Friday, April 06, 2012
TOYSREVIL: Custom-Feature: Happy Easter from Albert Art
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Albert Art Easter Bunee Mini Qee Custom Toy
Monday, March 19, 2012
Albert Art Double Trouble Mini Qee Custom Toy
NEW TOYS! ALBERT ART 'DOUBLE TROUBLE' MINI-QEE CUSTOMS
Here's double for your trouble, two mini-Qee customs sporting varsity letterman jackets in the style of Letterman the Hound.
'Double Trouble' or simply 'A & A', these Mini-Qees were unveiled at the local Vancouver Comicon event this past Sunday. One is a Pigee, and the other a QeeBear. Both hand-painted and one of a kind pieces.
They join Letterman the Hound, as they stir up trouble around the neighbourhood and in the classroom.
Kids, don't end up like these terrible two!
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Friday, December 30, 2011
2011 Recap
A year of progress!
ART TOYS
2011 has been a fantastic year! My collaboration with Toy2R in the Skelanimals Qee Artist Series 2, marked my first ever production toy. A big step forward with the release of this custom toy, Letterman The Hound. This was also the catalyst for my frequent participation in local comic conventions, and art markets throughout the year. Met a bunch of great artists, who have become my table mates at various cons.
I have some new stuff coming up in the new year. I'm planning to do several more Vancouver Comic Cons. Stay tuned, stay safe, and thank you for your support. https://plus.google.com/b/106042054698715164922/
ANDROID
I decided to replace my old gen 1 iPhone with a Nexus S, the Google Samsung collaboration phone. So far it's been a great phone, doing everything that I need it to. The camera takes very nice pics, and Little Photo is my fave photo app. Check out my random pics on http://twitpic.com/photos/albertart
GOOGLE+
Google+ was an unexpected new social networking tool that I have been using quite heavily since it was in beta. The tool has some pretty nifty features that make the experience a bit like Twitter, and a bit like blogger, but very different from Facebook. I plan on using the Hangout feature in the new year! https://plus.google.com/b/106042054698715164922/
I HEART TEXAS.
This year I attended SXSW in Austin, TX. The music, film and interactive festival was a very cool experience for networking, learning, and film reviewing. I along with @debuggirl wrote quite a bit of coverage for our friends at http://HeyUGuys.co.uk
I also made a second trip to Texas for Thanksgiving in November. The Lone Star state is definitely growing on me.
PAX PRIME
This year at PAX Prime 2011, was a little different. Though I didn't spend the entire weekend in the convention, I spent a bunch of time hanging out with Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown inside of Gameworks. I'm looking forward to this game in the summer of 2012. I really enjoyed the arcade atmosphere, and hanging out with fellow VF fanatics.
GAMING
ARKHAM CITY, DEUS EX HR, BATTLEFIELD 3 and SWTOR. Nuff said.
KINECT
I just purchased a KINECT shortly after xmas, and I must say it has proven to be a great way to get young members and grownups in my family active, without having to worry about recharging wireless remotes, and dealing with the hassle of floor pad controllers like a wii balance boards. The house Wii will definitely be collecting dust looking into the new year.
iPAD
I won an iPad at work during a raffle. I beat out over 300 people. I guess I'm pretty lucky! We'll see how 2012 plays out! It's actually quite useful!
NEW FILMS
I have a new short film coming soon! TOP SECRET. For now!
So Long 2011, hello 2012.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Comix & Stories 2011 Vancouver Con.
The annual Comix & Stories artist market went down over the weekend. The single day event, organized by the same people who do Vancouver Comicon, has a bigger artist alley, and less vendors.
Driving back from Seattle on Saturday night from PAX, in time to make it for Sunday's art event, required that I leave PAX a day before it was actually over. I was pretty tired from all the partying, but glad I didn't cancel my table.
Though the turnout was quite slow, compared to other cons, I did meet new fans, and sold a few more Letterman Skelanimals Qees! I also debuted my mini-comic strip!
THANKS TO ALL WHO SHOWED UP! SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO BOUGHT SOMETHING!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
NOW AVAILABLE ON TENACIOUS TOYS
I'm very happy to announce that my Skelanimals Qee Letterman The Hound is NOW AVAILABLE online at Tenacious Toys, OPEN BOX! Meaning that you know what you're getting, as opposed to the blind box! The online store is taking orders now, and for a modest price you can own a piece of my work, from the Artist Series Two Skelanimals Qee collaboration. Letterman The Hound, continues to spread across the world! Be sure to grab one!
This is my first ever mass production vinyl toy, produced by Toy2R. I'm the only Canadian artist in the series, so I'm very happy that I can share my work.
Visit Tenacious Toys to purchase one.
Also be sure to submit pictures of your new toy on the fan page. Letterman has a long running series of photos taken by fans!
Friday, August 05, 2011
This latest picture from Adventures In Uglyworld, features Letterman with some hilarious signage! I nearly choked on my morning tea, when I clicked the link to this picture taken by Bazpics this morning.
It's great to see what owners of Letterman have been doing with their photography. So many great pictures from their adventures.
It's pictures like this, and the response it gets, that makes designing toys totally worth it!
Uglyworld #1219 - Signer Waverers (Project BIG 217-365)Via Flickr:
Project B.I.G. - Image 217/365
This mornings after Baz had gone offs to workies I hads a brainwaver with how to helps Wage (and Rolf) out with gettings loads of voters in the compermatition that they is entereds into!
When we goes away for our daytrippers I always sees people standerings on the corners of busy intermasections wavering signers, the signers coulds be for local superdupermarkets, new housers, or sometimes completely randomer thingies.
