Submission to Mail Me Art 2

Man it's been a while since posting here on this dusty blog.

moleskine sketches

Workin' stuff out.

more moleskine doodles

What can I say that I haven't already said about doodling? I like it. I like it a lot.

Moleskine Madness

I love taking a blank page and watching it evolve in front of my eyes. I could doodle for hours. It never gets old to me.

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Hire Jim!

Here is a business card I recently worked up using an existing illustration. People need to hire jim. At least jim thinks so.

Fudge Pop Funnies & doodles

The final result of one of the doodles on the moleskine page above.

MelonBird Parade

detail 1


A previous sketch finally comes to life. Mixed media on masonite.
9 X 11 1/2"

Canadian TV Commercials

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I was commissioned to do art for a Canadian TV channel called VRAK.tv aimed at teens. They took my art and mapped it unto the walls, floors and ceilings. They told me what they wanted but I did'nt know how it was going to turn out. I love what they did.

Moleskine fun.

These are scans from my moleskine with some further sketching in photoshop. I definitely will be taking these to finish someday in the near future.

George Herriman rules!

One of my favorite strips from Krazy Kat. I always loved the mood and the way he laid the page out. This led to the walking pumpkin on my Kokeshi custom.


Ignatz mouse was on his way to scare Krazy Kat. I love Herriman's walking pumpkin so I put him on this halloween themed Kokeshi doll and just made the scene go the way Jim saw it.

Custom Pumpkin Kokeshi Doll

What pumpkin wouldn't want a multi-headed slimy green snake, slithering around it hollow head? Happy times. I've had this here blank kokeshi doll for too long and it was about time I painted it. I love doing halloween themed stuff and it is the season so... The bottom scene was influenced by one of my cartoon heroes, George Herriman. The man was a genius. His Krazy Kat cartoon, created back in the 1920s was way ahead of its time. Really great art, writing and design. I draw a lot of my characters with stick arms and legs thanks to the look of George's brick throwing mouse, Ignatz. Man, I hope Mr. Herriman is looking down and smiling. I will upload a scan of the strip that influenced the walking pumpkin scene in the next day or so.

Rampage of the Giant Melon

A sketch for your viewing pleasure. Someone or something sliced and bit one of Giantmelon's kin. He's so upset, he could spit seeds and trample a town or two.

Giant Cyclops

Giant Cyclops detail


Photoshop, Painter and Illustrator.

I've been almost no computer for about a year, concentrating mostly on gallery work. But I must admit, I miss the computer kinda the way I missed working with real media last year at this time.

2 New Wood Plaques

What a great weekend. I have been immersed in my kitchen project for so long I thought I was never going to get back to painting. Therapy indeed.

"The Bubblebees Spoil the Lollytree Chomper's Surprise Visit"

FOR SALE
Mixed media on wood.

The lollytrees sway happily in the lemony winds. They can grow tall, juicy and sweet, thanks to the vigilance of the ever protective bubblebees. This hungry, startled chomper is going to have to be a lot sneakier if he wants to partake of the plump sweets found in the very desirable country of Hills-so-pink. Another piece for the Small Works show at Fusion Gallery in south Jersey. The opening reception is Aug. 9th, 6:00-10:00 pm. If you are in the area, it would be fun to meet some of you guys.

The Bubblebees Are No Cause For Concern

FOR SALE
Can you tell that I like painting on computer disks? This is a 1.2mb floppy disk. Here is some more info on the small works show this and other pieces will be in this summer. It is at Fusion Gallery, located in Collingswood, a town in south Jersey. The opening reception will be August 9th, 6-10pm. I still have a couple of ideas that I want to pull off before my submission deadline. I heard that there will be a good amount of artists because we will be taking up much less wall space. Sounds like lots of fun. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Hey my friends, it's not too late to submit. Deadline is June 30th. See site for details.

