Unloading My Art

this is my last post for over a week! i'm going to LA to play a show and meetings and a podcast and maybe another podcast and Vidcon. come see me there if you're going!



the guy that requested this didn't respond after i emailed him a picture to say it's finished and to get his address. now i have a painting of a cross with no one to take it. that's a tough one to pawn off on somebody, even when they ask for any subject i want to paint.

"here's this vague religious symbol! ok, i didn't really want to paint it. you're just getting someone's reject. or the result of a changed email address. or a message incorrectly marked as spam. really, any number of things could have gone wrong. so you get a cross."

Accuracy Is My Top Priority

this is the second painting titled "Companion Cube" in my gallery but it's actually the first companion cube i've ever painted. the other one is a Storage Cube that the requester named incorrectly in his email. i didn't realize it until after i had posted the painting and one of my coworkers pointed out the error. it's taken 6.5 years but now i've issued a correction on my blog.

Niche Art

this is a painting of the old United States Civi Defense logo for a self-proclaimed history nut that's also into emergency management. i guess this painting will resonate well with its target market of one.

No Longer 3/5 Mage

this character is a black mage. Final Fantasy IV is better at naming than Kingdom Hearts.

Took a Couple Proton Packs to Get Him in There

he looks so harmless. poor little ghosty trapped in that no symbol. also, i had to Google for the name of the "no symbol". it's also known as the prohibition sign, no sign, circle-backslash symbol, nay, or universal no.

Long Sleeves to Tank Top to Nothing

the younger you get in this family, the less clothes you have to wear.

Dad Had Me Paint the Things He Made and Married

half of this painting's genes came from the painting before it. the other half came from the guy that commissioned it.