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Sam Roberts Band Tour Posters 2011

2011-11-26T18:53:00.005-05:00

I collaborated with fellow artist Sean Causley to create this intergalactic space accident. Dubbed "Space Cats and Shatner" by the band, these two individual posters create a scene of destruction when combined. Printed by Vahalla Studios

Monster T-Shirts!

2011-11-03T09:18:00.003-04:00

Unknown Arts and I teamed up to put the Monster and his freaked out side kick on some apparel. They are available to purchase though their Etsy shop.

Mega Man Tribute!

2011-10-19T23:48:00.004-04:00

Earlier this year a few friends and I decided to enter the Mega Man tribute book contest. Unfortunately none of us made it in, but I was super stoked to participate and finally had an excuse to draw one of my favorite Video Game characters.

Art Hop Prints!

2011-10-18T22:52:00.005-04:00

I had the fortunate opportunity to be a part of the South End Art Hop again this year. The participation and talent this year was crazy and our studio had an amazing turn out. I was so excited to see some old friends and sell some prints. I worked with Unknown Arts to screen print this 3 color "Monster Print." I still have a few left over, so head over to my site if you want to snag one before they disappear.

Wow

2011-08-22T14:07:00.005-04:00

It's been a while! I was reminded by a good friend this afternoon that I haven't posted in a while. Here's a Higher Ground poster that I recently finished for the upcoming Sam Roberts Band show.

Some Pix from the RE:Form Art Show

2010-10-13T17:56:00.003-04:00

Here are some pics from the Re:Form art show that I was in last weekend. Super amazing exhibit.

RE:Form School Art Exhibition

2010-09-29T20:38:00.008-04:00

I am super exited to be a part of this Art Exhibition in New York. I created this piece specifically for the show that benefits our public school system. Something that I always carry with me is the support and encouragement that my teachers/family gave me growing up. I wanted to do something that might eventually make its way back to the ones that might not have the same opportunity that I was fortunate to have.

New Pics

2010-06-03T11:07:00.004-04:00

Some pictures I took last weekend with the new macro lens.

Big Head Todd & The Monsters

2010-05-20T15:05:00.002-04:00

Hot Dog

2010-03-04T12:22:00.002-05:00

New Posters

2010-02-14T13:30:00.000-05:00

Keen

2010-02-14T13:22:00.003-05:00

We had the pleasure of dog-sitting a couple weekends back and I couldn't resist taking a couple pictures of this awesome pooch.

Birthday Card

2009-12-07T13:46:00.003-05:00

Last weekend was my wife's birthday, so I drew this little picture for her card.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

2009-10-30T22:50:00.005-04:00

Buffalo (Round 2)

2009-09-25T22:03:00.006-04:00

My awesome cousin hired me to create this DJ-ing Buffalo for his High School Yearbook.

Company T-Shirt Design

2009-09-18T17:44:00.003-04:00

Art Hop

2009-09-13T22:02:00.014-04:00

The Art Hop is a huge Art show where local businesses and studios in Burlington open up their doors to showcase some of Vermont's finest artists. I was lucky enough to show this year and it was an amazing experience. I had a blast meeting new people and seeing a lot of friends that I haven't seen in a long time. Here are a few poladroid shots of the studio (G2) where I do most of my work. Thanks to everyone who made it out and to my studiomates for making the space kick@ss for the night. It was a ton of fun and if you couldn't make it this year, I highly recommend it for next.

Guster Higher Ground Poster

2009-08-19T19:50:00.003-04:00

Jedi Mind Tricks Poster

2009-08-16T10:59:00.003-04:00

This was a poster that I created for an upcoming Higher Ground show for the group Jedi Mind Tricks.

Quick Sketch for work

2009-07-13T17:27:00.004-04:00

Here's a quick sketch I did for a project at work. The Creative Director wanted to throw a Baseball cap on the Dude, so I brought it into Photoshop and made a couple tweaks.

Dragonforce Poster for Higher Ground

2009-04-19T17:27:00.009-04:00

This poster was a blast to work on. I've wanted to do something with a Dragon's Lair/Dark Crystal feel for a while and this was a great opportunity.

