Arty4ever Blog

beachKraft Studio Gallery of Olney presents  group exhibition of artists in the DC-Metro area celebrating the theme of animation, anime, comic books and video games . The exhibition is happening now. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11:30 am to 8:00 pm. Join us for an “Artist’s Alley” special event marketplace on: Saturday, November 23, 5—7:00pm We expect to bring together artists, anime and comic book fans, cosplayers, and the local community for this special event celebrating the creativity of local artists and fandom. Don’t miss it! More information can be found at:  thebeachkraft.com Visit us at 18200 Georgia Ave. Units O+N, Olney, MD 20832 (240) 608-2124  

  Don't miss these offbeat arty events with... Michael Auger! This Saturday! - Post Punk Flea Market Spring shopping (spooky/dark/alternative) plus music and brews!   SATURDAY, Feb. 24th / 1-7pm Atlas Brew Works / 2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, Washington, DC 20002 Free Admission Coming Soon - Artomatic! Get ready for an epic, 7 week event featuring hundreds of artists and performers! March 8th through April 28th  2100 M Street NW (a short walk from Dupont Metro) Free Admission This Summer - RisuCon Mark your calendar for this comic, anime, and cosplay convention in Montgomery County, Maryland. August 17th-18th  Montgomery County Conference Center (North Bethesda Metro Station)   Tickets on sale now Click on the images above for more information.

  Mark your calendar and join me at these fun events in 2023!  I hope you can make it to one of these amazing, arty events I'll be participating in this year. You can also visit my website -  Arty4ever.com  - to commission custom artwork any time. Cheers!  Aug 6 Monkey Con 10am - 4pm Bohrer Park Center 506 S Frederick Avenue (355) Gaithersburg, MD 20877 A cos-play comic convention! Click here to buy tickets! Enter "MONKEY" coupon code for discount off admission pre-sale tickets! Aug. 12 Storybox 12 - 5pm Denizens Brewing Company 1115 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD A mini comic convention!  Free admission!   Aug. 20 RisersFest 11am - 11pm Hook Hall 3400 Georgia Avenue NW Washington, DC 20010 10 amazing bands!  Plus, comedians, artisan vendors, and more! Click here to buy tickets! Buy pre-sale tickets to save.    Oct. 7 Art on th Ave. 10am - 6pm Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues, Alexandria, VA Live music! O...

Join me Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 12 noon to 6pm The Artisphere 1101 Wilson Blvd Arlington, Virginia 22209 • All ages • Free admission SMUDGE Comics/Arts Expo features: • Exhibitors (like me) • Presentations, and • Hands-on workshops  For details visit: http://www.smudgexpo.com ( Photo  by: Bruce Guthrie  from the last SMUDGE expo) 

SMUDGE is this Saturday! March 8th, from 12 noon to 6pm at Artisphere! Believe it or not... when I was a kid I drew comics of creatures I called Smudges. ( Click here  for an interview in which I speak more about that.) I'm looking forward to participating in the SMUDGE comic expo this Saturday. I'll have some of my vintage comics with me as well as my most recent cartoon paintings! For all the details,  click here ! And, here's other arty events you can see my offbeat artwork at... AMAZING MARVELS! An exhibit featuring art inspired by sideshow, circus and the carnival thru 4/19/14. Reception:   Sat. March 8, 1-4pm The Off-Rhode Gallery / Art Enables 2204 Rhode Island Ave NE Washington, DC 20018 #WeTweetArt A social media connected exhibit featuring local DC area artists thru 4/6/14. Reception:  Sat. March 22, 7-10 pm The artdc Gallery / Lustine Center 5710 Baltimore Avenue Hyatt...

Original and limited edition artwork by DC area cartoonists! Steven G. Artley Michael J. Auger Carolyn Belefski Andrew Cohen Matt Dembicki David Hagen Teresa Roberts Logan Rafer Roberts  Reception: Friday, February 28th, 6:30pm - 8pm University of the District of Columbia Campus 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20008 Gallery 42, Building 42, Room A-12 Gallery Hours: Monday - Thursday, 11am to 5:30pm

Get your copy of the  Team Cul De Sac  book, and meet some of the contributing artists at special book signing party this Wednesday, July 11th at 7pm at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington D.C.  5015 Connecticut Ave., N.W.,  Washington, D.C. 20008  

One of my most favorite comic strips is Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson. I'm proud to announce that my artwork was selected for inclusion in a book that was created to pay tribute to Richard Thompson and help raise money to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease.  The book includes artwork by many amazing comic artists, including Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes!! Click here to see the Team Cul De Sac book on Amazon Check out the "look inside" feature to see some of the pages, including mine!  This is a very cool compilation and I'm very proud to be one of the contributing artists. There is also an auction of the original artwork featured in the book... Click here to bid on my original painting of a fish-slapping bear I usually sell my paintings for a lot more then the current bid so this is a good opportunity to get a deal on one of my paintings and help raise money for a good cause. If you like comics please consider buying a copy of...

I'm a member of the DC Conspiracy (a collective of comic creators based in the Washington DC area). We work to expand comics readership and fraternity through anthologies, minis, and webcomics, among other things including...  Magic Bullet ! Magic Bullet is a our free semi-annually published comic newspaper. You may have seen the first 2 issues at your local comic shop or at other random  restaurants and bars around town. Issue #3 is currently in production and I'm the cover artist!   If you want to place an ad,  click here .   If you want to help with a donation to keep the paper running (and make sure you score a copy when it comes out), click here . Magic Bullet will be coming at you soon! 

The DC Conspiracy presents:   The 5th annual...   Counter Culture Festival Sunday, October 24, 2010 12 noon — 8pm RFD   810 7th St NW Washington DC 20001 Alternative Arts, Comix, Zines, Freaks, Entertainment and More! Admission is FREE! I will have one-of-a-kind blacklight-reactive paintings on display and for sale.  Stop by my table and say hello! For details, visit the DC Conspiracy website.  http://www.dcconspiracy.com/counterculturefestival/

The Washington City Paper has been interviewing the illustrators of  Trickster  ( a great collection of native american folklore stories told in comic form) and you can read my interview by clicking here ! Mike Rhode asked a bunch of great questions and it's a fun, quick read.

Trickster : Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection (Fulcrum Publishing) is a 232-page, full-color comics anthology features trickster stories as told by Native American storytellers and illustrated by some of today’s rising indie comics artists. Stop by Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Va., for the launch party: Saturday, May 15, 2010 2:00pm - 4:00pm Big Planet Comics Vienna 426 Maple Ave E Vienna, VA

My artwork is featured in two different books both available on Amazon.com I created the cover art and chapter illustrations for a book by Russ Stevenson titled: The Dating Jungle . This book reveals the secrets to animal magnetism. By discovering your animal personality you'll have the power to make better relationship decisions. See how our personal lives can benefit from the untold secrets of our animal friends.  I also illustrated one of the comics in the first graphic anthology of Native American folklore titled: Trickster . All cultures have tales of the trickster — a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of things, often humiliating others and sometimes himself. In Native American traditions, the trickster takes many forms, from coyote or rabbit to raccoon or raven, and I am proud to have my illustrations included in this entertaining collection of stories. PS - If you buy bo...

SPX stands for "Small Press Expo" and serves as the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent. SPX 2009 will be held this weekend at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland and The DC Conspiracy (a comic creators collective I am a member of) will be there! Stop by this Saturday, September 26, 2009 and say hello! For details, visit: http://www.spxpo.com