The Art Blog of Mathew Grigsby

Winter commissions

2011-12-30T12:41:00.000-08:00

One of my recent Winter commissions... Gambit and Rogue. Va-va-Vooooooooom!

Pearl, American Vampire

2011-12-05T18:03:00.001-08:00

This was a recent commission of the vampire "Pearl" from my favorite DC comic series "American Vampire" by writer Scott Snyder and artist Raphael Albuquerque.

"Viltrumite Vogue!" A Project Rooftop challenge

2011-11-20T14:08:00.001-08:00

My submission to the “Viltrumite Vogue” challenge over at the always awesome site, Project Rooftop! I liked the idea of Robot giving Mark some minor enhancements with tech goggles and projectile bracers.

BODYVOX

2011-11-11T15:15:00.001-08:00

This piece was recently created for Bodyvox Dance Studio. They are going to release a new calendar soon and I was honored to be a part of it! Please go check them out online! They do wonderful work.

1960's Jean Grey

2011-10-02T15:05:00.000-07:00

My piece of 1960's Jean Grey for Women of Wonder Day to be auctioned off at Excalibur Comics in Portland, OR. All proceeds go towards the victims of domestic abuse. October is domestic abuse awareness month! Please show your support any way you can! (11x17 watercolor, gouache)

Dolores Umbridge

2011-09-23T10:33:00.000-07:00

It's been Harry Potter Week for an extended period of time over at Sketchery! I ended up doing a pretty silly piece of Dolores Umbridge based off of the books description, with a little flair of the movie version as well. Good times!

Joker sketch

2011-09-03T19:39:00.000-07:00

My version of the Joker using random pens and bad scratch paper. If I got a shot at drawing Batman for DC, this is what I'd imagine my version would look like. :)

Cottonmouth

2011-08-20T13:54:00.000-07:00

It's villains week over at Sketchery! I wanted to pick someone I thought was super rad from a super rad movie, so I decided to do O'ren Ishii from Quentin Tarantino's movie "Kill Bill Vol. I"

Virgin Bob and Baby Jaysus

2011-08-17T17:57:00.000-07:00

This was a piece entered in the Case-Mate Jay and Silent Bob fan art competition. Sadly I didn't win but I ended up with a pretty fun piece! Colors are done by the very talented Kimball Davis!

(piece inspired by the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus)

Babs

2011-07-11T00:25:00.000-07:00

Work doodle of Babs using bad pens/markers at the front desk the other morning.

SHAZAM!

2011-07-10T23:30:00.000-07:00

Birthday present for my best friend. Done in ink, watercolor, and gouache!

SHAZAM!

Susan Strong, you turn my heart on.

2011-06-19T02:00:00.000-07:00

This was a recent piece for the Sketch Group I'm a part of. The theme of this week was Adventure Time! To celebrate, I did a piece of Susan Strong and Finn. I've loved Susan the moment i saw her. She is such an odd character!

Check us out here

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011-05-06T16:45:00.001-07:00

My incentive cards for Upper Deck/ Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger trading card line!

Stumptown Comics Fest 2011

2011-04-14T18:50:00.000-07:00

Hey all! I'm excited to announce that Stumptown Comics Festival will be taking place at the Oregon Convention Center this weekend! I will be at table A-16 with my friend's Conley Smithand Jimmy Presler right here:

As for new merchandise, I will not be debuting any new sequential work this year due to the various projects I'm currently working on! It bums me out, but you're all in store for some cool stuff on the horizon. I am pleased to announce I will be working with local writer David Walker on a new mini series called "Moreau's Army" and should have a working website and work to show in the coming months.

In the meantime, here is a list of prints for sale this year!

Ursula, Queen of the Caspian Sea, 11x17 $20 (NEW PIECE ON THE BLOG!)

Tin Tin, 11x17 $15 (NEW PIECE ON THE BLOG!)

Henchman 21, 8.5x11 $5

Shapeshifter, 8.5x11 $5

Classic Creature, 8.5x11 $5

I will also have a select few other prints and old mini comics at the table. Hope to see you this weekend!

Marvel Beginnings!

2011-03-29T15:43:00.000-07:00

I am now able to show you all the Marvel cards I was working on for the past few months during my Facebook quiz competition! These cards were incentives for the "Marvel Beginnings" line coming out soon!

