ASHLEY WOOD

Ashley Wood giclee's

2012-01-27T22:28:00.000-08:00

Over ten years ago I used to make Iris prints and then Giclee's of my work, soon i'll be offering an ongoing selection of my work printed and agonized over by me and T P. We are making a new store to handle these and other stuff. Check back soon for more info!

on the drying wall

2012-01-19T22:39:00.000-08:00

did some quick water colors

2012-01-09T22:58:00.000-08:00

did some quick water colors yesterday.

some stuff with running in it

2012-01-06T00:49:00.000-08:00

Big year for me, 2 shows, one in Hong Kong in april, and one in NYC in october, pretty much nose to it from now till september!

a small prelim for a big painting

2011-12-21T00:56:00.000-08:00

Goodbye Kitty

2011-12-13T18:00:00.000-08:00

My good friend Kitty aka Edmund the cat has passed away, going on 17 years he has brought much happiness and craziness to me and my family, he has travelled the world with us, a constant that always brought a smile.

He was a special part of my life, and was the source inspiration for Kitty from Popbot. In his early years Ed would pretty much roger anything, and the more public the act the better, giving the seed for Kitty character.for that I say God bless you Ed!

Catch you on the flip side...

Day 30

2011-12-13T03:24:00.000-08:00

Well here tis, 30 days of quick daily images, its been fun.

Last title, Like father, like son. plus close-up

Day 29

2011-12-12T17:09:00.001-08:00

Day 28

2011-12-11T02:41:00.001-08:00

He is back, title - Nabler groupie

Very quick small painting 4x5"

DAY 27

2011-12-10T03:00:00.001-08:00

FOR MY BUD EDDY

Day 26

2011-12-09T03:39:00.001-08:00

Day 25

2011-12-08T02:15:00.001-08:00

A bleak day of water leaks.

This is a self portrait...

Day 24

2011-12-07T05:02:00.001-08:00

I have a wall water leak, im kinda bummed, no water for me....

In the studio

2011-12-06T03:47:00.001-08:00

Day23

2011-12-06T02:56:00.001-08:00

Title - The extraction

Day 22

2011-12-05T00:59:00.001-08:00

Title - Meet the puppeteer

Day 21

2011-12-04T02:16:00.001-08:00

The Sunday oil interlude

2011-12-03T02:29:00.001-08:00

Title 20 The day job

Day 19

2011-12-02T05:01:00.001-08:00

Title - The Nabler still finds time

A painting for a box

2011-12-02T02:49:00.001-08:00

40" x sumin

Day 18

2011-12-01T02:45:00.001-08:00

Title - While they slept he looked over them.

Day 17

2011-11-30T04:13:00.001-08:00

Worked on art for my Levine show with Geddes all day, knocked this out not to miss a day. title, The Story so far

Its quite refreshing to do lighthearted things like, my Levine material is very dark.

Day 16

2011-11-29T04:56:00.001-08:00

Title - Crash Nabler, coz I crasjed my car today..

Day 15

2011-11-28T04:12:00.001-08:00

Title - The White Nabler makes a deal

Omnipuss round 2

2011-11-27T17:40:00.001-08:00

There are some more Fuck It Omnipuss in www.Bambalandstore.com

Day 14

2011-11-27T02:30:00.001-08:00

Title, Waiting and exercise.

Day 13

2011-11-26T01:44:00.001-08:00

Back to it. title - The cry that raised vengence

Day 12 ( interlude )

2011-11-25T03:10:00.001-08:00

A quick Thanksgiving interlude, for the Nabler has much to give thanks for !

Day 11

2011-11-24T02:58:00.001-08:00

Title - Her cries for vengeance were heard in his slumber.

Day 10

2011-11-22T21:12:00.001-08:00

Title - He kinda looks like this, only bigger...

Day 9

2011-11-22T04:37:00.001-08:00

title - Meanwhile the Nabler does what he does best

Really hard to photograph this quickly tonight, all the subtle shit is lost and color. For the interested parties, my buddy Scott Eder is looking at doing a small show with 30 paintings in the new year at his gallery, Ill of course keep you guys up to date with any info etc.

Day 8

2011-11-21T03:11:00.001-08:00

The search continues.

Day 7

2011-11-20T05:09:00.001-08:00

ill try and re-shoot in the morning, shit light at the mo. Titled, The search for father. better late than never.

