Misadventures of Dee

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182462692009-11-06T14:08:30.695-08:00Misadventures of Dee"Let's play!"Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-61045007956672314702009-10-19T18:44:00.000-07:002009-10-19T18:45:32.582-07:00Chi-Donkey wants to be your friend.

Chi-Donkey coming your way!(a sketch I did today at work on drawing break) =)Half Chihuahua - Half Donkey - 100% crazy!

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-76816015588380613082009-10-12T17:26:00.000-07:002009-10-12T17:29:36.240-07:00Mr. Rain Cloud decided to enjoy his tea.

Why it hasn't rained here in L.A.

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-31578113887219401512009-09-01T13:48:00.000-07:002009-09-02T12:44:18.666-07:00"Berkin loves his breakfast to go!!!"

Title: "Berkin Loves his Breakfast to GO!!"Name: Denise 'Dee' ChavezMedium: Acrylic on Pine wood blockSize: 7 1/4" x 11"Debut: Monkeyhouse Gallery and Toys - Aug. 29th, 2009 Closer detail:Sept. 2nd!! Only 17 more days till my birthday! Yay! Here is the latest painting I did for a show at Monkeyhouse Gallery and Toys in Silverlake, CA.Show is called "Oh the Art You Will See!" Dr. Seuss theme

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-35221278392826653652009-08-07T14:19:00.000-07:002009-08-07T14:21:34.553-07:00Hot Dawg Bus is on it's way!

Did this color sketch last night at Pricilla's Sketch group. It was fun. I'm trying to do a series of strange transportaion. I think I will redo and paint this one. ;) What do you think?

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-67154896330312737442009-07-08T13:52:00.000-07:002009-07-08T14:03:38.419-07:00Prints Available in JAPAN!!!

I was contacted by my friend Marty M. Ito to be apart of this awesome show in Sapporo, Japan called DIDO26 A One Night Exhibition & Party 2009!! I sent over two images they made into prints for sale. I was very happy to be apart of it and I am working on having prints available here in the US. In the meantime, say hello to BillyBird! He needs his coffee to stay afloat. ;) Cheers~

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-28008321170126315102009-05-26T13:45:00.000-07:002009-05-26T14:08:04.905-07:00Pasquale's Sour Return!

A sketch I did at work and decided to clean up. =) I love the name Pasquale...hehhee...

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-28438870348829564442009-05-06T19:07:00.001-07:002009-05-06T19:15:01.271-07:00Melvin in his Pickle car~

Something I sketched at work and decided to clean up. Beep Beep!

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-72510859099919609822009-04-08T15:07:00.000-07:002009-04-08T15:11:07.268-07:00Bathtub IV Video!

My Friend ED sent me this. I really like it! Looks like minatures and the song "Clementine" is pretty good too. I'll post some of my stuff soon, in the meantime- Enjoy!Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-6749748014391276262009-03-04T14:28:00.000-08:002009-03-04T14:35:11.484-08:00Just Wondering....

Have you hugged your giraffe today?

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-581187853201360372009-02-23T11:27:00.000-08:002009-02-23T19:23:30.571-08:00LA MYTH 2009 CLOSING SOON!!!

Hey, so this was one of the 4 pieces I submitted to the LA MYTH 2009 show. Here are the specs:Title: SmoglingsName: Denise "Dee" ChavezMedium: Acrylic on wood box frameSize: 12" x 16"Price: $450 (available)I was Co-Curator along with Aaron Clark of the LA MYTH 2009 and we were ecstatic on how well the show came together and how many people turned out!It was an amazing show and I want to thank

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-53986316406638586672009-01-20T14:25:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:33:30.518-08:00LA MYTH 2009 is COMING!!!!!!

I have one piece in the show and I am helping Aaron Clark curate the show this year! Very exciting!! Hope everyone can make it out and see this amazing show!!

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-37037709028547603332009-01-15T14:27:00.001-08:002009-01-15T14:32:50.699-08:00PRESS RELEASE FOR LA MYTH 2009

Mythic Creations, Urban legions and Twisted Visions, A Group show of Industry Artists "Meltdown Gallery announces the second annual group show of "LA MYTH". The exhibition runs from February 7th to 21th 2009. This Imaginative exhibition showcases artists throughout the animation and entertainment industry." February 7 2009 Press Release-- The second installment of the LA Myth show invades the

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-52877582280497342432009-01-13T15:22:00.000-08:002009-01-13T15:29:24.423-08:00Lunch Crew a la Neopets!

Something we did last week. Shane Corn Sketched it, Ed Reynolds sketched and inked and I colored it! =) It's all the lunch crew here at Neopets! Can you guess who's who? Enjoy! O, BTW! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! First post of 2009!!! More to come!!

