My piece went live on Gallery Nucleus' Website yesterday, and it Sold only hours later.
I figured that I had  plenty of time to make a post here about my work being available in case anyone wanted to buy it....Guess I was wrong.
A Big thanks to Both Gallery Nucleus, and the buyer for the great experience!

I will be submitting 2 more pieces to the Gallery very soon, and I'll be sure to update the blog here much more quickly.

Thanks for all the support!
-B.

I've been invited to participate in Gallery Nucleus' "Power-In-numbers Project.

I'm selling one original piece, but preparing 3; So most of my time lately has been spent working on that. 

I used to visit the Gallery like gang-busters when I lived and attended school in So-Cal, so it's an extra-great honor to work with them.



The pieces are 5X7's on Watercolor paper, done in Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper.
I don't usually draw on a large scale, but 5X7 is pretty small even for me, so it's been a fun challenge.

 

Holy cow, things may be changing around here. this blog will no longer be exclusively Black-Rows related...It's going back to being my General work blog. Black Rows news will still be found here, but mostly it will be found on the Good 'Ol FaceBook Page.

Let me start this second paragraph with a post-preface: I know that things have not been happening much in the World of Black Rows. With all the side work I have going on I've had to make a lot of adjustments, and move a lot of priorities around.

However, Black Rows is not the only project being moved to the back to simmer in it's own detritus like a fat man in a hotel hot tub, I have had to shelve a few projects, none that I love as much as Black Rows, but still, they aren't moving forward;  At least not RIGHT THIS SECOND. That doesn't mean I don't love them, or have aspirations to complete them -AND SOON- ...But I do have to prioritize, and do what I believe is going to be best for my Career and for my new life.

When I started Black Rows, I was a different man, I know it was only a year ago, but things were different!
I had nothing really going on Career-wise, I was single, and I thought it would be picked up by a Comic Publisher.

in the last 3 months alone, I have gotten 2 freelance jobs, interviewed and put together a portfolio for a major game studio, begun illustrating a Children's book, Started writing a Novel, and I'm doing work with Gallery Nucleus.
-In this industry, Crap happens fast when it happens at all.

Anyway, on to other business!!!
 my computer is crapping out and freezing up, like so many rocketpops when I use Photoshop, so I'm trying to set up a new (used) PC in the Studio, which is never fun to me, (I hate computers)
-OH! and there's a studio now! It's beautiful and all my own, look at it. Look at it with your glorius-gooey-eyes!!!

We are on Stand-bye *again*

I've been invited to participate in Gallery Nucleus' "Power-In-numbers Project." 
go to their website and check 'em out. they're a bitchin Gallery, and represent some of the coolest artists around.

Also, I'm working on a few side-projects, including two video-games, and another writing project.....Busy is good, but it means everything has to move more slowly.

Thanks in advance for your patience, everyone.

-B.

Allow me to be the first to say it...... The pallet is richer, and somewhat darker than the last page. I KNOW!!! - But I think it's good!
 I think I'm locking in on a good color style, and I'm just enjoying exploring things at this point. I've said it before, this Graphic novel garbage is all new to me, so I'm sorry if you don't like the ever changing color, and layout. -Kinda'

Page one V.2

If you're not a follower of BLACK ROWS on Facebook, then you have no idea what's going on, and I apologize for that. I really need to be better about updating both outlets.
- I could type it all out for you, but instead, here's an excerpt from the FB page:

".....The point is, early on in the comic's development, it looked VERY different than what any of you have seen here. 
-It was very colorful, and frankly, kinda' Pop-art-ey. I changed it because I thought it clashed with the style of the story and would make it less marketable.....My story is mine, and I've realized I should do with it what I want....SO! the comic will be gone for a while longer, but it'll be back, and it'll be back the way it always should have been: Presented in glorious extra color."

So that's the long and Short of it.
 Look, Comics are new to me! Not from a reader standpoint, but from a creator standpoint it's all-new, Brand-new, and I'm just trying to get the hang of it, and work out how I want to do this.
I'm sorry if you don't like the new style. -Frankly, if you're familiar with my work, it shouldn't come as any kind of surprise. Expect more evolutionary changes moving forward, and let's keep our finger's crossed I don't drive what few fans I DO HAVE away with this little stunt.

-Hopefully at least YOU'LL be here for the next update.

Page 5 V.1

We're trying something different.
things have been NUTS lately, and, I am barely keeping up with the things that NEED to get done, let alone Black Rows, which is just something I WANT to get done. So, I've decided to break up the pages in halves. It'll draw out the story, and give me time to work on it; and also make it easier to read since the font should be bigger!
I hope you're all on board.