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Illustration of Alex Carlson

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January 18, 2012 Carl

Carl has come a very long way in his lifetime.  He’s a character I started drawing when i was a freshman in high school.  He’s imaginary to most, a prankster, and avid adventurer.  Through my good friend and illustrator Alberto, Carl has had many adventures with other characters.  I had not drawn him in awhile [...]

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October 31, 2011 Converse Ink

  As long as I’ve been at Converse I’ve been a part of the Converse Ink team of designers.  Every few motnhs were tasked to create a series of original graphics revolving around a few themes.  This spread is some of the more recent stuff that has hit the stores.  Head on down to one [...]

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September 12, 2011 New Work

  These are two fairly new pieces i did for the most recent show i was in.  I’ve been trying to work larger and with some amount of color. The Wolf (King Of Thieves) measures about 20 x 24 inches and the skull came in around 18 x 22 inches.  Both were done in ink [...]

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July 28, 2011 IM HAVING A SHOW TONIGHT.

and everyone should come. I am displaying a mix of old work and new work that until now has never even seen the light of day.  It will be held at: LOREM IPSUM BOOKS 1299 CAMBRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 FROM 7.30-11PM there will be drinks and some food served. Come on down!

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July 25, 2011 sketching…

I have this saga of a story in my head.  I’m not sure whats it entirely about yet or how it starts, or how it ends.  I just know certain scenes or how i want things to play out among certain characters.  If you go back through my posts, you’ll meet Winslow; a round bodies [...]

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July 21, 2011 sketchbook dayz

I’ve been SUPER busy today doing everything except work at the office. drawin’ in my sketchbook.  Some ideas for paintings or drawings id like to do.  I’ve been very curious to develop my backgrounds more the past few weeks seeing as nothing in my portfolio has any semblance of background or depth. (Not that thats [...]

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July 20, 2011 3 little monsters

I had drawn these guys a few months back but never got a chance to scan them.  These started out as paint studies but later i went back into them with colored pencil to give them some detail.  Each one measures about 8×10 and you can come see them in person at Lorem Ipsum Books [...]

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April 28, 2011 Sixth Degree Poster

  Its nice to do things i forgot i enjoyed doing.  Band flyers and posters have always been a love of mine.  Walk into my apartment and you will see the extent of my collection. I did this one for a local band here in Boston, check out the show if youre in the neighborhood. [...]

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December 15, 2010 To Cold For Skateboards

But never too cold for skulls. the two decks were both done on old skate decks with acrylic paint and ink.  The Hipster bird skull was done in ink and watercolor on Bristol.  Also, i need a scanner.  Can you tell? as always, click for a more detailed view.

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June 22, 2010 stuff

a sneak peak into a few things recently.  Both are some sketches for two painting i want to do.  If they dont turn into paintings, i at least want to color them digitally and make some nice looking prints.  We’ll see, things are still to crazy to even sleep sometimes.

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