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.

"Carnival Justice" iphone skin

I just got the photo in the email of the first product between myself and Tyler over at MUTT toy company. I was contacted a month ago to send some art his way that I might like to see on some iphone skins and today this popped in my mail box.

This is gonna be the first of many things that I will be working with Tyler on, he is a rad dude and has a killer work ethic. People who work hard and like to make things happen rather than waiting for opportunity to knock, are the types of people I like to surround myself with. Get the "Carnival Justice" iphone skin here:

http://mutt.bigcartel.com/product/carnival-justice-by-matthew-ryan-sharp

sketches.

Not a lot of painting going on right now but I am actively drawing and filling sketchbooks. I will be using these completed sketchbooks for something next year.

Have a good holiday.

digital.

I don't get a chance to mess with Photoshop a whole lot at my day gig outside of color correction and minor photo re-touches. I just thought I would play around with some blending modes, channel mixing and textures on different layers.

Bears, Babes & Super Nachos.

So, the lady and I went to our first Bears game yesterday against (my home away from home) the Cleveland Browns. This was a great first game because I like both teams so, I won either way. We had a stellar time hanging out with totally drunk football maniacs, eating super nachos and watching the game from row 6. Good times with a good girl (soon to be wifey!) and some good eats. We can't wait to go to another.

Chicago Bears 30 - Cleveland Browns 6

Yikes, that hurts. At least the Browns have a rad color scheme going for them.

The Benefit of Exhaustion.

Both Pieces are 2 X 3 feet. Mixed media on wood. Currently on exhibition at my "Rogues of the Midwest" show @ the Hot Pop Gallery in Milwaukee, WI.