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Now available: Ka-Pow! variant of Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro as Batman and Robin.

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Blue Genie 2013-ChetArt

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It’s the last weekend of holiday shopping before Christmas at this year’s Blue Genie Art Bazaar. ChetArt is represented with signed prints, card sets, coloring books and nightlights. Shop from 140+ artists in this unique venue through Dec. 24th.

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ChetArt at Blue Genie Art Bazaar

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The 2013 Blue Genie Art Bazaar is a month-long holiday retail venue of artist’s work. Check out 140+ artist’s work, including items from ChetArt, now through Dec. 24th. More pictures of the venue to come.

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Starting this Friday through the 24th of December, you can find a variety of ChetArt merchandise available at this year’s legendary Blue Genie Art Bazaar. If you’re in the Austin area during the holidays, be sure to put a trip to this fantastic shopping experience (140+ artists) on your list of things to do. Find out more about the event HERE.

2014 ChetArt Calendars

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New ChetArt 2014 Desktop calendars are now available. Choose from Japanese monsters, Literary Pets and Sinister Simians, or put one each in every room! CD calendar case design. Pages are contained within a specialized calendar CD case, which flips open to easily display on a desk, table or any other flat surface. 12 individual, one-sided pages for each month. Each month’s page measures 5.4″ x 4.65.” Printed in rich full color on bright white 60 lb cover stock.

Visit the online store here to see more.

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SinisterCalendarfront-500The Society of Sinister Simians Desktop Calendar

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Available in the ChetArt Shop

September Austin Flea

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Join me along with dozens of great artists for this month’s Austin Flea. The setting is the fantastic Spider House Ballroom located at 2906 Fruth St. Featuring a performance by HoneyPunch, the event runs from 11-5.

ACR Summer Show Booth

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The 2nd annual Austin Craft Riot summer show was a big success. Loads of crowds passed through the Austin Music Hall to shop, eat and enjoy the great music. The ChetArt booth was designed with a hands off approach this time around. I floated in the background, allowing elbow room and privacy for folks to pick and choose their favorites. There are so many amazing people in our newfound home of Austin and I was honored to meet them over the weekend and receive their great support. A big thanks to the ACR board members, planners, volunteers and to all who came out for this great event.

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Austin Craft Riot Summer Show

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This weekend marks the 2nd annual summer show event hosted by Austin Craft Riot. 70 vendors anchor 2 days of art, music and food trucks at the Austin Music Hall.

ChetArt will be represented with a booth full of signed prints, card sets, books and more.

Learn more here.

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ChetArt at San Diego Comic Con 2013

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San Diego Comic Con 2013 was a great experience with high energy fun, over the top creativity every where you looked and record breaking sales for us. We enjoyed seeing our fellow Small Press vendors from years back and meeting many new creatives. We had lots of return buyers and fans visit us and purchase some new offerings, along with a visit from Bob Leeper of Nevermore Evermore (see his Nerdvana Comic Con reporting HERE) and Don Thompson of Blurppy fame. We enjoyed a surprise visit from our good friend David Patton and his family and he was kind enough to take a picture of us in our booth. (above) Celebrity sightings were sparse, but did see Stan Lee signing across the aisle from us and Molly C. Quinn wandering by and posing for fan pictures. Frankly, we kept our heads down so much with transactions there’s no telling who may have walked by the main aisle next to us. We were proud and happy to see and sell alongside our great fellow Small Press friends Dane, Ashley and John of Monkey Minion Press, Paul Horn of Cool Jerk, Matt of Mincing Mockingbird, Ryan Claytor of Elephant Eater Comics, Paul Friedrich, George “Geo” Davis and Bill Robinson of Flimflammery. Elsewhere on the floor we were happy to spend some time with Cesare and Kirstie of Curio and Co. and see Daniel and Dawna of Steam Crow, both with amazing booth designs.

Below are lots of pictures from the event.

ConventionCenterHopefully the view of the Ender’s Game pavilion from our hotel room is a lucky sign that my artwork will make it through film editing and show up on a wall in Ender’s room.

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ateamfoursomeThese dapper gents really liked my Steampunk Monkey Nation portrait with gear prints.

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Lights! Camera! Monkeys!

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 What if monkeys and apes invaded Hollywood?

Lights! Camera! Monkeys! is a collection of eight 5″ x 7″ postcards showcasing monkeys in classic films and TV series. Each postcard is printed on sturdy 14 point premium uncoated cover stock and the reverse side includes a bit of back story or plot for each subject (monkey pun filled, of course.) Each set comes with one each of: Monkey Trek, Dr. Howler, Kill Bonobo, Monkey of Oz, Dr. Strangemonk, Lord of the Bananas, Monkey Wars and Planet of the Humans.

