This blog has moved!

I've decided to take the leap and host my own blog (!). A little scary, but what isn't scary in this world?

Here's the new address: http://www.the-rots.com/blog

Pretty simple, huh? Even I can remember this one.

Sharky's Café

My napkin @ Sharky's Café, 3960 Rt 30, Latrobe PA.

Oliver's Pourhouse

My place mat @ Oliver's Pourhouse, 8 N Pennsylvania Ave, Greensburg PA

(The place mat was red, and I got the bright idea to draw on the red side. Inspiration said, "Devil." Camera said, "Not so much." This was the best shot I got, and it's very much massaged in Photoshop. So sorry.)

Leo's Pub & Grille

My napkin @ Leo's Pub & Grille, 202 N Diamond St, Mount Pleasant PA.

A Rot a Day: Day 3

Drawn on a napkin, of course.

A Rot a Day: Day 2

Painted with ArtRage on my iPad. (This is my first ArtRage painting; give me a break.)

A Rot a Day: Day 1

Ever see a skull in a Dole banana sticker?

Leo's Pub & Grille

My napkin @ Leo's Pub & Grille, 202 N Diamond St, Mount Pleasant PA.

Leo's Pub & Grille

My napkin @ Leo's Pub & Grille, 202 N Diamond St, Mount Pleasant PA.

Friday the 13th

For luck on this Friday the 13th.

Illustration Ale III @EastEndBrewing @UncoveredSpace @Aetherea @valkyriesbard @strawberryluna @toonseum @Waynocartoons

The third edition of Illustration Ale was released last Thursday (Dec. 5) at the Toonseum in beautiful downtown Pittsburgh. Six local artists were invited to illustrate and design their own version of a label for the series.

Artists include (left to right; top to bottom):

Ilene Winn Lederer
ME!
strawberryluna
Sarah Miller
Lizzee Solomon
Jessica Heberle

The ale itself is a 1,600 bottle limited edition, Belgian-style ale with a rich, dark malt character, brewed by Pittsburgh's own East End Brewing. A portion of the proceeds from sales of the brew benefit the Toonseum.

Artists take a selfie

My brew and me

Original Square Kat painting: April Fool

Read about the origins of the April Fool Square Kat here.
See the progression of the painting here.
And see into the mind of the boozer Kat here.

We totally did this Saturday night... #DannyElfman

 Before you go getting all jealous, just know that this was my view of the stage for the evening (I wish I was kidding):

But I also had this:

And this:

And this:

Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh.

The music was spectacular. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra played medleys from all 15 films that Danny Elfman scored for Tim Burton movies. (Two movies he didn't score: Ed Wood and Sweeney Todd.) The Mendelssohn Choir added their voices, and the effect was spot on.

I cracked open my Danny Elfman/Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box the next day (namely, Alice in Wonderland). If that music doesn't get you inspired to create art, you need to turn it up louder.

Sketchbook Project Special Edition 2012—Pirate #sketchbookproject

Here's the next page from my Sketchbook Project Special Edition. Still figuring out the how-to-use-the-markers thing. This Square Kat would be a Pirate, as in, the ones from Pittsburgh.

Yeah, it's from last year. Better late than never.

Sharky's Café

My napkin @ Sharky's Café, 3960 Rt 30, Latrobe PA.

Leo's Pub & Grille

My napkin @ Leo's Pub & Grille, 202 N Diamond St, Mount Pleasant PA.

ArtBox Project for @PghCityPaper (part 6)

I was selected to paint (decorate? enhance? art?) one of ten Pittsburgh City Paper street boxes. This is Part 6 of my progress reports.

The box is finished and delivered! Below are photos from different angles to give you a sense of what all the sides look like together.

 

 

And here's the box with the masking removed and awaiting delivery.

The boxes will be revealed October 15 at the Best of Pittsburgh party, and then voting for a favorite begins October 16.

Leo's Pub & Grille

My napkin @ Leo's Pub & Grille, 202 N Diamond St, Mount Pleasant PA.

ArtBox Project for @PghCityPaper (part 5)

I was selected to paint (decorate? enhance? art?) one of ten Pittsburgh City Paper street boxes. This is Part 5 of my progress reports.

This is the back of the box where Andy will be, but just the background is complete.

The next thing I did was the flesh tones. Those were the scariest part of the box for me (along with the balloons), so I decided to tackle them first.

And then, here's Andy's head complete.

...And the back of the box with the masking removed. This is the side that will be facing the street. I think it's safe to say I'm pretty satisfied with how he turned out.

ArtBox Project for @PghCityPaper (part 4)

I was selected to paint (decorate? enhance? art?) one of ten Pittsburgh City Paper street boxes. This is Part 4 of my progress reports.

Not a whole lot to show on this one. This is the top of the box. Pretty straight forward.

Hutch's Tap Room

My place mat @ Hutch's Tap Room, 1099 University Dr, Dunbar PA.

(This also doubles as Day 16 of The Rots' 31 Day Rotty Halloween Challenge.)