DEADZONE

"Deadzone", gouache & ink on bristol, 19" x 24"

BIRTHDAY PARTY

RESUMING THE TRAIL

Here's some artwork for my good friend Franciscus' new album as Fennel - "Resuming the Trail". Check out the album here. It's real good.

In other news - I've been posting sketches more casually on my tumblr. Check it out! Follow me! Reblog everything into infinity!

ROYAL PORTRAIT

LAST DAY IN L.A.

POOL

PEOPLE I KNOW

Hello,
Here are some drawings of some people I know.

This is a portrait commission from Emerson Wahl, a Los Angeles-based percussionist.


Jill:


Natasha:


More soon.

Bye!

GRACE JONES (TEN PACES)

Here's a portrait of Grace Jones for Ten Pace's "80's sketch-a-thon" - based on a sketch by Celine Loup.

VIKING+BIRDY

SCURRED

BIG MOVES / THE STRANGER

Hey there internet,
How are you?



This is a poster for my friends Big Moves, a really great LA band.
Also:



My "Cartoons" drawing ended up on the cover of the Seattle Stranger! Thanks so much to the Stranger's AD, Aaron Huffman. It's great to be in the same issue as artists like James Chong, Ana Benaroya, Daniel Fishel, and others.

More soon!

A BUNCHA STUFF

Hey internet,
Here are some new things.



This image was created for the Desktop Wallpaper Project at The Fox is Black, an art/design blog run by Bobby Solomon. Bobby asked my friend Andy to round up some Baltimore artists to create wallpapers based on the discography of Animal Collective (who originally formed in Baltimore) - my album was "Here Comes the Indian", one of their harshest and weirdest.

Check out the wallpapers HERE - Some iphone versions for you:





Here's a painting of Annie Koyama's "Kickass Annie" logo - Koyama Press publishes a lot of really great stuff, like Michael Deforge's brilliant series "Lose" and Steve Wolfhard's "Cat Rackham Loses It". Seriously great comics.



And finally, a sketchbook spread drawn while listening to the new Shlohmo album "Bad Vibes" - it's real good.



Whew. Seeya!

NOBROW 6

I'm very excited to say that these images will be in the upcoming Nobrow anthology. Nobrow 6 focuses on "The Double"/Doppelgangers, and will be twice the size of their previous anthologies, expanded to include both comics and illustration. A lot of really great artists will be in there, and I am very happy to be participating. Thanks very, very much to Sam & Alex over at Nobrow.

Also a big thanks to Zach at Supersonic Electronic for featuring my work today!

High five, internet.
-Niv

TOMB

Some 3 am sh

GIRL

CARTOONS

Some cartoon experiments - I've been trying to simplify things.

DREAM DRAWING

Cats & cacti seem to have become a regular motif....

I have an interview up at The Artfuls - check it out here

Luchador

NO DAWGS

I'm living in Berkeley with some talented friends - Willem, Julia, Shannon & Babs. Some of us were goofing around on a restaurant's chalkboard the other day.

HOUJAN

Houjan sat next to me at a Starbucks yesterday and started talking to me. It was the best conversation I've had with a complete stranger. I'll remember it for a long time, I'm sure. What a nice guy.

DUNCE

WILLEM

LADIES

PEEKABOO

Super secret sneaky sneak-peek

SKETCHES / HARRY POTTER

Hey internet,

I had a very nice visit home for 4th of July (my favorite holiday) - here's a sketchbook spread from that trip.



Immediately upon returning to the bay area I set to work on this piece for Alyssa Nassner's Ten Paces & Draw blog, in which artists make sketches based on a theme (this week was Harry Potter), then swap to finalize another artist's piece. Here is my version of Gaelyn Woltz's original sketch, showing the Fat Lady painting that guards Harry's dorm room. I think most people, myself included, always imagined the Fat Lady painting to be a very classicized Roccoco sort of image, but I thought it'd be fun to see a more "20th century" Hogwarts.



Below is my sketch for the project, which was also re-interpreted by Gaelyn.



See the rest of the swaps over at Ten Paces : http://ten-paces.blogspot.com

In other news - I just revamped my website, adding new sections, adding some new work, removing some old work, etc. Check it out over at http://www.nivbavarsky.com

Thanks internet!
Love,
Niv

THURFWENSDAY

Collaboration with my buddy Cam Floyd

GOLEM

WHERE CHIMNEYS ARE SEEN

Study from the 1953 film "Entotsu no mieru basho" (Where Chimneys are Seen) by Heinosuke Gosho

"OOF" PROCESS IMAGES // SHAMELESS PLUG

Here are some process images from "OOF"
Someday I'll have a big process post where I explain my methods more thoroughly, but for now I think these images are self-explanatory.

I'd also like to announce that I have made an InPRNT store - I currently have two prints available, with more coming soon.
Check it out HERE

Japan Benefit Show 2

Last May, my buddy Taylor threw a benefit concert for Japan - he brought out several bands and a few excellent food trucks, and a good time was had by all. It was such a success that it's time for Round 2! The show is Sunday, July 10th at the Guitar Merchant in Canoga Park, CA. If you're in the LA area, definitely check it out. Food, music, and a good cause!

More details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196688303711628

VEND SEND MEND

This piece is for Vend, Send, Mend - a Japan Benefit art show organized by Craig Bowers & Jee Shaun Wang

More details at: http://www.vendsendmend.com

DETECTIVE DRAWING

OOF

Sucks to be this guy.

JUNGLE FIRE

Some stream-of-consciousness drawing. Sumi Ink on Bristol, 19 x 24
Check "All Sizes" on Flickr for a closer view.