Seven Days Cover

2009-04-15T16:51:00.007-04:00

I was excited to get a call from Seven Days last week asking me to do a cover for this weeks issue. Here is the result! I created the illustration and the layout was done by Andrew Sawtell.

Big Head Todd Poster for Higher Ground

2009-03-19T09:26:00.010-04:00

For the April 9th Show at Higher Ground

Sam Roberts Posters

2009-02-11T18:32:00.024-05:00

I was really excited to be a part of this project. A college friend and I decided to collaborate on these posters for one of our favorite bands: Sam Roberts. If you havn't heard of em' by now, they're a kick ass rock band from Montreal... So go check em' out! Sean Causley illustrated the poster on the left and I did the one the right. (The one with the Sea Horse Champ Nesse Monster Thing.) I am really excited how these came out and from the pics they look amazing. They were printed by Dan over at Vahalla Studios. Awesome work! I can't wait to see them at the show.

It's never too late!

2009-01-24T18:15:00.004-05:00

Here's John's entry. I love it!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-21T20:14:00.001-05:00

CLICK HERE to Download the Coloring Page!

Bird

2008-12-02T17:51:00.015-05:00

More Polaroids

2008-11-23T19:30:00.004-05:00

Here are a few things that I pass on my daily walk to work.

Polaroidness

2008-11-16T13:23:00.010-05:00

I recently came across this fun new app called "Poladroid" that color shifts your digital photos into that classic liquid crystal tone. I've never been a fan of those "one click photo filters" but this one does such a decent job, its worth trying out. Its interactive too, so you actually click and shake the polaroid to develop your nostalgia. While fun and interactive the first few times, it becomes a bit of a chore and reminds me of the photos I used to take as an impatient kid. Anyways, here's a few that I have tried. Some pictures work better than others depending on their initial contrast/hue and saturation. You can get the app here. Plus they have a flickr group here, so you can upload your photos to a gallery.

New Post, New Look

2008-11-05T22:22:00.004-05:00

So I decided to revamp the look and feel of the ol' blog, well I guess this is just a day for change. Heres a new pic to go along with it. Growing up I had this comic called Duck Force... I'm experimenting, trying to bring these guys back to life, so here's a first attempt.

Coloring Pix

2008-10-10T16:55:00.011-04:00

Here's my buddy Roger coloring his piece. Good job pal, nice waves! Thanks to Lou La La for getting this in so quickly ;)

Jackie's photoshop skills put to the test! Love the moustaché! And especially the pop art reference ;) Lou La La, Where in tha heck is yours?!

Adam stayed in the lines... Great Job!
My Nephew Aj's excellent job at conquering the planet.
Great job, buddy!

Coloring Contest #1

2008-10-03T16:35:00.011-04:00

Ok, so really its not a contest but a chance for you to get your picture posted on this blog! Each week I will upload a new picture for your coloring pleasure. Download it, Color it, take a picture of it (with yourself), e-mail it and I'll post it! So heres this week's link... Enjoy! WORLD DOMINATION

Award

2008-09-17T14:53:00.007-04:00

So a friend of mine sent me THIS link this morning. My agency won an award for startwhereyouarevt.org. I created most of the illustrations and the bird animation found within the site. (If you scroll down far enough you can see it.) A lot of sweat went into making this site, so congrats to everyone that was involved in making this thing come to life. I played a small role, but i'm glad to have been a part in creating the overall look.

World Hunger FIN

2008-09-14T00:10:00.003-04:00

World Hunger

2008-09-08T16:44:00.008-04:00

Poor choice of words. I know and I promised myself that I wouldn't get all opinionated on my blog, but this is my reaction to what I saw on the morning shows today. The media is so excited about how a certain gazillion dollar pop princess' appearance was on the VMA's last night... WHO CARES! She still is swimming like Scrooge McDuck in a sea of money while millions of kids in the U.S. and around the world starve... Also, they're reporting on the poor box office weekend took on a very serious tone. It was like a natural disaster hit or an important historical figure died. They never report on the issues plaguing the world, just the ones that make us forget about the ones that matter. OK... i'm done ;).

