Sea Hag & Teratoma Press: Russler Art Works

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noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:35:00 +0000

Obviously, I don't post updates to this blog often. And I don't know if I'll be doing it anytime soon, other than this. So I'm sorry about that, to anyone who still bothers to check this. Most of my newest work can be viewed (as well as purchased) at my online shop, Sea Hag Press. So go there. Thanks for reading, guys. If I ever get a legit website, I'll link you there as well. Cheers. Remember: Sea Hag Press.

The Lady Killing Sort

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:32:00 +0000

8" x 10" pen and ink. Prints are available, as always, at Sea Hag Press

May Day Race

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

I was asked to do this poster for the Birmingham Bicycle Coop's 3rd birthday race. Kind of a rush job, so some of those colors are awfully sloppy.

Maps & Atlases

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:44:00 +0000

Did this one for Bottletree. I also love this band. Go to this show, Birminghamians.

Jeff

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:03:00 +0000

My latest commissioned piece, a portrait of Jeff O. Byars, owner of Bullets in Dothan, AL. 11" x 14" pen and ink. Here he is all framed up.

Bamboo

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:59:00 +0000

I was commissioned to do this drawing for Muje Life, for a super-soft, Earth-friendly t-shirt. Hippies are now paying my bills.

Sea Legs #2

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:16:00 +0000

4" x 6" black ink on paper, with red card stock and digital print matte. This is one of a set of two, which have both sold. I unfortunately do not have a scan of Sea Legs #1. I'll try to find a photo of it. In the meantime, use your imagination.

The Birds Poster

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:43:00 +0000

This one is the largest piece I've done in, I'd say, ten years. It's a 16" x 20" pen and black ink, and it has taken me quite some time to complete. The above scan, done on a shoddy ol' Oce B&W oversize scanner, is terribly rough and grimy, so I assure you, this piece looks much, much better in person.
I feel I should also clarify the date. There actually was a showing of "The Birds" at The Alabama Theatre last year, which I attended, but I was not commissioned by them to do this. I did it for personal reasons, and it made sense to me to put the date of the showing in with the film details. You'll notice that I didn't really start work on this until after they had screened it. So there you go.

Here's an old progress shot from a couple months back.

Pentafish

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:35:00 +0000

This was another fast, small one: 5" x 5" red & black ink.

Crown #1

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:18:00 +0000

Ink on a 5" x 7" sheet of found paper.

Drunken & Sunken

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:47:00 +0000

8" x 10" pen

Spermaceti

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:34:00 +0000

This was just a quick, small one. 10" x 3.5" black and red pen.

Patti & Dave's STD

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:58:00 +0000

So I was asked to do the "Save the Date" postcards for my friends Patti and David's imminent wedding. I didn't have a chance to get the lines as crisp as I'd hoped, because I had to color this thing at work using a mouse instead of my computer at home, but when they're printed at 4" x 6", I doubt that'll matter much.

BCBCSB

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:35:00 +0000

Another poster for an event at the WMA in Dothan, AL.

Valentine's 2011

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:12:00 +0000

8.5" x 5.5" pen & ink, mounted to some chip-board.

WMA New Year's Eve

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:05:00 +0000

Commission for the WMA for their New Year's Eve party. 11" x 17" digital print. Art Direction by Holly Roberts. Branding on the bottom by Mike Riddle.

The Evil Dead Poster

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:57:00 +0000

8" x 10" pen and ink.
Done for Modern Gala's 2010 Halloween Art Show.
Happy Halloween, everyone.

Halloween Poster 2010

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:07:00 +0000

New poster for Modern Gala's annual Halloween bash. This one gave me some trouble. After about 5 weeks of working on this, I lost my original PS file because my computer is a piece of garbage, so all I had to go off of was a hard-copy print that I did as a color proof. I had to scan it in and basically start over without my layers or clarity from the original file. It was bullshit. But alas, I think it looks pretty good, despite some dust and noise still visible from the scan. I'd originally planned to print these on 11" x 17" 100lb. ivory stock, but given the current griminess of this piece, I doubt I'll be doing that. Anyway, for more info on the party, which is sure to be outstanding, visit Modern Gala

A Preview of Horrors to Come

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:58:00 +0000

I've got a lot going on at the moment, and most of it's going towards a horror movie- themed art show at R.J. Saxon's in Dothan, AL. They do it big on the Halloween front every year. So this is something I did for them, and it's a bit of a sample of the things I'll be posting in the near future. Got a big new Halloween poster on the way, along with 3 or 4 pen and ink jobs, and they're all gruesome, so stay tuned.

Dottie

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Portrait of my friend Landin's husky, after an injury. 8" x 10" pen and ink on paper.

Jabba (Revisited)

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:39:00 +0000

I've finally finished this. There were some delays, needless to say. It ended up being another one for the B.S.'s. Anyway, it's just an 11" x 17". I'm not sure how many colors. Double digits.

PALUS ASTRUM

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:25:00 +0000

Pen & Ink, on 9" x 12" 80lb.

Wants to Get Funked Up

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:17:00 +0000

New one for Kevin "Wang" Scott's Monday Night Funk Shows. I had to do this one with a dastardly quickness, so a lot of the coloring is sloppy and the ladies look like hombres. But for being rushed, I'm still pretty pleased with it. I'm almost certain there'll be numerous changes to this one in the coming weeks, though, once they decide on printing options.
11" x 17" 5-color.

Col. Bruce Hampton tour poster.

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:41:00 +0000

11" x 17" eight color on cream.
Big thanks to Mr. Kevin Scott, the current touring bass player, for setting this up, and of course cheers to the lovely Robin Davis for posing.

Self Portait (as Carcharodon carcharias)

noreply@blogger.com (N.) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:36:00 +0000