All My Pistachios

PENCIL/INK/SCAN/PHOTOSHOP/REPEAT∞

2012-01-27T14:02:00.000-08:00

Colored the B/W deck design for Corpse Corps.
It was fun. It's snowing in MPLS. And I need food.
PS / PEEP THE NEW TUMBLR UPDATE!

2012 Updatez.

2012-01-20T15:38:00.001-08:00

Did a screenprint for FRONT MAG for an show they're having.
Every artist got a girl assigned and I got India Reynolds.
She aiiight. Go see the show if you happen to be in the London area.
Moleskinez as well.

Mole's Kin

2011-12-20T17:46:00.001-08:00

I take mad screen grabs of movies when I
watch them illegally online so I have something
interesting to doodle from when I get around to it.

Messing with some gouache and acrylic ink
with some microns and india ank.

November Pain Podcast

2011-12-20T17:45:00.000-08:00

Please check out my new 24 min podcast for da STEAKMOB!
GET IT RIGHT HERE.
Gracias.

Paginas..Y Paginas...

2011-12-07T02:50:00.000-08:00

Mi inspiración recientemente.

Sky's The Limit

2011-11-30T14:02:00.000-08:00

Spread I just finished for an article about wireless gaming.
Thanks to Marcela Huerta.

KEEP MPLS NICE*

2011-11-22T13:14:00.001-08:00

Imposters Beware*

2011-11-15T15:46:00.000-08:00

If anyone ever finds a page of my art on Facebook,
it ain't me.
I have not and will not be making any Facebook pages
for my work.
Someone's got a very shrunken self worth

eleven eleven eleven

2011-11-11T11:42:00.001-08:00

Some more play.

Ammo Magazine Submission*

2011-11-09T16:05:00.000-08:00

Made a lil' illustration for an Ammo Mag. artist feature.
I added a color background but it'll be printed in greyscale.

Good Vibe City

2011-11-06T19:55:00.000-08:00

Twas a helluva weekend. Full of laughs. SloSlyLove came though.

Bought a new Micron

2011-11-01T12:33:00.000-07:00

DEPHECT Shirt by Adepterrrr

2011-10-30T13:26:00.000-07:00

Made a shirt graphic for the DEPHECT folks across the pond.
Taking a break from the brush lines lately.
Too much stress sometimes.

Those Who Cannot Remember the Past

2011-10-30T12:47:00.000-07:00

...Are Condemned to Repeat It.
Now get back to work.

Catch Lungs + One Be Lo Poster

2011-10-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

Father Damien

2011-10-26T16:00:00.000-07:00

Exorcist poster for the Gods and Monsters show in Minneapolis at Cult Status

Promiscuous Homosapiens

2011-10-21T18:12:00.000-07:00

Going to see Paranormal Activity tonight...
Happy 666 month.
Get scurred.

The Fly Trap Cover

2011-10-19T10:57:00.001-07:00

Working on album art for my dude Futuristic
out in Los Angeles.
Check the progress

Random Shit Vomit

2011-10-18T02:02:00.000-07:00

Here's some of the stuff I've been working on and doodling.

Hotel Confessions

2011-10-17T13:10:00.001-07:00

The homie Myke Charles single cover.

Fail

2011-10-04T19:14:00.000-07:00

Da Number Ten

Swug Sweg Swig Swog

2011-10-02T15:49:00.000-07:00

STEAKMOB IZ SCREENPRINTING

2011-09-29T20:51:00.000-07:00

Check the progress on our Denver show in Octoberrrrrrr at Indy Ink.
Get details @ STEAKMOB

Confidence.

2011-09-28T02:47:00.000-07:00

Word is Bond...James Bond.

2011-09-23T02:21:00.000-07:00

Doodling while watching 007 Moonraker. Holler.

Type-og-riffy

2011-09-22T10:19:00.000-07:00

jtfhjtvkajdsfnkfgkfg

arhghgkh

2011-09-21T03:39:00.001-07:00

bleghb.

