- It’s not April Fools Joke, 3 new color prints that will brighten any room and make you think of the magical imaginary isles of the tropics. Each print is colorful and on a nice 90 lb cover stock and made to fit a 11″ x 14″ frame that you can buy and many different places. There is also a set of the three prints in mini form (5.5″ x 8.5″) that also included two black and white prints. Click the image to see more.
Tiki Summer art prints
- For those who want a colorful conversation starter, there are these creatures. One is fish like and one is turtle like. The prints are 14″ X 11″ and ready for a standard size frame. There are also a smaller 8.5″ x 11″ print for those who want something more subtle. Click to see a bigger image below.
Creature art prints
- For sale there will also be a handful of these cost effective mini prints (5.5″ x 8.5″) with many designs to pick from. Click below to see a larger image.
Mini art prints (convention/retail only)
We will also have a few other items for sale too…
- NEW! BUTTONS! There will be mini buttons with designs of Tiki, Penguins, and a mix of other art by me, Brian Kolm. Not pictured yet.
- Get your own custom drawings wrapped in a sketchbook with the MAPS, MAGIC, and MENAGERIE. A role playing themed sketchbook with a custom drawing of a character in the back and a customized map in the middle.
Been so busy of late I almost forgot to remind everyone that I am exhibiting at Wondercon on April 1-3, 2011. I will be at Artist Alley AA-043 and will be selling comics, sketchbooks, and other goodies as well as taking on commissions. So drop by when your at the convention. I will post more before April 1st, so stay tooned.
Well Wondercon 2010 has come and gone, ending this afternoon 4/4/2010. This year was bigger and more crowded with lots of fantastic names in comics and pop culture. I had one of my best years and can’t wait for next year. Below is just some highlights of this weekend. I hope to post more this following week.
- Thursday came and got my badge and dropped off some materials at my Artist Alley Table AA48. Was pleased to see everything in the area was set-up and registration was quick and mostly painless.
Friday…
- I arrived a bit late to find that the place was jumping with large crowds. I am guessing this was because many had off from work for good Friday.
- Great to see so many friends and familiar faces.
- I had two amazing neighbors on either side of my table: Lark Pien and Alexis Fajardo (who I have done work for in the past)
- I did my first art commission of a Buddha Cow (below, click for bigger image)
- Went to an excellent event at the Cartoon Art Museum for the Hero Initiative and to raise money for comic great Ed Hannigan. Here Mr. Hannigan talks about the Hero Initiative…
Saturday…
- Lots and lots of folks. The report is that the day was SOLD OUT! It really felt like a tiny SDCC which is a good thing in my opinion.
- Got to do some commissioned art, but I forgot to take pictures of most of it… (click for bigger image)
- Got to meet Dave and Jeff from a favorite Disney podcast of mine…Mousetalgia. Jeff is the creator of a wonderful Haunted Mansion website…DoomBuggies.com and Dave is the webmaster of the wonderful blog mousevinyl.com. There you can listen to Disney Records of by gone days. Becky and Kristen did not make it.
- Got to visit with one of my best friends from Highschool who came to see me. He has a cool hobby…he does Paranormal research.
- Had lots of sales for my black greeting cards and mini prints especially of my 25 Penguins. I only used 14 of them and maybe that was too many. One of the most popular was the Frankenstein Penguin.
- Got to have dinner with my buddy Lex (Kid Beowulf) Fajardo, his publisher and a host of other folks. The meal as a crazy big fest. Buca di Beppo gives you a giant cupcake within 7 days of your birthday.
Well, Wondercon 2010 is only two days away, April 2-4. The convention is at Moscone Center in San Francisco CA and more can be found on the official site.
I will be in Artist Alley table AA48, see on the map HERE.
Artist Alley is an area filled with talented artist, here are a few of my favorite peers and friends. I hope I don’t forget anyone?
Alexandrias Belly Dance AA023 – Founder of http://www.carnivalofstars.com/
Atomic Bear Press AA048 <–Me
Greg Beda AA077 – Greg has a cool new comic that has an interesting premise.
