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2001: AN IRISH ODYSSEY
A LOOK BACK AT MY TRIP TO IRELAND
Inspired by a couple of my students - one who traveled from India and took three full weeks of painting classes while in town - and another who picked up her life and went to Vietnam, here's a look back at the most extended trip abroad - the year I lived in Ireland.

 REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE VOLUME THREE
Volume three is finally shaping up!  After months of writing, a few re-writes spent searching for le mot juste, I'm knee deep in a stack of drawings and reference photographs.  While I'm not about to give out the plot of this penultimate issue, it does illustrate the rapid changes occurring in East Austin, as well as introduce a swath of new characters and settings as well as take the necessary swipes at City Council, hipsters, suburbanites and hippies.  Stay tuned for an update!

And in the meantime, Amazon.com is now selling the first two issues of this comic book series.  You can find the 62 page first volume here, and check out the 66 page sequel here.  Both books were written and drawn by yours truly, with the covers done by Ian Shults and satirical ads produced by Corey Goering.

 

 ART CLASSES
School may be out for summer, but that doesn't mean the learning has to stop!  I do teach individual painting and drawing classes for adults and children out of my studio.  Class times are flexible and can be planned around your schedule.  Sign up today!

 T-SHIRTS
I've put together some new t-shirt designs, along with the classic Corey Goering designs from the Really White Vigilante comic books.  It's summer, and it's a great time to pick up a cool new shirt.

 LITTLE LUV BIRDS WEDDING CAKE TOPPERS
My friend Gen has finally decided to put her amazing sculpting talents to use and has started a business sculpting custom made wedding cake toppers.  For years, she's done this for friends and family, but now she's branching off and taking it to the streets so to speak.  Check out her website and see the amazing work she does.

 JESUS CARRIES A BIG STICK
I dusted off my old paintbrushes, dug out boxes of paints, and started in on some serious painting for the first time in a long time to get a couple of 3'x4' paintings done in time for the big Biblical Proportions Show taking place at Bearded Lady and Blue Genie Art.  I've got some tinkering left to do, but take a look at my painting for the New Testament Show.

 THE REALLY SMALL, STILL REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE
On my recent trip to Kansas City, I was barely inside the door from the trip from the airport when my friend implored me to head to her studio.  She swung open the door and the shock and adoration overtook me.  Standing on her drawing table was a mini version of me - sculpted in Really White Vigilante garb!

 AN INTERVIEW WITH 2008's HEROINE OF THE YEAR
 Fortunately for the rest of the world, Zina Saunders can make a deadline.  During the run up to last year's US Presidential Election, Schliefkevision's Heroine of the Year was busy cranking out a series of paintings lampooning Sarah Palin's attempt to become Vice President.  With integrity and talent, Zina produced some amazing images that captured the tone and despair of the Republican campaign.  Thankfully, she agreed to an interview with me and read what she has to say about art, politics, Republicans and the artist's life.

 VOLUME THREE: TURNING THE CORNER
I'm well into the layouts and storyboards for the third and next to last volume of the Tales of the Really White Vigilante.  I've spent the past three months, taking notes, writing, and condensing thoughts and ideas into the next two stories.  With a late spring release still a possibility, there's a feverish mountain of work to do before I get the chance to hold a printed copy in my hands.

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