2011-09-21T03:17:00.001-07:00

DJ NEX POSTER

2011-09-17T12:48:00.000-07:00

RIP Brother Mahdi.
Made this poster for the event in his honor.
Messing with some ornate victorian shit.

Lettering Styles Junk

2011-09-17T12:39:00.000-07:00

Messing around getting familiar with the smaller copic marker.
I'm hoping it runs out quick so I can fill it with india ink.

MCAD Gouache Demo

2011-09-14T21:50:00.000-07:00

Did a little demo for an MCAD illustration
class called Tools of the Trade.
I pretty much suck at explaining art while doing art.
Painted Trinity, Patrick & Rocky

Kick, Hat, Snare

2011-09-11T11:27:00.000-07:00

Boom-bap. Chisel tip Copic.

Playing with paint

2011-09-08T15:08:00.000-07:00

Living up to my word so far to start painting more.
Some mail art for a friend. Felt good to work from my head.

New Moleskine

2011-09-08T01:58:00.001-07:00

No more slackalackin.

Scantron

2011-09-07T02:01:00.000-07:00

3rd print for STEAKMOB show in Denver in October.

This one got difficult. But I prevailed I think.

Zoom

2011-09-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

Scanned a detail of a moleskine drawing.
I just think hi-res detail zooms look cool.

Gig

2011-09-06T00:23:00.001-07:00

Gonna get some extra cash and draw some caricatures for Knock Inc.
Submitting this one of my roomate Eric Gorvin to prove to Knock I can do this.

Bleh.

2011-09-04T13:57:00.001-07:00

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HUSTLE

2011-09-03T15:29:00.000-07:00

And another one for GOOD Magazine web.
This article is about the dilemmas of big city livin' or staying
cozy at home and everything in between.

Original ink in below posttttt

Enikselom

2011-09-03T13:25:00.000-07:00

Rejoice with old friends and old paint.

Chisel-Tip Fun...

2011-09-02T16:17:00.000-07:00

Doodling shit.

New Podcast Cover

2011-09-02T15:53:00.000-07:00

I made a new podcast for STEAKMOB* and made this
cover for it. Go download/listen to it at STEAKMOB*

Some New Shit.

2011-08-28T01:27:00.000-07:00

GOOD magazine illustration and an album cover or something.

Well Played

2011-08-24T01:43:00.000-07:00

Another piece for the STEAKMOB show in Denver, first Friday of October.

Lisuras

2011-08-23T16:40:00.000-07:00

STEAKMOB* Nostalgia

2011-08-22T19:30:00.000-07:00

Working on pieces for the STEAKMOB show in Denver happening in October.
Here's my first piece finished.

GOOD Mag. Hustlin' #4

2011-08-21T19:36:00.000-07:00

One more illustration for GOOD Magazine's website.
This article is about our generation having to work shitty jobs.

New Album Cover

2011-08-17T14:04:00.000-07:00

Did a new album cover for I SELF DEVINE on the Rhymesayers label.
I also made a tumblr for All My Pistachios finally.

GOOD article #2

2011-08-08T14:04:00.000-07:00

Doing GOOD illustrations once a week for 2 months.
Here's the one I just did for an article about taking a year off.

Logo shit.

2011-08-03T13:07:00.000-07:00

Making a new logo for my homie.
His emcee name is now Myke Charles.
Vectorized the sketch and made it nice and clean.

STEAKMOB* LAUNCH

2011-08-02T18:43:00.000-07:00

My 2 friends/roomates and I have formed a collective called STEAKMOB*
It is a running blog as well as a portfolio site for our professional work.
We are also making constant podcasts and collaborating with many other artists.
Please check out the work and listen to our podcasts.

Boomerang Generation

2011-08-01T15:29:00.000-07:00

Did a lightning fast illustration for GOOD Magazine in the
last couple of hours. Missed my deadline!
The article was about the large number of American
youth having to live with their parents to make ends meet.

Huth Visits n Stuff

2011-07-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

The homie Chris Huth is in town from Denver
and stopped by the ol studio.
Even though he was probably tired, I shoved
my sketchbook in his face to draw in.
He made that pleasantly large face on the top right.

