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Garden of Eden with Wednesday Kirwan

2011-09-06T22:04:00.000-07:00

This Saturday Saturday Saturday, an epic throw down between the great Wednesday Kirwan and the yours truly Joshua Herbolsheimer. come on down and howdy, new works by two, count them two artistes.

6-9pm, Saturday 9.10
Super7, 1427 Haight st....

Earth Wolf

2011-03-17T12:13:00.000-07:00

Upcoming collaboration with Medicom Toy of Japan! Earth Wolf sculpted by Cosmo Liquid.

New Zealand

2011-03-17T12:06:00.000-07:00

sketches from an amazing place.

63 Bluxome Work

2010-11-28T22:49:00.000-08:00

whoa, like, time flies. some pieces from the 63 Bluxome Street Gallery with my buddy Ben Walker. We had a great time!

space reach -

rose vampire -

melt wolf -

held together -

earthwolf, tigerleaf, fungusmelt -

earth saver -

double pigeon -

decline -

Upcoming Show - 63 Bluxome, SF

2010-10-22T00:11:00.001-07:00

October already! Where did the summer go? Feels like it lasted only a couple of weeks, sort of true here in SF. October means the holiday of holidays, Halloween, my super favorite. Friday 10/29, my buddy Ben Walker and I are having a spooky art show at 63 Bluxome Gallery, San Francisco! Come on down, hang out, wear a costume, even if your costume is 'normal dude' or something.

'Ghost Train to Spookane'
New Work by Ben Walker and Joshua Herbolsheimer
Opening Friday October 29th, 7.00 - 10.30pm.
63 Bluxome Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA

sketches

2010-10-18T22:07:00.000-07:00

a few random sketches, recent and ancient, that i found in my last apartment move.

Earth Wolf

2010-08-20T20:19:00.000-07:00

a new one! 20" x 28", pretty big. ink, and acrylic wash on illustration board. i'm sure i've used this title before, maybe a few times. i like it.

Glacier Waster

2010-06-29T14:12:00.000-07:00

aha, found my blog. the Glacier Waster, waster of glaciers, drooling oil and toxic funk, etc. this piece is part of a sweet group show at Soyal Gallery in Arizona, opening July 1st.

Acrylic wash on illustration board, 9.5" x 9.5".

Weirdearth

2010-03-31T18:00:00.001-07:00

Speaking of art shows, I'm really excited for another upcoming show, my first solo show, in fact, called Weirdearth, at Super7, April 17th. I'll be burning some good midnight oil between now and then....

Weirdearth
April 17th, 7pm
Super7
1628 Post St, SF, CA

Balls Out!

2010-03-31T17:53:00.000-07:00

The cool people at Grass Hut in Portland are hosting a big group art show this Friday night, called Balls Out. This happened once before, and it was great and huge, and this time it will still be huge and great and maybe more huge and more great. I am bummed I can't be there in person, only in painting:

"Meltdown" 18" x 18"

Check out the show info, and the real thing if you can! -

www.grasshutcorp.com

Buried in Space

2010-01-23T19:05:00.001-08:00

Next month, I will be in Florida for a show with Leecifer at S7 FL. I'm pretty excited for the show, and to finally check out the Salvador Dali museum, just a couple miles or so from where Ill be. The show will be new work from both Lee and I, and probably a little bit of who knows what.

Another image of the piece from the flyer -

New Year, New Post

2010-01-21T09:30:00.000-08:00

Man, sometimes I forget I have a blog! There are so many new things to post about, if only I could remember to make the time to not forget that this blog exists and to remember to add words and pictures to it. A couple big shows coming up in the year 2010, Ill do my best to remember to talk about them ;).

In the meantime, a fun piece for a good dude -

5" x 7" or so, acrylic on wood, the rose vampire stalks the living.

Green Hell Rose Vampire

2009-09-23T14:29:00.000-07:00

this weekend, super7 will release the first colored version of the rose vampire, a vinyl toy i designed for our monster family. i couldnt be more excited! well, maybe a bit more excited if i hadn't planned like a dingleberry and was actually going to be there, instead of out of town, in the woods somewhere. boy is my face red, just like my new BFF.

details from the source...

