Preview Works for BA Summer Exhibition

Here's a glimpse at the drawings I'm working on for my solo show coming up in July. The red one with the computers is nearly done, and the other one is in progress (you can see where I'm making revisions and still refining things). All the drawings will be about this scale and hopefully I will have at least a dozen of them to put out for the show.

If you are interested in the exhibition or the works, feel free to email me (mertsprints@gmail.com). I can answer any questions or send you an announcement postcard for the show (or one through email if you prefer!). I'm currently working on finding a good printer to get some giclees or similar qualities digital copies of these to sell. : )

ZaPow Gallery Setup Complete!

I just finished setting up my first display at ZaPow! Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina. It's not a huge section now, but if it does well, then I will expand my space and add more work and crafts. I'm super excited to participate in an Illustration based gallery. It suits my taste perfectly and will be beneficial for me to be a part of as a growing artist and illustrator (oh dear, I'm starting to sound all Disney... no more of that, lol).

Check it out! http://www.zapow.net/

 

These last two pieces are a print and painting for the "Out of this World: Robots, Ray Guns, and Rockets" show that is opening next Friday at ZaPow! Sorry for the shoddy cell phone picture, but it was the best I had on me. I resurrected my old robot linocut and cut the new background block for it. Surprisingly, I didn't really have any ray guns or rockets in my collection other than my unfinished Better Brave than Bored big block. So for the painting, I basically took the design concept for the BBTB block and redid it in a better way. I had another painting of a space couple on a foreign planet watching the stars that is super darling, but it isn't finished yet. It's next on the agenda to do. Even though it didn't make it in the show, it'll still go up for display.

Infinite Possibilites Exhibition

Great news! I entered the two Ex Libris dinosaur relief prints in an exhibition held by the University of West Georgia's Art Student Union and I received 1st place for them! Good times were had and I'm very proud of my little prints for receiving this honor.

On another note, I'm currently working on a 4-color woodcut (on four blocks) with a similar theme to my samurai/ukiyo-e print. This one is done in a more Americanized comic book style a la Tank Girl meets The Walking Dead. Proofing begins this week, and I can't wait to have all four blocks done! Pics to come soon.