10/16 Eternal Sleep at 1AM Gallery

I've been working on some new pieces for a "Day of the Dead" themed art show at 1AM Gallery in San Francisco. The show is booked with great talent from around the Bay. It's also 1AM's one-year anniversary event, so it's a great excuse to check out the space. Hope to see you there. Here's more information via 1AM Gallery's website:

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Thanks to our great fans, supporters, and artists, we’ve made it through our FIRST YEAR.  Through the good, the bad, and the ugly from the past year, the most important lesson we have learned is that street and urban art is here to stay.  To commemorate our anniversary year, 1:AM gallery is hosting Eternal Sleep, a tribute to Dia de los Muertos.  For this exhibition, we have reanimated our lineup of artists from our inaugural year to haunt our walls with skulls, death, and the celebration of life through their eyes.  This will be a mergence of the soul of 1:AM with graffiti writers/artists being displayed alongside fine artists, photographers, sculptors, and custom toy designers. Eternal Sleep epitomizes what 1:AM strives to accomplish, bringing people from different walks of life together.

The diverse artist lineup:

Peter Gronquist, Mear One, Mark Bode, 64 Colors, Alice Koswara, Bam, Bryn Taylor, Camer, Carlos A, Dave Crosland, Dia, Dril One, Eli Leppert, Hyde, Jorone, Josh Ellingson, King 157, Kiro, Kob, KRK Ryden, Lango, Laurel Anderson, Lawrence Yang, Lily Black, Nate1, Oliver Fader, Orly Locquaio, Peabe, Pemex, Pete Castro, Phoneticontrol, Reuben Rude, Reyes, Toro, Twick, Vogue


Expect nothing less than a spectrum of art strumming the joyful and mournful tones of life and death that will reverberate to the deepest parts of your soul.

Opening reception is on October 16th from 7 – 10pm. DJ Don Kainoa, Spinnerty, and Bozak will be dropping the beats with guest turntablist from Abstract Revolver.  The opening is a 21+ event.  Exhibition will run through November 6th.

 

10/9-10/11 Fall Open Studios at The Local 303

We at The Local 303 art studios are excited to open our doors to the public for this Fall's annual Open Studios. Come admire new works by artists Matt Delight, David Garvey, Jason Dryg and Josh Ellingson (that's me!) at 1890 Bryant St. Studios #303. I'm going to have an inventory sale, with quality prints priced to move. Our suite-mates, Soma FM will be on hand with tunes and Soma FM merchandise. Please stop in and say hello.

1890 Bryant is filled with artists of all discipline and many will be open for the public during Open Studios. More information about 1890 Bryant can be found at www.1890bryant.com. More information about Open Studios is at ArtSpan's website, www.artspan.org.

Open Studios at The Local 303
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 6pm-9pm
Sat & Sun, October 10-11, 2009 - 11am-6pm
1890 Bryant St., #303 San Francisco, CA 94110
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Photos from the Hell's Belles Pinewood Derby

I look forward to White Walls Gallery annual transformation into a pinewood derby raceway. This year's Hell's Belles Pinewood Derby & Silent Art Auction was well attended by splintery gearheads of all ages. My entry, "Pinewood Deora" failed to finish, but it's looks that count, right? Check out the photos after the jump...

More Racers
Alex's Slug Slipper
Medals
Big Al!
Jamie and her Hippy Racer
And They're Off

There are even more photos in my Flickr Set. More information about the Hell's Belles can be found on their website, www.hellsbellescarclub.com.

9/26 Hell's Belles Pinewood Derby and Art Auction

Don't miss this Fall's first major event at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. Derby racers and fans of all ages will convene for the annual Hell's Belles Car Club "Pinewood Derby & Silent Art Auction". Get there early to ogle the miniature wonders of speed and creativity. Stick around to bid on exclusive donated works of art, plenty with low starting bids! All of the event's proceeds benefit the Bay Area Women's & Children's Center of San Francisco. Pictured above is my entry for competition. It's modeled after the 1965 Dodge concept truck, the "Deora".

