NEW Mockingbird Duet Print

This long, cold, blizzard-y winter's been getting to me lately, so I painted up a Springtime Mockingbird Duet that I'll be using as a new mailer for art directors. It's also available as a signed 12" x 18" print in my Etsy shop here.

Original UNBORED Art Sale on Etsy

Thursday January 10th at 10am I'm going to start listing the original 11" x 14" drawings I created for UNBORED, the 350-page bestselling childrens' book for Bloomsbury, in my Etsy shop here. Earlier this week I realized I've got an 8.5 lb. box of UNBORED drawings sitting in my closet, and it'd be better if they lived on people's walls instead of sitting in the dark. If you love UNBORED, now's your chance to own a piece of the book! I'll be listing more in my Etsy shop every Thursday morning from now on, too.

New 12" x 16" Signed Prints

Happy New Year!!!! I have started a large new series of acrylic paintings based on the John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace, and the 69 acres of fields and woods surrounding this 300-year- old farmhouse in my hometown, for a show in Spring 2014.


12" x 16" signed prints are available in my Etsy shop here

"...And To All A Good BITE!!!" New Signed Print

12" x 16" signed prints are available in my Etsy shop here

Upcoming UNBORED Book Signings!

I'll be joining UNBORED co-author Josh Glenn, Designer Anthony Leone, and fellow Illustrator Heather Kasunick for a book signing Tuesday, December 4th, at the Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 at 7pm, and again on Sunday, December 9th, at THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002 from 1-2pm. We'd love to see you!

Rest in Peace, Mr. Giles

Our beloved Mr. Giles passed away October 18th. This one-eyed Hurricane Katrina refugee endured many hardships but he was always a happy, hilarious, enthusiastic friend. Sheila, Frankenstein, and I miss him terribly. The unexpected loss is hard to accept, but I'm comforted in knowing he had a long, fun life, surrounded by those who adored him. I like to think of him now, cataract-free, glaucoma-free, arthritis-free, spazzing out in sunny fields with two good eyes and his big happy smile.

I was so lucky to have had you in my life for so long, little crazyman, and I can't wait to squeeze you again someday.

UNBORED About to Hit Bookshelves!!!

I recently received my complimentary copy of UNBORED, and am really thrilled with the final product. The book hits shelves October 16th in the United States and a revised edition for the UK is in the works.

I created over 365 illustrations for this 352-page hardcover, written by Joshua Glenn & Elizabeth Foy Larsen, designed by Anthony Leone, co-illustrated by Heather Kasunick, and published by Bloomsbury. Anthony, Heather, and I were all friends and classmates at Massachusetts College of Art & Design in the early 90s, and Anthony hired me to do some freelance illustrations for Josh's excellent zine, Hermenaut, about 10 years ago as well.

This big book represents a significant chunk of our lives, and was a real treat to work on!!! It's available for pre-order here.
Yesterday it cracked Amazon.com's Top 10 Best Seller's List in the Family Activity category!!!

"The Exorcist" Poster Now For Sale

My friends at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA, hired me to make the poster for this year's Halloween Horror Movie Marathon!



12" x 18" signed prints are available in my Etsy shop here

Sneak-Peek

One of many new images from my new portfolio site, coming this Autumn:

New Posters for El Pelon Taqueria

sketches & final art Thanks to Jim Hoben & all at El Pelon, past & present!!!!!

Started a Tumblr Page

new images from this summer are here

New GULU-GULU CAFE T-Shirts

Thanks to Steve & Marie Feldmann @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe in Salem for hiring me to design some shirts featuring their Pug, Charlie, and Boston Terrier, Jack

Mister Reusch "Monster Drawing" : Orange Skeleton, 7 Minute Pose

IMG 4271 from misterreusch on Vimeo.

"Motorbreath" & "Phantom Lord" with guest appearance by Frankensteiny, shot by Sheila

Mister Reusch Monster Drawing: "Orange Reaper", 13 minute pose.