Top left to bottom right: 1- Juggernaut 2- Black Widow 3- Colossus 4- Snow Bird 5- War Machine 6- Magneto 7- Maggot 8- Skids 9- Venom 10- Carnage 11- Kraven 12- Arcade 13- Deadpool 14- Leech 15- Doctor Octopus 16- Lockheed 17- Luke Cage 18- Beast 19- Mr. Fantastic 20- Rhino

Up next is Captain America!

Project Rooftop: Aquaman

2011-02-20T23:53:00.001-08:00

I recently entered this submission to Project Rooftop's Aquaman Challenge! Here is what I came up with:

My concept was an Aquaman that has taken elements of his kingdom under the sea and technological advancements created by the Justice League. In this image I imagined him as more "stealth" by giving him a biotech suit that can cloak him in the sea, much like a disappearing Octopus. I liked the idea that he would have built in gloves with suckers on them for certain circumstances and the fins attached to his suit would give him more manuverability and speed while in motion. As for his trident, I thought it would be helpful to have a technologically advanced weapon that could collapse and fit in a holster while also being able to expand with the push of a button.

Thor, The Mighty Avenger!

2011-02-08T11:21:00.001-08:00

At the last San Diego Comic Con, I was asked to do some incentive cards for Upper Deck and Marvel in three up-coming trading card lines. First up was "THOR, The Mighty Avenger" (as seen below.)

Next up for me will be "Marvel Beginnings" at the end of the month, and "Captain America, The First Avenger" by the end of March! Stay tuned.

Massive update!

2011-02-02T12:05:00.000-08:00

Okay folks, fasten your seat belts for massive update time!

I recently saw one of my favorite hip-hop musicians from the bay area perform at the Roseland the other evening and had a blast. If you aren't familiar with KFLAY you should be. She brings a lot of awesome classic, cut up beats to her performances and raps with a crazy awesome style. Be sure to check her out. This was the piece of fan art I created for her:

Just the other night I was asked to be a part of yet another round of Portland comic artists night at the opera and had a wonderful time. The show they were doing to kick off the new year was "Turnadot" by the legendary Puccini. These were the pieces inspired by the show that I created while watching the dress rehearsal:

I will also have a piece featured in the IPRC's first thursday show called "Take it to the ship! a 24 hour reading of Moby Dick" where local artists were asked to submit a piece inspired by Melville's classic tale. My piece is called "The Whale In the Room" and is up for sale at $100. Stop by and check out the show if you get a chance!

Coming up in April I will also have a table at Stumptown Comics Fest with fellow artists Jimmy Presler and Conley Smith. Rest assured we will have some great new merch for sale that we look forward to sharing with you!

I am currently finishing up other various projects and business ventures that I will be able to post and discuss in the very near future so stay tuned. Lots of goodies on the horizon!

Comission, Delorean Style

2011-01-21T20:47:00.001-08:00

A recent commission for a friend.

Holiday

2011-01-05T17:54:00.000-08:00

A special painting I did during the holidays for one of my best friends, Joe.

PDX Opera Comic Night!

2010-11-04T19:51:00.000-07:00

I was recently invited to attend the second session of the Portland Opera's artist Night here in town. It was SO much fun! The show was "Hansel & Gretel." A version of the classic children's fairy tale adapted into a fully realized Opera in Whales. These were my pieces I submitted.

There were tons of other amazing artists involved in this round, including: Natalie Nourigat, Emi Lenox, Indigo Kelleigh, Sarah Oleksyk, Cat Farris, Susan Tardif, Terri Nelson, Ron Randall, Jonathan Case and countless more! (Everyone's pieces can be found here.)

Hansel and Gretel opens tomorrow night and I assure you, you will NOT be disappoint should you see it. I highly recommend it!

Wilamette Week

2010-11-03T11:24:00.000-07:00

I have a new illustration in today's Wilamette Week that focuses on PPS's funding crisis. Article here.

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T11:24:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween everyone! This year I went as the Green Knight and Rammy from Castle Crashers, a game by Behemoth Studios. A hard costume to create, but in the end it worked out well I think. Eat lots of candy and party hard followers!

Wonder Woman Day!

2010-09-30T11:08:00.000-07:00

This is the second year that I was fortunate enough to be a part of Wonder Woman Day at Excalibur comics here in Portland. The event is an art auction to raise awareness and benefit domestic abuse programs in Portland and New Jersey. It's always a lot of fun to make pieces for this show and do something for such an awesome cause! The show will take place on October 24th at Excalibur. Hope to see you all there!

