Dan Bones!

Here’s a little of what I’ve been workin’ on these days.

I am super happy with this piece, and I got a call yesterday afternoon from my mom saying it arrived safe ‘n sound in the mail. AWESOME.

This is the half finished version I started in photoshop, scrapped, and have since redone entirely in watercolor.

What do these two pieces have in common? They’re both birthday presents! I’ll post up the Watercolor version of this as soon as i get a decent photo of it. too big to scan properly…

One more;

This was a piece i had initially started for the Rat Pack Hustle sprint series i throw in the Fall. I’ve since changed focus and i’m really really excited to see this one when its done.

Anyway, I’ve got a bunch of things in the works at the moment, so I should have steady updates for at least the next month. Also, I’ve been regularly updating my Chainsaw Portraits, which never gets old for me.

Guess who bought a chainsaw?

I’ve had this weird fascination with the way chainsaws are inherently linked to fantasy violence well before they’re linked to utility. Its a social norm that we inherently opt for a macabre form over function. Maybe its because we know more crappy slasher films than we know people who own chainsaws, but the chainsaw will always have this stigma of being a romanticized instrument of death than a simple motorized tool.

I dunno, they are pretty vicious looking.

Point being, I bought this kickass Yardmaster (no, i do not keep it gassed up, no it does not work), and I’ve got a couple ideas kickin’ around my head for different projects exploring modern society’s relationship with the chainsaw. First and foremost are portraits. Get in touch if you wanna come over and have your picture taken wielding the Yardmaster.

I’ve got new artwork, fun anecdotes and new Haunted Castle songs to post up here, but I’ll get to it later. I got better things to do than sit around all day bloggin’ about stuff. …that would make me a blogger.