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Painting For Billabong-Design For Humanity Event

2007-04-08T21:02:00.000-07:00

Heres my painting for Billabong's Design for Humanity Event coming up at the end of the month. I guess there is going to be an interview or something of me during the webcast too, I didn't get the specifics but it should be good for a laugh. I talk about this painting a little and what I'm interested in as an artist etc etc. They have been really cool and I'm hapy to donaate some work to Surf Aid so go to the party, buy art, make a little dent. I'd put up a link but don't know how. Google Billabong and Design For Humanity and you'll get there.

Sketch

2007-04-05T15:59:00.000-07:00

I'm doing some more of these simpe illustrations for a show this summer. Different style, I'll have to come up with a cool fake name to sign on them so as to conceal my true identity. Like Rique Ris, or Rik Reez. Anyway heres a couple sketches colored in photoshop. I'll post the inked and painted ones for your displeasure.

A painting! A painting!

2007-03-22T02:21:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to be more "open" about what these mean. I hate to be ham-fisted about paintings and I have an aversion to things being interpreted so that everyone gets that little light bulb moment, but I'll do it just cuz.

No, actually I won't. Hahaha

This is an AD

2007-03-22T02:17:00.000-07:00

I hate advertising, truly, but I like Cordell and he makes good boards. this comes out next month but I thought since I shamelessly used my own art in this ad I'd post it. Its something to do.

A gallery pic from the Advancement show

2007-03-16T23:30:00.000-07:00

A semi blurry picture of my stuff on a wall.

Updated shows

2007-03-12T00:58:00.000-07:00

MARCH

"THE SPRING INVITATIONAL"-group show, cool place, I'm excited.
March 24th
The Venice Contemporary
12222 Venice Blvd.
LA, CA

Advancement Group Show at school
I've got a few (like 6 I think) paintings in the galleries at CSULB. I think they look cool. It'll be up until Mar 15th
info: www.thevenicecontemporary.com

"Everything but the Kitschen Sync" - group show is still up
La Luz De Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
LA, CA

or go to www.laluzdejesus.com for more info on the show.

APRIL

Design For Humanity-Billabong benefit for surfaid
April 26th (Thursday)
Avalon/Spider Club, Hollywood
Me and a bunch of other artists, sounds like fun and proceeds go to surfaid, something that matters. For more info or tix go to: www.designforhumanity.com

MAY

I got nothin' thank heaven.

JUNE

"Constant" - just me
Avanti Cafe
Costa Mesa, CA

a good chance to see new paintings and get some good food, what more could you ask for?

Looks like there are more shows in the works for summer and beyond but I'll post them when all the details get worked out.
Thanks for showing up and supporting its always a good feeling.

La Luz De Jesus Show-Everything But the Kitschen Sync

2007-03-05T21:51:00.000-08:00

This is the painting that is in the Group show there, it sold so thats cool. I'd put a link to their site but I don't know how :)

Looks like there will be some more shows coming up that I may be participating in...more info as they become more concrete...

Monster attacking a similar city

2007-03-05T21:34:00.000-08:00

I did this really quick for a little show at the school. It was fun, similar to the previous monster illo. I think I'm gonna do one more and then hang em up in my son's room. Hopefully the evil will begin to grow in him...

Strictly Platonic Book

2007-02-19T23:57:00.000-08:00

I did this little book project that I actually kind of liked so I thought I'd post the pages from it. I illustrated peoples posting in the "platonic" section of the personals on craigslist. I'm going to draw some of the pages that I think are good over again with the blotted line ink thingy I've been doing and see if it makes for better images~we shall see. But I'll post the pages and see if its good for a laugh, in spite of nobody ever visiting this blog, but its something to do. And no its not in the usual style but who cares?

the character Design Class

2007-02-05T21:56:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone,

There is a link on the right to the character design class blog. Please feel free to go there and browse. Characters, drawings, assignments and more to come. the more the merrier so feel free to participate!

Rick

an old color comp

2007-01-25T22:55:00.000-08:00

I was going through some old files and found this...I think I'm gonna go ahead and paint it because I think its funny...if it turns out ok I'll post it.

The newest painting

2007-01-20T10:35:00.000-08:00

These are two new paintings I just took a snapshot of them so the colors are thrashed and blown out but you get the idea 2'X4' and I'm starting to enjoy the whole thing a lot more...any crits are appreciated...heres a detail too

new painting

2007-01-20T10:33:00.000-08:00

Heres a new one..2'X4' hopefully it'll go somewhere as I do more

Dragon guy

2007-01-18T07:56:00.000-08:00

A drawing I did while watching tv the other night...not the best drawing in the world but its something to do

Another poster in ongoing series

2006-12-23T13:41:00.000-08:00

another poster

A ruined sign-Long Beach

2006-12-21T18:46:00.000-08:00

Another in a series of little studies/paintings. I still tend to get a little muddy and overwork things. Not very confident yet but I'll get there hopefully.

