Collage phase pretty much done for all eight... I'm thankful they are suggesting something now. It seemed they would stay motionless forever. I find collage stage paralyzing and I am glad to be essentially done with it. On to the oils.

After an excessive amount of tacking images onto the wall of the studio, I'm into the second phase of testing placement for collage material for eight new works. Everything is conceptually open at this phase. I will post progress as they develop.

New Work in Babylon Falling's "The End is Near" Retrospective: May 21- June 18

Babylon Falling presents ‘the end is near…’, a group show featuring artwork by each artist that has exhibited at Babylon Falling over the life of the store. Artists include Hal Lawrence, Robert Bowen, David Choong Lee, John Felix Arnold III, Le Bijoutier, Emory Douglas, Peter Simon, David Ball, buZ blurr, C3, Shawn Mortensen, David Young and Christopher Burch. Meant as a true retrospective, the show will also feature the photography of Shaun Roberts who has documented Babylon Falling since day one.

Join us here at Babylon Falling for the opening reception on Thursday, May 21, 2009, from 6-9 p.m. The exhibition will run through June 18, which is also our last day in business. Everything in the store, except for the artwork, continues to be 50% OFF the retail price.

April Murmur: Heroes and Villains @ Rock Paper Scissors Collective: April 3- 25th

I'll have two or three works on display in the upcoming show, Heroes and Villians, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 2278 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA.

The show features the work of David Ball, Derek Wood, Mark Todd, Deth P. Sun, Jonah Olson, An Nguyen, Obi Kaufman, Matt Hewitt, Mark Hart, Alika Cooper, Mary Cook, Ben Catmull, Graham Annable, Teppei Ando, and Arnell Ando.