The Magic Parade

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

2011-07-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

i'm glad to finish this and move on.

MISSIN' U BIG SNACK

2011-07-11T07:22:00.000-07:00

THE CREST OF CLAN BEANO

2011-06-29T17:48:00.001-07:00

TWO MOON MENS

2011-06-03T05:02:00.001-07:00

super double mega cross over blog post. click the link below to see the creation of these two moon men. thanks always to matt.

http://vimeo.com/24596609

OUT ON PATROL

2011-05-26T08:34:00.001-07:00

HEY I GOT AN ETSY STORE

2011-05-19T10:47:00.000-07:00

CHECK IT AHT! should have more stuff available soon.

ALPHABET CARDS

2011-04-26T13:13:00.001-07:00

been tossing around the idea of doing some of these for a little while. here's my first crack at it.

HAPPY B DAY LAINDOG

2011-04-26T11:08:00.001-07:00

DRAW

2011-04-07T19:57:00.001-07:00

PIG CONTEMPLATING AN APPLE

2011-03-06T06:13:00.001-08:00

ARMY GUY

2011-03-02T05:10:00.000-08:00

i put these colors down and pulled them up with a rag multiple times. it spread the colors nicely and i think it has much more of an atmospheric quality to it. it never ceases to amaze me that i'm a 33 year old man who hangs out drawing pictures of army men. will be posting another drawing shorty.

BEANO AND BERRY

2011-02-03T08:18:00.000-08:00

this is a self portrait i did of myself and a deer that spent about a year in my parents' neighborhood. if you ever get a forwarded email talking about a deer that came to a house in harrisburg every morning to hang out with a cat, it's bullshit. that happened with my parents' neighbors, not in harrisburg.

FIRST POST 2011

2011-01-06T17:28:00.000-08:00

thought i'd give toned paper a try. this paper is impossible to erase on, so that's why there are still some faint pencil lines.

WAT? THREE MORE SNOWMAN?

2010-12-14T20:41:00.001-08:00

that's a lot of snowman. i'm not drawing another one until next christmas.

IL STACKING BILLS

2010-11-29T04:22:00.001-08:00

there's really not much else to say.

BETTER T SHIRT PICTURES

2010-11-24T11:42:00.000-08:00

more professional pictures by matthew dayak. starring his grammy.

MORE T SHIRTS

2010-11-23T09:38:00.001-08:00

t shirts i designed for my friend's band finally came back from the printer. i'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. the band is happy. i'm happy. people are happy and being happy together. can't wait to get mine and start wearing it.

A SNOWMAN AND A BEANO

2010-11-19T06:44:00.001-08:00

see if you can tell the difference.

THE ECTO COOLER MIXTAPE

2010-10-25T13:57:00.001-07:00

made this for an upcoming release from these folks.

TONAL STUDY IN PENCIL

2010-10-22T05:46:00.001-07:00

this is a three hour tonal study. drawn on vellum.

COLOR WASH STUDY + SWEET SHOES

2010-10-13T06:11:00.001-07:00

STUDIO CORRIDA

2010-10-11T05:27:00.000-07:00

i made this logo for my roommate's video production company. you can find it here.

TWO PICTURES FROM THE BEACH

2010-10-02T06:37:00.000-07:00

a couple landscapes

sand dunes

beach with pier

JEESUS IT'S ABOUT TIME

2010-09-07T14:24:00.000-07:00

this is a commissioned portrait of sir ronald james dio.
watercolor and ink.

REMINDER

2010-06-16T16:34:00.000-07:00

QUICK AND DIRTY COMPOSITE OF THE PAST SIX DAYS

2010-06-15T07:39:00.000-07:00

this is pretty much the largest piece i've ever done. it's almost four feet long. watercolor and ink.

FOR THE MAN WHO PUNCHED THE SHARK

2010-06-07T15:41:00.000-07:00

FOR THE T SHIRT

2010-06-02T05:06:00.000-07:00

zombie bike rider with helmet. pen and marker.

dave, i hope you like it

ONE MORE ON THE DAY

2010-05-27T16:44:00.000-07:00

this is a drawing i did for my nephew's birthday. it's not for another month, but i really can't wait to give it to him. which i'll do this weekend.

RAINBOW DOUBLE BREAST FEEDING BILL MURRAY

2010-05-27T08:41:00.000-07:00

i hope this one day makes it to bill murray. god speed on your journey little man.

FIVE WOMEN

2010-05-27T05:37:00.000-07:00

acrylic and watercolor on canvas with a clear coat finish.