(This piece is titled "Morning Commute")

MC Chris

2010-09-17T02:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a piece of Fan art I did for MC Chris and his Fall tour poster challenge. I'm hoping it gets picked! :)

YT Cracker

2010-08-11T23:16:00.000-07:00

This is a piece of fan art I did for my buddy Bryce (YT Cracker), A Nerdcore hip-hop artist from Colorado. I remember hearing about a kid back in 1999 who hacked into NASA's website and messed around with it, causing a huge uproar amongst people. I didn't really know who he was at the time but I thought that was pretty awesome. As it turns out, it was actually YT. :-) I've got to know Bryce better over the last couple months and he's a really chill, really nice guy with mad talent. If you haven't checked out his stuff yet I highly encourage you to. Check out his site here: YTCracker and peep the music video for his song "The Link" here.

Concept Art (gross)

2010-07-14T01:15:00.001-07:00

Really random stuff coming out of my sketchbook lately. This is a concept art piece I just finished. Ball-Point Pen with digital color accents. More to come soon.

MC LARS

2010-06-02T16:47:00.000-07:00

Tonight I'm heading over to the Hawthorne theater to check out some awesome musical talent. This is a piece of Fan Art for one of my favorite musicians that I'm stoked to see, MC LARS. If you haven't checked out his music you should. He raps about how awesome it is to be a nerd, the truth in the music industry, hardships people endure and the randomness found in classic literature. You can find his stuff here or check him out on Twitter here. Rock on Lars!

Legend of the Dark Crystal!

2010-05-13T14:28:00.000-07:00

I was recently asked to do a piece for Tokyopop's comic series "Legends of the Dark Crystal." The piece will be featured in Volume 2 of the series due to hit shelves in the coming months.

(also, this is my first official published comic work! :-D )

Stumptown!

2010-04-24T08:02:00.000-07:00

Hey all! I will be at Stumptown Comics Fest this weekend (Sat & Sun) selling new prints and some older items! Stop by the show and say hello! I'll be a table 120 with two lovely ladies Ms.Cat Farris and Ashley Burke!

(this will also be the debut of my new print for sale! $10)

Briar Hollow!

2010-04-18T21:09:00.000-07:00

Fan art for my one of my favorite web comics BRIAR HOLLOW by my pal Terry Blas! Go! Check it out! It's nerdtastic. The image below is Molly kicking Benny's ass at Galactic Defenders! :-)

Henchman 21!

2010-04-16T00:39:00.000-07:00

Henchman 21 from Venture Brothers in a new digital painting. Enjoy my dear geeks!

Digital Painting/concept skills

2010-04-11T13:25:00.000-07:00

Working on my skills with Digital painting. I've been studying A LOT of conceptual artists/designers lately and find myself actually getting more confident with it! This was kind of a breakthrough piece for me. I used a lot of techniques I haven't tried yet, and this is the outcome. It's a random creature made to feel like a 1920's/30's cinema monster. Enjoy!

Willamette Week

2010-04-07T15:40:00.000-07:00

New Illustration in today's new issue of Willamette Week. Portland's Mayor Sam Adams is stuck in more controversy.

The article can be found here or in print around town.

Emerald CIty Comic Con wrap up

2010-03-16T17:11:00.000-07:00

I had such a blast over this past weekend in Seattle, Washington at the Emerald City Comic Con! The show pulled in around 24-25 thousand folks and everyone was in great spirits. I want to thank every artist, writer, editor, comic shop owner and fan that came to the show. I couldn't help but leave with a sense of joy and inspiration from everyone. I would also like to thank EVERYONE who picked up a copy of Monsters & Dames! It was for a wonderful cause and I was honored to be a part of it. I also loved meeting folks who came to the table and got it signed. You all rock!

So What's next you ask? I will be busy working on a variety of prints and small projects between now and Stumptown Comics fest 2010 here in Portland, OR.

More info to come soon!

Emerald CIty Comic Con!

2010-03-12T14:33:00.000-08:00

Yo! I will be up in Seattle this weekend for Emerald City Comic Con! Come stop by table F-11 where you can find the crazy talented web comic artists Natalie Nourigat of "Between Gears" and Emi Lenox of "Emi Town".

I will be at the table as well selling the zero issue of my new series "Girls Attack!" and a variety of buttons and possibly prints. Also be sure to check out the new Charity Auction Book "Monsters & Dames" when you arrive at the con! I will gladly sign any book you have!

See you there!

BEAR FIGHT!

2010-03-04T17:16:00.000-08:00

My Submission for Banner Year Press' Bear Fight! Anthology. HAMSTER vs. BEAR!

