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-HBO and Mondo Presents: Game of Thrones Show

Hi all! on Saturday in Austin for SXSW I’ll be in a tribute show with all these fine folks for HBO’s series, THE GAME OF THRONES. Can’t post up my image yet, but its a portrait of Samwell Tarly, no suspense. Also there’s gonna be a small run of prints of my piece available at the gallery.

Mondo, the collectible art division of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is partnering with HBO’s “Game of Thrones” for a poster series and gallery event running March 8 – March 12, 2013.  The gallery will be open to the public on March 8 from 7:00 – 10:00pm with regular hours to follow for the show’s duration.  The Mondo Gallery is located at 4115 Guadalupe St. in Austin, TX.

-Sister’s and Hope Calling

Hello everyone. I’m offering two new prints that will be available at 1pm California Time on Friday, Dec 7th in the STORE at www.esao.net. Since I am not in the middle of moving and the prints are made and ready to pack, shipping will be very prompt this time.

Please follow Instagram twitter: @poisonousbirds for casual updates or on FACEBOOK

“Hope Calling” was made to compliment the Hope Pigeon compositionally and sort of spiritually too. As a kid, I always thought the mating display of the Magnificent Frigatebird looked like a heart. Also vaguely knowing that the dove bringing back an olive branch to Noah’s Arc signified that there was land somewhere beyond the flood. Together they represent Love and Hope. Happy Holidays!



 ”Sister’s” was made for the “Anomalies” group show at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. Words like freaks, human oddities, gaffs, cabinet of curiosities, vaudeville, carnies, gypsies…..were used to inspire some imagery for the invite. I wanted to do something simple and somewhat iconic and using those words I wanted to steer away from anything too goofy and grotesque. So I went with twins conjoined by one head, hugging each other as if they were best friends… note the heart shape in the negative space.

 Orders are placed in an archival acetate sleeve, taped in place on kraft paper to keep from shifting and shipped in a crush proof tube:) Shipping will be calculated at checkout for all orders both Domestic and International(between $10-$20)

-End of Summer Print.

Hello all.
 In lieu of Summer ending, esao.net is offering a wonderful reproduction of “Joyride to Nettles Summit” as a first ever time-released print. That means on Wednesday, October 10th at 12pm to October 11th 12pm this print will be available in the STORE at www.esao.net and will be signed and numbered to the edition sold in the order they are recieved.

If you’ve missed out on any prints in the past and if this image is something you think you might want, here is your chance. Please follow Instagram/twitter: poisonousbirds for updates or on FACEBOOK

-The Mark Inside

I did a spot illustration for Bloomberg Business week a while ago for the book review of “The Mark Inside” by Amy Reading. I haven’t read it, but the write up about it sounds really interesting. check it out. Cory Doctorow wrote a bit on it too on Boingboing: HERE

-Anomalies

I’m in a group show in Los Angeles in two weeks.
Anomalies – beinArt Collective Group Exhibition at Copro Gallery

Opening Reception, Saturday, October 13th, 8pm – 11:30pm.
Exhibit runs: October 13th – November 3th, 2012.

 
 Here’s the Press Release and check out the line up!

 ”Anomalies” will be the third beinArt Collective group show at Copro Gallery, curated by Jon Beinart. The participating artists have been hand picked for their natural disposition towards the strange and deranged. This exhibition will showcase over 50 artists’ interpretations of “Anomalies” and sideshow/carny culture. There will be paintings, drawings and sculptures of subjects that will deviate, distort and mystify. Human oddities, anatomical wonders, freaks, geeks & gaffs. Step right up and peek inside the beinArt Collective’s cabinet of curiosities!

Participating artists include: Travis Louie, Esao Andrews, Chris Mars, David Stoupakis, Chet Zar, Christian Van Minnen, Scott Scheidly, Jessica Joslin, Turf One (Jean Labourdette), Naoto Hattori, Gregory Jacobsen, David Choquette, Brendan Danielson, Sandra Yagi, Tom Bagshaw, Pamela Wilson, Scott G Brooks, Peter Gric, Dietmar Gross, Heidi Taillefer, John Brophy, Richard A Kirk, Mia Araujo, Santiago Caruso, Tom Kuebler, Karl Persson, Jana Brike, Beau White, Heather Nevay, Erik Thorsandberg, Jason Montinola, Stephanie Henderson, Jennybird Alcantara, Jessica Ward, Jeff Christensen, Macsorro, Matt Dangler, Leslie Ditto, Lee Roswell, Sarina Brewer, Jennifer Knaus, Tim French, Agostino Arrivabene, Caitlin Hackett, Cliff Wallace, Mark Elliott, Brian Smith, Hector Javier Ramirez, Larkin, Murielle Belin, Erik Alos & Mark Gleason.

The beinArt Collective was formed to increase public awareness of strange figurative art, in galleries, online and in print. Each artist has been selected for their ability to express themselves imaginatively with exceptional technique and uncompromising individuality. The beinArt Collective is testimony to a huge international movement of figurative artists who have resisted current trends in the art world and remained true to their artistic vision.

beinArt Collective: http://beinart.org/
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/280689912041906/

-Inside The Sketchbook on Hi Fructose.

JL Schnabel of BloodMilk asked me a few questions about my sketchbooks on HiFructose.com for their ongoing series “Inside The Sketchbook”. More images on the link.

Circa Survive/Violent Waves.

Circa Survive has announced their new, self-released album titled Violent Waves slated for August 28th. They have some cool bundles on hand, a special 100 edition of the album will be a hand painted collaboration with the guys in the band and my silk-screened drawings.

For everyone who knows Circa Survive, they are unbelievably personable with their audience. They’re doing a few with handwritten lyrics and all sorts of stuff to make this album a truly unique package. See the video and visit www.circasurvive.com for all the details.



Box set cover.


detail.

-Two Shows This Saturday

I am participating in two group shows this weekend. First is “ART ON THE EDGE 2012” at Vered Gallery in East Hampton, NY. Here is the invite with the list of other artists below.

I was inspired by a specific excerpt from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos and was able to find it verbatim on the internet. Its from the episode: The Backbone of Night.

“We are wandering hunter folk. Fire keeps us warm. Its light makes holes in the darkness. It keeps hungry animals away. In the darkness we can see each other and talk. We take care of the flame. The flame takes care of us. The stars are not near to us. When we climb a hill or a tree, they are no closer. They flicker with a strange, cold, white, far-away light — many of them, all over the sky, but only at night. I wonder what they are.”

One night I thought: “The stars are flames. They give a little light at night, as fire does. Maybe the stars are campfires which other wanderers light at night. The stars give a much smaller light than campfires, so they must be very far away. I wonder if our campfires look like stars to the people in the sky. But why don’t those campfires and the wanderers who made them fall down at our feet? Why don’t strange tribes drop from the sky? Those beings in the sky must have great powers.”

And here are my pieces, I made two.

“Stargazer” 16”x24”, oil on wood.
“Untitled (Girl in Ceremonial Dress)” 12”x12”, oil on wood.

Also, I’m part of a massive group show at Thinkspace Gallery as a benefit for Born Free USA who help endangered and distressed wildlife.


and here is my piece.
 
“Hive Spider” 8”x12” oil on panel.

-Refunds

“Sea Villa” Sold out in 3 minutes and I unfotunately have to make refunds due to over selling of the edition. I am sorry. I am overwhelmed by your support.

-Sea and Sky.

Hello everyone, I’m offering two new prints that are being posted up this Thursday, May 3rd, at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time in the StoreSection

A bit of a detail.
and another one.