I made it to the show with my wife and we had a great time. Dan and Michael were on hand wowing us with the artwork and entertaining us with their stories. Those guys are a lot of fun to hang out with and I’m glad we could make it. Please enjoy my short picture slideshow and if you see a piece of artwork that catches your eye, you can always contact Monkeyhouse Toys to see if it’s still available.
Saturday at Monkeyhouse Toys is the opening reception of Sights & Sounds featuring artwork from our friends Dan Goodsell and Michael Fleming. The show runs until March 29th.
This was my first visit to WonderCon in San Francisco and I really enjoyed myself. WonderCon is known as the sister-show of San Diego Comic-Con. I’d say it’s a smaller sister, but even though it wasn’t as huge as SDCC, it has it’s benefits. Since it’s a smaller show, that means there’s less of a crowd and you could get more face time with the stars, which is nice. (Speaking of stars, I met and talked with Henry Winkler (Fonzie) and saw artist Jim Lee.) I also finally met Daniel M. Davis of Steam Crow Monster Commute and Michael Fleming of tweedlebop!
WonderCon features the best in a variety of specialty programming including the very best from, pop culture, Hollywood film and television, but comics are still king at this 23-year-old event. Watchmen was prevalent, but so was Star Trek, Star Wars, G.I. Joe and other comic heroes. This was a nice warm-up for me, as I await SDCC in July. Please enjoy my photos from the show with my slideshow or visit my WonderCon 2009 Flickr set. Perhaps you should consider going to WonderCon next year.
Under The Influence: The Official Art Tribute to Beastie Boys.
The boys couldn’t make it, but it was still a blast! Here’s a slideshow to entertain and amaze you. (Don’t forget you can watch the artwork slideshow in full screen.) Or if you prefer, you can browse through my Flickr photo set. So many talented artists and so many fantastic pieces of art. Enjoy!
As you might have noticed on my “speaking easy” sideline, Gallery 1988, in Los Angeles, has announced the second installment of the Under the Influence art series: a tribute to the Beastie Boys. Last year’s tribute to comic book legend Stan Lee was exceptional and I expect this show to be rockin! The Beastie Boys tribute show opening is Jan. 8, 2009, with the band themselves appearing. The show will run through January 2009.
Enjoy my pictures of the Crazy 4 Cult 2 show! (Through the wonders of technology, my new slideshow has the ability to go full screen.) The Crazy 4 Cult 2 show was phenomenal. Like a fine (cult imbued) wine, the show gets better each year. The quality of the artwork increases as the popularity of the show grows, thanks to some awesome artists and their ever increasing fan base.
I had a blast and saw a few celebrities at the show including Wil Wheaton, who was having a great time seeing all the artwork. I even got a cool picture of him in front of the painting by David MacDowell. (I just noticed that both Wil and David added this photo as a favorite.) I finally met the artist Andrew Wilson too. (I see he’s found my site and is commenting too. Thanks &Rew!) I’ve been following this guy’s artwork for awhile and am always impressed. I will be keeping up with him and recommend you do the same. He does some great work.
I know the show was again hosted by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier, but heck, I only saw Kevin for just a moment. (He looked a bit warm and worn out. I think he hung out behind the gallery for most of the night, though I never saw him again.) I hope all his fans were able to meet and greet with him. There were tons of people lined up outside Gallery 1988 waiting to get in to check out the artwork, catch a glimpse of their favorite artist, and possibly see a celeb. The line wrapped around the block. This was a very popular show and lots of fun.
It looks like next year’s show will be hosted by Weird Al Yankovic, so I’m definitely pumped for that – 2009’s Crazy 4 Cult 3-D. Be sure to mark your calendars!
A big thanks to all the artists and the Gallery 1988 crew for making this such a wonderfully enjoyable event. It was good to see and meet everyone.
This “Stand by Me” piece was done by Dave MacDowell and is entitled “Stand By Snootch” for the Crazy 4 Cult 2 art show. View some really cool, movie-inspired art then hang out and party. If it’s anything like last year’s show, it’s gonna be crowded (1000+ happy people) and hours of nostalgic fun with over 100 artists reinterpreting classic cult films.
The opening for I Am 8-Bit show last night was pretty fun and really popular. I’ve lots of pictures on Flickr for you to enjoy! (I’ve not labeled them all, so if you see someone or a piece of artwork that I missed, speak up!)
I got there good and early so there was still a few free parking spots on the street. I’ve never been to the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery before and it’s quite spacious and packed with floor to ceiling with great 8-bit artwork! The artwork was super, the music was groovin’ and the people were swarming. So many happy people in one place sharing their love for 8-bit artwork. Thanks to Jon Gibson, the fabulous artists and everyone who helped put on the show!
Update: I see we’re getting lots of visitors from 4CR, Channel Frederator and more! Thanks for visiting and be sure to keep up with OldManMusings!
It’s almost time for another Crazy 4 Cult art show at Gallery 1988 in LA. And here again is some amazing Scott Campbell artwork. This is an awesome poster which will first be available for only $20 at Crazy 4 Cult 2’s opening reception August 22nd from 7-11 PM, then available by phone or email order starting the next day! There’s so many characters on here. I like Alien taking on Tron, RoboCop vs. Terminator and E.T. biking riding with Pee-Wee! Be sure to check out the entire poster or go for the gold and buy your own.
