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March 26, 2012 Green Monstah’
I painted this around Christmas for a gift swap in my office. After i had so much fun painting the Bruins Bear i figured i’d stay with my love of Boston sports and do my own take on the Green Monster. He’s done in acrylic and ink on Masonite and measures about 8×10 inches. He’s [...]
Tags: alex carlson, baseball, boston, creature, drawing, fenway, fenway park, green monster, illustration, illustrator, massachusetts, monster, painting, red sox, sketch, sports
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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 [...]
Tags: alex carlson, animal, art, artist, bones, creature, crown, drawing, illustration, illustrator, ink, king, monster, painting, skull, watercolor, wolf
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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!
Tags: alex carlson, art, art show, artist, boston, cambridge, character, creature, drawing, illustration, illustrator, monster, nude, pencil, show
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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 [...]
Tags: art, character, creature, drawing, illustration, illustrator, monster, sketch, sketchbook, totem
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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 [...]
Tags: alex carlson, animal, art, character, creature, drawing, illustration, illustrator, monster, painting, wotk
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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 [...]
Tags: alex carlson, art, colored pencil, creature, illustration, illustrator, monster, paint, painting
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June 8, 2011 Phidias Gold Paper Toy Show
Some friends and fellow coworkers (and supreamly awesome designers) put on a paper toy show here in boston this past month. Wes of Phidias Gold designed the paper toy rabbit and about 30 artists put their own spin on it. It was a lot of fun! See more from the gallery show and other paper [...]
Tags: alex carlson, boston, illustration, illustrator, monster, paper toy, phidias gold
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May 20, 2011 Emily Peal June Tour
A great band and good friends of mine, Emily Peal will be setting out on tour next month! I’ve done a few posters for them in the past and love getting new work from them. You can check out Emily Peals website for upcoming shows new releases and all that good stuff. (www.emilypeal.com) I’ve also [...]
Tags: band, drawing, emily peal, flyer, illustration, illustrator, monster, poster, tour
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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.
Tags: animal, art, cat, creature, draw, drawing, illustration, monster, owl, painting, pencil
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