"Perilous Position"

This unfortunate scene -- well, unfortunate for the diminutive human in the image -- was created during C2E2, at the Nerd City booth. It was my first painting of the weekend, just meant to warm up the ol' painting arm. But when I got home, I realized it was the perfect scene for what I wanted to do with The Letter P.

"Perilous Position" / 9 x 12" / watercolors, gouache & ink on bristol

Who knows? The little guy might find a way out of this... somehow.


"What's growin' like grass with the mass appeal?"
- King Gum Crosland

C2E2 2012 This Weekend!

If you're planning on hitting the Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo 2012 (C2E2), this weekend, you can plan on seeing me there! I'll be a special guest of the extraordinary gentlemen from Nerd City (booth #842), all weekend.

I'm going to be rocking live painting & commissioned sketches in the booth, so you'll be able to see me create this crazy magic of mine, live and in person.

I'll also have a selection of convention exclusive prints, featuring seventeen fan-art favorites that I've created over the past two years. These pieces will include selections from Alphabet Attack! Series 1 & 2. You'll only be able to score these from me during C2E2, so don't miss this rare opportunity to own a print!

And there will be plenty happening, beyond the convention floor. Ignite your convention weekend fuse, Friday night, with The Nerd City Monster's Ball at Reggie's Rock Club. It's sure to be a whisky-soaked after party, complete with DJ's, live bands and down & dirty fun! The gang & I will also be bringing the thunder with a Saturday evening panel, "Booze, Idiocy & Dumb Luck: Nerd City's Guide to Becoming a Media Super Star." Come sit in and learn everything you've ever wanted to know about making it in showbiz, life, and geek love!

So between the convention and the plethora of after-hours events going on, this is going to be an action-packed weekend of comics & entertainment culture. Hope to see you there!

The Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo 2012

April 13 - 15 @ McCormick Place (North)

2301 S. Lake Shore Drive / Chicago, IL

Fri: 1pm-7pm / Sat: 10am-7pm / Sun: 10am-5pm

Nerd City w/ Special Guests Dave Crosland & The Godbeast @ Booth #842

"The Nerd City Monster's Ball" C2E2 After Party / Fri, April 13 / 8pm to close / @ Reggie's Rock Club / 2109 S. State St / *Free Shuttle from McCormick Place to club* / Tickets $10 at Nerd City booth, $15 at the door / for more info & band list, visit www.NerdCityOnline.com

"Booze, Idiocy & Dumb Luck: Nerd City's Guide to Becoming a Media Super Star" / Sat, April 14 / 6:30-7:30 / Room #N46C

"Come closer. Feel what you've been dying for. Don't be afraid, baby. Touch it and explode."

- David V Crosland

Titmouse Book Release & Exhibit at Gallery Nucleus!

 

This Saturday night, Gallery Nucleus presents the Titmouse Mook Volume 2 Release Gallery Show! The event marks the release of the second installment in   the animation studio's titillating, hardcover art & comics anthology series, The Mook. Many artists from Mook past, present & future will be in attendance. And copies of the new Volume will be available at a special, discounted price, for one night only.


I'm proud to say I'll have 3 of my new 2012 works on display in the group exhibit, alongside pieces from mega-talents like Jim Mahfood, Dave Johnson, Robert Valley, Paul Harmon & many more.


If you'll be in the Southern California area, come on through for what's sure to be an amazing night of tripped out cartoons, creators & fine artistry!

Titmouse Mook Volume 2 Release Gallery Show
Gallery Nucleus / 210 East Main St / Alhambra, CA 91801

Release Party: Saturday, April 7, 2012 / 7pm - 11pm

www.gallerynucleus.com / www.titmouse.net

"At my crib, I got three barbecues. One I keep upstairs for daily use."
- King Gum Crosland

Week Off!

Hello All,

As you might have noticed, I didn't post a new piece for The Letter P, yesterday. I've decided to take the rest of the week off from Alphabet Attack!

I'm in the process of packing up and moving my studio across town. Between that, project deadlines & preparing works for an upcoming group exhibit, time is in short supply.

But fear not. I'll be back in the painting saddle next week. Take care 'til then!

"Kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, coast!"

- King Gum

"Oblation"

"Oblation" / 11x13" / acrylics on cardboard

And so begins another week of illustrations! And while I have every intention of rocking your eye sockets with aesthetic glory, today through Friday, this is sort of a monster week for me. Beyond the blog, I'm staring down deadlines galore and a studio move. Woot!

With that in mind, don't be surprised if I end up postponing one or more of this week's daily pieces. For now though, sit back, relax and continue to enjoy the current and past art of Alphabet Attack!

"I got a little bird. I'm gonna take her home, put her in a cage and disconnect the phone."

- David C.

"Necromancy"

"Necromancy" / 9x12" / acrylics & gouache on paper

I thought I'd wrap up this week's illustration run on a creepy note. Nothing says, "TGIF," quite like the gaping maw of an ungodly resurrection.


I hope you've all been getting as big a kick out of the new Alphabet Attack! as I have. Stay tuned, as there are about to be some developments with the series, beyond the digital constraints of The Interweb.


And, por supuesto, you can count on having your eyeballs rocked by a whole new run of pieces, next week.


"I'm cranky like nobody understands me. White tee, dagger in the back, nothing fancy."
- King Gum Crosland

"Mephistopheles"

"Mephistopheles" / 12x15" / gouache & ink on paper

I don't think there's a corner of mankind that doesn't recognize some form of The Devil... a creature of pure evil, who's aim is to pull the whole of humanity into the bowels of Perdition.


"So grab your eight-plus-one! Start flippin' and trippin'!
Niggas is jettin'! I'm lickin' off, son!"
- King Gum