Nothing is more true than that statement. I have been a little lax over the last couple months with getting written stuff up but with the Christmas season as well as New Year’s and have been fighting artist block to get a crossover completed for this year for several shows that Black Box Comix is going to be attending.
There are several pieces of work in progress even as we speak.
This is one such project.

The official website-
http://blackboxcomix.vpweb.com/

and our additional blog spaces-
http://www.myspace.com/bbccomix
http://blackboxcomix.blogspot.com/
http://blackbox13.deviantart.com
http://JohnnyVega13.deviantart.com

And our email: blackboxcomix@yahoo.com

with a small sample of new artworks. more to come.....

Garfield, PA Feb 5, 2010- Newest show of Sam Thorp and Lauren Toohey in Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery

Announcing a new exhibition of artwork by local artists Lauren Toohey and Sam Thorp.
The show will feature exemplary figurative work of in various states of undress and vulnerability. Both Toohey and Thorp will use the same models for their own creative interpretations. Grand Snafu and His Girl Friday will perform at 9pm.

Exhibition runs from: Friday Feb 5th to Feb 27.
Gallery Opening: Friday 5th of Feb 6pm- to 11pm

Most Wanted Fine Art
5015 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224
http://www.youtube.com/mostwantedfineart

Lower Burrell, PA Jan. 16, 2010- Newest show of work in Lower Burrell is "Clothing Optional"

Announcing a new exhibition of artwork by local artists Lauren Toohey and Sam Thorp.
The show will feature exemplary figurative work of in various states of undress and vulnerability. Both Toohey and Thorp will use the same models for their own creative interpretations. Refreshments and music will fill out the evening.

Lauren Elizabeth Toohey ate PlayDoh and crayons when she was a small child. This fertilized the creative seed that started to grow inside her. As she matured the creative seed then grew, and wormed its way out. She spit forth art, and never stopped spitting.

Here is a new piece that I am working on for a friend of mine from Darkslinger Comics. And I thought since he (the bear) was a pieced together I thought a scratchboard image of him would be appropriate here for Halloween.
He kinda Frankensteined together.
Aren’t we all?

Is there something in the air?
I have to wonder sometimes with all the cascading things going on right now with printing of artwork.
One of the worse things a comic creator and company or individual artist ever wants to ever hear from a printer is “You have corrupted files”.
Well this was something I as wanting to hear for anyone else let alone for myself but here it is.
The one thing is that everything is fixable (at least in the art field).
and that is one thing that I love about do artwork.
It can morphed and molded into what ever you want it to say or look.
But it can always be fixed.

Well sports fans it has been nearly a month since I last posted and I have been under a great strain to get things done as well as move the office of Black Box Comix to a new location here in Portland Oregon.
Actually not that hard to do really when a lot of things are already done digitally but there are some new thing to rave about:

One of the few things that I like when I have the chance is to check out a new comic shop that I never have been to. And Especially when you have been invited to show and sell your artwork in the process.
Yes, it is like taking candy from a baby but art whores are always gunning for the best way to get (easy) money back for their work. Today will be no different.
I would imagine that a comic shop would be like a street corner for vendors (whores) and collectors (the johns).
Of course I am sure that not everyone is in agreement about this but oh well, don’t be so damn touchy.
But again hanging out in a comic shop and being a nerd is always fun. And if I make some sales in the process of even better, that's what I am hoping for.

Comic Book work especially the digital stuff, has been a up hill battle for me between working on traditional media and the commissions I have been doing for people lately. Home and real life BS has been making a huge indent on my productivity of art.
It’s been unfortunate that a character that I have a lot of love for has been taking the brunt of the this, always having to take a back seat to the flavor of the week
There are a lot of changes that will be coming up in the next several issues for him and now that I may have found a new editior that may actually do the work for me and not just do it when I chain them to a table and crack the whip, may actually improve my artistic output and with changes in the home living situation, and a place of my own, a small studio apartment,

scott king and the village players present the freaking weird artshow featuring: a digital photography presentation by phil peplinski, art by ruth soucek ,
custom figures by carlton jones, art by ande erdman, art by scott king, a magic set by world-class illusionist: mr. bones, music by shaman x,
empanadas by steph and more!
this is all on septemb9r 9, 2009 at the james mccabe theatre in valrico http://www.villageplayers.scriptmania.com/about.html
the doors will open at 7pm and all attendees are requested to give a $5 donation towards restoration of this nearly 100 year old building. the show will end at 11 pm. it's going to be alot of fun! see you there