fresh from my colored pencil - la record review covers issue 100

so the always-right-on folks at la record decided that for their 100th issue (and beyond) they would have the issue illustrators redraw the cover of the records that they would be reviewing, instead of just printing the actual covers. brilliant! so i had some quick fun with these. they are (in order) avi buffalo, magic lantern, brown & blue, and fraction.
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fresh from my pen/blade/mouse - ty segall

this illustration of san fran's one-man-band, ty segall, was created for la record's 100th issue!!! (congrats to them) most is a physical collage with some mouse manipulation added. it was printed (very unfortunately) in black & white, so here for you now is the proper full-color version.
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fresh from my recap - productive explosion

it has been way too long since my last entry. this is mainly do to how busy i have been over the last few months...busy being productive! posts to follow will include some of the recent designs and illustrations i've had a good time working on.
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fresh from my mouse - another for johnny

here's the lastest poster installment for good 'ol johnny o'donnell. there is a definite casual nod to the inspiration of art chantry in this design. thanks art and as always, thanks johnny.
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fresh from my happy place - the quarterly mélange: vol. 1 for the new la record comix section

well, i have to start by thanking tom from la.record for the hugely appreciated twisting of my arm to come up with something for the magazine's new comix section when the mag comes back with a Life magazine sized quarterly issue of goodness this month. (pick one up at {open}) the result is the first installment of 'the QM'. there will also be more frequent web comix coming soon on larecord.com.
tom, this one is for you.
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fresh from my mouse - surf city saloon

here's the latest design i've worked up for daniela deneault (thru mike galaxy).
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fresh from my pen - johnny o'donnell & big whup

here's the lastest installment for my good buddy johnny o'donnell and the great band big whup.
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fresh from my pen & mouse - leopold & his fiction

here's my latest poster design for the san francisco group leopold & his fiction. thanks to mike galaxy for asking me to do this one. here are two versions.
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fresh from my mouse - 3 years on 4th st. poster

here is the poster i designed for {open}'s 3 year anniversary on 4th st. and book release/music/poetry celebration.
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fresh from my pencil / pen / mouse - flyer design

here is the second design i've put together for johnny o'donnell. it's nice to be working with a theme for his show posters (see first design here).
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fresh from my mouse - matty byloos postcard

here's a recent design for an art exhibition / special event for the amazing artist and writer, matty byloos. come and see the show at {open} starting march 27th and going thru may 23rd. (photo of work supplied by the artist)
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fresh from my mouse - SXSW poster

thanks to mike galaxy for asking me to design the poster for his 11th annual day party at this year's SXSW festival. here are two versions. and check out other posters from the event here.
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fresh from my pencil - fulgeance

here's my latest installment for la record of the french producer/beat maker fulgeance.
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fresh from my pencil - flyer design

so i met a very nice guy named johnny o'donnell while hanging my prints up for the la record xmas party. he liked the work and even bought a hunter s. thompson print as i was putting them on the wall. very cool. so he asked if i would be interested in doing an illustration of his band. i said yes, of course. that one is in the works, but in the meantime he asked if i could do up a flyer for their upcoming show. and here it is.
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fresh from my pen - julie doiron

here's the latest piece for la record of singer julie doiron. it was drawn with a bic pen and re-realized enjoying the shading it has to offer. the backdrop is paisley wallpaper.
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LA RECORD x-mas party / art show '09

this year's LA Record x-mas party had an added bonus, an art show featuring it's visual contributers (curated by drew denny). for the occasion, i made a limited edition of 10 illustrations and sold them for $5. (prints still available. if interested in purchasing, please contact.) got a pretty decent response given the crowd and incredible distractions (most were of a liquid form.) here's a few pics after install and of the evening.
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fresh from my pen - the books

here be the latest installment to la record of the duet the books.

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sketchbook scan v.04

it's been a while since posts so i thought i would just throw this one out there.

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fresh from my pen - billy bragg

here be the latest piece for la record. it's of longtime songman billy bragg. in the interview he talks of his appreciation with and performing of beethoven. (the sheet music in the background is beethoven's last piece of written music.)
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