Day 6

2011-11-19T01:11:00.001-08:00

Entitled - Meanwhile

Day 5

2011-11-18T00:42:00.001-08:00

i just dropped and broke my canon 5d, so I had to use a iphone.. bummer day. This one is called Mother and Child.

Day 4

2011-11-16T19:33:00.001-08:00

The Birthing aka the happy escape.

Day 3

2011-11-15T19:54:00.001-08:00

Fatherhood

Day 2

2011-11-14T18:58:00.001-08:00

No method or material commentary this time, only the title "It was the end of summer, i found it behind some reeds, it had a nice smile for human"

FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS

2011-11-13T17:21:00.001-08:00

Im going to create a daily image just for my blog, a warm up for the day if you like. I found a stack of old comics I did with blank covers, so im going to use these until they are gone ! My good friend Sail over at uselessarm.blogspot.com is gonna do 30 day thingy as well, check it out !

For interested parties, the medium is acrylics, 1 hour, 20 odd minutes to finish, hardest part was waiting for layers to dry. The matt varish on the cover made for a very nice surface. I used a similar surface for the Omnipuss cover painting.

Somw works in progress aka the Paul Brown update !

2011-11-12T22:53:00.001-08:00

I must admit, I always like putting the work in progress up, only because its interesting to compare them when I have finished them etc.

To China And...

2011-10-28T20:59:00.000-07:00

...back to Hong Kong again. Ash pinched a nerve in his back during this trip and here is a first look at the expression he had on his face when the pain hit!

Thanks to everyone who came out to see Ash in Beijing, it was an awesome trip and now it's back to the studio again to knuckle down and work!

Welcome to Beijing

2011-10-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who turned up to the airport to welcome ThreeA and Ash back to China, the reception was unexpected and a pleasant surprise. Two photos for everyone following the blog. One photo is of the flowers presented to Ash at the airport and the second is also of flowers of a different kind, the metal freeze in the lobby of the hotel. More photos soon:)

A Visit With Michael Lau

2011-10-25T02:35:00.000-07:00

Today Ash was honored to visit master toy maker and designer Michael Lau. Here are some photos from inside Lau's studio and two shots of Ash having a Michael Lau figure autographed. Thanks to Master Lau for inviting us in and letting us show you all around.

Kowloon Toy HQ

2011-10-25T02:30:00.001-07:00

Your obligatory shot of Kowloon Toy HQ!

Bang Bang Bang

2011-10-24T23:45:00.000-07:00

I'm sure Ash would agree with me - one of the most fun things about turning art into toys is that you get to see so many of the forms in various states of undress before they're done. I'm not going to elaborate as to what these forms are - it's more fun to keep people guessing also - TP

ThreeA Show April

2011-10-24T21:07:00.000-07:00

Today we're spending the day looking over the ThreeA public gallery in Hong Kong and putting into place all of the plans for the new show next April. We'll try and upload some more pics before we head off to PRC. We'll provide more details as they come to light but everything is looking good so far, lots and lots of work ahead - as usual!!In the meantime enjoy the first pics of the new FI edition Omnipuss...

Yum Cha and Officework

2011-10-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

Mini Bertie, small enough to admire great big shiny boots!


Hello Madam I'm Adam or is it hello Adam I'm Madam???

Some stuff

2011-10-19T00:41:00.001-07:00

Im playing with, just two of many for next years shows!

Juxtapoz

2011-10-17T01:07:00.000-07:00

Im in the latest Juxtpoz, guest edited by Pushead. It s a pretty snazzy issue !

OMNIPUSS+

2011-10-17T00:55:00.000-07:00

NYCC PRINT

2011-10-10T19:13:00.000-07:00

Swing by Scott Eder's booth at month's NYCC and grab a new Miss + Mrs print. Scott is encamped at booth # 974.

Weighing in at 14"x19", silk screened and a edition size of 100 which will be hand numbered and Stamped with my W thingy. All it will cost is a mere 40 bucks !

2011-10-09T16:43:00.000-07:00

IDW have released a hardcover version of the book I put together a few years back, tis name Ashley Wood's art of metal gear solid ( very imaginative name ), featuring a wad of the art I made for the metal gear comic and games. Im sure Amazon will have it etc.

FUCK IT OMNIPUSS this October

2011-10-07T16:42:00.000-07:00

Out this month only at Bambaland. OMNIPUSS+ collects Fuck it 1-3 + new material. 12"x12" hardcover.