Little Peeps

2008-09-01T22:47:00.005-04:00

Unicel Commercial

2008-07-22T15:27:00.016-04:00

So this is a project that i've been working on for about a month now... It finally aired so I can share it with the world. This is a commercial promoting an upcoming back to school campaign for Unicel. The creative director wanted to keep the look consistant with the print & web materials. Certain elements, such as the unicorn and thunderbird I used from the print campaign, but the beginning classroom scene I came up with from the initial script. We were pretty excited about this project since it was our first in-house production. The creative director and writer came up with the story, I storyboarded and animated everything and the music was composed by one of our producers and myself. Click on the image to check it out!

DragonManThing

2008-07-21T17:33:00.004-04:00

I had a little down time at work today so i decided to draw with on a piece of paper instead of the Wacom. Crazy, huh? I might stick to it.

Bunny

2008-07-17T17:41:00.007-04:00

I know, I know... Everyone is copying this "little golden books style" these days, but I found a need to explore it for some reason. So I decided to make this for a co-worker since it was her last day today. (She has a toothless bunny.) Poor thing has to gum carrots to death.

Osturducken

2008-06-18T11:10:00.008-04:00

Ok, so my friends and I were out for lunch the other day and got on the topic of what a "Turducken" was. (Ya know, that crazy southern inspired meal where you stuff 3 different buzzards into one another like those old Russian wooden dolls?) So we started to brainstorm about taking it to the next level... So one of my co-workers decided that an Ostrich would be the next logical step in the evolution of this mighty dish. We then coined the term "Osturducken", and I drew a quick sketch of what this long legged bird would look like.

Kid Drawrings

2008-06-12T09:51:00.005-04:00

We have this pretty fun project at work thats in the beginning stages. They wanted to make it look like a middle schooler/ High schooler drew the pictures so I had to "untrain" my eye to execute this stuff... The funny part is that I am actually happy with some of the spontaneity that happened.

Animated Banner Ad

2008-05-13T10:00:00.007-04:00

This is a banner AD I worked on for Unicel. I drew and animated the key frames while my friend Jackie supplied the all the flash magic. We had a pretty tight deadline of 2 Days to work on this project and I am totally happy with what we got in the end. But there always is that "if we only had more time, less restrictions" cloud that constantly looms. Below are the storyboards.

Heart T

2008-04-15T13:50:00.004-04:00

Heart.. Heart.. Happy Heart

2008-04-02T23:05:00.010-04:00

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T23:37:00.006-04:00

Sunday Messin' Around in Painter

2008-03-16T16:12:00.003-04:00

Buffalo

2008-02-17T18:43:00.005-05:00

This project is for my cousin who is a soccer player out in Colorado.

VT 3.0 Video

2008-02-01T15:20:00.000-05:00

The video was shot by Eva Sollberger. You can see the original and much more sweet "Stuck in VT" episodes over at the Seven Days website

Vermont 3.0

2008-01-26T13:44:00.000-05:00

Well, I just got back from the Vermont 3.0 conference and it was pretty amazing to see a 6 foot version of the Spaceman! I took a few pictures, saw some friends and got to put some names to the businesses that form some of Vermont's most creative companies. I just hope that I can convince the place I work for now to participate next year!

Final Color Selection

2008-01-04T10:19:00.000-05:00

Here is the final color selection chosen by the client.

Bush Color

2007-12-14T19:19:00.000-05:00

I finally got the OK to color this illustration. But the client didn't go for the colors I selected. Oh well. They wanted them to pop a little more, so I reverted to more of a primary selection... I'll post the final in a couple of days.

Freelance BUSH Project

2007-11-15T11:41:00.000-05:00

This is a freelance gig I landed for a small group opposing the bombing of Iran. It will be placed on the side of a vehicle that is being customly made to look like a Bomb. Should be fun! You can see the revisions I was asked to make from the sketch to the inking... (Bomb bigger and Bush a little meaner/crazier.) I can't wait to color it!