Postcard sets and signed 11 x 14 prints available in the

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Great Donkey Kong/2001 Space Odyessy mashup from Naolito.

Brigands, Nerds and Dread Pirates

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The TV series “Firefly” and the subsequent theatrical release “Serenity” by the brilliant Joss Whedon introduced a fresh sense of humor, action and unique moments of pure creativity to a devoted fan base. As with all the best shows, when it ended it felt like saying goodbye to close friends for the last time. This tribute combines memorable quotes from both the movie and series. Find this and the following pieces available in the ChetArt online shop.

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Joining the previous Coen brothers series tribute comes “O Brother Where Art Thou?,” a comedic treatment of Homer’s Odyssey set in Mississippi in 1937. On top of the acting and storyline, the lush cinematography and collection of folk songs have found a special place in my brain and heart.

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When I picked up William Goldman’s novel “Princess Bride” back in the 70’s, I quickly realized I had discovered something special when I came to the first “commentary” in red ink. That same sense of fun hit me years later when Rob Reiner brought the twisted, tongue-in-cheek fairy tale to the big screen. This collection of quotes pays tribute to both the book and film for creating moments of perfect humor.

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Sheldon Cooper, played expertly by Jim Parsons on the TV series “Big Bang Theory” is the quintessential nerd. Despite his chronic need to point out the mental shortcomings of those around him, he always finds a way to make you like him. This portrait pays tribute with a variety of quotes by and about him.

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Discovered through Etsy, a producer at The Rachel Maddow show contacted me for usage of my “Three Billy Goats Gruff” piece to illustrate a point in one of Rachel’s segments.

ChetArt “Monkey Madness” Sale

For a limited time, shop from the entire line of goods available in the ChetArt online store and receive 20% off your entire purchase. It’s monkey madness! Signed prints, trading cards, playing cards, books, 2013 calendars and more to help brighten the new year.

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Mayan Denying

Don’t let the Mayan prophecy of doom deter you from making plans for 2013. No better way to do that than choosing one of 5 ChetArt 2013 desk calendars.

See  images from the selection:   Wrestle Pets –   Steampunk Monkey Nation –   Superlative Heroes –  Nefarious Villains –   Creative Pets

Christmas Tree- Winning

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of exhibiting and selling my work at the “Austin Flea” holiday show  Along with wonderful sales and a great time visiting with customers I also had the opportunity to trade with some of my fellow Austin artists. A theme soon developed towards Christmas tree ornaments, so this post showcases my terrific finds that now brighten up the tree and make it uniquely Austin.

Greg Geisler over at Wounded Wood supplied these beautiful cat and rooster wooden ornaments. His technique with bringing characters to life on wood is astounding. Be sure to visit his Etsy shop to see more.

New friend and fellow Austin Craft Riot artist Tara over at Lost Little Things gifted me with this great iconic Texas license plate star ornament. With a great eye for design and professional in every way, her shop of handmade and vintage inspired goodness has something for everyone. Be sure and check out more of her wonderful work.

I really scored with this trade with Mamus! His work is fresh and infused with rich character design and a great color palette. Though we didn’t discuss the inspiration behind this fellow, I can only imagine the tale of a Victorian snowman on a quest to find his memories after recovering from injuries at the Battle of Verdun.

Holli of Holli Brown Mosaics creates incredible work with bits of glass, dishware and more. The photo doesn’t do justice to the way it sparkles on the tree. You can find her amazing work online HERE. Her “Dish it Out” line is fantastic.

Monkey Day

December 14th is International Monkey Day, celebrating all things simian.

ChetArt- Fab Sale

A ChetArt sale, sponsored by the e-commerce design site Fab, starts today and runs for one week.  12 images from the ChetArt archives will be made available as unsigned 8″ x 10″ prints at discounted prices.

See more here.

The Austin Flea- Holiday Edition

ChetArt will be exhibiting at the holiday edition Austin Flea this Saturday- 11-5. If you’re in Austin, drop by for some shopping fun at Emo’s East.

Blue Genie Art Bazaar

The 2012 Blue Genie Art Bazaar is almost here. I’m proud to be a part of this year’s show, offering a variety of ChetArt items available for this unique shopping experience. This Austin institution of holiday shopping, located in the Marchesa Hall, will be open 10AM-10PM, every day starting November 28th through December 24th. Over 100 artists will represent their best work for sale and I have to say, it’s a tremendous group of talented folks. If you live in the Austin area or plan to visit in December, be sure to put this great event on your list of fun things to do.

(The ChetArt wall coming together during show set up.)

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