Double Punch Work

2009-09-11T13:39:00.000-07:00

man, i get a great big 'fail' for blogging! 'unbridled lambency' a group show at double punch in s.f. featuring seven artists (including yours truly) came down a few days ago. probably should have blogged this before the show rather than after, but here it is. whoops. new paintings, that are now about a month old:

"Pigeons" - 9" x 4" - acrylic on wood

"Brian Warp" - 10" x 10" acrylic on wood

"Color Sunk" - 9" x 14" acrylic on wood

"Space Burn" - 16" x 20" - acrylic on wood

the show is still viewable online for a little while at the double punch store, where you can see all the great work by the other artists in the show as well -
Double Punch

almost there...

2009-08-12T13:14:00.000-07:00

finishing up work for the show at Double Punch this Saturday. Almost done!

New Work at Double Punch

2009-08-10T14:41:00.000-07:00

This Saturday night, I will be showing new work in a seven-person group art show at Double Punch, entitled 'Unbridled Lambency'. Refreshments will be served, hope to see you there!

Unbridled Lambency
Featuring the work of:

Dan Fleres
Joshua Herbolsheimer
Jon Knox aka “HELLO,BRUTE”
Jack Teagle
Jon Boam
MAKKINOSO
Tomasso Meli

Saturday August 15th, 7pm
Double Punch Gallery
1821 Powell St. @ Filbert SF CA

Outer Spaced

2009-06-11T16:59:00.000-07:00

Back from a weekend trip, finally uploading some new stuffs. This piece is part of the group show 'Warmholes' at The Grass Hut in Portland, OR. (www.grasshutcorp.com)

18" x 24", acrylic on wood

Escaregoruge

2009-05-05T18:15:00.000-07:00

a great surprise was waiting when i arrived to work this morning! the next colorway of the super7 zombie escaregot (whose head was designed by yours truly to fit on the zombie body designed by brian flynn) just showed up in the mail!

this version refers to the colors of one of the coolest (and most outrageously impossible to get in a zillion years) monster toys evar made, the bandai frankenruge. frankenruge was a weird villain from the 1970's japanese television show, barom-1. escaregot is a villain from super7's snakes of infinity, and will be released 5/9/09 at super7store.com.

update!

here are some images of the freaky old toy i mentioned above, the incomparable frankenruge, made by bandai in the freaky 70's. i would trade anything i own for one of these (except my bicycle, and okay, probably not my computer either)!!

a crappy still from the TV show -

broken horn, but still highly awesome -

never opened, outrageous!!!!

the freaky dude hanging with some pals. left to right - frankenruge, fish-breath, dr. pajamas, and the dreaded dreadlock squid.

big hairy deal

2009-04-27T15:24:00.001-07:00

i might be doing this backwards. last month i had an art show with my buddy lee gajda, aka leecifer. the show, 'big hairy deal' was custom painted vinyl figures and paintings by lee, and paintings by me. i had a great time making the work and hanging out at the opening. thanks to everyone who came out!

my pieces -

toxic - 4" x 4", acrylic on wood

space death - 4" x 4", acrylic on wood

zokki bat - 4" x 4", acrylic on wood

be cool - 6" x 6", acrylic on wood

change of heart - 8" x 8", acrylic on wood

oblivion escape - 10" x 10", acrylic on wood

cosmic confrontation - 10" x 14", acrylic on wood

save destruction - 12" x 12", acrylic on wood

earth core - 12" x 12", acrylic on wood

check this video of the opening from kirkland, of toybot studios.

Escaregot

2009-04-25T22:18:00.000-07:00

this is a one-off painted figure i did for a really kind dude. the figure is the super7 zombie escaregot, part of a line of figures that share a common zombie henchman body, designed by brian flynn, with different monster heads. i designed the snail head!

this was pretty fun.

