Printing time

I've been in the printshop this month, and I thought I'd toss up what I've done already. I've also completed three more from my Bell Island aquatint series, but I've yet to scan those in.

This one comes in black or pink.

Many attempts at a certain toothy blonde actress

Dunno if I ever really got it. Can y'all guess?

New Blog

Hey All,
Be sure to check out Omar's new work on his blog. The link is also newly added to the list.

Art Deadlines

I came across this webpage today: Art Deadlines List

Seems like a lot of text to slog through, but if you're up to the task, there's probably several opportunities there for you. Every now and then I'm hankering for a deadline, aren't you?

And here's another one: Artshow. I just Googled art deadlines.

ALSO: I just found this Canadian portrait competition, with a $3000 prize (although the website looks a bit shabby): http://www.kingstonprize.ca/ Anyone heard of this before? The deadline is May 1st, and portraits may be either paintings or drawings, and must be made from life within the 24 months preceding the closing date. From the site:

Jury members are Eliza Griffiths, artist (Montreal); Bill Kirby, Executive Director of the Centre for Canadian Contemporary Art (Toronto); and Richard Rhodes, editor of Canadian Art magazine (Toronto).

From the entries received, the jury will select thirty portraits for the exhibition, which will be held in October 2007 at the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque, Ontario. The prizewinners will be announced at a Gala Preview, and the People’s Choice will be announced near the closing of the exhibition.

Upside: You only have to send a CD, not the actual artwork. Downside: $25 entry fee.

You can see last year's finalists here.

In case you've been in the mountains

Banff Mountain Photography Competition

From the website:

We hope you have been busy taking photographs for the 2007 Banff Mountain Photography Competition. Last year’s competition saw over 2,100 images from 27 countries around the world. In addition to the Grand Prize, the jury chooses winners in five subject categories and one regional category, with ten photographs receiving special mention.

In addition to over $6000 in cash and prizes from our sponsors, your work could enjoy international exposure. Winning images will be exhibited at The Banff Centre, on our website, and on a whirlwind tour to select locations worldwide.

All entries must arrive in our office in Banff by Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Winners will be notified by June 16.

Call for Entries: Carte Blanche Vol. 2: Painting

"The main purpose of this book is to provide a survey and showcase of the current state of painting in Canada. A book of this nature will bring the recognition for Canadian painters that is long overdue."

Submissions close on Fri, May 18, 2007.
Submission Fee: $50 CAD
Submit before Sun, Apr 15, 2007 and receive a $5 discount on your submission fee!

Our pal Alyssa Andrews was selected for Vol. 1: Photography, last year.

Go here for all the submission details (the usual stuff, ten slides, CV, blah blah blah).

Eastern Edge Gallery Call for Submissions

Eastern Edge Gallery in St. John's is looking for proposals for their next year of programming:

Submission Deadlines:

March 31 annually for exhibition work.

Proposals should include:

* 10-15 images (on cd, jpegs) and or VHS, CD ROM, URL (for net based works)

* CV

* Proposal/ Project Statement

* Artist statement

* Any other additional support material (press etc...)

* Self Addressed Stamped Envelope

Please e-mail the gallery for more information: egallery@nfld.net

or call: 709-739-1882

www.easternedge.ca

2007 RBC Canadian Painting Competition

Got yourself a painting? Well send it on in. Winners will be announced in September, with the national winner receiving $25,000, and two honourable mentions each receiving $15,000. Not too shabby.
http://www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition/

Entries must be submitted by May 4, 2007.

Another Bloooooog

Today I started another blog, in an attempt to keep up a webcomic. I'm going to be posting some of the comics I've drawn for The Scope, plus more! So hopefully you'll visit that one as well.

Werebears and Only Children

Style Wars

Hoo boy, I just saw this awesome documentary on Google Video from 1983 called Style Wars. It's about the graffiti scene in New York, particularly in and on the public trains. There's a lot of break dancing in there too. And now I've got Grandmaster Flash stuck in my head. But watch this instead of Deal or No Deal. And everyone was way skinnier back then, hey?