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Metal Up Your Ass

Pancake — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:49:35 +0000

Last night I, along with a small but sturdy crowd, witnessed Black Cobra tear through about 12 unrelenting and just plain balls-out metal songs at the Casbah. I was enjoying the onslaught and occasionally watching this dude in front, whom many of my friends would consider a nerd (think shorts a bit shorter than cool, running shoes on high white socks, glasses etc.). He was slowly banging his head directly over a stage monitor with a huge grin on his face for the majority of the show. When some jolly drunken thrashing about ensued he made sure to take part in that celebration as well. As this was happening I was reminded of a conversation I had recently with a friend who, for lack of a better term, doesn’t “get” metal. He told me, ” I think people try really hard to like metal.” Now, any true fan of metal would obviously, at the very least, find this remark offensive and ignorant. I’ve met many a metalhead who would punch someone in the face in a second for saying something like that to them. This guy is my friend, though, and I let it slide with a, “You don’t have to try too hard, man,” without digging into him about his fetish for disco based music under the guise of punk rock, or even rock and roll for that matter. I was outnumbered, and the only other metalhead there was Danica and she didn’t look interested in hearing me call everyone pussies and whatnot. But now I’m back at the bar watching this nerdy guy just loving having his ears massaged and his mind seduced by the mighty Black Cobra and I’m thinking, ‘this guy sure is trying real hard to like this music.’ Ha Fucking Ha. It just could not be that people from all walks of life could find invigoration in the aural desecration that is a brutal wall of sound delivered without pretense by two dudes in front of a small but appreciative crowd. Metal for the win, every fucking time.

In other metal related news here is a picture of a graphic I drew for an up and coming project that I will give more info about as I learn it. Inspired by Sir Putrid of Putrid Gore Art and the Lord Of Logos, Christophe Szpajdel, I tried to pay respects to the symmetry of the black metal logos and the bloodiness of the gore, death and horror bands’ logos. I’m definitely looking for more work in the metal genres, and working on combining more horror elements into the psychedelic/surreal space that my paintings exist in at this time. Okay, you’ll have to excuse me as I force myself to flip this Witch record!

Goblins & Mystics & Skeksis, Oh My!

Pancake — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:10:27 +0000

I can watch The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth over and over because the design in those movies is so damn good. The man responsible for this is of course Brian Froud, and I find myself sketching the characters he creates from time to time.

I did a take on a scene from the Labyrinth where the goblins are in Jennifer Connelly’s character’s closet waiting for her to say the precise words needed to damn her little brother into slavery or whatever other terrible fate the Goblin King has in store for him.

I always wanted to make a print of that image so when I had the opportunity to participate in the “These are the Quotes from Our Favorite 80s Movies” group print show, I thought this was the perfect opportunity to do just that. The opening reception for this show will be Friday May 15th in conjunction with Salt Lake City’s monthly “gallery stroll” from 6 – 9 pm. at Signed & Numbered Gallery in Salt Lake City. 30 artists were asked to create a print based on a quote from an 80′s movie. I call this print “She’s Going To Say The Words.”

You can purchase this print here.

Color My Art

Pancake — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:46:33 +0000

I’m stoked to have this weird drawing included in the second installment of the Gigposters.com Coloring Books. There are a lot of cool artists involved in this thing, and you can scribble all over their art. Look at you, Picasso! Get it here.

Lactation Station

Pancake — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:27:49 +0000

Okay, here is my first blog, for the new year! This is the last piece of art I did in 2008. Those two headless naked dudes are the Mother Fuckin’ Fart Bros. This is the first time any of them made it past the sketching stage. You will be seeing more of them.