Monster Mash / Mercy, Not Sacrifice

This is a new piece for the cover of Brand X, a weekly alternative magazine distributed by the LA Times. This is for their Halloween issue, naturally. Big thanks to Krista Simmons, the editor of Brand X and a longtime friend, and to design director Erik Haugli.

In other news, I'm super excited to be part of Mercy, Not Sacrifice - a charity art show here in LA. My pal Hannah K. Lee made this TOTALLY RAD flyer for the event:

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Gouache & Crayon on board, 11 x 14

It's been really nice to focus on "traditional" work lately - I love working digitally and all the freedom it offers me but getting back to a single, tactile surface has been really rewarding. Hopefully I can carry that energy over into my illustration work as well.

The Novel

Mixed media on Denril, 9x12

Check this out at "Ek-Phrastic" on October 21st, at Krowswork Gallery in Oakland.

This piece accompanies a poem of the same name by Jesse Nathan.

Cake

"Cake" - 9 x 12, Mixed media on Denril

This painting is going to appear at the "Mercy, Not Sacrifice" charity show at the Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program next month, along with a bunch of other cool artists (like Hannah K Lee, who got me in on this - Thanks Hannah!)

The show is the night of November 6th, at the Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program in LA - 2618 Workman St. 90031 - hope to see you there!

Tu

This is Tu. This is also my 100th post. WOOO

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