Monkmus Blog

“Flooded” – ‘Harbinger: Water, Blood, and Madness’

monkmus — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:46:50 +0000

Painting for Sara Wilson Etienne’s recently released novel, ‘Harbinger’. One of many artworks featured at the Hive Gallery in downtown Los Angeles, starting this Saturday, March 3 at 6 pm. Lots of excellent artists have submitted their interpretations of Sara’s wonderful book. If you’re in the area, definitely drop by and check out the show!

Abe’s Peanut – Three Woolly Bears 2

monkmus — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:14:54 +0000

Second illustration I painted for Abe’s Peanut – “Three Woolly Bears” written by Michelle Lord. 48 hours left to contribute to Abe’s Peanut’s Kickstarter fundraising drive!

GR2 Post-It Show 7

monkmus — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:03:50 +0000

4 Post-Its that I contributed to this year’s Giant Robot Post-It Show 7. There are a lot of amazing artists participating and $20 can get you a 3″ x 3″ piece of OG art should you decide to attend. The Opening Reception happens this Saturday, Dec. 10, starting at 6:30 pm at GR2, Los Angeles. More info here.

Abe’s Peanut – Three Woolly Bears

monkmus — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:59:30 +0000

Illustration I painted for Abe’s Peanut, “Three Woolly Bears” written by Michelle Lord. Abe’s Peanut currently has a Kickstarter campaign on – to lend your support you can contribute here.

Cults Painting

monkmus — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:28:53 +0000

Here’s a painting I did for a music video treatment for the band, Cults, for their track “You Know What I Mean”. I didn’t win, but I thought I’d share this painting that I enjoyed making using gouache and watercolor on paper.

Brandi Carlile music video premiers on Glide Magazine

monkmus — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:04:52 +0000

The new Brandi Carlile music video that I directed, “The Story”, has premiered at Glide Magazine! Check it out at:

http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/57181/brandi-carlile-the-story-exclusive-video-premiere.html

Brandi Carlile music video completed!

monkmus — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:43:00 +0000

The music video for Brandi Carlile’s “The Story” Live at Benaroya Hall with The Seattle Symphony has been completed! A big thanks to all those who contributed to the making of this video, I really appreciate all the hard work y’all put into this, it really shows.

No word as to when the video will be released, but I will post an update as to when and where the video will premier the moment I find out.

Brandi Carlile music video in the works

monkmus — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:07:02 +0000

I’m very excited to announce that I have a Brandi Carlile music video in the works for “The Story”, a live version from her upcoming album, “Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony”. A shout out to the good folks at Columbia/Sony BMG Music for making this happen. More news to come…

Biff & Boff – “Remembering”

monkmus — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:34:59 +0000

“Remembering”, the 4th of 4 short animated adventures of ‘Biff & Boff’ created for Sesame Street, has been added to www.monkmus.com. Visit the lounge to watch it!

Biff & Boff – “Empathy”

monkmus — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:25:21 +0000

“Empathy”, the 3rd of 4 short animated adventures of ‘Biff & Boff’ created for Sesame Street, has been added to www.monkmus.com. Visit the lounge to watch it!