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-89188293359677366312008-12-23T15:48:00.000-08:002008-12-23T15:50:06.859-08:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-45511856546672431932008-12-09T10:43:00.000-08:002008-12-09T10:58:48.820-08:00Pictures from the DIDO SHOW-Sopporo,JAPAN

Front of the Gallery MuseumSetting up the showMarty putting up my piece! Thanks Marty!=)my piece "Deep Sea Crunchies Cereal"YEY! You can go here to see great work by brilliant artists, such as Alina Chau and Marty Ito! Thanks for stopping by!

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-63939801389105796632008-12-04T22:45:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:35:11.145-08:00Sketchbook Stuff

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-30695432623332637032008-11-27T12:40:00.000-08:002008-11-27T00:40:29.929-08:00Deep Sea Crunchies!!!!

So I was invited by my sweet friend Marty Ito, to be in an Illustration Art Show in Japan next month called: DIDO EXHIBITION 25Fictional Advertising Posters Odori Museum in Sapporo, JAPANDecember 9-14th 2008The idea of the show is to create a fictitious advertising poster. I was super excited to have a piece in this show. I started to work with this idea back and forth and came up with "DEEP SEA

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-58109137751410825262008-11-09T12:45:00.000-08:002008-11-09T13:07:47.034-08:00My piece for the Itty Bitty Art show!!!

LOTS of artwork!SketchUp at the Show!Title: "Let's take a trip!"Medium: Acrylic on Oak woodSize: 5"x 7"This is my piece for the "Itty Bitty Art Show" at MonkeyHouse in Silverlake. The opening reception was last night and it was combined with the Silverlake ArtCrawl. This piece was quick and fun. Lots of great work from many, many talented artists. The show is on from Nov. 08- Nov. 30th. Take a

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-74684139887017050612008-10-17T21:06:00.001-07:002008-10-17T21:06:44.522-07:00O...Dino Love....

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-84378167400782314142008-10-03T10:21:00.000-07:002008-10-03T14:40:37.181-07:00Devil Squid Vinyl

For those who can't make it to the show below! Here it is...Not the best but it was pretty fun making it!Title: Devil SquidMedium: Acrylic on Vinyl with high gloss finishSize: 5" tallBTW~ 100th post!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOooo....

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-15528223463324722332008-09-29T16:37:00.001-07:002008-10-03T10:21:44.532-07:00"Plastique Fantastique: A Custom Vinyl Toy Show"

I'm doing a piece for this show. My first vinyl toy! YEY! Come see it in person!! Just wanted to get the word out!!! "Plastique Fantastique: A Custom Vinyl Toy Show"Sat. October 4th, 2008 Reception: 4-8pmMonkeyhouse Toys & Art Gallery1618 1/2 Silver Lake Bl.Los Angeles, CA 90026USA323-662-3437Hope to see you there!!!

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-27620232936741705892008-09-27T20:31:00.000-07:002008-09-27T20:34:07.459-07:00Lovely

Working on a new piece, but it can't beat these lovely pics I took. Happy Fall!

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-72453890990861936932008-09-18T20:32:00.000-07:002008-09-19T16:12:34.949-07:00Last Monstroville BG

Hi again! I told I would be back....heh heh....So the last time I was here I posted 2 BGs I painted. This time I'm doing only one....but I helped redesign this background!!Here is the sketch for the last city wide BG I redesigned (Left). Here is the colored and painted version I did of the sketch (Right). Originally designed by BG layout artist Stephen Nicodemus (My Gym Partner's a Monkey) and

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-38912379198128302662008-09-14T16:28:00.000-07:002008-09-16T18:47:20.123-07:00PAINTED BGs for Monstroville

Hello all! Happy September!! (yea, I know it's the middle of the month, but what can I do.) hehee...=)Here is the sketch for the first BG I painted and colored (Left). Here is the colored and painted version I did of the sketch (Right). Designed by BG layout artist Stephen Nicodemus (My Gym Partner's a Monkey) for a short/series pitch called "Monstroville" created by Doktor Viktor Von Kreep Here

Dee @_@http://www.blogger.com/profile/07080291819525951286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18246269.post-59348058779459815122008-09-02T15:33:00.000-07:002008-09-02T18:09:34.495-07:00Linkage!

I was linked on various sites for my painting in the i am 8-bit show! YEY! TIME (I'm the only link??!!!) i-Mockery scroll down Kotaku (great comments...heheheee...) Joystick (they say a quick blurb about my painting and linked it) Okay, enough......that was fun and now, a block fish. blup! =)

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