fierce

ink; 1994.
©Capcom.
a fitting bookend to this week. Thank you.

wash away

digital; 2009.
trying to get clean only to find out bleach is too good at what it does.

*especial

digital; 2009.

flavour

digital; 2009.

cathode raymond

ink, photo manipulation; 2009.

floeurishing

colored pencil, gel pen, glitter crayon, art paper sample on construction paper; 2009.
the first of hopefully more pieces i'll do while in this new 'Fancy Art Gang Spectacular.' let's see how long this collective idea lasts. we'll keep doing as we will, i guess. And listen to cool music while doing so: The Zombies & Blondie blasting amidst conversation & creating.

viscount in his fat

digital; 2009.
yes, he really does breath through his mouth.

drawing smiling fools on holiday while others look for a job around me

digital; 2009.
copied from an ad for Bermuda vacationing. the tagline:"Who knew i was so close to bliss so sweet?"

roundhouse

colored pencil, digital; 2008.
©capcom
i did this piece last summer for a fan-submitted art book on 'Street Fighter II' characters. haven't heard back from them, but i also haven't heard back from lots of people so i can't say much. it wasn't what they wanted & i still like this.

immortal

ink, shadows, digital; 2009.
or, "in golden pond." i came across a recent-ish internet meme where artists were invited to draw themselves at 100. See ya there!

Overhead

digital; 2009.

delicate Fury

ink, photo manipulation, digital; 2009.
most people took cellphones to the concert, but i got this sketch to go off on.

Good

digital; 2009.

Gamechanger

pen & marker on napkin, cellphone camera effect; 2009.

Geek Out

digital; 2009.
just G.O.

insurance

photo manipulation: 2009.

for all the others, unbelongers, and longingers.

makes me wanna learn how to pronounce her name (demo)

watercolor; 2009.

not finished, but hey, new {ret-conned} tag to show in-progress works (and hopefully see completion).

p.s.

digital; 2009.

pours out inside

photo manipulation; 2009.
the simple ones are usually hard.

(don't leave me) hanging

digital; 2009.

Can't Stand It

vinyl lei, digital, photo manipulation; 2009.
i can't stand it, so i'll lay down and fly away.

(calm down) Brother Leaf

leaf, acrylic paint, photo manipulation; 2009.
yep, it's the same leaf. but Botoxed. sorta.

i want to believe you so very much

digital; 2009.

city of fear

photo manipulation, digital; 2008.

yeah, gimme some advice

digital; 2009.

doggone

digital; 2009.
based on "Dog Sees God: confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" by Bert V. Royal.

reconstructing the night

photo manipulation; 2009.

crude mint twist

digital, photo manipulation; 2009.

red flag #765

digital; 2009.

she only sees stairs to fall down from

digital; 2009.

mouthern magnetiks

digital; 2009.

the actor

photo manipulation, digital; 2009.

chains inside a holy place

digital, photo manipulation; 2009.

D.N.R.

digital; 2009.

pocket universe

cellphone, digital manipulation; 2009.

All You Saints Do is Watch

digital, photo manipulation; 2009.

eyeballs are leaking something muffled

photo manipulation; 2009.

voided entry on the receipt

digital; 2009.

Æ

acrylic on glass, with store-bought frame; 2009.

reflexion (can't help)

photo manipulation; 2009.

oughta be a Pro by now

marker, digital; 2009.
Happy Monday!

__________

photocopy, acrylic paint, newsprint, ink; 2009.
photo credit Unicef.
yes, i know i'm not done with the current book, but had to do something today for the next. also, this is more glitter-y IRL.

Alas, It's Not To Be

photo manipulation; 2009.

new-route nervous

colored pencil; 2009.
a sequel, situationally.

go-go faux

marker, digital; 2009.

iron-on irony crimes

digital; 2009.

band of Kittys

photo manipulation, digital; 2009.
photos by C.Rivera.

regret inside that hair of a second

digital; 2009.

pirou ette

paint marker, watercolor, colored pencil; 2009.

U

colored pencil, gel pen, marker; 2009.

truly seee

digital; 2009.

truly se

digital; 2009.

his were the color of ice cubes

colored pencil, wax crayon; 2009.

12 x now

photo manipulation, digital, ink; 2009.
a sorta new year's resolution/preview.

fabric paint, photo manipulation, cotton, digital; 2008.
ready to greet.
i have to be.

living, breathing, tasting

photo manipulation, colored pencil, digital; 2008.

...suspending what was begun.

photo manipulation; 2008.
photos by J.Bullers.

mashUp

pencil, photo manipulation, digital; 2008.
copyright Showtime Networks.
copyright The Trinity Broadcasting Network.

meaningmore

colored pencil; 2008.

daughters of Hope

colored pencil; 2008.

“Hope has two beautiful daughters: their names are anger and courage. Anger that things are the way they are. Courage to make them the way they ought to be.” --Saint Augustine.

magicianeering (2008)

colored pencil; 2008.
be your own _.

oh, fork!

watercolor, silver ink; 2007.

personal myths

photo manipulation, watercolor, digital; 2008.

Late for the Party

acrylic, colored pencil, gel pen; 2008.

C**** C*** C***

watercolor; 2007.
for C*****.

zeh femme del mar

pencil, digital, photo manipulation; 2008.
copyright Disney.
for B., whom forgives me for not yet sending her this birthday card before yesterday. i hope.

dah foxx!

digital; 2008.
for J. McCravey.

too early

digital, photo manipulation; 2008.

caught a glimpse of melissa auf der maur

digital; 2008.

how it goes

ink, photo manipulation; 2008.

a fighter all my days

digital; 2008.
based on a sketch of a photo by Andres Serrano.

faceless4evah (faceless4now remix)

digital; 2008.

here's the original:

"Faceless4now" by J.Bullers

Marilyn, by memory

not-waterproof ink, Sprite soda pop, digital; 2008.
after Andy Warhol, obvs.

and in her other hand...

digital; 2008.

began with suspenders...

digital, photo manipulation; 2008. photos by J.Bullers