Technical Difficulties - Seattle

2009-03-10T17:30:00.000-07:00

This Friday, I will be joining a small group of other artists for the Techincal Difficulties group show at Suite 100 in Seattle. Bummer I wont make it for the opening, but anyone in the area should check it out. Especially if you like robots and robotic things, like robots.

the info:
Suite 100 Gallery

For these pieces, I was thinking about some of my favorite robotic functions:

Function: Protect - 8" x 8", acrylic on wood

Function: Teach - 10" x 10", acrylic on wood

Function: Attack - 8" x 8", acrylic on wood

2009-02-25T17:19:00.000-08:00

Over the last many months, I have been more active than my blog updates would suggest, and a lot of worthy things have gone un-blogged. So many great shows, artists, friends, weird toys, albums, political changes, hiking trips and also some of my paintings could have and should have been talked about. Like, this one time I went for a walk in this little nature conservancy thing with a bunch of grass-fed cows grazing around, and got a little bit close to a mother cow and calf. nothing happened, but the mother cow totally gave me this snort and a 'back off/mooooove over' look that showed she meant business. I took a longer route around them after that, and took a pretty bad photo with my phone. Maybe that should have been a blog entry. Cool or Drool?

so here are a few of the paintings, going backward in time -

Tree Satan, War Dog - 8" x 8", acrylic on wood.
Blue Light Special, Lower Haters, SF

Earth Wolf - 6" x 6", acrylic on wood.
Super7 at Thrashout, Tokyo

Space Tiger - 6" x 6", acrylic on wood
Super7 at Thrashout, Tokyo

Space Travel - 12" x 12", acrylic on wood
Super7 at Thrashout, Tokyo

Cosmic Death and Best Friend - 6" x 6", acrylic on wood
Group show at Cowboys and Angels, SF

Sludge Star - 6" x 6", acrylic on wood
This one is a bit older, a gift for a super special woman.

Big Hairy Deal

2009-02-13T15:17:00.000-08:00

FINALLY!! a new post, at last. starting now, i will be updating this blog much more frequently, officially, for reals this time. here we go:

this march i will be having an art show with my good friend lee gajda, aka leecifer, at super7 in san francisco. here is the info, and one of my pieces. more to come! hows it going? i hope you have been well!

http://super7store.com/community/blog.php?&post_Id=298

The Americans

2008-07-02T14:27:00.000-07:00

Here are two new pieces I made for a group show at the Grass Hut in Portland called 'The Americans.' I've been thinking a lot lately about the future in terms of energy and resources, and what transitioning toward a greater global sustainability will mean for the world and how America will contribute to the shaping of the future. These pieces reflect some of that thought process. I hope we do a good job!

"In Pursuit of the Bling Crow" - 5" x 5", acrylic on wood.

"Who Would Want to Destroy the World" - 12" x 12", acrylic on wood.

www.grasshutcorp.com

Balls Out!

2008-04-07T02:44:00.000-07:00

I was very happy to be a part of the 'Balls Out' Show at the Grass Hut in Portland, Oregon!! It was pretty rad to share the wall with so many artists whose work I dig. Thanks, Bwana!

Here is the piece I did for the show, "how i'd like to die...' When my time does eventually come, I would go making love as I'm being pulled into a black hole in outer space, while being eaten by a shark. That's not so much to ask, is it?

18" x 18", cel acryllic on wood.

Fins, Feathers, and Fur

2008-04-05T12:18:00.001-07:00

Hola internet peeps!

I will be part of a three-person art show Saturday April 12, at Super7. If youre nearby, some say hi!

sweet finally!!

2008-04-05T12:08:00.001-07:00

busy busy busy! i finally have gotten around to putting up some new artwork! here are a few pieces i did for Treefort in Bend, Oregon.

More soon!

Awake - 6" x 6", cel vinyl acryllic on wood

Sleeping - 6" x 6", cel vinyl acryllic on wood

Day - 12" x 12", cel vinyl acryllic on wood

Night - 12" x 12", cel vinyl acryllic on wood

Treeman - 9" x 12", cel vinyl acryllic on wood

Demon Dogs Battle the Psychic Wizard!

2007-12-06T14:10:00.000-08:00

Here's a new piece I did for a show in Los Angeles. Its the same Psychic Wizard Character from a piece a few weeks ago, but now with an arch-nemesis to battle with for control of the world below. Who is good and who is bad?

