Showchicken

Boat

2008-05-18T18:21:00.003Z

Boat design commissioned for a friend's birthday. Kind of a much more relaxed style of drawing for me... less precise, less time spent on the computer... much more fun to do. Took me a while to realise that the messier I am, the more fun the drawing and usually the better the end result.

Composition hasn't had much thought go into it but I think it's still a nice little drawing... something to develop upon.

2008-01-02T10:29:00.000Z

Christmas gift for someone.

Stalker

2007-09-27T13:01:00.001Z

Henderson-Take-1

2007-09-21T10:45:00.001Z

Henderson-Take-1
Originally uploaded by showchicken

Just going through some old folders to find work I can submit for something and found these I did a couple months back.

They aren't finished but they were in preparation for this: www.flickr.com/photos/showchicken/563752948/

2007-08-13T09:23:00.000Z

Well my work for Kika & Bob is in it's final stretch (the final episode!)... so I thought I'd get away from the clean lines of Illustrator and get a bit messy in photoshop. Nice to be able to do my own stuff.

2007-04-23T11:16:00.000Z

Dot The Eyes (Website to be updated shortly)

This year's Dot The Eyes will take place In A place called Common May 5th, 6th & 7th. Participating artists will include:

Dist
Elph
Guy Mckinley
Lennard Schuurmans
Matt Sewell
Miss Lotion
Nellie
RichT
Ruse
Showchicken

Over the course of 3 days, there will be artists to watch and art to buy. Including limited edition posters (see mine above)

Whoop.

2006-12-15T10:22:00.000Z

One thing I've learnt with painting canvases is plan plan plan. The whole painting process feels so alien to me so here's me little photoshop mock up for the canvas for the Bad Note show at the Dragon Bar. Just a simple painting because I didn't have much time. Big thanks to Guy McKinley and my lovely Catherine for their skills on the touching up and hairdryers on paint while we panicked to get the work to the exhibition before the organiser could say "too late boys".

New Pictoplasma Book

2006-11-21T09:47:00.000Z

The new pictoplasma book is small and perfectly formed.

The series of character encyclopaedias seem to have improved with each addition... getting weirder and more wonderful as they go. Well worth a look, and well worth the money.

Also I managed to get a couple of pieces in it. Which makes me happy.

PICTOPLASMA

Angels Die Hard

2006-11-20T09:49:00.000Z

[illustration by me]

ANGELS DIE HARD:

An Art Show of Imaginary Biker Gangs

Nov. 27TH - DEC. 14th

[link to website]

IN CO-ORDINATION WITH ABE LINCOLN JR., THE UNIVERSITY UNION GALLERY AT SACRAMENTO STATE PRESENTS: ANGELS DIE HARD FROM NOV. 27TH - DEC. 14TH

Angels Die Hard is a new art show opening at the University Union Gallery at Sacramento State. Running from Nov 27 - Dec. 14th, Angels Die Hard is an homage to the low budget biker films of the mid 20th Century. Abe Lincoln Jr. has brought together an eclectic group of over 40 artists and designers for this show. The challenge for the artists? To create and imaginary biker gang and then make a vest or jacket with the gang's name and insignia on the back to represent their fictional outlaws. A partial list of noted artists participating in the show: Cupco! (AUS), The Little Friends of Printmaking (U.S.), UPSO (U.S.), Steve 'Ribs' Weissmann (U.S.), The Little Friends of Printmaking (U.S.), Huck Gee (U.S.), Pure Evil (U.K.), S. Faustina (U.S.), MCA of Evil Design (U.S), Mr. Pinks (U.K.), What What (U.K.), The Hiberts (U.S.) and Abe Lincoln Jr. (U.S.) just to name a few

The opening for the show will be on Thursday Nov. 30th from 6 - 9pm. The opening will feature live painting from Pure Evil, Mr Pinks, Mats!?! and Abe Lincoln Jr.

Twig Monster

2006-11-14T15:25:00.000Z

Yes. There is such a thing.

Goodbye Fotolog

2006-11-14T11:20:00.000Z

Fotolog has now started with massive ads above pictures. I don't think I will return.

Walking

2006-11-14T11:06:00.000Z

Must be looking for channel five... the reception is always a bit dodgy.