Slayers

For a COW that was closed earlier than stated. I had no clue.... oh well.

Our Nature

Its been a while since I've updated! The Morae River was featured on io9.com recently. That was quite a surprise! The book seems to be selling pretty well so far, although I'll be taking it down at the end of November. I initially wanted to take a break from the project but it really isn't letting up - as in I can't stop thinking about it. I'm assuming this is a good thing and I'll keep working on the project although I'll be slowing up a bit due to other projects.
Also, the Morae River show went great! Thanks to everyone who came out to see the work! I really appreciate all of your support! I'll be opening a store online soon to sell some of the prints I have from APE. I'll make an announcement through all of the various web portals I frequent once that is set up.
I'll be posting some new work on brynnart.com and this blog once the art "goes live" so keep an eye out for that.
This Tuesday I'll be giving a demo at CCA in Bob Ciano's Typography for Illustrators class. I'll be going through how I color animals for The Morae River in photoshop. I will be filming my process and will hopefully have it on here and HeyTutti.com. That should exciting, I don't think I've ever talked about how I work so it should be interesting.
I'm starting to get some work done for "Tiger Tea" - a children's book I had an idea for a while back. I had made a smaller dummy of the book and am now looking to finish it. I won't be uploading too much work from it until the final sample book is created.
Most of my time is now going to filling up FishHook Studio.com which has been suffering from neglect. I might even drop it all together and squeeze it into brynnart.com to make things simple. I'll have to think about it...
Other than that I'm just trying to get to December. The image above is just a random drawing I decided to take to color...it isn't really finished. 

APE is around the corner and Im getting excited to be around an amazing collection of people this weekend. The Morae River book won't be ready for APE but It will be here for the show at the end of this month. Its really starting to look finished now and Im excited to hold it in my hands. I will have prints and a few smaller items for sale at my table this weekend. If you like comics and art, I recommend you come out and see whats up. It's going to be a really great event!
The Morae River exhibition will also be hosting a donation which goes toRiverNetwork.org, an organization that helps restore rivers in America. Im hoping it all works out, I should be receiving all the paperwork soon to make it "official".
Midterms are almost over but are taking up more time than I'd like. Im ready for this semester to be over...

Info on the image above can be found here ---> Miku

Sabulo

The Sci Fi show at the glen was a success! We had a good turn out and way too much fun. Thanks to all of my friends who came out to support us!

I’m currently working on the foam-core boards for the Morae River show coming in October. They take some time to construct and format but I think the final presentation will look similar to a museum display. Some of the work is going slower than I’d like but most of it seems to be falling into place.

I’ve also decided to actually fill up a sketchbook this semester. You can expect to see more sketch work on here soon. I have a tendency to be afraid of sketchbooks and leave them half way through. The result is a lot of sketchbooks in my studio, half filled and wasted, as I don’t really return to them.

Classes are going well so far, my last 18 units! They are all very interesting classes but all have an enormous amount of reading to get done every week. I just have to keep up…

Science Fiction

This upcoming Friday the Red Tail Mardik will make a “mini-appearance” at “The Glenn” in El Cerrito. I’ll be showing with some very talented artists and so if you live in the area I suggest you stop by. The Glenn is part of the El Cerrito’s Stockton Art Stroll in which viewers walk down stockton to visit multiple galleries. So if you can, come out, see some art and bring some friends!

Howl

Another doodle. I took an old face and gave him a body.

Im currently laying down layouts for my show and its turning out to be a tight squeeze for all I would like to include. I have a lot of text that needs to be legible for the average sized person and so hanging everything at eye level is a good idea. This is proving to be quite the task. Printing all of the drawings and text will be interesting.

Im nervous about Tuesday. I don’t really like to fly. I’m always a wreck on the plane and I can never sleep through it. I am looking forward to some time to relax though. This summer has been pretty crazy and has gone by way too fast.

I start my final semester in exactly one week…

Blue

A doodle to keep me distracted from work I should be doing....

Lions

This last weekend was nice despite all of the craziness. We met up with some old friends for dinner at their house. Gary Lion is a member at the country club where I used to work as a waitress. He and his wife, Linnea are a very great couple, both being fans of art, music, and food. They are incredibly generous and have invited us over twice to enjoy "Smokin' Lion BBQ". Gary Lion is a two time champion of a regional BBQ competition so needless to say the chicken was pretty amazing.

Been working on a new animal for the Morae River Project, expect drawings soon. Here is some writing for the animal:

"The Red Tailed Mardik

(cerisum celeripes)

Red Tailed Mardiks are one of the largest tree climbers in the High Wood. Males can weigh up to 11 kilograms and females about 9. They have rough, loose hides and large dewclaws that are incredibly flexible, which they use for climbing though the canopy. They are swift animals, jumping and dashing through the branches in search of food and potential mates, using their long tails for balance.

There are 4 species of Mardik that inhabit the High Wood and they are all distant relatives to the Bala, a large carnivore that resides in the flatlands further south. All Mardiks are omnivores except the Pygmy Mardik, whose diet consists entirely of leaves and plant matter.

Mardiks are loud, energetic animals and are very curious. They call out to each other, making high-pitched yelps to let rival groups know of their presence. Red Taileed Mardiks are social animals and live in groups up to 15 strong. They are governed by a dominant male..."

I am also currently working on a t-shirt design for CCA using the Chimera I designed a few posts back. I will post those soon as well.

Teeth in the grass

I saw this on the way to work today. I love walking to work because I find things like this. Oakland seems to be full of inside jokes represented by graffiti and symbols all over the place. I think its great that the internet and the street are so closely intertwined. Im sure most might find it somewhat sad, but I am really fascinated by it. I've seen so many things around the street that somehow manifest as jokes on the internet.

One week left of Pre college. The program has been a success despite some minor "road bumps" along the way. The kids are in crunch week and so they are dropping like flies with sickness and exhaustion. I forget that I've had about 4 years practice with this way of living. I am ready for a good ending to this thing next week.

The Morae River has been suffering a bit due to my 9-5 schedule but things will pick up in August. Its incredibly hard to balance a full time job, art, and life these days. I feel that Its something that will take a long time to learn and I hope to avoid it all together by keeping my profession art related soon.

I have been writing a bit about a new species that will show up on TheMoraeRiver.com soon but I like to take breaks painting something fun. This was an old sketch that I decided to give a second chance. Im hoping to have it done this weekend.

Brown

Taking a break from writing about a new species to be seen on The Morae River.com soon. Im not sure what this sketch is accomplishing but I thought it was cute. ^^

We are half way through Pre College and so far things have been running somewhat smoothly. I was invited by Dugald Stermer to give a talk along with him and Ashley Benham about the illustration department and what it has to offer to students. We covered other things, such as working for clients and how illustration is turning out to be incredibly flexible these days. I went well enough and I think the students really enjoyed Dugald and they asked a good amount of questions. Barron Storey was out of town for his show down in L.A. and so I took the students to the Cartoon Art Museum for the time we were at Yerba Buena Park. It was lots of fun and I suggest you go there if you live in the bay area. The show up now is pretty amazing. They all seemed to enjoy it and are turning out to be a very good bunch.

I also finished the Earthquake Dragon that can be viewed on FishHookStudio.com