions and prices. If you are interested in purchasing any of the pieces contact the gallery directly at (520) 622-5858.

The first 6 images are a series I’m calling “Disaster Tourism.” They are influenced by the kinds of vintage travel postcards that would tout various tourist destinations or roadside attractions. These images also include some sort of fantastical element that is somehow ruining the intended destination.

The right half of my wall contains the Disaster Tourism series.

Disaster Tourism: Vegas

Measuring 11×15 (11.25 x 15.25 including frame)
Painted in gouache and oils.
$375

(Click the below to see the rest of the images.)

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Hello All!

My wife bought me a Munny Tree Ornament this past Christmas. For those that don’t know, Munnys are customizable blank vinyl toys. You can get more information about them at the KidRobot website. For mine, since it was a Christmas gift, I decided to create a version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. I finally got a chance to complete it and it’s below.

The nose is a glass bead created by my friend Elaine.

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Secondly, I forgot to post the skateboard that I painted a few months ago! It’s for sale at my etsy shop so many of you may have already seen it. If not, it is posted below.

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Also, for future reference, I have posted both of these projects in the Miscellaneous Gallery to the left.

Thanks for reading!

Hey All,

Happy Holidays and such. Below you’ll find the illustration for my Christmas card this year. Enjoy!

Hey All,

I’ve found an open studio for life drawing here in Tucson called the Drawing Studio.

I’ve attended the past couple weeks and now I’ve updated my sketchbook thread over on the Ten Ton message boards with the results. Look for that thread to be updated on a regular basis as long as I can make it to each week’s session.

Be aware that the link above does contain mild drawn nudity if you want to steer clear of that sort of thing.

Hey All,

I’ve started my Weekly Influence back up over at the Ten Ton Studios website. This week I wrote about Frank Frazetta.

Check it out and visit the Ten Ton message board to join the conversation about Frazetta’s influence!

Phil