Siempre Trabajando

2011-07-28T02:40:00.000-07:00

For the night owls, raccoons and rats.

Astro Sketchin'

2011-07-27T00:39:00.000-07:00

Fuck.

A Kidney Stone

2011-07-24T22:01:00.000-07:00

Did an illustration for a story about
a man who makes jewelry out of kidney stones.
Paper Darts is publishing it.

Full Frontal*

2011-07-19T20:12:00.000-07:00

Check out my feature on front's website

Remember the angsty high school days when you
couldn't wait to draw your own ugly mug?...
Sure has been a while.

Ink/marker/trackpad

The Man May Now kiss The Husband?

2011-07-19T00:02:00.000-07:00

Did a wedding invite over the weekend
for some anonymous Californians.
Hope they party like its 1986.

Sweating Balls + Sweat Equity

2011-07-18T01:24:00.000-07:00

Sneak peek!
Working on I Self Devine's new music video
for his track called "Sweat Equity."
These are some of the illustrations that
are being edited into the video footage.

It's a jungle in MPLS currently and difficult to work.
Kitty cat Boo has been sprawled out on the floor
all day trying to cool her fur. Wish I didn't have sweat glands.

Moleskine Duds*

2011-07-12T21:06:00.000-07:00

I have filled like 4 pages in my sketchbook in the last month.
Slack-a-lackin.

Dud.

2011-07-12T08:46:00.000-07:00

Rejected page for children's book.
Not a single hint the amount of time this took
was even recognized.
Fuck it.

Chisel Tip Fun.

2011-07-02T01:57:00.000-07:00

Messing around with my copic chisel tip on this
late July night. I just like making squiggles and thangs.
Steakmob* will kill you.

2 Fly

2011-07-01T19:10:00.000-07:00

Drew another mosca.
This one was for a zine thing
that Society 6 is putting on.
The theme was "WHITEOUT"
so of course I took the most ambiguous
route possible.

Mosquitos.

2011-06-23T01:19:00.000-07:00

A sneak peak at the children's book I'm working on with
a very colorful and creative lady named Candy Pettiford.
It's a story about mosquitos and these in particular live
inside this old tire.

Travels From My Doodles

2011-06-10T17:54:00.000-07:00

I am back from Peru.
Luckily I had plenty to keep
me busy while there, so most of these
doodles are from sitting in pasty airport terminals.

Also did plenty of vinyl and print media digging.
Here is a pile I brought back with me.

MOTHERLAND*

2011-05-26T04:17:00.001-07:00

I'm off to my place of birth, Peru.
I'll be back the 10th of June hopefully with
a ton of shit to vomit into cyber space.

Buenos Días MPLS

2011-05-23T15:20:00.000-07:00

Went to the Mayday Cafe for some food.
This girl was kind enough to stay still long
enough for me to draw her hair.

It's my blog...

2011-05-21T07:16:00.000-07:00

...and I can put whatever the hell I want on it.
...even redundant sketchbook pages.

Airport and astro doodles.

2011-05-16T10:05:00.000-07:00

Went to Florida for a couple of days.
Drew some people in airports as well as
my own nonsense.

Distorted perceptions*

2011-05-05T11:25:00.000-07:00

A new FRONT magazine spread
and a painting I did of my nephew.

Easter Sun Day

2011-04-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

Easter Sunday was a beautiful goddamn day.
Joined My roomie Eric on St. Anthony Main and
gouached up my sketchbook as he did his paint homework.

I still need some practice.

The Lundstroms! God music record my roomie found.

Left-handed drawing of Mr. Grover and Ms. Big Wilson

More album covers...

2011-04-22T10:14:00.000-07:00

Working on my friend Alan's album art.
This is what I got so far.

Jasmin

2011-04-18T22:52:00.000-07:00

An acquaintance I met named Jasmin made
me a hat and sent it to me from Vail, CO.
I made her this painting as a present in trade for the hat.
Gonna send it out!

