On The Slate - Warm Ups and Such!

These are actually from Saturday. Just a little warm-up sketch, along with a color sketch for a custom job I'm doing.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz. Would you be my honey..."
- Dr. Gum.

On The Slate - Week In Review!

Awful internet connection, be damned! Here's what I've been up to, this past week!

Editorial cartoons

A page from my new minicomic

A small portion of my arsenal

A short for BOOM!'s CBGB series (written by R. Eric Lieb)

Customizing JARFACE and DEATHWARRANT for recent orders

Head 'em up, move 'em out, RAWHIDE!

Bustin' a move on the freshest commissions

Most of this art was created to The Beat Bee Sessions, courtesy of Jane Dope and Food One: thebeatbeesessions.libsyn.com/, as well as some Rob Sonic, Parliament, White Strips, Edan, The Black Keys and a handful more. It's been a pretty musical week.

From Oakland with love,

- Dave, aka Gum.

On The Slate 8.19.10

On the slate -- some inking work.

On the hi-fi -- Rob Sonic, Fugees, David Bowie, Dilated Peoples, Tool, Little Blue Crunchy Things, Nujabes and The London Symphony Orchestra.

"It might blow up, but it'll never go Redenbach."
- King Gum, out!

Art in the new Mad Magazine

The newest issue of Mad Magazine (#505) features a spot illustration by yours truly, in a little bit called "TV Drinking Games To Keep You Sober." Look for it on your local magazine rack!

For more on Mad: www.dccomics.com/mad

"What, me worry?"
-Gum.

On The Slate 8.18.10

Today's diddy is a little mixed media piece I call "Swirls." This was done on a wood panel that I tape pieces to for watercoloring. It was originally cut to be my lap board at Comic-Con. Seemed like a good idea to draw on it one day, as I was warming up.

- Gum

On The Slate: Tuesday night!

I'm up listing to music and working, so I thought I'd take some quick photos for a Tuesday Night "On The Slate!" Tonight's visual selection are some new drawings (in progress) in the Angel vs. Brute storyline that I created in UNDEFEATED. There's also a snapshot of a painted short story I'm doing for BOOM!'s CBGB miniseries.

Hot'cha!
- Gum.

ps -- Tonight's soundtrack has been Ghostbusters 2 (the movie, not the soundtrack), Supreme Clientele, Alive 2007, One Day As A Lion, and Chocolate And Cheese.

JARFACE and DEATHWARRANT now available online

You can now purchase my limited edition sketchbooks DEATHWARRANT and JARFACE via my online store: www.hiredmeat.com/meatshop.htm

"Was I raised to be lowered?"
- King Gum Crosland

Live Art Photos Galore

These are just a few photos from the Nerd City/Image Comics Live Art Jam we rocked during San Diego Comic-Con. Be sure to peep the gorgeous photo sets shot by our fabulous photographer cohorts, Steven Soria and Jane Dope, too.

"You don't know what love is, ya just do as you're told."
- King Gum