KARIN'S SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

And boy, was she surprised!
Visit her blog to read the whole story..Here's my contribution.

PART FOUR

This story will taken to completion and hopefully published in the form of a TPB.

Look for this chapter to appear in the next Atomic Lead anthology....If it will fit.

Its a big one and this chapter will not disappoint.

MUPPET RAWKS 2 Pics are up!

It was a great show and a great turnout at Ouchmyeye last Saturday! Lawrence Ruelos did a bang up job and it was a real eye opener helping out and seeing how much work getting one of these events takes when trying to get it off the ground.
We were lucky enough in all the hustle and bussle to have some keen eyed photographers show up and capture the moment.
My good friend and fellow artist, Lara, managed to take pics of most if not all the pieces, so a tip of the hat to her!
Here is a link to her Flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60058591@N00/sets/72157617932079510/

Thank you, Lara!

To all the folks who come out and support this event from making the art, to coming down to see it on the wall, we do this for you and for the sake of having a fun time! So a big thank you to friends, new and old.
-M

MUPPET RAWKS 2 !

Pasted over from Aug's blog:

This Saturday will be the opening night for Muppet Rawk 2 at Ouch My Eye Gallery in Seattle, WA.
There will also be prints for sale of most of the pieces the night of the opening.This month, Seattle's EMP will also have a huuuuge Jim Henson exhibit. The exhibition features 100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards that illustrate Henson’s talent as a storyteller and visionary. That exhibit will be up from May 23rd-August 16th. That is a definite DO NOT MISS exhibit. Can't wait to check that out.Well, I just handed you a double dosage of Muppets that you will be able to check out this month if you're in Seattle.

MUPPET RAWK2 info:Opening reception May 9th, 8pm, 21 plusGallery hours are Monday - Saturday, 12-5pm, First Thursday and by appointment.

Emerald City Comicon..annnnd....... SCENE!

First a big thanks to the Sir Augustine of Pagan for the sharing of his booth. I had a great time and a bit of a wake up call as to what the peeps want to see from artists.I appreciated the local support and was super stoked to see familiar faces from then and now...Mentors,fellow coworkers/friends, thank you for the love and kind words, folks.

Met and interacted with a lot of people I really admire and were big influences.

Alberto Ruiz-Super cool nice guy and talented like nobody else I know.

Doug Sneyd-Famous Playboy artist of 45 years ( legend).

Adam Hughes-Managed to look up and grunt, while being swamped with commission work.

Eric Canete-Was just there as a fan, but I turned the tables and told him I was a fan of his work.

Super nice guy.His art is bursting off the page with intense energy.Amazing artist.

Mike Mignola was the signing machine and he did it with great humility for two days.

The CHAMP gave back to the folks who line his pockets fer sure.

So many others, but its all geek speak, so I will spare you.

A BIG THANK YOU to my lovey for all her help and support. She really gave me the time and help to make it all possible and is my #1 fan of what I do. A lucky guy doesn't even begin to describe it.

MWAH!

Whil Wheaton loves cool Whip, babes.

-M

PS Our neighbor Edward Pun has a great four part coverage and was prepared with his camera.Get over there already and visit his blog!!! He pretty much sums up my experience in images. NICE ONE, Edward! And my daughter loves her Batgirl drawing.

This Saturday...ART JAM 4!!!!

It's time for the fourth Art Jam down in good ol' Georgetown. show. This Saturday, local artists from near and far will come together to create live art that will then be sold that night at the bar.

There will be the usual band of artists creating new art, and as usual, the jams will be pumping all night long. Also, for those of you that haven't been to the the 9lb Hammer in awhile, it's been supersized! That means more room for art, and more room for drinkers. If you're unfamiliar with Art Jam, check out some of the old shows here, here, and here.

Anyway, that's the scoop.

Hope to see you there.

ARTJAM IV

Saturday, April 18, 2009 at

8PM - 2AM

9lb Hammer

6009 Airport Way SouthSeattle, WA

Emerald City ComicCon- come on down! April 4th-5th.

Its that time for Emerald City Comicon. I'll be in Artist Alley with prints to sell and a sketchbook that has been a long time coming.It wouldn't have been possible, except for the gracious and talented artist that goes by Augie Pagan who has given me space in his booth. Augie will have some AMAZING art to show in the form of prints for sale that will put a smile on yer face and say, "Oh heck yeah! This guys knows how to have fun with art!" If you don't know him yet, get familiar with him over at http://theaugblog.blogspot.com/ and say hi to our neighbor Edward Pun as well.

I will have five high quality prints made by Chromaworks for sale.They all vary in size and subject matter, but are all crowd pleasers. As for my sketchbook, it's a whopping 43 pages of black and white art and was a blast to make and, I hope, a blast to look at and own.

The Emerald City show looks to be another huge blow out with tons of great guests. Adam Hughes, Adi Granov,Joseph Michael Linser are just a few of the top knotch talent coming...

So, come on down April 4th -5th and show some love for local talented folks like us.We are the small fish in the big pond, but we promise you good art and a good time!

Excelsior!!

Collage of doodles and recent work.

the Batman

This storyboard practice was based on a chapter from DC Comic's Batman comic issue #400.
Having had to have this done quickly to prove my chops, I chose a portion of that comic to board out and still make sense without having to rely on the grand scope of the entire issue. It had a great pacing by the great Joe Kubert and was economically swift in moving that part of the story along without being dull.

Random fun.

Illustrations and some random fun

SAM SEVERN'S COSMIC RAY FILM

Concepts from Sam Severn's Sci fi film set here in the 1970's NW about a teen pop star on the run from her psycho manager and his strange henchmen. And there is a little benevolent alien living in the palm of her hand.....This film has it all.

MISC

The following images were from initial pitch ideas and various styles from current and past projects for games that never cleared the finish line.