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Maniacal Monkey Brains
JoJo is my character I've been drawing since 6th grade. He's almost a decade old at this point in time. I hope to publish him into a children's book series, or some sort of graphic novel someday. But that's far down the road from now.
"Atah" is his catch phrase. It means "Man" in Hebrew. He's always saying "Atah" because he envies man and can never grow up.
MASTER
"Wrongfully excluded" is the message behind this piece. Graffiti is entitled to be view as work of beauty in the world of art. I think this is a lot more appealing than minimalism, or some rich asshole's finger paintings on a bleach white wall. So if you prefer a pink square in the top left corner of a yellow canvas, or someone smearing their paint-covered fingers all over a piece of cardboard, that's cool with me. It's just not my cup of tea. I find street art much more interesting.
Peace?
An ink drawing I did to reveal my pacifist stance on this, and any other war taking/taken place. Starving artists are the modern-day hippies of America.
I gave this away to a Hispanic subway guitarist at Park Street because I didn't have any spare change on me at the time being.
Latest Griptape Art!
"Change Of Seasons"
Episode 1 - Maniacal Monkey Brains
Here is the formal "DC Comics type realism" style I was going for with the original story line of how it all started. JoJo is kidnapped by monkeys as a baby in Madagascar. The Man returns home where his wife discovers the infant is missing. JoJo goes on in life to be raised by monkeys until he reaches 10 years of age. The Man later relocates JoJo, and takes him back. But in fear of his wife discovering that he is still alive, he brings JoJo to America. Here, The Man sells JoJo to Ari (The Master) for an orange and 3 pennies. Master takes him home excitedly to get to know him. JoJo can't speak any English, let alone, communicate with humans, so Ari becomes frustrated, and gives up. JoJo's first word (which becomes his catch phrase) is:
"ATAH!"
[And so it begins...]
All Roads Lead Home
Still life of Nevada Smith from A Loss For Words, Kyle, & myself.
"The fall flowers give evidence that the cool nights have touched them with their frosty fingers, and robbed them of their freshness and beauty."
...le temp passe, oui?
My Artist Inspirations.
Bob Frahm, Ed Templeton, Emma Goldhammer, & Ms. Papuga.
Stop The War For Resources - 2007
"World" is transparent to the U.S. fading from oil to blood on purpose. Same with the word "Target" over Bin Laden's forehead. South western gas prices are in the South-western corner. You'll find the word "fire" under the smoldering crater.
South Shore Skate Shop - B&W
2012
South Shore Skate Shop - Colored
2012
South Shore Skate Shop - Finalized Copy
This is an illustration I did for the owner of South Shore Skate Shop in Hingham, MA. T-shirt designs are on route. Coming soon!
Seven Deadly Sins Series - 2007
Lust
Seven Deadly Sins Series - 2007
Gluttony
Seven Deadly Sins Series - 2007
Greed
Seven Deadly Sins Series - 2007
Sloth
Seven Deadly Sins Series - 2007
Wrath
Seven Deadly Sins Series - 2007
Envy
Seven Deadly Sins Series - 2007
Pride
G-Ham
Ink still life #1 from 2007.
Pt. Allerton
Ink still life #2 from 2007.
Squash Dem Taliban Ants!
Ink drawing from 2007.
No Answers.
Ink drawing from 2009.
BHL: "He's a politician, Bazda"
Ink sketch from Behind Enemy Lines, featuring: Owen Wilson.
Pocatek
Pocatek is Czech for "Inception." Inspired by the movie, I drew a maze overlapping the thought process of a character created from memory while I was in Europe in 2010.
Ground Pollution
A city skyline poisoning the roots in all its glory.
Just passing by, Like corn and rye.
Ink still life #3 from 2010 in Eschenbach, Germany.
Hell's Kitchen: Gluttony
An ink sketch from my German sketchbook in 2010.
Snoopy & Woodstock
Insomniac Woodstock: "Why can't I sleep like that?" Snoopy: "Because birds can't lay on their backs." Characters drawn from memory in my sketchbook, 2010.
One Thousand Paper Cranes, Left Out In The Rain.
The deterioration of mankind told through the story of Japanese paper folding, and the influence of Thomas Edison.
Sweet Summer Nights
Ink still life #4 from the Summer of 2011.
Atah Adventure Art: JoJo Warhol
Pop-Art assignment from 2008.
Atah Adventure Art: Don't Do Drugs
2007
Atah Adventure Art: Welcome To My Bakery
2007
Atah Adventure Art: Viva La Futbol!
2007
Atah Adventure Art: Self-Portrait
2007
Atah Adventure Art: Mx+b = Jetpack
2007
Atah Adventure Art: Stagnant Life
2007
Atah Adventure Art: Archery Practice
2007
Atah Adventure Art: Class Dismissed
2007
Atah Adventure Art: MONKEY
2008
Atah Adventure Art: Change Of Seasons
2007-2008
Atah Adventure Art: Spin Kick
2007-2008
Atah Adventure Art: JoJo Wonka & The Lipstick Factory
2007-2008
Atah Adventure Art: Block Printing JoJo
2009 block printing.
Atah Adventure Art: JoJo Skateboarding
Paint markers and sharpie on griptape in 2011.
