The life after deadlines

Yes, I'm still alive in case you were wondering. This far the whole year has just been too full of commissioned jobs and other projects so I haven't got much time to do draw anything for myself and this blog has suffered from a deathlike silence. Lots of great things has happened in a short time, yesterday I made my first musical performance on an open air stage, being a part of an experimental electronic music and video art performance named Boys on Toys: The Language of Electric Waste. The show was a part of Kymenlaakso 2011 happening at Turku. I hope to get some video from the show soon.

I feel kind of exhausted at the moment, but the things that have kept me busy for so long are now finished and the pages on my calender are almost empty for the coming weeks and even beyond that. I had almost forgot how it feels not having a deadline after deadline lurking in every spread of my calender. So after some holiday time, I'm going to concentrate on doing my own art projects at least for a year, that means a lot of drawing amongst other things. Also, this blog will wake up from its slumber.

Dark River

Illustration for a book cover from last year.

Bunny Patrol

This came out today, Tähtivaeltaja issue 4/2010, looks great. There's also copies of the same issue with different cover illustration, so don't be surprised if the cover of your copy is something else.






















"Bunny Patrol"

Multiplayer at Gallery 1988

My submission for the Multiplayer group show at Gallery1988 Venice.
Check out Gallery1988 website for all the artwork and to buy the prints. I guess the opening was quite a success.

Some pictures from the opening on Kevin Tong Illustration Facebook page




















"Which Way To Dr. Wily?"
(Signed and numbered edition of 40)

With stars falling above us, I could have stayed there forever with you

First drawing for this year so let's begin with something positive for a change. A memory of happiness:




















"3 am (with stars falling above us, I could have stayed there forever with you)"

Multiplayer

Signed some limited edition prints today and posted them to Gallery 1988. I'm participating on their coming Multiplayer exhibition.

And don't ask me, I don't know exactly what happened that my drawings ended up in Gallery 1988. Most of the time I'm still baffled about it.

The lonely people are getting lonelier

"Christmas tree"

The local newspaper asked a couple of local artists to do their version of a Christmas tree, so here is mine.