]FAIRLY REGULARLY POSTED SKETCH #2[

Was going through some old stuff for my portfolio and I found this sketch of Man Parrish I did for the ]SOLO[ show. Wish I went to finish on this one...maybe someday.

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]FAIRLY REGULARLY POSTED SKETCH[

I wanted to call this section ]daily sketch[ or something like that but who am I kidding, while I do draw daily both for work and for fun, most of it is rubbish and i can't get to posting my blog every day. But I wanted to try my best to show that I do indeed draw often and some of it is pretty freaking sweet even though if doesn't get to final and in some cases I like my sketches better than the final. That is why you see alot of sketchiness in my more recent work. Anyway todays sketch is more recent, I initially wanted to do a piece with a group of monkeys for the Poster Cause Project and I did pages upon pages of sketches of cartoony monkeys. But ultimately I decided I didn't like the idea and I thought they were coming out a little too Disneyish, that's why I went a head and did the really loose bear Attack Attack Attack piece.. anyway enjoy the monkey! this one was one of my favorites that I did and almost got me through the illustration, but the rest just didn't have the same sort of appeal.

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]ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK[

Here is a poster I just finished for the Poster Cause Project. All proceeds go to the Wildlife Federation. Order one or two here:
http://shop.thepostercauseproject.com/products/attack-attack-attack-poster-designed-by-blokt

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]WZY[

This is the first actual toy that i've ever designed all on my own (for the most part, props to Tristan Eaton for some pointers here and there, and to Mike Franco for much input and guidance). Its the platform figure for my good friends over at WizardSleeveToys in Florida. The sculpt was nailed by famed sculptor Nemo, who is responsible for Toy Qubes Sharky and numerous customs and toys. Keep an eye out for WST and me in the next few months. A short list includes: custom Wzy shows (with some heavy hitters in the designer toy game), a set of production Wizy's, and of course The Wizard Sleeve web comic (can't give away too much on that, but its coming and its going to be awesome).
That is all for now, feel free to leave some comments, feed back is always appreciated.

PEACE!
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]PICS..FINALLY[

Some images from my last show a while back at CCNYC in Dumbo BK. Finally got around to getting some goods pics. Most of the work is sold or out of my position for one reason or another, but get at me for prints or to see what is available.
bloktinfo@gmail.com.

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]LET THEM SK8!!![

Once again, making sure the lil punk asses in Ann arbor have a place to skate!!!!
Here is a fun poster I did for the Ann Arbor Skatepark benefit art show in May. Once again it will have tons of great artists.

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]UNPRO-SKETCHES[

I haven't got good pics of the new work from the Unpronounceability show at CCNYC yet, probably going this weekend to get them. It was a fun show and a good step in the right direction. Misha's work was looking good, had a nice turn out, and meet some good people. Thanks to everyone who came out last week! And a special thanks to Misha and Alex for hooking it all up!

Here are some of the raw sketches I worked from. I'm going further into mixing digital compositions with loose ink drawings over them. Really happy with the direction, good things to come!

check out http://ccnyc-events.blogspot.com/ & http://ccnyc-art.blogspot.com/ to check out some of their pics!

PEACE!

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]UNPRONOUNCEABILITY[

On the first Thursday of January (January 7th) I will be taking part in a two man show at CCNYC (collective consciousness NYC) at 10 Jay St. in DUMBO. The show is called Unpronounceability and will feature works by myself and Misha Tyutyunik (part owner of the gallery and amazing illustrator/artist)
My part of the show will focus on using interesting type treatments and figurative drawings to illustrate missed messages, misinformation and "abstract" ideas. Subject matter will range from politics to music to whatever else looks and feels right at the time. I still have some work to do for the show, looking forward to seeing how it all comes out and what Misha comes up with!!

Prints, posters and of course tons of original art will be for sale.

Hope to see you there!
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]SOLO_POSTER[

50 limited edition 13x19 ]SOLO[ posters are now available at Halcyonline.com or if you're in the Brooklyn/NYC area they will be available at Halcyon the shop in DUMBO, 57 Pearl ST.

I also have 50 12X18 signed posters available, contact me at bloktinfo@gmail.com for prices.

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]FAKE LOGOSpt.2[

Another logo ispired by my hometown that I did for no reason. Like The Chi (chicagoins) The D (detroitians) Or the Big Apple (no one really) Rochester is affectionately called the Roc by many of those who call the city home. The term is used mostly commonly by the cities small yet prominent hip hop crowd and other such ruffians. The full nick name is Rocity but people that just sounds awkward in conversation so its usually shortened to the ROC.
Any ways, I really do love the city and think it's a bummer that there are no sports teams with halfway decent logos to get on a New Era hat. So I thought I would take matters into my own hands and put some nice graphics out there representing the Flower city (yeah it's got some nice Lilacs, but also an insanely high violent crime rate, so watch your back!) I'm still looking for some funds and some partnership to help get this out there, so if you're interested, let me know!

