SOLD!!!

I had a couple of pieces up at the HEY! CAFE in New Orleans. I am happy to report that they have found a happy home. If your ever down in New Orleans give the Hey! Cafe a visit, it's at Napoleon and Magazine next to the landmark Miss Dixies tavern.

"American Mythology, World War II"

"American Mythology: The Space Race"

this is how they looked before a happy collector snatched them off the wall

This guy wasn't the buyer, but he was caught admiring my paintings above the sweetener and stirring stick zone of the coffee shop

A big thank you to the buyer and remember folks If you want to commission a piece or buy something you see off the blog, I'm only an email away... mrjert@yahoo.com

Write-up on the Steckley blog

My good friend (and former boss) Ed steckley wrote up a blog post about me and my work over at his awesome art blog. If you've never heard of him, he's a badass Illustrator, and you can find a link to his portfolio website on his blog.

just follow this link and check it out

Ed Steckley's blog
http://www.edsteckley.com/blog/

New Blog!

Dear friends,
I respect you too much to give you the "I've been sooo busy, please forgive me for not posting, I promise I will post every day from now on" blog post that every non-daily art blogger posts when they've been too busy actually working on stuff to keep up with their blog.
If I'm not posting you can just assume I've found something better to do with my time, like painting, drawing or making money to pay my rent.
I thank you for stopping by. I got a ton of stuff waiting to be scanned that I will be posting on the internet relatively soon. So keep checking up on me.

In the meantime please visit this new blog community that I am a part of called the Attractive Art community. The theme of this new blog is drawing and painting the female form, something I like doing very much.

I will be posting drawings on that blog that I will not be posting on this blog so go check it out every once and a while

and heeeeeeeeeeeeere's the linko

The Attractive Art Community

http://attractiveartcom.blogspot.com

Thanks again for your visit.

For Those in New York

Quick Reminder

I have 5 new, unseen pieces in the World of Imagination show at the APW art gallery. Opening reception Friday March 5th 7-9pm.

APW Gallery 48-18 van Dam St., 11101 (queens)

I unfortunately will not be able to attend due to prior engagements, but that shouldn't stop you

Homie and Rachel

Private commision for some friends of friends from the St.Louis area

SCAD

These are pics from the the recent Art of Live Caricature lecture and demo I did with my freind and colleague Justin Galloway at the Savannah College of art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. Thanks to all the students that participated and thanks to Illustration professor Don Rodgers for having us



Me pulling this old gag again...(although it IS the most important lesson to learn)


Justin Galloway does his portion of the lecture


Students enjoying a caricature by Justin Galloway


Me making one of my stupid drawing faces

Upcoming Jert Sightings

SUPERBOWL 44

Sunday February 7, 2010

I will be drawing live cartoons at Miami Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens Florida during the Superbowl, If you have a ticket, look for me and the NFL will pay me to draw your picture.

Art of Caricature lecture at SCAD


I will be sharing pearls of wisdom like this
I will be giving my yearly lecture and demonstration on the art of caricature at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. The lecture and demo will begin at 11am in the Illustration building on Wednesday January 27th. If you are a student at SCAD and are interested in attending, drop me an email, or leave your email in the comment section, I'll get back to you when I know which room we will be in.


Femme Fatale


I will have 3 new pieces in the
Femme Fatale gallery show at the
WonderRoot in Atlanta, GA.

	WonderRoot
	982 Memorial Dr.
	Atlanta, GA

Opening Reception will take place on Saturday, Feb.13th
@ 8pm with performances by:

Naomi Lavender
GRL PRTY (w/members of The Back Pockets)
Allison Weiss
Clementine Willowilde
Geri X.

World of Imagination group exhibition in New York



I will have 5 new pieces in the APW gallery's annual world of imagination show. I will not be able to make it to the opening reception personally, but if your out in Queens around that time go on over to APW and check it out.

Opening Reception: 3/5/2010

Hours: Friday - Sunday 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Phone: (718)-383-0671

48-18 Van Dam St - Long Island City - NYC 11101

The Scam

artwork done for the back cover of punk band "The Scam" 's new album

Ladies of the Clermont Lounge #1

Dr.Sketchy's Atlanta #4

Dr.Sketchy's Atlanta #3

Please Donate to Help the American Red Cross International

If you can, give money to help the Red Cross help the earthquake victims in Haiti...I know first hand that the red cross can be a vital lifeline to people displaced by natural disaster... follow the link and make a donation...do more than talk about it

http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_src=RSG000000000&s_subsrc=RCO_BigRedButton

Dr.Sketchy's Atlanta #2

dr.sketchy atlanta #1

It's here

Super Hero Cheesecake #2

this piece is from the same series as the last post, also sold to a different happy customer

Super Hero Cheesecake #3

this is from a series from the annual Asifa gallery show at WonderRoot, Sold to a happy customer

Big Bad Wolf

this is another wine bottle label I created for the new Bourgeios Brickhouse Winery based out of Waterloo, Illinois

Pink Elephant

This is a wine bottle label I created for the new Bourgeios Brickhouse Winery based out of Waterloo, Illinois

SOLD!

Just sold this original drawing to a happy buyer in the St.louis area that is a big Ray Charles fan..The original drawing is 12x16, airbrushed with graphite on 60 lb. vellum paper and it was drawn way back in 2005. Reproductions of this guy has been up on the display walls at a bunch of major theme parks and retail caricature locations all over the place including Orlando (Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure), New Orleans (Riverwalk), Atlanta (Six Flags over Georgia), and Myrtle Beach ( Hard Rock Cafe theme park). I'm glad it has a happy new home on someone's living room wall.

By the way, if YOU are interested in buying or commissioning an original piece of art from me then hit me up with the deets at mrjert@gmail.com , I'll be happy to take your money. (semicolon , close parentheses)

little boys in America love baseball

This is Chase...he loves baseball....especially Albert Pujols. He also loves Spiderman, Superman and the TV show C.O.P.S. (even though his Mom won't let him watch it).

Eual and Tobe

These are my grandparents, I love them very much, they are in heaven now. For the record, my Grandma's name was actually Alice, but my Grandpa insisted on calling her Tobe. Nobody knows for sure why, but she didn't seem to mind.

Old News

Here is a link to a September news article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution about New Orleans artists that relocated to Atlanta after Hurricane Katrina. It is a well written piece by journalist David lee Simmons in which I am briefly quoted.

http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-music/jazz-n-more-after-134819.html

and here's a link to my New Orleans photo album on facebook, featuring pictures I took pre, post, and shortly after Katrina

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=156153&id=1064584576&l=9b85b73dc9

It's been 4 years and 112 days since God evicted me from New Orleans...time goes by fast, and I miss it sometimes, but overall I am happy with how things turned out for me.

meanwhile.....

I got lotsa pieces in the works , there will be new artwork up on the old jertblog very soon.

Flyer of the week

this is a picture of a record label I designed for Dropout Boogie's street promotion (I wasn't involved with the sticker production or this particular photograph)

The Dropout Boogie flier was named flyer of the week by KCFreePress.com !!! Check out the website, especially if you live in the kc metro area http://www.kcfreepress.com , lotsa juicy little nuggets on there

Heres a direct link to the flyer of the week page
http://www.kcfreepress.com/news/2009/dec/18/flyer-week-dropout-boogie-jert/

Dropout Boogie

commissioned flier for a weekly old school soul night at Kansas City's Gusto Lounge, featuring the incredible record collections of 2 of Kansas City's finest DJ's