Mildred

2010-02-21T13:47:00.000-08:00

Here's a sketch I named Mildred for a top secret project a friend of mine was working on. Don't you just want to give her some hot soup and a shower? :)

Willamette Week

2010-01-27T09:30:00.001-08:00

New Illustration for Willamette Week today. Be sure to check it out!

Here is the article online: http://wweek.com/editorial/3612/13629/

Ja'mie King

2010-01-04T23:46:00.000-08:00

A recent Christmas gift for my friend Terry Blas. It's Ja'mie King breaking up with her much-too-young boyfriend Sebastian from the HBO series "Summer Heights High".

Best buds!

2009-12-31T18:28:00.000-08:00

A Christmas gift for my good friend Natalie Nourigat! Let Aang and Appa bring us into the new year! :-)

Christmas gifts

2009-12-26T20:08:00.000-08:00

The Christmas season is pretty much over, so thought It's a good time to finally post some work. Here was the gift for my BFF Steph:

David Tennant as Dr. Who riding a Dalek. Done in Watercolor, ink, and acrylic.

Monsters and Dames Final

2009-11-21T02:37:00.000-08:00

Sooooo I decided to scrap my initial idea for something I felt was better and more interesting for Emerald City Comic Con's "Monsters and Dames" charity art book. There's a good chance it won't be in the book, but I wanted to share with you what I did! :-D

EMITOWN

2009-10-12T00:26:00.000-07:00

My good friend Emi just hit the one year benchmark for her rockin' web comic Emitown this past week. In honor of that I made a piece of fan art celebrating her awesomeness. Yes, you DO see a breakfast burrito in her hand! :-D

Be sure to check it out. Go Emi!

I'd Tap That

2009-10-07T18:16:00.000-07:00

I was recently asked to do an illustration for an article in this weeks issue of the Willamette Week. It was all about the Portland Women's Christian Conference and the seedy, humorous pick up lines one can use on these women. Here is the link to the article: http://wweek.com/columns/headout/

Wonder Woman Day 2009

2009-09-08T21:55:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to announce that I will be taking part in Portland's Wonder Woman Day 2009! This event will be held at Excalibur comics in SE Portland and will auction off many beautiful art pieces to help support Women's Crisis shelter's across the US. If you would like to bid on my piece, please stop by the show!

Pin-Up Cover

2009-07-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

This is the cover Illustration for my friend Sara Sackett's new Zine set to Debut this weekend at the Portland Zine Symposium at Portland State University! Stop by and pick up her Zine and my work at the Robobpocalypse Comic Collective Table!

Experience the Chinese Gardens!

2009-03-20T18:41:00.000-07:00

An illustration piece for the Portland Chinese Gardens.

Mama Cass!

2009-03-01T01:55:00.000-08:00

A Piece i just finished for the Communication Arts Illustration competition. Please, go dance and enjoy the sounds of Mama Cass singing her plus-sized booty off in the Mama's and the Papa's music.

Morticia

2008-12-28T13:49:00.001-08:00

"There all together Ookey! The Adams fam-i-ly!!!"

Dun-nun-nun-nun *snap* *snap*!!!

Wait Until Dark

2008-12-18T20:57:00.000-08:00

A piece I made for my friend Jamie S. Rich. It's Audrey Hepburn from the 1950's thriller "Wait Until Dark".

Cheers!

Web comic premiere!

2008-11-23T21:38:00.000-08:00

Hey! My new web comic is finally up!

sweet...

Portland Hipster Love

2008-11-20T19:51:00.000-08:00

Hey gang! New piece just came out of the oven. I plan on making a collection of folks that fit the "Portland Hipster" description to put in the border you see below. Maybe by Stumptown you can stop by the RCC table and pick up some of these! Cheers.

Van Damme

2008-11-03T15:01:00.000-08:00

This is a poster created for any future Supertrash Film Festival that has open calls for Posters... And it's a reason to draw Jean-Claude Van Damme...

Sports time!

2008-11-02T15:19:00.000-08:00

The long time rivalry between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University has now been escalated to the next level with my recent pieces. Sorry folks. I give you the University of Oregon State Platypus

Nostalga Creature!

2008-10-12T20:17:00.001-07:00

New Piece:

Color comps for my next project

2008-10-03T15:51:00.000-07:00

Playing with color options for my next piece:

Creative Explosion

2008-09-21T11:29:00.000-07:00

A section of my newest illustration piece. The lower half is under maintenance, but for now please enjoy the rest! :-)

Portrait of a Woman

2008-09-11T09:30:00.001-07:00

Quick Digital Paint over Pencil.

