Pensacola.

Thanksgiving in West FL

Atlanta.

Back in October Kay and I went to Atlanta to visit some friends, see the black keys live, scoop her Vespa and hit up the Aquarium... it was a solid weekend.

new.

Quick study of my friend Cory i did recently. Mixed media on board.
Lots of new things in the studio... big work, little work, all kinds of art in process...
cheers

props for the posse

Art & Soul

Decent article promoting the Wet Ink Exhibition, except the author failed to discuss Jen's work.

Regardless the show is up at the Pei Ling Chan Gallery till January. check it out.

memories and ideals, sold to the highest bidder

Christie's Punk Rock Auction.

one of dylan's harmonicas for over $4k

original sex pistols shirt for $1800

Nirvana poster for $4k

shit.

how counter-revolutionary.

In Non-Art related news...

Last Weekend was the "Sunday Sunday Sunday" Alleycat bike race, and in the closest 1-2 finish in Alleycat history, i took second to my homeboy Jonathan.

Thanks Whitney for the photo. more of her shots here...

Wet Ink

Just a heads up...

Ill be showing some work at the Pei Lin Chan Gallery here in Savannah. The show is an exhibition of work by SCAD Printmaking Faculty and it goes up this week. The Reception isnt for another two weeks or so, but you should swing by and check it out.

broken glass...

So, one of my prints got all busted up by UPS on the way back to me from the show at the Foundry Art Centre. Thankfully it was fully insured, but that doesnt make it any less of a hassle...

Props to my better half.

Kay designed a melamine series for Working Class Studio that just got released. Peep it here, 

and on Design Sponge.

Cheers babe!

PFAC Biennial

Just dropped some work off at the frame shop... One of the prints i submitted was accepted into the 2008 Peninsula Fine Arts Center Biennial in Newport News VA. So if youre in the area check it out.
"Dreaming Their Love and Their Freedom," Intaglio, image area 16x20, ed 07

First Friday Opening

Ive got some work going up in a group show with some friends and colleagues this weekend in Starland District. If youre in Savannah you should swing by, its bound to be a good show...

C McCarthy

"Borrowed time and a borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it."

 ( from The Road)

New Print

"Guns For Our Father's Wars" 2 colour lithograph, 17x22"
ed 09 + 2 full bleed artist proofs.
Detail shot:

Finally got the new studio up and running and have several projects underway.
here is the first study to be completed in the new studio:


"I Might Be Wrong (origins of the American mind)," mixed media on panel.

Foundry Art Centre Printmaking Exhibition

I just received notice that two of my prints were accepted into this year's "Dirty Fingernails Say A Lot II," an exhibition celebrating traditional printmaking at the Foundry Art Centre in St Charles, MO. 

The show opens July 5 and runs through August 15. Below is one of the two images accepted...

"Consumer/Identity." Intaglio, image area 16x10. ed of 9.

check out the Art Centre at: www.foundryartcentre.org

American Illustration 27

I was recently informed that the following print was accepted into this year's American Illustration (disTribute) competition. It wont be up until the fall, but keep an eye on http://www.ai-ap.com

"oiseau" mixed process, variable edition of 7, 9x6"

Welcome to the BCS studio blog, home of Benjamin C Stanley - illustrator/printmaker.

please visit http://www.BCSstudio.com for a proper portfolio, or contact at:

BCSstudio@gmail.com

cheers!