MILIEU Opening

Following up on this post, these are pictures from the opening of "Milieu" this past Friday. The ten artists-strong show brought in an huge crowd which was, considering there were so many other events, a huge testament to the supportive community of artists in Memphis. I'll avoid getting too mushy...

Momentum Exhibition

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to submit work into a show that was being coordinated by CODA, an arts organization from Rhodes College. It was unexpected and definitely an eleventh hour call. The invitation came two days prior to the opening, and I was at a lack of stuff that was ready for exhibition. It was suggested that I perform a live drawing during the show, which was fine but that meant coming up with a idea and making it fit in an undefined space.

Yeah...

I quickly made some sketches out, confirmed how much wall space I had, and prepared for two intense hours of speed drawing. Here are the photos.

If you were interested in seeing this process in motion, my friend Elisha recorded this nifty video of the drawing as it progressed throughout the evening.

More gallery updates to come :)

A Modest Promotion of My Goods

I've got a Etsy store set up, so you should take a little time to consider this:

For ten dollars, you can own a little piece of awesome, and I in return will eat well, thus ensuring my survival and ability to make more pieces of awesome! Just saying...

MILIEU Exhibition

This is the design for the event poster for "Milieu", a collaborative installation exhibition at Marshall Arts hosted by the Rozelle Artists Guild. I did the illustration and the title text, and digital maestro Lauren Rae Holtermann made it all super-slick. 

The opening reception will be on April 2nd from 6-9pm at 639 Marshall Avenue. If you're in the area and you're looking for something to help you recover from the April Fools shenanigans, you should come down. There will be live murals, furniture masquerading as people, xeroxes galore, a tribute to that old t-shirt that you wore all the time in middle school, and more!

It Came from the Reviews section!

The Memphis Flyer is kind of a mainstay at the front table at the Art Center, and when faced with a lot of free time and the impulse to draw, I tend to take my inspiration where I can get it.

After Some Suggestions...

I think I'm going to leave this one alone for a bit...

A Drawing Revisited

I decided to give this guy the (limited) color treatment. Thoughts?

AutoZone and ArtsMemphis...

...are two entities that have interesting capitalization. They are also center stage in this fun little drawing I made this morning. I feel like I have to emphasize MORNING because I woke up at 6:30, which is something I haven't done since I worked for a moving company. By the time I got to the AutoZone HQ downtown, the chill of February had worked its magic better than any expresso shot could have. When I checked in, I was listed as a "performer" working with ArtsMemphis which, after good half-hour, felt like a bit of a misnomer. Granted, I was technically performing, furiously doodling away at my easel- however, context makes a big difference. In the sleek downtown entrance lobby, I exuded the kind of electricity that one enjoys from watching a badminton match on ESPN5. That said, it was still fun to draw and I thank ArtsMemphis for the gig and AutoZone for letting me slap ink around in their front door.

Surprise!

This was a birthday gift to my sweeter-than-all-get-out girlfriend. I surprised her with it a few days ago and she loved it (Thank goodness!). It was quite the task to get it printed, most of it involving multiple bike trips to find a place that makes decent color prints. Surprisingly, the local Kinkos gave me pretty good results, considering they gave me free reign to adjust the print settings on their computer.

When Hypertrichosis Becomes a Theme...

These were long overdue for posting. I finished the first one when I had some free time at work, and it was suggested that I make some more. The next thing you know there's an odd looking family of four.

Monster of Ceremonies

These are two pieces that will be included in the "Sivads of March" group show at Adam Shaw's studio on Broad Street. It's a tribute to Watson Davis aka Sivad, the host of "Fantastic Features", a weekly program of horror movies that aired during the 60s and 70s on WHBQ-TV. These were a lot of fun to do and I'm excited to see what other people have done for the exhibition. The opening will be Friday, March 26, so you'll have time to make the appropriate arrangements.

Public Beware!

I'm coming for ya.

A Bit More From "Tanuki"

I just finished another set of pages and figured it would be cool to share a few more before finishing the first chapter.

Snowglobe Music Video

Earlier last year I collaborated with Christopher Reyes of Live from Memphis and the band Snowglobe to make the music video for their song "Love". It debuted at the Music Video Showcase from last year's Indie Memphis Film Festival, and it looks like the good folks at LFM have it up on YouTube now.

Check it out:

"Tanuki" Teaser

For the past few months, I've been steadily working on what will be the webcomic "Tanuki" whenever the free time surfaces. I'm having fun with this project and it's one of the few comics that have made it past my "at least five pages or else it's dead" mark. I'm still finishing the first chapter, but here are a handful of pages for now:

More to come soon.

A couple more from what is slowly becoming a series.

A Couple of Odd Ones

I've been playing with some inks I got from work, and these are a few of the results. The scans don't show it, but these pieces are CRAZY iridescent. Like a pixie exploded on them.

A Few More Sketchcards

Also, a PSA from yours truly.

New Ink...

...and a few leftovers.

Sketchcards Infinitum

I've been receiving requests to make sketchcards well after my trip to Chicago last month, so I'm extending this offer indefinitely.

To recap: I will make a black and white sketch for you on a 5.5"x7.5" piece of Stonehenge paper of ANYTHING YOU WANT. Just email me your request to me@derrickdent.com, along with a payment of $10 through the Paypal link. Once I confirm your payment, I will crank that card out for you in a jiffy. More details as well as the paypal link, check out this post.

Thanks,
Derrick

Overdue Posts

A couple of recent commissions that slipped under my nose. D'oh!

Scrap Pieces!

This is a side project that I decided to take on as a way to entertain the ideas that I sometimes jot down but don't know what to do with.

This should give you the general tone of what you're in store for:

Check out more irreverent goodness; I'm kicking it off with not one, not two, but THREE STAGGERING INSTALLMENTS!