Doze Green...Love this dude.

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2010 sketches...thus far.

I make it a point to draw everyday, even if it is the same old ugly dudes with oversized teeth and under-bites.

Utilize the tools around you. Paper, ink, pencil, tape, white-out, coffee, Post-it notes and Xerox machines can all be used to create work when not in the studio. Be resourceful in 2010...and original.

Message in a Bottle show.

The great folks over at Solid Gallery One Tattoo & Art Gallery asked me to be a part of their February show. "Message in a Bottle" is going to have artists either paint on bottles or incorporate that theme into their painting. I decided to do a painting for this show since my 3 dimensional work never really comes out.

Opens on February 12th. If you live around there...check it out in person, the roster of artists is really great.

You'll die, it doesn't change a thing.

Recently, my life feels like an American Nightmare track.

March Show in Chicago.

I got a little 7 man show coming up on March 6th. A good group of people are in this show and we are gonna be cranking out some really great art in order to start 2010 off right. I will be donating a portion of my proceeds from the show to PAWS Chicago in the form of needed items for their adoption animals.

I will be donating money from all of my shows in 2010 to specific animal organizations...trying to use my talent to help something I believe in.

New Things in Progress.

Just a couple hand built wood panels with a 4'' and 6" cradle on them. I made a bunch in the fall but the garage is so brutally cold right now, I have not made any more. My wifey goes out of town next weekend, I think I will brave the cold and make a couple 2 X 4 foot panels...working bigger and smaller this year...what the hell does that mean?

Tune in to find out.

New Year.

I would like to start the new year off by thanking all the galleries, magazines, artists and fans that made this past year really amazing. I got to do so many cool shows and was featured in so many great publications...it was truly a humbling and exhausting year.

This year will hopefully prove to be no different. I have 7 exhibitions officially booked, a fall book release and a collective that I joined with 2 other awesome dudes that will be releasing al sorts of incredible things throughout this year. I am also really stoked to have a healthy wife and pugs at home as well as embarking on part time teaching. Yep, starting January 18th I will be a adjunct instructor for Graphic Design for Print Production.

The first Major show for 2010 is going to be on March 6th at the newly re-located Oh No Doom Gallery in Chicago. "A Healthy Dosage of Restlessness" 7-man exhibition curated by Matthew Ryan Sharp & Project Detonate. Featuring work by: Charlie Owens, Parskid, Tyler "MUTT" Coey, Brian Colin, Toby Stanger, Project Detonate and Matthew Ryan Sharp.

More details to follow...no sleep in 2010.