This week I find myself in Portland, Oregon. And I do so without leaving home. I achieve this apparent act of teleportation by including five illustrations in a group show entitled
DOOMSDAY 2012, which opens Thursday, November 6th at
Hecklewood Gallery, located at 114 NW 3rd. Hours of the opening are 7PM to 9PM. Featured in the small group of diverse contributors, who will be offering up works that echo the title's theme of civilization's end, are artists such as
Jim Blanchard and Ben Tegel. The show is curated by David Heinecke of
Hellominor. Below are three of the pieces I will have available for purchase. If you happen to be in the Rose City that evening, stop and by and have a look, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
Also this week in Portland, you can see my cover to the Portland Mercury. Hitting the printer on Election Day, it will be on the streets Nov. 5th, thus necessitating a flexible reflection on the election results. Working from art director Mark Searcy's creative concept, I came up with the following gouache illustration, based upon the topsy-turvy design of a playing card. If Barack Obama wins, its to be dagger held in victory, if not, it'll be a dagger to the head, in the form of the “suicide king of hearts”. The original art is now available for purchase at Comic Art Collective.