IMG 4270 from misterreusch on Vimeo.

Since 2006 I've been running "Monster Drawing" sessions at Massachusetts College of Art & Design, where instead of a nude model, life-drawing students draw a real, live MONSTER. I play guitar for 2 hours in homemade monster masks & costumes, with my eyes closed because I can't see my hands and the sweat stings my eyeballs. I'm self-taught & play by ear, so there are always mistakes, but it's fun! Sheila recorded me so that non-MassArt folks can do Monster Drawing from their own homes, watching on their computers. Amazing former student Anthony Feliciano already poster his Monster Drawing, shown here

UNBORED Available for Pre-Order!

UNBORED , the book I worked on for over a year, is now available for pre-order!
Here are a couple photos of the mock-up & proofs that amazing designer Anthony Leone shared with me:

Long time, no posts. I've finally finished a ton of illustrations for a children's book project I started working on over a year ago. The book comes out this November from Bloomsbury, and I owe designer Tony Leone and author Josh Glenn a huge thank you for hiring me.



This new 12" x 16" painting was my submission to the group show, "Year of the Dragon" at FOE, 28 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA. Thanks to FOE's Nicole Shea for inviting me to participate. The opening reception is Friday night, March 9th.

REAPER SEASONAL SERIES
New 18" x 24" acrylic, luminous, and fluorescent paintings on canvas, now hanging @ Gulu Gulu in Salem:
"Autumn" with chipmunk:


"Winter" with female cardinals & red squirrels:


"Spring" with butterflies & gray squirrel:


"Summer" with bats, woodchuck, & fireflies:

End of Summer Updatey
Wicked long time, no posts! I have been drawing my head off all spring & summer for a children's book art directed by my old friend, Anthony Leone. The finished product is going to have hundreds of illustrations in it.

Part of my ongoing "Year of the Dead" project is going up on the walls of Gulu Gulu Cafe this September. Here's a sneak peek at 4 of 8 new 18" x 24"s I've been working on:




The paintings will be up from September 4th until October 18th, with an opening reception Thursday night, September 15th, starting at 7pm with live music by Wisteriax. Gulu Gulu is at 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA.


This recently-completed commission shows a family attacked by the zombies from their tv:

Thanks for the fun assignment, Jeremy!!

Some New Stuff
Long time, no updatey! My broken right hand is healed up, & I've been trying hard to catch up with commissions I owe clients. And my good friend Tony Leone from MassArt has hired me to create between 200-300 illustrations for a cool book he's designing! Things are busybusybusy. I'm still unpacking in the new apartment & getting back on track after moving 3 times at the end of 2010, but things are awesome.

Call for Artists flyer for Mass Market 8, featuring Mr. Giles, the one-eyed bandit:


Mass Market 8 Poster:


acrylic painting on canvas (minus the text) for my old upstairs neighbors, Lauren & Jon, that they'll be using as "Save the Date" magnets for their upcoming wedding:


detail:


detail:


Commissioned portrait of Riggsi:


I posted excerpts from sketchbook # 58 on my sketchbook blog:


This semester I've been teaching a new course @ MassArt combining mask-making with illustration assignments, and am really impressed with the work the students have been doing:

Lots of photos of their projects are here:


The class's final assignment is a Day-of-the-Dead self-portrait puppet photo-illustration. Here's the head for mine I did as a demo:


5 outstanding MassArt seniors named Cherry Au, Ivan Cheung, Amanda Lo, Jill Lydon, & Carly Menasco put on a really fun exhibit called "the Cute Show" featuring personal drawings, paintings, sculptures, and more. I painted them little "CONGRATULATIONS!!!!" cards for the opening reception:

the interiors:

Speaking of cute, Frankensteiny recovered from 2 lump removal surgeries (both benign), one on his leg, and one on his inner eyelid that required very intricate stitches:

He was his usual spazzy self within a day of the surgeries. And Mr. Giles luckily healed up fast after scratching his cornea:

I'm going to try to post way more often from now on!