I askered Letterman what he thinkered of my ideas and he tellered me it was a gooders one, so we makereds up our signers and then walkered along to a localler busy intermasection to gets those voters flyings in for Wage.
After abouts ten minuters I was wonderings why peoples kept honkering their car horns, and then I lookers at the signer that Letterman had makered, I don't thinkers he quite undermastood what I meants to write on the signers, but we is having great funners anyway so is all goods!
If you wants to voters for Wage, you can followers the linker below to takes you right to the compermatition pager:-
Voters here - www.g-technology.eu/competition/961
From the Uglydoll blog at blog.adventuresinuglyworld.com
Sunday, July 31, 2011
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Stopping in his tracks wasn't exactly the right move in this case....forget wet feet, he's up to his waist now!
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He didn't seem too impressed with getting wet feet, so when I said "oh oh" he stopped in his tracks wondering what I was saying...
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Too late...!!!
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After he jumped down from the rocks he discovered a razor shell.
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Letterman decided to go off and explore the rocks that line the beach at Ocean Shores.
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Next up it was time to collect some of the driftwood that lay around the beach.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Letterman and Friends at Crater Lake in Oregon! Amazing views! Amazing friends!
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My planner for Saturday workied out perfectlies as my idea of wheres we could go got a thumbers up from Baz, I didn't even needs to convincer him with the Jellybeaners I buyed.
I was a littles bit shockered on Fridays afternoon when Baz went to beds around 8pm, as I thoughts to myselfer that he wasn't feelering wells and that our plan coulds be scupperered, but it turnered outs that he likered my plans so much that he decidered to makes it a completer day out.
We lefts our hotels before midnights on Fridays and didn't arrivers back until arounds 4am on Sundays, crazies long day even by the crazies standard of Baz. The gooders thing was that because Baz got some early sleepies he was widers awake to drives down which meaned me, Cinko and Letterman could shuts our eyes for the long driver down.
I could writers a novel abouts my day out, but rights now I am still findering myself thinking abouts standering rights on the edger of the crater of the volcanoes for this photomagraph with my two gooders friendlies, it has intermafered with my normals thought processor. Whats a place, stunnering, beautimaful, the perfects place to spends our Saturdays this weekender!
Now I just needs to thinks where we can goes to visits next, and shares my hugers bag of Jellybeaners with Cinko and Letterman as we makers up our masterplans.
From the Uglydoll blog at adventuresinuglyworld.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Letterman the Hound Skelanimals Qee escapes the rain in Canada and travels south to Oregon in Uglyworld #1194 - Tour Guider!!! (Project BIG 202 - 365) http://flic.kr/p/a5AEMr
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Project B.I.G. - Image 202/365
When Babo woke up this morning to find Cinko had also arrived in Oregon he was over the moon, I suppose I had better let him explain as he's kicking me off my laptop right now to do so...
Hi everyones, as you hopefullies already knows from Baz I finallies managered to gets some sleepies due to the awesomer sleeping cookies that Letterman bringered withs him all the way from Canadas, whats a guy he is!!!
And holy shamolies, holy cows and alls that, checkers out who else is heres with us, Cinko!!!
I reallies thought I was still dreamerings when I could sees him standing at the ends of the bed chattering with Letterman and Baz, I hads to pincher myself to makes sure I was realies awakes, and amazinglies I was awakes...!!!
I decideds to take Cinko and Letterman outs a walk for a quicks tour of the neighbourhoods as with all my recent insomnias it could means that I fallers asleeps at the most inopportune momenters, so they needs to knows their ways around.
From the Uglydoll blog at adventuresinuglyworld.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
LETTERMAN THE HOUND IN UGLYWORLD!!!
Yes, it's true, the crossover is real! My vinyl toy Letterman has joined forces with Adventures in Uglyworld!!! Stay tuned for all his travels updated daily through a beautifully shot photo series at http://adventuresinuglyworld.blogspot.com/
This is very exciting, as Letterman the Hound Skelanimals Qee has a new owner, who happens to be an amazing photographer. Can't wait to see what trouble these vinyl toys get into! Thanks Barry!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON SKELANIMALS SERIES 2 LAUNCH!
SDCC is coming up real fast, and TOY2R has been dropping all sorts of great teasers, reveals, and news of their latest and greatest toys showcased at the beloved summer geek con, in San Diego.
And what better place to showcase than SDCC, a definite must for artists. Launching Skelanimals Series 2, TOY2R, will be having lots going on at BOOTH #601!
Friday July 22, Mitchell Bernall, creator of the Skelanimals brand will be signing.
I wish I could attend SDCC, but I'm on my mini-tour of local events here in Vancouver, promoting Letterman the Hound, my contribution to the Artist Series 2.
If you are attending SDCC 2011 this month, definitely stop by booth #601! And ask for an Albert Art Skelanimals Qee! :D
Sunday, July 10, 2011
LETTERMAN THE HOUND, Skelanimals Qee debuts at Vancouver Con!
Ah, the SUMMER TOUR has begun! What a fun day at Vancouver Comic-Con July 2011. I was able to introduce more people to my art, and it was great seeing their reactions to Letterman Qee, Homeless Quatchi, and my videogame inspired art.
That's what I enjoy most about these shows, meeting and greeting, and geeking out with others. Fans, new fans, and artist alley mates!
Here are some pictures from the con!
Up next: Summer Fest JULY 16 SATURDAY SFU!, and MiniComi JULY 23 SATURDAY UBC!