Learning how to watercolor

2006-12-18T13:20:00.000-08:00

Another watercolor of a building in LB-I think its better than the last one, ~no photoshop~

A little watercolor

2006-12-11T14:56:00.000-08:00

I'm doing a little series of these for a class. I confess to bumping up the saturation a little in photoshop. Not particularly stoked on it but its a start. Hopefully I'll get better over time. More to come soon

Second Poster of the Series

2006-12-01T14:03:00.002-08:00

This is 4 colors (silver, brown, green/blue and a spot varnish) on 19 X 25 brown frenches paper. I actually really dig it the more I look at it. Super small run of only 20.

Painting on another fin

2006-12-01T13:18:00.000-08:00

If you're interested in this fin its going up for auction (with the other one) on DEcember 7th for the Save Trestles fundraiser brought to you by the good people of the Surfrider Foundation. I'm really happy to be participating because its actually for a good cause instead of greed.

A painting on a fin

2006-11-28T23:49:00.000-08:00

Here is the first of two fins I was asked to donate to the Save Trestles Auction coming up in a week or so. I just wrote a long rant about how much I love paint, then read it and thought it was weird so I deleted it. I need friends that paint and want to geek out about it. Now taking applications. heres a link to the Surfrider website with info on the show.

http://www.surfrider.org/southorangecounty/Trestles_Fundraiser.html

copy and paste I don't know how to link or just go to surfrider.org and find your way to South Orange County.

Thanks for looking

Skindiver

2006-11-28T23:30:00.000-08:00

This panting was sold to some lovely people last summer. I thought I'd put it up to prove that I still do character work kind of (take that!) I'm gonna start re-working the octopus-guy with speakers in his chest toy for kicks. I don't have any plans to get it made but will post the turnarounds for my students scrutiny. Anyway I finished my last bit o' freelance work up so its just teaching and painting for the rest of the year, and hopefully until summer when I'll start having a panic attack and looking for more work but thats another story.

New Design

2006-11-20T20:02:00.000-08:00

This was originally a charcoal drawing that made its way to a silkscreened poster (its up at Avanti) and now looks to be used by a surf/skate company for t-shirts. This is the photoshop version of the original. Some of the text was changed to include the company's name etc

Fragment of a new painting

2006-11-11T01:31:00.000-08:00

I can't show you the whole thing, its not ready yet, and my scanner is too small etc etc But I screen printed the image in the poster onto a painting and then painted over it, sanded it away, etc IT was a first for me. The tentacle in the bottom is part of the screen print...

Avanti Cafe

2006-11-11T01:15:00.000-08:00

I'll have three or four prints showing at a small little local show at Avanti Cafe which will be up on the 18th of November. Here is a low quality photo of one. I painted each color separately on acetate sheets. Makes everything feel clunky and hard to register. I only made 20 of each print. Hope to have more available soon. Email if you're interested and can't make the show. $30 -paypal me rick(at)sect.net replace (at) with @ -spam is killing me.

Car T-Shirt

2006-11-06T14:10:00.000-08:00

The kind people at Worship Skateboards sent me a shirt I designed for them and it RULES! Thanks too Jeff for being a quality human being and for clothing my wife and I. Don't be a fool and get one of these before they are gone. www.worshipskateboards.com I'd make it a link but I don't know how...burn!

Two pink paintings

2006-08-18T12:18:00.000-07:00

I'm in a show at Alpha Cult on Aug. 26th with a lot of great artists...heres a sneak preview of one of the pieces in the show...Which one it is I'll never tell! .

A Pic of my Decks from Cordell Likes Art 2

2006-08-18T12:03:00.000-07:00

This was really fun, I was kind of messing around with semi-different styles on each board. The show was great, really good turn out. Thanks to everyone who participated. I have more pics if any of the artists want them hit me up!

Sea T-shirt

2006-08-17T09:34:00.000-07:00

I have a few of these left from the show. Sizes XL, L, M sorry everything else is gone! I only made 20 so now is your chance to be part of an exclusive group of cool t-shirt owners. $20- this dog will hunt. Email or paypal me.

Skateboard Decks

2006-07-06T10:25:00.000-07:00

I don't think these are available yet but should be soon. Go to www.worshipskateboards.com to get a hold of them.

Some smaller paintings

2006-06-24T23:28:00.000-07:00

Heres some smaller paintings from the show, I figured I'd put em for those that didn't come.

Sold Out

2006-06-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

Sorry, all gone! Thanks to everyone who bought one of these shirts. Stay tuned for the next installment.

Bunga is a Pigmee

2006-03-14T00:53:00.000-08:00

Bunga really is a pigmee, and hence the painting. I'm enjoying doing all this hand lettering, it looks great with all the errors of the human hand and bad kerning etc. I think I must be reacting to the computer without really being aware of it.