Kaiju Battle Zone

2007-11-13T14:42:00.000-08:00

If you're a major league toy nerd like I am, check out www.skullbrain.org for constant japanese monster toy chatter! its full of rambling about old and new toy related nonsense. also, i just did this painting for the new BBS banner featuring a bunch of my favorite characters beating each other up. also also, i work for the forum's sponsor Super7.

12"x 5", acryllic on wood.

Popsoda completed

2007-11-07T16:13:00.001-08:00

This is the finished painting for an upcoming project. Dude's stuff is warping right off his bones!! Acryllic and ink on illustration board.

Meeting the Psychic Wizard

2007-10-28T15:20:00.000-07:00

I did this piece for the Heavy Hitters group show in S.F. http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

I've always thought the idea of god as a specific character was kind of silly, and this painting is what I imagine an encounter with that character would be like. The Psychic Wizard knows everything and can do anything!

Acryllic on wood, 16" x 19.5"

pop soda

2007-10-19T13:26:00.000-07:00

back again from the blog dead!

here are some progress photos of a project im working on currently. pencils:

Nerdquake!!!

2007-07-21T10:14:00.000-07:00

I will be at Nerdquake at the San Diego Comic Con, and will have a new mini-series of mini-paintings for sale called "Kaiju Hell". If youre going to SDCC come to the party and check it out!

http://www.realfanshitonly.com/

Here's a couple of my pieces:

Tiger Bolt - acrylic on wood, 4" x 4"

Tree Satan - acrylic on wood, 5" x 5"

Frankenchrome!

2007-07-19T14:01:00.000-07:00

I did this illustration for "Frankenchrome", the newest version of the Franknghost vinyl figure by Brian Flynn of Super7 and Secret Base. The figure is going to be sold st this year's San Diego Comic Con at the Super7 booth. I'll be there for the release because I work there! See you there!

Frankenchrome - watercolor and ink on illustration board

Nerdquake????

2007-07-16T10:17:00.001-07:00

Car-Head Monster Battle!!!

2007-06-21T17:28:00.001-07:00

Here's a piece I did for a recent toy release at Super7. The figure is the Hawaiian version of Gargamel's Smogun. I did this illustration for the header packaging for the figure. Check it!

Pen and ink:

Watercolor added:

Final, cropped and with headlights added digitally:

Kaiju Kollision

2007-04-23T14:27:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Kaiju Kollision opening!! It was a great turnout and everyone had a good time talking, drinking, geeking out about toys, and I think I even saw a few people shaking a little booty. It was great to finally meet Koji in person!

the party:

my pieces:
'Circular Thinking' - 5" x 7" - cel vinyl acryllic on wood

'Heartbreak' - 5" x 7" - cel vinyl acryllic on wood

'Fuzz Guns' - 7" x 9.5" - cel vinyl acryllic on wood

'TV Casualty' - 7" x 9.5" - cel vinyl acryllic on wood

'Glowing Mightin' - 6" x 11" - watercolor on paper

'Deep Sea Hideaway' - 10" x 14" - cel vinyl acryllic on wood

'Doodling Alone' - 14" x 14.5" - cel vinyl acryllic on wood

'Falling in Love' - 14" x 14.5" - cel vinyl acryllic on wood

KAIJU KOLLISION!!!

2007-04-10T14:23:00.000-07:00

KAIJU KOLLISION
Art by Koji Harmon and Joshua Herbolsheimer

Opening Party at Super7 Store
April 13, 7-9pm

Super7 Store presents a Kaiju Kollision by two artists separated by the
Pacific, featuring custom painted vinyl figures by Koji Harmon of Tokyo
and paintings by Joshua Herbolsheimer of San Francisco.

Koji will be offering over 40 hand painted one of a kind soft vinyl
toys and a series of toy photographs!

Joshua has created a colorful series of paintings on wood panels
featuring landscapes and characters direct from his mind.

Super7 has teamed up with both artists to release a toy and print set.
The set will feature four 9"x12" two color silkscreen prints with
artwork by Joshua and a 9" tall Gargamel Hedoran, each hand painted by
Koji. The Hedoran is flesh vinyl with red/black/silver spray. Since
Koji hand painted each one there is a secret surprise, 1 of every 10
figures will have a one of a kind paint job. Each toy is blind bagged.
Limit 1 per customer.

