Let's Catch Up Shall We?

I graduated College! After four very very long years of being told what to do and how to do it, I am free. 

As a celebration I drove home on my graduation present from my lovely father, a 2005 Honda Shadow 750.

My last assignment from art school, a artist portrait of the lovely Aimee Flom, a fellow PNCA Graduate. 

a few animal sketches

One of the last etchings from my Printmaking Class, which is available on my etsy

I have also reopened Commissions!
See Example A, another custom Golden Snitch Tattoo! 

Another Commission  this time of Deadpool! 

And a rare example of a acrylic painting commission of a lovely friend's  deceased pet. 

If you're interested in chatting about commissions or have any questions please email me at blindthistle@gmail.com or shoot me a question in my ask box on tumblr 

A birthday present for my wonderful mother. 

Just a few of the more recent Tattoo Flash Pieces I did for my Tattoo Blog

Week 9 and 10

"Broken Design: Traffic Vs. Motorcycles" Editorial, 11"x17" Digital

Tattoo for the lovely Laura Steves

A little panel from the comic, countdown to Focus Week is at 25 days

Workin' on my first Litho stone

doodle for my next Copper Plate Etching

A Sneak Peak at my Spring Break 

Week 5

Bam! It's Here guys the Official Cover for Good Time Charlie has been made! Mark your calendars for this May because that's when the first pages will be released! 

This week's Tattoo Flash. I've been seeing a lot of daggers through roses lately, so I decided to put my spin on it. If your'e wondering it's a knife from Behring Made (out of Missoula MT)  that has an elk antler as the handle through a Bitterroot Flower. 

I also developed a roll of film! Here's a nice shot my brother took at The 2014 One Moto Show 

Some awesome pictures I took at Dark Star Tattoo of Sumer Mattison doing a gorgeous cover up

Along with Greg LaBarbera, and Jessica Faris doing some of their gorgeous work.  

Last but not least I took a little adventure to Arcadia Beach/ Humbug Point this weekend with Jonathan :3
Beach trips are important for the health. 

Week 2

A quickie poster in protest of my school trying to get rid of our awesome Sloth Mascot once again. 

My first Copper Plate Etching, "Let the Dead Fall to the Children of Pan" edition of 5 on stonehenge paper
You can get your copy of this print HERE

A new pattern for my New blog dedicated to my own special Tattoo Flash Art
I'm callin it 'WHISKEY STEEL' 

A quickie pinup, and a sketch of what might be my next copper plate

Last but not least a WIP of what I'm thinking will be an alternative Cover for Good Time Charlie

Two Weeks to Go

That's right, two weeks until Focus Week happens and I have to present my Proposal.

In preparation I made these Promo Postcards that I will only be giving away at my Proposal @ PNCA
I'll make a special post when I know specifically what day/time/room I'll be assigned.
In the mean time you can join the event on Facebook to keep more up-to-date.
And/Or follow my Thesis Blog for all things Good Time Charlie and Old West related.

“Roused by the shock he started from his trance-
The cold white light of morning, the blue moon
Low in the west, the clear and garish hills,
The distinct valley and the vacant woods,
Spread round him where he stood.”

- from “Alastor” by Percy Bysshe Shelley [1815]

Last but not least a quickie Commission for a friend

About 14 days until the Focus Week boat arrives. I did make an event for my proposal just to kinda gauge who might be coming, you can join here:: https://www.facebook.com/events/624967090879127/

Procrastination will Kill me Someday

   Woo! The semester is over and it's summer time again! You know what that means right? Regular updates to this blog! Woohoo. This semester was definitely a hectic one, but I start Thesis next semester... I don't know whether to be excited that I only have two semesters left till I graduate or be plum terrified of Thesis. 

*shudders* Let's not think about it right now. 

 Anyway! To make up my absence during the last couple months here is a summary of all the junk that I did this semester! 

Starting off with this little bit of fanart that I did for Marissa Meyer's sequel to Cinder -Scarlet- on the right. She was at the Powell's in Beaverton in March, so I got to meet her and give her a print of my fan art and get her to sign my copy of Cinder. She was so adorable! It was definitely worth sitting in traffic and skipping the tail end of my math class to see her. 

A little two page comic I did for Narrative Image, based on this little piece of writing I did about my first imaginary friend. His name was Gareth, and I made him in response to my fear of heights when I went hunting for the first time with my father. 

A few portraits I did for fun and a commission. Tyler Toliver (a fantastic country singer), April Nagy (my best friend), and the commission I did for Mike. 

My newest tattoo in memory of my grandmother, Janette Swenson. I got it done at Dark Star Tattoo in Vancouver, WA, that's where some of my painting are hanging on their walls, and also where I'll be spending my Summer as Sumer Mattison's Apprentice! I'm so excited!  

I also gave a lot of love to my neglected OC Good Time Charlie this semester. Including making four pages of the comic for Cultural Marketplace.

I spent a day at the beginning of spring break adventuring through the gorge with some of my awesome friends. Then I went on a very cold motorcycle trip adventure with my awesome grandpa from Portland to Montana and back. Even though we didn't end up getting to bring my motorcycle back, it was still awesome to go riding with my grandpa :) 

A little more macabre piece for Narrative Image based on this weird dream. 

A broadside for Narrative Image based on a saucy flash fiction that I wrote in class. 

A Charity Poster for Keep-A-Breast and Cultural Marketplace (on the left) and the image I made for my promo postcards on the right. 

A couple patterns. The one on the right I made for a dumb assignment in Cultural Marketplace, and the one on the left is the endpaper in my Children's Book :) 

Some doodles of Bryan Walker, and of course my Daddy. 

My series "Through the Gully" I made for Cultural Marketplace. The backgrounds are based on a piece of my property in Montana. The series was inspired by an odd dream I had, which was mainly that constantly fighting against the popular opinion will ware you down until you conform.
There are really limited edition prints of this series on my Etsy. 

A couple Woodblock prints I did for Beginning Printmaking, which you can grab your original copy of on my Etsy. 

Speaking of all the things that are now on my Etsy ha ha -Shameless Self Promotion. Woo Stickers are now in! 

Along with copies of my new Pin Up Book; "Suck it Assholes I Draw What I Want"
50 pages of all of my pinup drawings and goodness including a short introduction explaining my perception of what the nude represents. Make sure you grab one before they disappear. 

Last but not least for my Final for Narrative Image I made this awesome 22 page Children's book; "The Brilliant Bitterroot Blossom" 
It's about the journey of a little cowgirl, who travels across the ranch to bring back a flower for her grandma. Along the way she learns about courage, determination, not judging a book by its cover, and love.
Pre-Orders for a Hardcover Copy with a Dust Jacket will be closing on Friday, May 31st.
All Pre-Ordered books will be signed, and mailed by June 17th.
Make sure you grab yours soon! 

Ok, ok, I'm done promoting my Etsy. I swear. Here is the Album Cover I did for FOFUS (Friends of Frank Ukulele Society - aka the Ukulele Club at my School) 

And I leave you this week with a couple of naked ladies. Because, let's be honest, that's like the only reason you showed up to read this post wasn't it? 

See you all next Monday :) 

-Zito