Kill Your Laptop*

2011-04-14T19:22:00.000-07:00

Making bitter artfag stickers.

KOOZIE.

2011-04-14T00:20:00.000-07:00

My great friend Max Winne has printed some deer
rabbit koozies that I provided the art for.

ALARMED*

2011-04-12T12:42:00.000-07:00

I've been doing these weird ass characters.
Inspired by my kitty Boo's constant panic attacks.

Springtime Mole - Random homies

2011-04-08T11:48:00.000-07:00

Steady Moleskinning

2011-04-03T12:08:00.000-07:00

The homie Llew Mejia got down in my book recently.
Yea he's pretty fuckin good to say the least.

Poetry Slam Flyer

2011-03-29T00:19:00.000-07:00

Did a flyer for a slam poetry event the homie Jovan Mays
is putting on at our old high school. Repsresent.

FRONT MAG. ISSUE 154

2011-03-26T13:52:00.000-07:00

Got the magazine in the mail today.
I gotta say it's very beautiful.
Lots of illustrators and yummy art.

Moleskine your mole.

2011-03-23T12:44:00.000-07:00

No More Snow God Dammit.

Front Magazine spreads

2011-03-22T12:16:00.000-07:00

END OF THE WORLD!!
Did a few spreads for Front Magazine in the UK.
The themes were obviously on some zombie/dystopian shit
and how to survive amongst such atrocities.
Useful info for anyone serious about surviving.

These spreads will be ordained with type in final print.

Mountain Dew - Pitch Black

2011-03-22T12:09:00.000-07:00

Did a few tshirt/poster designs for Mountain Dew's
new Pitch Black purple drank.
Collabo'd on the chest poster with the one and only Eric Gorvin.

"El Gato Negro"

2011-03-13T23:32:00.001-07:00

Got my paintings back from Familia Shop.
Scanned this little one.

Superheroes San Fransisco

2011-03-11T19:54:00.003-08:00

Piece I did for a group show in SF.
The theme is superheroes.

MCAD Illustration

2011-03-08T17:47:00.000-08:00

Making MCAD appear to be earth friendly as fuck.
It is done. Fun times. Gimme da loot.

Descanso. Moleskine.

2011-02-27T02:54:00.000-08:00

Red and Black for that azz.

MCAD COMPOST

2011-02-25T12:36:00.000-08:00

I was asked to do an illustration
about the new compost/recycling system
implemented at MCAD.
Here's what I have so far but it may change.

Una Respira.

2011-02-15T04:25:00.000-08:00

An old watercolor from 2006.

And Fun hour.

Buenas noches.

Blue Flame - Purpose

2011-02-15T00:46:00.000-08:00

Did a cover for my boy Purpose.

MO' Skine Breaks

2011-02-11T02:41:00.001-08:00

Recess hour.

The Bearded Crow

2011-02-07T10:59:00.000-08:00

New piece for my show in a week at Familia Skateshop.

Cannonball Soup done****

2011-02-04T12:08:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple more frames from the album art.
Listen to the album HERE

Fin del mes dibujitos

2011-01-31T02:03:00.000-08:00

Enero

Purpose cover

2011-01-26T21:51:00.000-08:00

Finished this chaotic scene.

Milk & Blood

2011-01-25T11:46:00.000-08:00

Here's an illustration I started for a Rhymesayers
album cover, but it got rejected.
I decided to finish it anyway.

Phenom - Steak slice

2011-01-24T17:48:00.000-08:00

I was asked to do the Phenom logo
of a cloud and lightning bolt as a steak
for a T-shirt.
This is what I came up with.

Purpose single

2011-01-23T20:57:00.000-08:00

Doing a cover for my boy Purpose.
He's putting out a single called, "We Gotta Make It."
Here's some process.

Cannonball Sopa

2011-01-22T13:19:00.000-08:00

Working on some album design...Here's some process...
Coming along pretty smoothly...Trying some new things
Figuring out how to bend Photoshop in new ways.

Got some new markers-n-thangs

2011-01-22T10:58:00.000-08:00

...As well as some new vinyl