BIG SCHOOL
BIG SCHOOL is a gigantic 6-foot-wide maniacal architectural drawing of a humorous school that I began in December 2015. With your support, I will finish the drawing and make super high-quality, beautifully saturated 24” x 36” prints and a 16-page coloring book. Everything will be delivered in time for the holidays.
Since transitioning from holding a day-job for The Man to becoming an artist/stay-at-home dad for two young boys, school related matters are always on my mind. I also happen carry with me a load of psychological baggage that stems from my own traumatic days as a failed pupil (being held back in the 1st grade in the meanest of ways, burning my right nipple off in a failed science experiment and getting expelled in 8th grade, etc). Because starting a series of Teacher Portraits from Memory wasn’t as therapeutic as I had hoped, it seemed obvious that the third drawing in my “BIG” series should be of a SCHOOL.
Color progression:
What I love most about these campaigns is that it enables me to offer my work at prices that anyone can afford. Though I’ve had my art exhibited world-wide, am lucky enough to have my drawings placed in a number of permanent museum collections and I’ve drawn for publications like The New York Times, McSweeney’s and Rolling Stone, the fact that so many people are willing to display some of my work in their homes thanks to these Kickstarter campaigns means a great deal to me.
REWARDS (in addition to the BOG SCHOOL 24″ x 36″ print):