BUENAS NOCHES

2010-04-20T07:38:00.000-07:00

I started this piece a while back and recently found it in my flat file. Pulled it out and finished it up. It will be hanging this weekend at http://www.artallnight.com/about.htm

A LETTER I WROTE TO STAEDTLER

2010-04-15T10:15:00.000-07:00

i am still waiting for a reply. hopefully, it will be in english.

Hello,

First off, let me just say how much i enjoy your pens. There are a lot of mechanical pens on the market to choose from, but over the last 14 years or so, I've found myself returning again and again to your grey barreled pens. They are simple, affordable and the ink is a strong black that holds up nicely to being painted over with watercolours. Nothing is worse than watching a nice, crisp line get obliterated by a wash. Additionally, I find the font that you use for your logo to be quite agreeable. I know it's a little superficial, but, between that and the grey, black and white colors, it's a pen I like to see in my hand and on my desk. As proof of my using your pens, I am including this image that I drew of a security guard at a museum in my city.

http://i39.tinypic.com/33xxzzc.jpg

My complaint has to do with the location of the pen thickness indicator. If one is to store their pens in a cup (Personally, I use an empty can that had once contained some type of vegetable), it would seem to me that the best way to do so would be tip down. This insures that your ink will not dry out and extends the life of the pen. Unfortunately, it also makes determining the thickness of the pen nearly impossible. I find myself pulling out three or four pens just to find the correct one. If the pen thickness were to be stamped at the base of the barrel instead of the cap, this issue would be eliminated. It would also subconsciously guide people to storing the pens correctly. As it stands, you are doing the opposite. If you look around your office, I'll bet you'll find people storing their pens tip up. You aren't alone in this. This is a common practice amongst mechanical pen manufacturers. Micron does this and theirs even rubs off after a while. Plus, their tips always fold and break and leak. No competition for you.

As always, I am

C. Alan Gessler

OLD WORK REPOSTED

2010-04-11T12:56:00.001-07:00

since my other blogs image links all died, i should repost some of the work that was over there.

THEN + SEVEN

2010-03-30T06:44:00.001-07:00

THEN

+ SEVEN

More Lost Fan Art

2010-03-03T16:11:00.001-08:00

can i embed video?

2010-03-02T06:04:00.000-08:00

i drew this and the gang over at wrestlingteam.org made it dance. hope to make some more in the series. there's also a comic that exists somewhere in brooklyn with these two characters. so, if one of my three followers hasn't had enough of vun and thalia and wants a comic, they should go to brooklyn to get it. totally worth the trip.

lost fan art

2010-02-25T18:10:00.000-08:00

winter comic

2010-02-16T20:37:00.000-08:00

DRAWING FOR FUN

2009-12-14T15:43:00.001-08:00

SANTA FOR GRANDMA

2009-12-07T18:38:00.000-08:00

my grandmother has been hinting around the family that she wanted a cartoon santa from me. so, here is the result.

BEEFEATER

2009-12-02T16:20:00.001-08:00

painted this for a great big fan of beefeater gin.

SMILEY RADISH

2009-12-02T15:26:00.000-08:00

for some reason, people really like fruits and vegetable that smile. color this piece sold.

Color Color Color

2009-11-22T12:59:00.000-08:00

i found this pallete in a basement

2009-11-22T12:56:00.000-08:00

i was helping a friend clean her basement and i found this. i believe it was hers from when she was a child. i cleaned it out and filled it with my own paints. it's smaller than i'm used to, but the constraint feels good.

and his hair was perfect.

2009-11-16T05:55:00.001-08:00

watercolor and ink pen.

welcome to the new blog

2009-10-25T16:06:00.000-07:00

well, since vulomedia died on me and all my links are totally busted, i decided that it was time to start a brand new blog. a brand new beginning that oddly coincides with the ending of summer and the death of all the green that has been around us. i spent some of the day out at a lake in peter's township painting with my aunt. it was such a beautiful day and, somehow, i ended up with a pretty ominous looking piece. to counteract that, i'm including some smiling fruit that i found at the bottom of a pile of drawings stacked in my studio. and then to counteract that, i'm adding my piece for a dios de los muertos food bank benefit shot extravaganza show that i'm participating in at the end of the week. if you're in pittsburgh, come to the shadow lounge friday night between 7 pm and 11 pm. buy some art and help feed me and others who somehow have found a way to have less money than i do :)

it feels good to have a functioning blog again!