I don’t know how I stumbled across Cul de Sac but I really enjoy the comic. Multiple folks have pointed out the mix of light and dark humor (the main character is a young näive and imaginative girl who has an older morose and morbid brother) that makes Cul de Sac comparable to Calvin & Hobbes. I really dig the amazing artistic talent mixed in with some honestly funny comics. Thompson’s “pitch” comics are really good too (available in the first published volume “Cul de Sac: This Exit”, particularly page 17 amazes me!) “Richard’s Poor Almanac” is great fun, too. Particularly if you’re familiar with life in DC. http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/
Represent, San Jose. Michael Foley is one of the local graffiti/lowbrow artists I really enjoy; I had the pleasure of bidding (and the pain of not winning) some auctions of his works at Works SJ last night. Great style, amazing colors. Hope to see more and buy some. http://www.onibatsu.com/
Another in the fine stable of Double Fine artists, Nathan uses a more painterly technique in his works and his comic ranges from sublime to non-sequitor awesome. Just brought the below painting home from that Amicvs Monstrvm show. I think I owe Scott a redux, too. Best of buds, them. http://www.nathanstapley.com/
Lovely comic stylings, a touch of Gorey’s pen-and-ink (I loves me some pen and ink.) I may have to get me some. http://www.tomgauld.com/
Nice piece on Spark, gettin’ some respect. Local graffiti artist, collaborator with Boyles.
Yeah I should have probably posted this much earlier. I’ve loved his and his friends’ work on his Double Fine site (the comics are great, sublime, funny, and nice art.) Well, “Scott C.” has a one-man show in LA and I just couldn’t pass up buying an original of his work (plus the painting of the exterior, what a great diptych!) Whee! Art collecting is fun! Watch out, or I’ll start rolling some commissioned works…Yikes.
Now I’m thinking, “I can show this in my office.” But then I’m thinking maybe the visitor center might be a good place to show NASA-related artwork. Wonder if they’ll bite.
Met Sean at the 2008 01SJ street fair, he and his buddies were graffiti-ing up a plywood wall on a side street. I really like some of his work, merging graffiti with lowbrow, gothic. Seeing him work live at the fair was a treat! Bonus for being a local, and an art teacher.
http://www.seanboyles.com/
The NY Times has an article on “outsider artists” (aka “undiscovered artists that lack formal training”) at a show in the city. Most look like pre-school doodles (but hey, if folks like it, let ‘em spend a fortune.) But one gem is Mr. Andolsek, whose art is all geometric swirls and contrasty colors. Kinda like contemporary Islamic geometric art. Kudos to him…
http://www.americanprimitive.com/index.cfm?section=artist_works&artist=Eugene%20Andolsek&hasBiography=1
Harkens back (forward?) to Valerie Jaudon and Susan Marie Dopp.
Ah, such wonderful boundaries between chaos and order, her explosions series are beautiful and abstract and action-packed!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stoppin/sets/72157594423832734/
Spontaneous, flowing, violent, action-filled. Kinda like Chinese brush paintings meet lowbrow meet Ren & Stimpy. All in a good way. (And a great deal like Ric Stultz‘s works, too.)
http://tonypapesh.com