This was one of my favorite panels.

Find the difference between morning and night.

This was in the time piece vestibule as you enter the store on 63rd and Madison.

I stink at being a tourist and checking out the sites you are “suppose” to take pictures of. I still have a great time usually. Amsterdam was really cool as a place and the people I met were great. I accompanied my girl, Molly Crabapple, for her book signing for ABC Bookstore. It went very well. We made some new friends and met some I already new.

Klaas. I met him in the US last year at a caricature convention. He lives a few hours outside of Amsterdam and came in to hang out.

Malia and her husband Highland had a boat and took us around the canals. Molly and Malia ignored Highland and I as we all had a great time.

Not their boat.

I’ve done a few things since June. I’m behind. Amsterdam! I went to Amsterdam. I have the flight stubs to prove it. More on that later.

I helped Travis Louie finish framing up and delivering his show at Joshua Liner Gallery. It was fun for me anyway. Travis of course had to deal with all the little details. I just helped where needed. I drove a nice little 2007 Shelby Cobra Mustang GT500 up to the Rhinebeck area. This time I managed to avoid the deer on the way and going back. What a sweet car! Ballsy! Digging the Mustangs lately.

Travis’ driveway. This car looks cool no matter where you park…. example below.

Supermarket.

Travis next to Mr Pumpkinhead. These were some of his largest paintings. He said he wanted to collaborate with me on a really big painting. We’ll see if either of us has the time. HA!

Parnelli Jones 2007 Mustang, Amsterdam, Hermes windows, will get their own entries. I’ve been doing some cool stuff.

Sneak peak. Inspired by an oil disaster. Some times you just have to address the latest crime against ourselves and the ensuing stupidty. Just like there is a kiddie ride depicting the Titanic at street fairs, I think a month or two after the oil spill is resolved, the parts of the country not directly affected will completely forget how terrible this is. This is a pencil drawing done for a show curated by Jason D’aquino that will appear in a group show with a ton of brilliant, cream of the crop, best of the best, the “Fantastic” in 4, the “kick” in ass, the “awe” in some, artists!… um, I’ll just post  it here then. I don’t think I’ll be able to top those accolades. I also can’t believe I spelled “accolades” correctly!

“Come in the oil is fine”

I will have a table in artist’s alley at New York Comic Con this Oct. Why would I mention that? you might ask. What would I see at your table Fred? I’m glad you asked, person I can’t see reading these words. Here is a page from Mirror World created and written by Thad Williams. Characters designed by me from Thad’s descriptions. It went two issues and the company went belly up.

Mirror World could have been set in New Mexico. Fred, why would you mention NM out of the blue like that? Why, this lets me bring up how the air force painting is going! I just have these brilliant segue. It’s sick, I know.

And speaking of cars…

2002 M2 BMW. Stopped in Mt Kisko, NY to pick up Mark Texeira (TEX) and then drove up to visit Mr. Travis Louie farther upstate. Along the way, I managed to hit a deer in the ear with the left headlight of the car. It put a dent in the trip.

Along the way, Tex’s cat demonstrated that death can also be a present to be laid on Tex’s doorstep.

More later!

Even if I’m not painting as much, I’m always looking.

Good night.

My trip to Holloman Air Force Base…

White Sands, NM

Predator in the hanger.  Or the civilized way to kill people?

Toranado in the German Air Force. Soon to be obsolete.

Track to nowhere. Holloman AFB.

Lecture at Fashion Institute of Art (FIT) tomorrow! Wed. March 24th 2010.

Come see me mumble my way through how I got my first job in illustration if you are in New York City! And maybe a beer afterword.

I’ll explain later.

Thank you for everyone who made it to the opening at Last Rites Gallery on Feb. 6th!

All photos by Steve Prue. Last Rites Gallery Feb. 6th 2010

with Paul Booth, and Nick Baxter.

My neighbors came out to support! Marianna and Urs.

Marisa Kakoulas and I don’t remember that dude’s name.

Stepano and Dragon. AMAZING artists!

Molly Crabapple looking hot as usual.

Marc Block, me and, Molly.

Curator Andrew Michael Ford and Anthony Pontius.

Richard Meyer, and Troy Frantz.

“Warmed Staples” oil on panel. 18″ x 24″

Detail of “Warmed Staples”

Detail of “Eyes in the back of my ass”. The full painting is 8″ x 10″ oil on panel and gold leaf (unframed)  The colors are a little more vibrant on these paintings than shown here. Just saying.

I’m teasing the parts of the paintings for now. Hopefully I’m not aggravating  everyone with showing just parts. I want people who come to the gallery to enjoy the whole painting once they see the unedited originals. “Warmed Staples” as shown above is the whole painting. I think I need to show full paintings here and there. Last Rites will have them up soon.

I’m available for commissions of people and animals, just in case anyone was wondering.