PTH Continued
When Luke Hoskin, my contact from Protest the Hero, and I were trying to figure out possible illustrations to add to the Volition package, one of their concerns was the Illegal status of the Pit Bull...
View ArticleSafe Journey
Sorry for the delays in continuing the Blog. Basically I’m not a computer person, so I encountered the need for further instruction, and the need to wait until my Instructor could fit me in. Hopefully...
View ArticleLeprous Coal
I’d done a cover for Leprous’ previous album, Bilateral, in 2012, so we had a working relationship already. I was attempting to regather my skills after the home remodel, feeling sort of lost, when I...
View ArticleMission Statement/Brief History
I suppose the mission of this Blog, which I’m calling Burning Down the Couch–soon to be complete with tif graphic–is the same as my Artist Mission: painting/drawing/etc, what I’m thinking about rather...
View ArticleJohn Flocken–Zonezar
This happened a couple years ago, but the album came out late last year. We were in the middle of the house remodel, as I recall. One of the few paintings I was able to complete during that weird...
View ArticleTHERE WILL BE BLOOD!!!
TWbB sent me an email not too long after the Leprous Coal cover. I checked them out and really loved their music, so I was happy to let them know I was interested. Blue Ribbon, the painting they wanted...
View ArticleCollage to Painting–Big Mutant
This is the collage for the Big Mutant painting that became the cover of the Mars Volta album Amputechture. Most of the people who might read this Blog will probably know the image as the TMV cover,...
View ArticleSurvival Knife
I got a call late last year from Kris Cunningham, a great drummer and an old friend, wanting a cover for Survival Knife, his latest band. (If you’re of a certain age, Kris was the drummer for local...
View ArticleShowtime
Jack Bentley, the Main Man at Eureka’s First Street Gallery, approached me late last year, wanting me to participate in a show with Jesse Weidel and Seanna Burden in April. That’s next month. I’ll be...
View ArticleRICHARD KIRK
I’ve been wanting to shout out to Richard Kirk, my best friend I’ve never met. He’s been pretty busy, but he sent me some images to share with you a couple days ago. Shortly after the release of the...
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