All items from the show will be offered first at the opening of the
show, the remaining items will be made available at 11am Saturday April
14th on www.super7store.com

Stellar Geography

2007-02-05T07:20:00.000-08:00

Here I am, enjoying one of my favorite activities. There's something really relaxing about sitting on top of a giant mushroom and watching the night sky. Just like finding shapes in the clouds, or seeing faces in bushy trees or rocky mountainsides, the constellations you can see are only limited by imagination. Plus, they're sparkley!

8.5" x 12.25", watercolor, ink, and guache on watercolor paper

Dream Soul

2007-01-30T23:06:00.000-08:00

Dreams are strange. Mine are usually confusing, jumping around and going in many different directions. Sometimes I can almost control them, other times all I can do is watch them unfold. They often seem so clear as they're happening, and occasionally, they still seem to make sense just after I wake up. But then as conciousness takes over, the dream fades into a fuzzy memory, leaving only fragments and glimpses that I try all morning to piece back together.

7" x 10", watercolor and ink on watercolor paper

Cosmic Brain Map

2007-01-24T11:39:00.000-08:00

Here is one version of what a map of a lifetime might look like. It's shown as a planet made up of twisting confusion, and a ring system of paths that lead out into clear, open space and back into the core of tangled mess. The planet itself could represent the brain, and the rainbow rings show that sometimes it's necessary to step outside of typical thought processes to see things how they truly are.

7" x 10", watercolor, ink, and guache on watercolor paper

Ghost Ship

2007-01-07T19:52:00.000-08:00

10" x 18", watercolor and guache on illustration board.

Rainbow Tangle

2007-01-03T12:21:00.000-08:00

6" x 6", acrylic on wood

Super7 Dorogami

2007-01-03T12:14:00.000-08:00

Super7 in San Francisco just released this sweet piece of vinyl, called "Dorogami" produced by Cronic of Japan. I created the artwork for the header card, using a digital composite of ink, watercolor, and guache. Having been obsessed with toys since I could breathe, I'm very psyched about my first official toy related project. Hopefully more projects like this will follow in the near-ish future.

The figure is available at www.super7store.com.

Back From the Blog-Dead

2007-01-03T12:08:00.000-08:00

Well, after months of imprisonment by Transor the Matter Mover, I finally escaped (with a little....okay a lot...of help from Space Ghost) and am ready to attend to my blog again. Look for much more frequent updates starting now, provided I don't get myself into anymore intergalactic shenanigans.

Jumbo Pals

2006-07-31T10:36:00.000-07:00

7" x 10", watercolor and guache on illustration board

Robototem

2006-07-16T01:18:00.000-07:00

7" x 17", watercolor and india ink on illustration board

Self Portait in My Wunderpants

2006-07-14T02:05:00.000-07:00

7" x 10", watercolor and india ink on illustration board

Abstract Thing

2006-07-14T02:02:00.000-07:00

8" x 4". watercolor and india ink on illustration board

Privacy Fish

2006-06-21T20:32:00.000-07:00

6" x 8", watercolor and guache on illustration board.

Zombie Sketches

2006-06-15T12:06:00.000-07:00

Tiger in Love

2006-06-15T11:18:00.000-07:00

Here is a custom figure I made as a gift for my girly girl. It is 5" tall.

Matango

2006-06-14T00:53:00.000-07:00

6.5" x 10.5", watercolor and guache on illustration board.

In the Desert

2006-06-08T21:17:00.000-07:00

7" x 11", watercolor and guache on illustration board.

Zombies!

2006-06-08T20:57:00.000-07:00

Here are a few zombie pieces I did a month or so ago. They are currently showing at Bloom in Napa, California.

Greetings!

2006-06-05T15:10:00.000-07:00

Howdy cyberspace! I've decided to give this newfangled blog thing a try. I'll be posting new artwork, animation, and whatever else I can think of as I make it. Here is a painting from a couple days ago to get the ball rolling. It's a monsters from this weird Japanese television show called 'Barom 1' from the 70's. Anyhow, have a nice visit, tell your friends, and feel free to drop me some feedback, or just say hi. See you later! love, josh.