Atah Adventure Art: Detail #1
2010
Atah Adventure Art: Detail #2
2010
King of the Pins: Shank Kill
"The name's Shank Kill! I sell cocaine and cocaine accessories." This is a spoof I did of King of the Hill for fun.
Squatch: Detail #1
2012
Squatch: Detail #2
2012
Squatch: Band photo drawing
Ink still life #5, 2012. I did this for my close friends' band.
"Less Is More, Stay Pure, Stay Poor"
(Quote by: Consolidated Skateboards)
Ink drawing from 2007Mixed Media from 2007-2008
Thoughts on Religion
Detail #1
Thoughts on Religion
Sheep Rough Draft (Frame for Hull High's Mural)
Don't follow the crowd, walk your own path. 2008
Ink drawing from 2007-2008
You're late for class...
Ancient Aliens<3
Honestly, if you don't know who Giorgio A. Tsoukalos is, stop looking this picture, and research everything there is to know about this man's hairdo. He is, hands down, THE MAN.
RISD Bicycle Composition #1
2007
Freedom? Yeah right... -Rage Against The Machine
SMFA Chair Project 2008
Big D & The Kids Table - Detail #1
2009
Big D & The Kids Table - Sketched Form
2009
Atah Adventure Art: JoJo claymation!
(This project was never completed, FYI. I'll get around to finishing it someday. I find working with clay and stop motion very, VERY tedious.)
Big D & The Kids Table - Detail #2
2009
RISD Bicycle Composition #2
2008
Big D & The Kids Table Poster
I drew a poster for Big D & The Kids Table in 2009 after their Halloween show, and they loved it!
Teenaged Uncertainties
A self-portrait from 2007. Mixed media: Acrylic, ink, & paper on canvas.
Boston Drum Company
I hand painted the Boston Drum Company's promotional snare drum for their first shell. This company is still a work in progress. They're still working on full drum kits.
Self-Portait
An Escher-esque still life of myself in a ladle from 2007.
Johnny Cupcakes Halloween 2008
Modeling for Johnny Cupcakes promos.
Friends In The Armed Forces
Friends In The Armed Forces is a poster rough draft I was working on for the band, Thursday, right after their release of Common Existence in 2009.
Big D & The Kids Table - Detail #3
2009
Big D & The Kids Table - Detail #4
2009
Business Card ideas
Rough draft prints for business cards from 2009.
Graphite Still Life of Shadows
*Snoring* ...Huh? WAH?! Oh right... I drew this out of boredom during one of my ex-girlfriend's Russian classes at Harvard in 2007.
Big D & The Kids Table - Side B (Notes)
By the way, those are real four-leafed clovers. I find them all the time! :-)
Big D & The Kids Table - Ink: B&W
2009
Friends In The Armed Forces - Detail #1
Let there be color! (sunlight pun)
The Puritans (Simpsons Version)
An English class assignment from 2008.
Fontinah
A bit of graf I did for my English teacher from 2008. Paint markers and acrylic on canvas.
South American Spider Monkeys
RAWR
Sunday Morning Coffee
Role reversal with a Moose hitting a human with a car in the middle of the night.
Monkey Palace!
Hear evil, speak evil, and magnify it, hahaha! This is a flyer I drew for my friend's new underground-type venue that they're getting together for open mics on a monthly basis. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) is reminding you to "Stay Luft!"
Le Temp Passe (Hints of Red)
Le Temp Passe
French for: "Time Flies"
There's a left-brained, right-brained chart hidden in the peace sign in the middle of my caricature of Time Square and Boston representing the footpaths of Good & Evil. NYC (The Big Apple) is known as the Evil Empire, while Boston is known as "The Greatest Neighborhood This Side of Heaven." A "Time-Squared" pun is at the tip of Lucifer's tail at the bottom (Above & Below joke). Lucifer is using his left hand with the shape of an L from his forehead to misdirect these lost souls to his left who wave, and gaze curiously at the other sinners awaiting them at Hell's gates with welcoming arms. The upside down crucifix is replacing the letter "T" in "Temp" (also an abbreviation joke for Temptation) is pointing to the direction of temptation beyond the point of no return. "Le" has [ft.] added onto the top right of it to complete "Left." You'll find "Right" to the right of it obviously completing the left and right-brained joke. The "Bat out of Hell" (which is the clock) is tailed by seven lines of Virtue and Deadly Sins. There are four terms of degrees on its diagonal axis. 45, 135, 225, and 315. (4+5=9, 1+3+5=9, 2+2+5=9, and 3+1+5=9.) These all add up to 9's, which in turn, forms: 9+9+9+9=36 > 3+6=9. 3, 6, and 9 are the only numbers of time that appear on the Face of the Clock (get it? LawL0Lolol0l...sorry). Three, being God's number, is "Facing East" towards the path of righteousness. There's an Illuminati Symbol at the end of the Yellow Brick Road. "MECCA" substitutes the Roman numerals ordinarily found at the base of the pyramid on the back of a One Dollar Bill. The curly gates have a sign that reads, "Go Away."
Flying Pigs
Melodeego Band Shirts
Rough draft stencil & prototype shirt
Melodeego Band Shirts
Full shirt
Melodeego Band Shirts & JoJo Hats
JoJo hats coming soon!
JoJo Hats
Detail #1
Melodeego Shirt Logo
(Negative)
Melodeego Brainstorming
Ink sketches
JoJo Head Logo (Digitized version)
(For the hat)