Circus Bum

2008-09-04T14:46:00.000-07:00

My verison of the "Strong Man" in a Circus setting as shown by a Portland Bum. I drew this last year but I really like it still.

Sith Lord

2008-08-21T23:07:00.000-07:00

After watching G4 tv's coverage of the world's largest traveling Star Wars convention (that was in Japan at the time) I felt like I should try my hand at creating my own Sith Lord. Here she is, I'm pretty happy with the result:

Mike from Love the Way You Love

2008-08-10T15:28:00.000-07:00

This is the drummer named Mike from the Oni press graphic novel series "Love the Way You Love" written by Jamie S. Rich and drawn by Marc Ellerby. CORRECTION: It is in fact, MARC's birthday so I felt it opportune to release my interpretation of Mike for him today! :-)

Love The Way You Love: Round 1

2008-07-07T01:02:00.000-07:00

Eleanor and Tristan from Oni Press' graphic novel series "Love the Way You Love" written by Jamie S. Rich and drawn originally by Marc Ellerby. I had alot of fun making these and I can't wait to move on to the next bundle!

Cat's D&D Character

2008-06-14T14:02:00.000-07:00

This is a D&D character for my friend Cat Ellis. Her Gnome Paladin was just too cool looking to not draw. Cat also happens to be a very awesome animator/comic Artist. You can all find her work under the links section at www.periscopestudio.com !

Tree Stump!

2008-06-04T18:14:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest commission of a Tree Stump for my friend Whitney.

Illustration Final

2008-05-13T18:51:00.000-07:00

This rockin' guy is my final illustration piece for this semester at school. Rest assured, you will see him pop up in future work.

Grizzly, what a huge inspiration!

2008-03-20T19:04:00.000-07:00

This is the Legendary Grizzly from ODS. What an awesome guy he is!

new work

2008-03-04T13:54:00.000-08:00

I have been creating some new work I'm pretty happy with. These images are concept art for a potential Tom Thumb animated series. Enjoy:

Playing With Friends

2008-02-08T13:45:00.001-08:00

Lost and Found

2008-02-07T19:05:00.000-08:00

Heres an old comic page I did for an upcoming book coming out through the RCC. I made this one afew months back.

Greenzone Illustration

2008-01-23T13:44:00.001-08:00

I completely forgot to post this so I will do it now. This was a piece done in response to Barry Sanders essay about fuel consumption and uranium poisoning in the middle east. This will most likely end up in his book coming out in 2009.

TEEN WOLF FINAL

2008-01-11T16:25:00.001-08:00

Here it is folks! The final image for Floating World Comics and Fanagraphics show "Supertrash"

Go Teen Wolf!

Final Inks for SUPERTRASH

2008-01-08T18:32:00.000-08:00

Here is the final inks for Floating World and Fanagraphics upcoming event "Supertrash". I chose to do one of my favorite cheesy movies of the past... Teen Wolf! Working on the colored stage right now so stay tuned for that!

Makah Whale Hunt Illustration Final

2007-12-20T12:17:00.000-08:00

This was my Illustration Final for Class. I'm pretty pleased with it!

2007-10-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

It was drawing day at PNCA. Here's what I came up with:

Everyone loves a sassy woman from the 70's!

GIRLS ATTACK!

2007-09-26T18:29:00.000-07:00

Final version for Teaser hand-out debuting at Stumptown!

The excitement begins now...

2007-09-26T00:50:00.000-07:00

Line art for the teaser hand-out at Stumptown. This is history in the making folks! Say hello to the Japanese all-girl monster extermination/rock band known as...

GIRLS ATTACK!

Premiering at Stumptown Comics Fest

2007-09-22T13:09:00.000-07:00

You can find my new book and alot of other great items at the Robopocalypse Comic Collective booth Tables 24-25 next weekend at the Stumptown Comics fest!

Stumptown:

Sat.-Sun. 10am-6pm at the Double Tree Hotel across the River!

Creature feature!

2007-08-28T19:51:00.001-07:00

Page 1 and 2 in the RCC Creature feature anthology due out at Stumptown Comics Fest.

Welcome to my sketch blog

2007-08-26T19:26:00.000-07:00

Hello all! Welcome to my sketchblog. I started this blog with the intention of posting new work when I feel like doing so. Be sure to check back regularly to see some work!

-Matt