Illustration collaboration with Abstract Rude and Fat Bol Clothing (Click here for entire story!)

This month I was honored to work with one of my favorite Hip Hop heros Abstract Rude. Some good old friends from Fat Bol in Humboldt came to me knowing my work and my love for hip hop to do this piece. As always I am excited to network with other talented artists. It is always such an inspiration to cross pollinate between music

Chiaroscuro Portrait in Charcoal (Click here for entire story!)

Portrait of Classmate 18 x 24 Charcoal on paper.

Last week I finished my first semester in Graduate School at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. AMAZING! I am totally inspired to take my technique to the next level. This piece is the final project for one of my classes with instructor Zack Zdrale,
The 6 hour class was beautifully challenging and I would

Painting live at the Westin St Francis for New Years (Click here for entire story!)

HAPPY NEW YEARS

For new years I joined up with some amazing artists to blow the minds of thousands of party goers.. The black tie festivities were at the glamorous Westin St Francis Hotel at Union Square in San Francisco. My good friends the notorious Cripe Brothers work with a group called the

Empire Squared Poster (Click here for entire story!)

Representing the amazing Empire Squared is always fun. E2; an art group spawning from the inspiration a a solid group of Nor Cal artist out of Humboldt is still a force to be reckoned with. This poster I designed for the gallery is for an open edition that visitors can buy when going to the gallery for one of the

Publishing a book of my students work (Click here for entire story!)

For the last two years I was honored to teach a class to the Arcata Arts Institute. This morning I was able to meet up with the director of the program Anne Bown-Crawford to catch up on a book that we are publishing. The book showcases the works of ten amazing and diverese students. We worked together once a week for a year to bring their works

Erin Hamilton is a brush ninja. (Click here for entire story!)

My girlfriend rocks canvas!

First off check her out for your self @ artwithwings.com. Her works never ceases to amaze me, and since we have shared a studio for a while now I get see all of the work she does. It is very inspiring to have

A very inspiring interview of Wayne Thiebaud, give it a listen. (Click here for entire story!)

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A great deal of inspiration has come from looking at Wayne Thiebaud’s works. After hearing him speak I like him even more.

Much respect to those who put in work and love it.

Here is a painting about sloths that has nothing to do with the post…or does it.

Interview of Forest Stearns by Amoeba Musics Billy Jam: Live Art (Click here for entire story!)

A lot of people ask me what is LIVE ART, isn’t all art live art?

Well yes and no. Of course all art is art done live, but the term is meant like Live music. Art in action, art during the process, art in a space where the viewer can watch the actual developments of a piece by

Doing Live at at the San Francisco Adidas Concept Store with Nisus (Click here for entire story!)

Saturday I was asked to go out and do live art @ the Adidas Concept Store SHOE BIZ on Haight in San Francisco. My good old friend Dustin Delany, better known as NISUS THE MOVEMENT, DJs there quite often, bringing the sound rukus to all. We all know