End of the year already...?

Wow, so very sorry I haven't been around here in a long while. I had even forgotten my login info, dang! I'm thinking of reformatting things a little differently for this blog thing. Maybe more of a story blog to go along with the new art coming out. I'll have to figure that one out. Seems like the end of the year is always filled with so much activity. Quite a bit to tell you about for November and a bit in December. Here are some of these things: ^ First off, I will be part of a shared exhibit titled Into the Mystic at Gallery1988 in San Francisco. It'll feature my new work(shown above) alongside Jeremiah Ketner, Jonathan Bergeron aka Johnny Crap, and Ken Keirns. As I spent the past few months working on this body, a story begun to unveil itself with each new piece. The further I got, the more the story deepened. Now, it's overtaken my mind and will spill over into upcoming events, the majority of it appearing in my April 2010 solo exhibit. Here is the basic idea of the story so far, but it really thickens further down: I've imagined an environment where the plant-life of our world has been altered. Forcing the balance between them and all other inhabitants to be diminished. These organic life-forms that emerge from the ground interweave with the entities that walk our planet. All who breath in air inhale the pollen that moves with the winds. Roots, vines and seeds meld with muscle, blood and bones. The earth is carpeted in an abundance of plants in bloom, each sprouting fresh intelligent beings. The vegetation that has long been deprived and neglected has forged a way to reclaim all that was once their own. – It continues with all sorts of crazy thoughts as I delve deeper. So please come out if you are in and around San Francisco. I'll be at the opening and I believe the other three artists will be there too.

Into the Mystic
Opening Reception: Friday, November 13th, 7-10pm
Show runs through December 5, 2009
Gallery1988 San Francisco 1173 Sutter Street. San Francisco, CA 94109
415.409.1376 / gallery1988sf@gmail.com / www.gallery1988.com
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^ Also, opening on the same night as the San Francisco show is Magistrates over on the other side of the planet in Berlin, Germany at Strychnin Gallery. It'll feature work from an amazing lineup of over twenty artists, plus there will be an exclusive poster show and book release party for Mark Ryden 's latest edition of his book Fushigi Circus. Wish I could be at two places at once. My two paintings above will be available.

Magistrates
Opens Nov. 13th at 7 p.m. - runs until Dec. 6th.
Strychnin Gallery
Boxhagenerstrasse 36, D-10245 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 9700 2035 /
team@strychnin.com
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^I recently completed a customized figure for the traveling group show Natural Resources, hosted by Shoparooni in Cleveland, OH and Bigshot Toyworks. More than 40 artists have customized Mike Burnett's "Neighborwood" and brand-new "Average Joe Schmoe" wooden DIY figures for the traveling exhibit that opened Friday, November 6th in the Shoparooni Annex Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio. The exhibit will run from November 6th, 2009 until December 5th, 2009. Keep posted with Shoparooni to see next dates, locations and added artist. .
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^ In December, I'll be part of Don't Wake Daddy again. Curated by the awesome and talanted, Heiko Müller. This time, it will only display drawings from a group of twenty-eight artists. Available are four A4 sized drawings in the exhibit.

Don't Wake Daddy IV
Opens December 5, 2009
Feinkunst Krüger, Ditmar-Koel-Str. 22, 20459 Hamburg, Germany

Participating artists: Anthony Ausgang, Anthony Pontius, Brendan Danielsson, Brendan Monroe, Danielle de Picciotto,
Dan May, Eric White, Femke Hiemstra, Fred Stonehouse, Gary Baseman, Gastón Liberto, Gregory Hergert, Heiko Müller, Jason Limon, John Casey, Marcus Schäfer, Mark Elliott, Martin Wittfooth, Matt Lock, Mitch Blunt, Moki, Nando Vivas, Paul Chatem, Sergio Mora, The Horror aka Daniel Cantrell, Travis Louie, Van Arno, Wolfgang
Sangmeister
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^ Planet Illogica along with Tonny Sorensen Foundation have collaborated with a selection of artists to established a new line of limited edition clothing. You can see all of them listed on the Pi website. Check out my Flutter hoodie here.
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Also, I've been posting some smaller originals up at the web shop, so please visit and see if anything interests you. I'll continue to post up the small ones once they become available.

That's all for now! I have a few little things coming up soon, but will mostly be focused on producing some larger works for the April solo show. Until next time, take care out there and have a great November.

Under the Cover of Darkness

Opening this Friday is:
Under the Cover of Darkness:
New Works by Kelly Vivanco & Jason Limon
July 31st - August 28th, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31st, 6-10pm

Subtext Gallery Design & Bookstore
2479 Kettner Blvd.
San Diego, California 92101
619 546 8800
Inquiries: Contact Dylan Jones
Preview My Pieces: HERE.
Please view Kelly's pieces at the Subtext website.

For all of you in San Diego (or surrounding areas) that are going to the opening: I am so very sorry that I cannot attend. I had made prior arrangements with my family. Please do drop by though as Kelly has some very incredible work available and, for me, in this body of work I have steered into a new direction which I plan to take farther with every new step. You can learn more about the event over at Erratic Phenomena, with info and interviews. /

Also, over at Rivet in Columbus, OH they'll be having a show based on cartoons from our youth.
The exhibit opens August 1st and runs to the end of the month. Here's the details:

RIVET
Designer Toy & Art Gallery
1200 N. High St. • Columbus, OH 43201 • (614) 294-TOYS (8697)
Contact: Laura Kuenzli

Heating up

Hey everybody, I hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather. Things are heating up nicely over here. Like these fresh, hot off the letterpress prints from the Letter Pressed Artist Series. They are 6" x 8", two-color on Lettra 100% cotton paper each signed and numbered in an edition of 50. You can pick up your own print here.