SpaceMan!

2007-11-07T12:33:00.000-05:00

Sketch and Final Ink & Color

I just figured I'd throw this up here...

2007-09-27T20:18:00.000-04:00

This is an animation I did in college.

Bird Animation

2007-09-16T22:14:00.000-04:00

An animation I did a couple of weekends ago for a local website.

Website Illustrations

2007-09-15T10:28:00.000-04:00

So I've been doing a ton of drawing at work lately! I had to crank these out pretty fast, so some are a bit sloppy. The male superhero looks like he could be a part of The Ambiguously Gay Duo. (I think its the color palatte I had to use.)

New Macbook!

2007-09-02T20:53:00.000-04:00

So this is a little late, but I just wanted to thank ya'll for your support with this T-Shirt contest thingy! I am now the proud father of a little Macbook. (5 years ago I never would have said that!)

So I couldn't get everyone a shirt so I decided to give you this incredably dorky picture that was printed in in the paper and the actual image of screened T-Shirt. They decided to make some adjustments to the design. (obviously the colors are different, they took the text treatment off, and enlarged the pill box, which is a sweet swap for the prize!) The originals are still posted below for comparison.

Update!

2007-08-30T08:33:00.000-04:00

So I'm skakin the dust off this page and givin it a new look. Keep your eyes peeled cause I have a crap load of new posts coming!

Illustrations for Magnets

2007-08-13T22:24:00.000-04:00

Here are some recent illustrations I did for some Magnets for a local client. None of these were chosen. :( I personally liked the waiter and the cow the best, but in the end they chose a 4th version with a cow holding up the state of VT. I'll post it down the road.

Oh Crap! Colored

2007-08-02T17:56:00.000-04:00

Oh Crap!

2007-08-01T09:49:00.001-04:00

More T-Shirt Designs for 7 Days Paper

2007-06-23T12:01:00.001-04:00

T-Shirt design for local community newspaper

2007-06-08T12:33:00.000-04:00

T Shirt Design for Company Softball Team

2007-04-24T21:06:00.000-04:00

Pup Color and final B&W Logo

2007-03-11T21:34:00.000-04:00

Doggie sketch for a logo design

2007-02-28T17:36:00.000-05:00

New Drumalicious Track

2007-02-14T17:36:00.000-05:00

I've been taking a couple of days off from drawing and recorded a new track for your listening pleasure! Click HERE

Late: Color

2007-02-07T16:13:00.000-05:00

Hippo Ink & Color

2007-01-28T11:32:00.001-05:00

So this is the first drawing that I've "inked" in illustrator with a wacom. I'm hooked!

The Temptation of a Hippo

2007-01-21T19:55:00.000-05:00

For some reason I was in the mood to draw a Hippo this weekend.

Late

2007-01-17T18:47:00.000-05:00

Inspired by a late co-worker

Poodle Girl Full Color Revised!

2007-01-16T16:54:00.000-05:00

Everytime I looked at this as a printed piece it drove me nutz to see this drawing just as two colors.... I had to go back and color it!

Finished

2007-01-07T16:45:00.000-05:00

This drawing is for a 50's themed golf tournament brochure I recently did for a local golf community. I only used two colors since the finished brochure is only two.

Poodle Girl Sketch!

2007-01-06T18:18:00.000-05:00

For a brochure that I am currently working on. I'll post the finished piece when it is done.

Mad Surgeon

2006-12-30T10:31:00.000-05:00

Crazy Mad Surgeon

Christmas Card Sketch

2006-12-17T07:22:00.000-05:00

A sketch for this years Christmas card. I'll Post the clean-up in a couple of days.

Old Drawings

2006-12-13T18:01:00.000-05:00

I found these in a corner of my hard drive recently

1st Post!

2006-12-12T19:18:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I finally gave in and decided to do a blog... I still don't think anyone reads these things besides the people who writes them, but I'm going to start posting some Drum stuff that I have done as well as some cartoon stuff. Thanks for visiting.

-Matt