Pinewood Derby & Silent Art Auction
Saturday, September 26th 2009
Doors open at 6 p.m., races start at 8 p.m. sharp
The Shooting Gallery - 839 Larkin St, San Francisco

More information about the Pinewood Derby & Silent Art Auction can be found at the Hell's Belles website here:
http://www.hellsbellescarclub.com/hbhtml.html

Sneak Peek...

9/20 Work in Progress 2

Here's a detail of something I'm working on right now for an upcoming show. I'll post details soon.

Photos from "Playdate" @lowerdeck, SF

"Playdate" at the brand-spanking-new lowerdeck gallery went off last night in a swanky basement near the bay. The show really came together nicely, with lots of good stuff from local heroes like Dave Crossland, Adam Flores, and Tony Papesh. All of us from the Local 303 were showing artwork as well. Matt Delight, Dave Gravey, and I held down the fort for most of the evening. Jason Dryg and his family hung in there until their toddler wore himself out. The variety of artwork was impressive, ranging from tiny and delicate watercolor pieces to a room-filling light/sound installation.

Here are my photos, via Flickr:
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Tori and Todd
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Matt, Liz, Dave, and Nicole  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/josh1/sets/72157622279740573/

And here's a video of Emmett Feldman's installation:

Weekend Painting

I've been painting a lot of little things lately. This is a little 6"x6" cat-crab painted with acrylic and water-soluble oils.

9/17 lowerdeck Gallery Grand Opening

I'm excited to be a part of the inaugural event of this great new space in San Francisco. Here's the info via the lowerdeck website:

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Join lowerdeck for our grand opening!

Thursday, September 17th, 6-9pm

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lowerdeck
2295 3rd Street @ 20th Street
(below Sundance Coffee)
san francisco, ca 94107

 

Toy Karma II Recap!

"I just knew that having him in the house, meant having monsters in the house", said the woman down the table from us at the back patio of Cleo's Bar and Grill.

Her husband glasped his hands on his knees, and sort of grinned and grunted at the same time. The other artists wives sighed sympathetically and my sister ordered another Jager-and-Red Bull. Thus began the pre-gallery festivities for the kaiju centric art bonanza that was "Toy Karma II"

This second installment of Toy Karma featured more than seventy artists with artwork ranging from customized vintage toys to sculpted original figures, art prints, and full-on paintings. As with the first Toy Karma show, the event took place at Rotofugi gallery in Chicago. I had some artwork in the show including an acrylic painting of "King Ghidorah" and a matching custom Max Toy Co. "Boy Karma" figure. My little sister doesn't live far from Chicago so I flew in to hang out with her and check out the show. While I was there I shot some photos and put together a little video walkthrough. Please enjoy.

Video and Photography by Josh Ellingson
Music by dep

There are more photos of Toy Karma II on my Flickr stream. More information about the artwork and the event can be found at Rotofugi's Toy Karma blog at www.toykarma.rotofugi.com/

New Prints for September!

It's a brand new month, and that means a new batch of prints are available on my website store. For September I have four new prints. Pictured here is "It's a Whopper!", featuring everyone's favorite superhero-themed flavor. Hang on to summer with a double-scoop of sweet, gooey art.

Also available this month is "Raccoon with Stapler". This was a very popular t-shirt design and I've brought it back this month as an archival print. Stationary supplies and wildlife have always been a fascination of mine, and if you're like me, why not get them both in one place?

Back by popular demand is "Wi-Fi Diner", my homage to Hopper's "Nighthawks". Loads of thanks to those who've expressed interest in the image in the last month and thanks also to everone who tumbled, twittered, and blogged about it.

Last but certainly not least is "Stormcheaters", featuring some familiar goons in class. Here's a preview:

Please stop by my website store to see all of the prints. Thanks for your support!