Josep Blas AA079 – Creator of Space Punks
Bumperboy AA030 – The amazing Debby Huey http://www.bumperboy.net/
Cool Jerk, Intl. AA078 – A fun web comic
Mick Gray AA027 – A very talented artist working in animation and illustration
Mike Gray, Pencil For Hire AA046 – The other talented Gray brother.
John Heebink AA021 – A great local comic artist.
Jane’s World AA125 – The art of Page Braddock http://www.janecomics.com
Kat Girl Studio/ Lost Graphics AA041 – My friend Karen Luk http://paperdragonpress.blogspot.com/
Kid Beowulf AA049 – My good friend Lex Fajardo will have his new graphic novel Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland. kidbeowulf.com
Keith Knight: Gentleman Cartoonist AA028 – Artist of K Chronicles, (T)hink, and the syndicated strip The Knight Life. http://www.kchronicles.com/
Lark Pien-Little Bird Books AA047 Author of Long Tail Kitty and other fun stuff. http://www.larkpien.com/
George Webber AA042 – Artist of beautiful women and other cool stuff. http://feverdreams.com/
And here are some of the folks in Small Press that you should check out…
Black Swan Press SP01 – The versatile artist of Pirates and other stuff. http://www.pirate-tales.com/
Bobcat Publishing SP16
Steve Leialoha SP15 – Classic illustrator and comic inker.
Karen Luk and Karen Krajenbrink SP17 – Two talented ladies.
Matt Delight Ltd SP28 – Great local talent.
Museum of Lost Wonder SP20 – Cool stuff.
Trina Robbins SP15 – Historian and writer.
Stephen Silver SP21 – Character designer of Danny Phantom and Kim Possible.
Tiny Kitten Teeth SP34 – The amazing retro work of Becky Driscal.
Ben Walker & Co SP23 – Bears with guns, nuff said. http://www.benwalkerart.com/ Wildcard Ink/ Gumby Comics SP05 – Publisher of the wonderful Gumby comic.
And then a few of the regular booths that you might want to check out…
Peter S. Beagle 520 – author of “the Last Unicorn”
Boom! Studios 619 – publisher of Disney/Pixar/Muppet comics
Bud Plant & Hutchison Books 823 and Bud Plant Comic Art 819 – Art and Comic books.
Cartoon Art Museum 721 – My peeps who are having a great party on Friday night.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 725 – A great non-profit.
Dark Horse Comics 525 – Publisher of Hell Boy
DC Comics 607 – Superman, Batman, Wonderwomen, etc.
Flesk Publications 1019 – art books
Ghostbot Inc 415 cool art
Girls Drawin’ Girls 1320 – cool art of hot women
Travis Hanson/ Bean Leaf Press 514 – Author of ‘the Bean’ http://www.beanleafpress.com/
Hero Initiative 637
Hungry Tiger 726
Last Gasp 625
Mr Toast 11217
Neon Monster 944 – A great local retailer.
SLG Publishing 707 – a local publisher.
William Stout 1021 – a legend.
Stuart Ng Books 1023 – Great books from Europe, USA and everywhere else.
Studio Foglio 526 – Phil Foglio, creator of Girl Genius.
Super-Con/ Treasures of Youth 633
Templar Arizona/ Something Positive 424 – Fab webcomic.
The Comic Outpost 1111 – A great local retailer who is co-sponsoring the fundraiser at the Cartoon Art Museum Friday night.
Zeum: San Francisco’s Children’s Museum 719 – Great hands on local museum.
I am bringing some of my Penguins cutouts I created to decorate the Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore to Wondercon 2010. Not sure if I will be selling them or not.
Here is a sample of the postcard design I sent off to the printer today. The front features no only Victor Grassroot from Beyond the Great Chimney, but a few new characters for possible upcoming projects. The back has a promo for creative services I provide.
The cards should be available at Wondercon on Easter Weekend (April 2-4, 2010), so come on by and pick one up. Click on the image below to see it bigger.
