Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Sum Arts Fest 2009

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and said hello! Unfortunately, I lost some of the photos of the people I met! Something about not pressing the camera button or holding the damned thing too long or not long enough. I've had this camera for almost four months WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME. But I have enough to maybe give anybody who didn't go a peek at what they missed.
A big -nay- a HUGE congrats to David Loera who won the raffle for the Comic-Dirge painting giveaway! Expect your prize in the mail soon! Thanks to everyone who participated!

December Update-Too much Too fast

SUM ARTS FEST
SAT+SUN December 12, 13 11am-7pm
Mikey's Place
3100 Harrelson St.
I'm going to have my own table selling some art prints, comic books and giving away most of it. It's supposed to be a huge community event, featuring art, music, and performances from the locals of Las Cruces. Here's the nifty flyer I've been posting around town.
Also, Subhuman track 4 is out and available to be picked up at certain spots around town. You can even email me and I'll be happy to send you a copy! Here's some spots you can pick these bad boys up:

The Tattoo Company
1900 S. Espina Ste. 5. 575-526-7113

I got a brand new tattoo from these guys (shout out to Ian, Sam and Cameron)and it's looks fuggin' badass. Pictures as soon as I get the final touches!

Phat Glass
1211 East Idaho Avenue, Las Cruces, NM (575) 647-2555‎
These guys are always cool and have some pretty awesome stuff in the shop.

Supplies are extremely limited, and since they're FREE, they go FAST. Go go go!

WIP - The Art of Conversation

Just wanted to give everyone a sneak peak at the linework for my next illustration. Enjoy!

Better Late...

Buddy of mine hired me to draw two different pin ups for a sleeve tattoo he's getting today. I had about a two day timeline to get these done but they came out ok considering. I only used a few colors on each one to give it a little bit of that old rock-a-billy event poster look. That and I'm not to sure what tattoo art limitations are. I don't think the tattoo artist will able to get all the detail I have in there, but it's there if he needs it. Also tried to make the proportion and gesture of the figures interesting just in case the tattoo guy decides not to pay attention to line weight. Just wish I had more time to do the whole sleeve for him.

Busy Beaver

The cover of the coming Subhuman.

Super Max High Five Awesome!

Super Max High Five Awesome!

Sketchdump!

Hey everyone, have some sketches. These are some my favorite odds and ends from the last several months. To do lists, inks, pencils, whatever, it's all here. Enjoy.

Tattoo flash by the Breeze and November Plans

Here's the flash the Breeze did for me recently. It's already been inked on my left forearm, but is yet to be finished. Once it's done and fully healed, pictures will be posted! A big thanks to Breeze for the amazing piece of art! Also, for anybody interested, Robert Crumb's massive undertaking of illustrating the complete book of Genesis was finally released a few weeks ago. Here's a blurb from his newsletter:

Robert, in accordance with his agreement with W.W. Norton Company (the publisher of his latest book), will spend much of this autumn promoting Genesis. In late September he will hold a two day press event in Paris, and in the middle of October start his press tour of the US in New York City. From there he is headed to Richmond, Virginia. From there he attends an event in L.A. where all 200+ pages of the original art which comprises the book will be shown at the Hammer Museum. From L.A. he goes up to San Francisco where he will do some interviews but also take some time off to visit friends. In the middle of November he goes to the University of Texas in Austin to finish the tour. Upon his return to France, he looks forward to beginning the new book he and Aline plan to do together.

I definitely want to head out and meet the old fart. Plans are still in a fetal stage, but I'm not going to miss this! McThrill Sounded interested in meeting him too, so maybe a road trip is in order.

Insomnia

I occasionally suffer from tinnitus, which is the fancy term for "ringing in the ears." During the day it's not really a problem. But when I can't sleep at night, the ringing gets worse and worse, until it feels like it is the cause of my insomnia, rather than the other way around.

Sketchbook Dump

Finished my sketchbook last night. This one took longer than the last few and it may have been all the events, new job, and fluff of hair and dead skin that grows everywhere that never stops never stops never stops. Anyway, theses are my favorites. Mostly portraiture and warm up drawings from magazines and photos,

El Paso Anime Con '09

Wow, this one is a late update if I've ever heard of one. Epac was a great success! We sold plenty of prints, got to meet a ton of good people and even made some friends along the way! The feel good story of the month! Congratulations to Beth from El Paso who won the raffle for the Steam Machines painting! Thanks to all who entered, next year we plan to have more stuff to give away and an even larger amount of prints and drawings! Again, thanks to all who attended and stopped by our table. We'll see you all next year!

Crime Pays

hey guys, ill be in cruces tomorrow (may 30th-june 7th) taking vacation after we just had the E3 crunch! if you wanna draw for a little at village inn or wherever then call me up or just let me know when and what day you guys meet up. 575-202-2672

-mitch

Commission - Finished!

I'm calling this one finished.

W.I.P. - My First Portrait Commission

Just thought I'd share a little WIP shot of my latest piece. I just finished inking, and am ready to begin the coloring process.

The actual size of this piece is 10" by 18", although I scanned it with the intent of printing it larger. This is my first major piece where I've used brushes for the inking. They're a lot of fun, I would recommend them to everyone because they are just that awesome.

Also, as the title would indicate, I was commissioned to do this piece by a guy on a website I frequent. He's even paying me money for it, surprisingly. So I guess I can add "freelance illustration" to my list of jobs now, too.

A Little Less than Human

SUBHUMAN, a small format comic by Steammachines member Enigmata! Subhuman is a collection of short "stories" not intended for children or the squeamish. The preview issue is FREE for your taking and available at the following locations:

The Cave
2645 Missouri Avenue Suite 2
Las Cruces, NM 88011
(575) 521-9244

Black Rat Tattoo
1770 S Telshor Blvd
Las Cruces, NM 88011
(575) 521-4699

Phat Glass
1211 E Idaho Ave
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 647-2555‎

The Tattoo Co.
1900 S Espina St # 5
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 526-7113‎

The first issue can be bought for only $2 at:
The Cave
2645 Missouri Avenue Suite 2
Las Cruces, NM 88011
(575) 521-9244

Fly to the shops and pick one up now! Fly fly fly!

Making the Leap Into Color

I've been makingg a conscious effort lately to use color in my pieces, and to create more "finished" works of art. Here are my two most recent finished pieces.

The horse was a birthday gift for my mom. Or rather, will be a birthday gift for my mom - I haven't actually had it printed yet. Full size, it will be 2 feet by 1 foot.