Also in the prints department, I've got two new limited prints available through Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA. Up for grabs is Tethered at a Fixed Distance (13" x 16") and Undying Glow (13" x 13") in a limited edition of 30 each. Specs: 8-Color Process on Watercolor Paper, signed & numbered on print. Check them out at their print store.


Upcoming things:

June 13, 2009

Red Ball Silent Auction and Fund Raiser @ Sushi Performance and Visual Art, San Diego, CA. Below is the piece that will be in the silent auction titled Murmer, 12" x 12" (15.75" x 15.75 " framed), Acrylic on Canvas Panels. If you'd like to bid keep a watch for instructions/info on their blog.


July 11, 2009
The Kokeshi Show @ The Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA

July 16 , 2009
Crazy 4 Cult 3D @ Gallery 1988 : LA, Los Angeles, CA. Always crazy, this time in 3D.

July 31 , 2009
Under the Cover of Darkness with Kelly Vivanco @ Subtext, San Diego, CA. Here are a few sneak peeks at some of the new work for the show.






Also, if you are interested. Here is a list of all my available original work through various galleries.

Grandma / Pi

Well I started up this blog and then seemed to abandon it for a while. It was mainly because I spent a lot of time away from work these past few weeks. Things have been a bit rough. My wife had lost her grandmother a few days back. She was suffering from colon cancer and was having a very difficult time with all of her pain. Her name was Concepcion, and she was 80 years old. She was living with us for the past eleven years and in those years she had done so much for our family. Communication between us was hard because we spoke different languages (I don't know enough Spanish), but she was very nurturing and I did understand that well. She used to cook for me when I sat here painting snacking on Cheetos just because she wanted to. She was always pushing us all to do more - more for ourselves and the world. I am happy that all her pains are gone, but I will miss her being here with us. Goodbye Grandma, I know I will see you again and we will be able to speak in any language we choose.

The Planet Illogica/NFFTY Festival - Mark Murphy asked me about a month ago if I'd like to take part in a small exhibit and put together some collateral for the events. I had sent them the good & evil plug image and they turned it into all sorts of cool stuff: t-shirts, posters, cd covers and such. I'll have five paintings on display there (forwarded from Gallery1988LA). The NFFTY event is this weekend (4.24 - 4.26) in Seattle, WA. It was very awesome of Mark to invite me to promote my stuff (thanks much Mark!). If you are an artist please look into signing up with Planet Illogica. They are an awesome bunch of people with great things to offer. Mark gives you all of the details of the project at his blog, plus there's a short interview we did posted there.




I will have one piece based on Dr. Suess's "Cat in the Hat" over at Gallery 1988: San Francisco. They are doing a group exhibit titled "Beyond the Page: Re-illustrating our favorite children's books". The event opens on May 1st and runs through the 23rd. Below is the piece I submitted "My Tricks are Quite Safe". Feel free to contact the gallery if you are interested.


Then on May 8th a four-artist group exhibit opens at The Alcove Contemporary Arts in Atlanta. I will have seven pieces hanging, three which are new. Check out the work on my Flickr site or at the gallery website if you are interested.


Next up I begin working on my show in late July with Kelly Vivanco at Subtext in San Diego. Lots of great stuff to get out so keep posted.

A fork in the road.

Well, I've decided to try something a bit different for displaying my work online. I've split up the "electronic" stuff from my other work. I was looking at everything and started to see that all of the electrical themed work has reached a point where I am comfortable with how things look and are created. But as for the other side, the side that is still growing, wants to just totally break out and do things I've never tried before. In a way I felt held back and a bit confined by my own restrictions. Although things make look similar in both of these portfolios, to me they feel like totally different beasts. It is strange, but as I realized this recently I began to feel content with how things are with the electrical work and the new stuff I've been doing is not at all afraid to come out. So, I'll continue both. Except I'm allowing each to take its very own path. Not sure this format works best, but I'll test it all out. Please take a look: limon-art.com and let me know your thoughts. Thanks my friends :)

Modofly.

Here are some sweet looking art-covered journals and sketchbooks over at Modofly. (Shown in this image: "Evolve" by me, "Hodads" by Bob Dob and "Alice" by Stephen Rothwell)

Links to books with my art on the covers:
Alkaline / Unit F
Electro-chemical Dependencies: Model TR-550
Evolve
My mind makes my mind go numb.
Positive Negative
Things to Come
Under the Cover of Darkness

Illustration West 47 Show

Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles' Illustration West 47 Show is this Saturday, March 28th, from 7-11pm with the awards ceremony at 8pm. Since I'm not in LA I always miss out on good things like this, but if your around go to Gallery Nucleus on 210 East Main Street in Alhambra. I was fortunate enough to get two pieces into the competition. "Evolve", which won the silver for the Gallery Category and "Unusual Scholarships" got into the Editorial Category. "Evolve" is a print that was furnished by Thumbtack Press, which I've signed, embossed and framed. The other, "Unusual Scholarships" will be the original piece (acrylic on canvas, 9x12) which has been framed. All the work is only up for a week (ends April 3) so try and make it out!