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]FAKE LOGOSpt.1[

In school, to procrastinate from doing lame logo projects I used to draw stupid characters in my sketchbook. The other day while struggling to come up with stupid characters for an illustration I'm working on, I put this logo together. 1975 is the name of a cool gallery up in Rochester.
It already has a logo, but I'm putting together a collection of unused logos I've designed for my next portfolio book; in there for sure!

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]Boston UGHH[

2005 - designed the Underground Hip Hop logo

2009 - finally got a chance to go to Boston...and it was closed. just my luck.

still got some pictures of the logo in their storefront...and spotted tons of UGHH stickers all around downtown.

]SOLO[ SHOW

] TEK [ (48x22)
Thanks to everyone for coming out to the Halcyon ]SOLO[ show!! It was a success and a great time. Check out the paintings that are up and some of the pictures of the crowd, for more of those you can go here.

If you weren't able to make the opening, the show will be up for another month and a half, so come through. ]THE ORIGINALS[ (16x26 each)
sold.

]MOOKID[ (20x26)

]KING OF WHAT[ (26x38)

]DUB VERSION[ (32x18)

]DISCO TO DISCO[ (36x36)

]BOOGIE DOWN[ (36x36)
sold.

]CHAMPION SOUND[ (20.5x40)

]THE LOFT[ (40x20.5)
(sold)

BLOKT AND TRISTAN EATONBLOKT AND LESLIE FRIEDMANMELISSA BARRETT, ALEK VACURA, DOROTHY AUSTIN, GEORGE SMARAGDIS, AND ROB O'NEILL

]SOLO[

So, I'm having my first EVER solo show in NYC. It's going down during the DUMBO Arts Festival, one of the biggest arts festivals in the city at Halcyon Gallery (which is a mixture of a record store and a gallery). It's happening on September 26. It's called, you guessed it: ]SOLO[ and it's going to be featuring about 10 paintings that are acrylic on large wood pieces along with a few smaller plexi-glass pieces similar to the other ones I've done.

I'm really excited for this show and the opportunity to finally show my work to everyone at such a great place. Thunderdog, NYCO, and Wizard Sleeve have all been awesome enough to sponsor the event and help make it happen.

I hope to see all your faces there! Any questions, contact me at bloktinfo@gmail.com.

And of course, all the work will be for sale, so bring your rich uncle...or something.

If you don't get a chance to make it out that weekend, you'll be seeing some photos up on the site soon, so stay tuned.

PEACE!!
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]CORBIS COLLECTIVE[

These are a few of the illustrations I did for Corbis to add to their stock illustration library. These were part of a contribution to Corbis from the Thunderdog Collective.

Check out the other artists on there if you get a chance....some awesome work!

media: water color and ink.

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]ROC ART MARKET[

Last year, I submitted my work to a small arts festival in my hometown of Rochester, NY called Artist Row. I wasn't able to make it up because of obligations in the city, but thanks to my sister and mom, it went great.

This year, they selected me to show again and this time, I'll be there to see it all go down. I'm hoping it'll be a success and that the city that inspired me to make art will be inspired by my work.

The market is open this upcoming weekend, on Saturday, September 20 from 10am - 4pm. There'll be live music, good food, and some awesome artists showing, not to mention the hippie elite of Rochester. I'll be showing some water color illustration prints that'll be for sale, along with stickers and smaller pieces.

So, to all my 585 friends, I'd love to see you all there. And to whoever else wants to take the trip, let me know!

Above is the flyer for the event.

Photos coming soon...

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]REWIND[

Last weekend on Saturday, Sept. 12th, I got the opportunity to do my second live painting gig in NYC at Halcyon's 10th Anniversary party at South Street Seaport. I was filling some big shoes, but I think I still killed it.

They had DJ Jazzy Jay and Danny Krivit spinning late into the night, oysters, awesome Brooklyn Pilsner, circus freaks, breakdancers, kids' activities, t-shirt printing, mini-golf, sand-castle building, the list goes on. Let's just say that they had everything going on.

I started with some vinyl masking to get some basic shapes and lines, then I washed it all with some acrylic paint, white gesso, and spray paint. After that was done, I went in and defined the shapes further with some brighter acrylics to give it some more contrast.

Let me know what you think.

For more event photos, go here.

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]REVOLT[

I promised you guys some more angry republicans....as if there aren't enough of them to go around.

Grab that 9 iron and have yourselves a tea party.

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]BMX[

You know how green is the new black and 30 is the new 20? You know what I say besides those sayings are nauseating?

I say BMX is the new fixed gear.

I got a BMX years ago and even though I'm 6'-4" I started riding that thing up and down Brooklyn with everyone looking at me like I was riding a goddamn unicycle. I'd only see the occasional street crew of 14 year olds doing tricks I wouldn't dare try at my age (which didn't make me feel great, but it was better than what's going on now.)

Nowadays, you can't chuck a Venti soy hazelnut latte without hitting some punkass hipster riding a BMX.

So, here it is...an ode to when I was the lone 27-year-old gunman out there with my freak bike.

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]HEAR NO EVIL...[

Does "hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil" have to only apply to chimpanzees? Why must we be so uncivilized? Here's my human version...slightly updated. I like the way the water color turned out.

Also available in the acrylic, spray paint, plexi-glass version.

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