We are all so much more complicated then we seem.

Little painting I just finished for an upcoming show; We are all so much more complicated then we seem. Acrylic on illustration board, framed.

Demon Seed

Keep your eyes peeled for the Demon Seeds, coming soon to a wall or street sign near you.

Artspace 50/50

This Saturday April 30th is the Artspace 50/50 Fundraiser. I've got four pieces up that will be available in the art draw. There is still time to get your $100 draw tickets so you can come enjoy some drinks and claim a piece of art for yourself.
There is also tons of other great stuff in the draw by Stepenwill, Daryl Vocat, Peter Baron and many more.

Tickets can be purchased at Artspace or on the website;

artspace-arc.org

Hand Eagle Transformation

Modern medical marvels, hand eagle transformation disease.

I'm good thanks.

Now I am fully aware of the idea that, “I’m well” could in fact be the proper response to the question, “How are you?” As opposed to the more commonly used, “I’m good.” Though, like most others I have for as long as I can remember, been in the habit of saying, “I’m good.”
I am also fully aware that many nitpickers out there have chosen this little language discrepancy as their pet peeve. Well grammar snobs, your pet peeve has become my pet peeve. I find it so obnoxious when I respond to the friendly greeting with a perfectly polite, “I’m good thanks, how are you?” Only to receive an, “I’m well.” with an air of disapproval and an incredibly facetious annunciation added to the, well. Or even worse, some smartass remark on my incorrect use of the English language.
This used to make me feel bad and for some time I made an effort to say, “I’m well.” But old habits are hard to break and I kept reverting back to, “I’m good.” After a while, feeling inferior to the grammar gods turned into a certain anger towards the grammar gods and I just began to say, “I’m good.” in knowing defiance as opposed to by ignorance or habit.
Being the total nerd that I am, I did some Google searching today in an attempt better understand the facts behind the argument and low and behold I found my justification.

“Even though good is primarily an adjective, it is OK to say, "I am good": am is a linking verb, and you use adjectives after linking verbs. Most sources say well is reserved to mean “healthy” when it's used in this way. So if you are recovering from a long illness and someone is inquiring about your health, it's appropriate to say, “I am well,” but if you're just describing yourself on a generally good day and nobody's asking specifically about your health, a more appropriate response is, “I am good.”

Now if only I can memorize that last paragraph and recite it to the next pretentious shithead that tries to make me feel stupid for telling them, “I’m good.”

Reference;

Grammar.com
Yahoo Answers
Merriam-Webster

Works In Progress

Once again it has been a while since my last post. I’ve had quite a bit on my plate and unfortunately blogging sometimes gets shifted down my list of priorities. Amongst many other things I’ve been logging quite a few hours in the studio working on a new series of larger scale paintings. I don’t usually like to post in process photos but as these are going to take a great deal of time to complete and I hate to have an inactive blog I just thought I’d share.
The goal is to mount a show based this series. The concept of which focuses on the antiquated mythologies of a parallel universe. I have been showing quite a bit over the past 6 months but I anticipate withdrawing for about a year to really develop this body of work then shopping around for a venue. It is a bit of a shift from my older work but I feel it has refreshed me and got me excited about drawing again.
I will continue to post photos as things progress.