Abominable Snow Cone

I wanted to let you know more about the release of my first production toy based on my art, made possible by Martian Toys. The Abominable Snowcone is the 3D manifestation of my Cryptidbits series painting by the same name. Imagine a 50 foot snowcone monster loose on your neighborhood streets chasing after the ice cream man who imprisoned him in a icy hell for years. This cherry monster is ready to exact revenge on all those bratty kids who bit into his smaller brethren….

The Abominable Snowcone is a 3 piece set: a 7 1/4 inch tall Snowcone Monster, a 2 inch ice cream truck and a handy spoon ready to serve up some icy menace. Comes packed in a blister pack inside a box that I designed.

I will be at New York Comic Con this week spending most of my time working in Martian Toys booth (#203). I will also be doing a signing there on Thursday from 10am to noon. The Abominable Snow Cone will be available in the Cherry flavor and the Blueberry flavor is an NYCC exclusive in an edition size of 150. Both will retail for $125 each (or both for $200 at the convention only).

After NYCC, you can pre-order your Cherry Abominable Snow Cone on October 12th or pick one up on the general release date of October 30th at martiantoys.com or select designer toy retailers.
 

NYCC Martian Toys Booth schedule:
Packed full of original and custom work by many artists!
Thursday, Oct. 8 My signing at 10am to noon
Friday, Oct. 9 Mab Graves signing at 12pm to 3pm
Saturday, Oct. 10 Live DIY toy painting by DAVEMARKART (Dave Webb)
Special appearance by Mr. Mars Studio

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1xRun will release a limited edition print of my painting No Man's Land that appeared in their August show, Lyric III. Print details:
- Print Size: 14" x 14" (12' x 12" image area)
- Archival Pigment Print on 310gsm Museum Natural Fine Art Paper
- Edition run of 50
- Signed and numbered with a certificate of authenticity
- $50 each, plus shipping
- Framing option includes 1 inch black wood frame, UV-glass,
  foam core backing, ready to hang hardware.
The run will become available tomorrow, October 6th and will be up until October 20th. More details on 1xRun's website.

A few new art pieces.

In the past two weeks I've been spending most of my time as a handy man, dealing mostly with plumbing. My family and I have been settling into a different home here in San Antonio. We lived in our last home for close to twenty years and decided we wanted to live with more outdoor space, surrounded by more nature. It's been really time consuming, but I'm happy with the new surroundings and feel good to begin painting in this new space. I'll share photos as I get things cleaned up.

I will be starting the next round of Refussufix tonight, but I wanted to let you know of a few new paintings available now.

I was invited to take part in Lyric III, an exhibition curated by Glenn Barr at Interstate Gallery in Detroit. All the art is musically themed and I chose the song "Disorder" by Joy Division to work from. That is one of the many songs that reminds me of my youth and all the things I went through in those times. You can see all the art created for this show at their website. You can find my piece here.

No Man's Land, 12x12

I was able to complete two 8x10 paintings during the move. You can find them in my shop. There are plenty of prints and print sets from previously released art available there as well.

Bottom Feeder, 10x8  –  in my shop

Coffin Mouth, 8x10  –  in my shop

Some upcoming events:
Sept 18 Sally Centigrade Art Gallery, Denver CO
October 8-11 New York Comic Con, Javits Center, NYC
October 10 The Beautiful Grotesque, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo CO
November 21-22 Designer Con, Pasadena Convention Center

Refusuffix 01-05

I have started up a new series of small paintings titled Refusuffix (Refuse [trash] + Suffix [add to end]). I did a lot of thinking on last years Cryptidbits and wanted to do something in the same manner. The whole idea on this one is that the body pieces can interact and be changed around and stacked with other sets. I imagined animals and other creatures left in a world with our garbage. I see them as tough scavengers that are always on guard searching for their next meal or looking for new ways to adapt to living in this land of waste. Like last years Cryptidbits, I will release 5x7 print sets containing the five prints, starting with 1 through 5. I foresee releasing five every six weeks or so with a total of 40, but I'll keep you up to date on when I'll be putting them online. The prints will be post card style as before, enclosed in an archival sleeve sealed with a signed and numbered label, each set being $12 plus shipping. The original paintings will also be available at $300 each. You can find them up in my shop tomorrow (Friday, July 3rd) at 1pm central time.

Available Art

There are lots of new art works available in the shop. I've just began a new series called Refusuffix that I'll be posting more information on in the coming days.

May Paintings

I’ll be posting small paintings in my shop throughout the month of May. I’ll start with this glowing little guy, Glowing Vanguard. You can find this original painting in my shop at www.limon-art.com/shop

New originals and prints!

Barrier (8x10, Acrylic on Canvas)

It's been rough getting in some painting time over the past few weeks, but it feels good to get back into it. I'm working on some new things for coming shows later in the year and beginning to connect with new galleries and venues. Some are listed below and I will add more once I get the details. In the meantime, I will have a few new original paintings and prints available in my shop tomorrow (May 1st). Please have a look starting at 1pm (central) for more information and to purchase available art and prints.

Double Dog (12x16 / *$65), Toxic (11x14 / *$60), Risky Reservoir (12x16 / *$65), Bleak (8x24 / *$65) *Print Price

Coming Exhibitions/Events:
May 16 Little Green Men - SubUrban Vinyl, Waldwick NJ
June 20 All J Long - SubUrban Vinyl, Waldwick NJ
August Lyric III - Inner State Gallery, Detroit, MI
October 10 The Beautiful Grotesque - Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO

The bottle is empty.

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I don't often share things going on in my personal life, but I have come to a certain realization about who I am, or at least what I hope is who I used to be. For almost the last decade I started to slowly sink into a really dark place. It's really a build up of my life as a whole. My youth was consistently filled with frightful moments and neglect, which I never really have taken the time to understand and release. It has only been buried under forty-two years worth of extra mental stress. It seems like maybe I have only been rolling through life, hardly in control. It's been a blur, a wave of numbness – a constant see-saw of anxiety and sadness. My mind had always told me that my existence is pointless with every negative word pressing above it. 

Only a few days ago, I had the thought to finally stop and think about how to stop it and came to recognize what was happening with me. I've been full of toxins for good reason and either I allow it to take me down or I let it all go and climb out of this. I want to live happy. As soon as I took a peek beyond the dark clouds I see I have plenty to be grateful for. There are so many wonderful people all around me, with my beautiful wife and two daughters on top of it all. So much to be happy for; I just never really knew how to acknowledge it. I know I need time to rebuild myself, but it makes it easier to move forward knowing that there is no more room for negative thoughts in me. I painted this bottle to represent this moment - to help me remember.

Thank you all who have ever sent me positive feedback. I apologize if I may have not replied, but I will do better to make it known that you are appreciated.

Luminous Transmission at Prints on Wood

Luminous Transmission
8 x 10 in. (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Fine art wood print on 1/2" sustainable Birch, bright white finish
Limited edition of 25 signed and numbered wood prints
Purchase HERE