Eyeing an Unhealthy Snack

UPDATE:WINNER-BEST OF SHOW
This piece won in the small works show at Fusion Gallery in south Jersey this past summer. My second show. Feels like my intro into the gallery scene is off to a happy start. :)

FOR SALE
Another painted Zip disk. This is for an upcoming small works show this summer.

The Unit-3 Flower Tasters Hard at Work

This was going to be just vector art printed, cut and pasted on to a painted board and then collaged with other elements but I got in photoshop and couldn't pull out until it was finished. Now I can't imagine it looking better if I did my plan A. Maybe I'll try it anyway.

Jim prints available now!

Hey you guys. I have prints available over at ivoteforart. Even if you can't afford one, you can at least go and vote. Vote for Jim. He's for change. And he's a danged swell fella too.

Flying Folk Pig

This is a cardboard trade I did with RE!BELL around February but forgot to post.

My first 2 plushies.

The top one is painted white muslin. The bottom one is straight up material. Both are hand stitched. Can't wait to learn how to use a sewing machine. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever say that. The face is 4 buttons and a rusty washer I found on a walk in my neighborhood. I thought the washer was so cool that I went to Home Depot and bought bags of different sizes and put them out in my back yard to rust up. Hot dang I love rust!

Robot Getaway

FOR SALE
Mixed media on cardboard. 7"X7"

Even Baby Octo-Bots Need Sleep

SOLD
This is an old Zip disk. Amazing how fast this became low tech. 100mb used to be huge. But old computer disks are great objects to paint on.

After a full week of non-stop stuffed baby octo harvesting, the bots get confused and tangled up in their work. This guy needs an ice cold bottle of 5w-30 and a few hours in the Z-pod.

The Hills are Concerned

Lots going on in my mind that just spilled out in this piece.

1/4K Pudding Run

Just messing around with an all digital illustration. With my recent gallery stuff, I haven't been on the computer for a while. It felt good. Martha Rich has a tracksuit call out on her blog. Mine may not be up yet.

"Lemony Cloud Dance" at Fusion Gallery

SOLD
Another piece for a current show called "Off the Wall" over at the Fusion Gallery in Collingswood, NJ. That's South Jersey. Artist reception is 6-10pm on Saturday, Feb. 9. The artists featured in this show are all street artists and then there's innocent little me. Haaa! I was there at set up and the stuff is killer. So if you are in the area or even if you aren't, get over to say hi and be inspired. Collingswood has a thing called second Saturday so the shops will be open and you will be there, right?

The Little Life & Death Parade

FOR SALE
Here is another one for the show in South Jersey. When the gallery owner saw my stuff a month ago, he loved it and decided to retro fit me into an existing scheduled show so the details on my part of it are still sketchy.

Pink Cycloptopus

SOLD
This is one of 4-5 pieces for a show in a cool South Jersey Gallery this February. I'm stoked. More info to come when it gets closer.

I was bitten by the Kokeshi Doll bug.

Ever since seeing the Kokeshi Doll exhibit that ran at the Subtext Gallery, I knew I had to create my own. I ordered 2 blanks from Christina Conway, the curator for the show. The egg body ended up being too big in proportion to the head for my character based on the illustration I already did titled, "An Orange Is Always Good In A Pinch". So I cut a smaller ball and he looked the way I wanted him to. I plan on doing a different character using the egg body supplied.

Interview in Castle Magazine

Castle is a downloadable pdf magazine full of hot art. This was a fun interview. Be inspired and see what makes jim tick.

Octopink

FOR SALE
Happy new year everyone. I wish you all a much better year than 2007. This is my first piece of art for the year. It is acrylic and pencil on cardboard. Fun.

Vector Drip Guy

The fun in illustrator continues with another character in the line. What is Jim up to? Hmmmmmm. So mysterious.

Illustrator Rules!

You all knows what a fan of texture I am but I have a flat side to me. I get excited every time I see really cool vector art. And I love Adobe Illustrator. Here is a character from a concept I am working on. You may be seeing more of him and his friends in the future.