RIP

2011-10-05T17:09:00.001-07:00

RIP Steve Jobs. The world has lost both a genius and an inspiration.

studio sunday shots

2011-09-18T03:43:00.001-07:00

more studio

2011-09-09T04:56:00.000-07:00

some varnishing, some painting !

From the studio

2011-09-04T04:32:00.000-07:00

A large 2 panel piece ready for varnish !

some Omnipuss

2011-08-30T21:30:00.001-07:00

stuff in the studio

2011-08-20T22:11:00.001-07:00

OMNIPUSS FUCK IT

2011-08-20T22:06:00.001-07:00

How fuckign cool

2011-08-20T21:54:00.000-07:00

That Tasmania has this, all the more power to MONA !

mona.net.au

The studio lounge 1

2011-08-18T18:54:00.000-07:00

Fuck It #4 September

2011-08-13T04:53:00.001-07:00

M+M book

2011-07-28T01:56:00.000-07:00

There is a small load of M+M volume one over at Bambalandstore.com. final copies...

One Last Sunday Pic

2011-07-24T17:00:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Pete Ford for the Photo.

Sunday Panel Pics

2011-07-24T16:49:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who attended Sunday's panels. Here we have two pics one courtesy of our favourite Latvian Vampire Gimbat and the other by one of the IDW founding members Robbie Robbins. Again thanks to everyone who attended SDCC and the panels, you guys made it a great show for both Ash and ThreeA. The artist has now left the building!

2 Panels - Sunday

2011-07-23T17:50:00.000-07:00

Ash will be appearing twice on Sunday...

12:30PM is a spotlight event panel

2PM Is the art of the cover.

Be there or be triangle

Saturday Pics

2011-07-23T16:39:00.001-07:00

Okay, what have we got here? Signing, signing, middlefinger-signing and Rufus Dayglo!!
Thanks for the pics Pete.

Toy Awards Pic

2011-07-22T16:06:00.000-07:00

This pic by Pituvision (www.pituvision.com) is doing the rounds - I'm not sure what Ash is looking at but there might be something lurking in the Copa de Vida there!

Shot of the Day Friday

2011-07-22T15:50:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when your Noir De Plume escapes from his box and runs away! The only question now is - where did he hide the Dirty Deeds?

Another Thank You

2011-07-22T01:48:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Gregory, Cody and the Legion for representing! Photo credit: Konfucious

Designer Toy Award Madness!!

2011-07-22T00:18:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for all of the Designer Toy Award nominations ThreeA received this year, we were so happy just to be nominated in amongst such a super talented field of individuals that it would have been enough if a nomination was all, but...

We won!

Congratulations to all of the staff and crew at ThreeA Toys on winning Manufacturer of the year, I know how hard you guys work and how much effort goes into creating each and every toy.

Thank you to the designer toy community also for the Artist of the Year award, it means a lot and given the amount of talent that's out there in the toy industry, (and knowing that the business is hardly a simple one), I'm honored.

Congratulations to all of the other winners and also to the DTA's for finally bringing to life an event that shines a light on and promotes the designer toy industry.

Ash

Cool Stuff

2011-07-22T00:15:00.001-07:00

Thank you to Ron Lu who presented Ash with the coolest custom toy this afternoon. It's so cool that we're going to share it all with you here. Once again super cool!!

ThreeA Announcement Friday

2011-07-21T18:44:00.000-07:00

ThreeA is proud to announce that it has partnered with amazing Japanese artist Kow Yokoyama to produce Maschinen Krieger in both 1/12 and 1/6 scale! If you think you know Maschinen Krieger think again - ThreeA is about to bring you a whole new world.

Furthermore we will be producing figures for the upcoming blockbuster Reel Steel in 1/6th scale. The Reel Steel movie directed by Shawn Levy stars our own boy from Oz, Hugh Jackman.

IDW Photo OP

2011-07-21T17:26:00.000-07:00

This photo comes to us from the good folks at IDW. Publisher Ted Adams is in front, Robbie Robbins and Chris Ryall are out of shot. FYI they're signing the movie contract for Zombies Vs Robots - congratulations guys.

Update #2

2011-07-21T16:12:00.001-07:00

ThreeA Facebook photo sets of day one can be found here PHOTOS

Once again RIP Lucien Freud, Britain and the art world has lost a legend.

Thursday/Friday SDCC

2011-07-21T15:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a shot of Ash with some of the Legion at the 3A booth, more updates to come. Thanks Pete for the photo.

At the ThreeA Booth

2011-07-20T21:39:00.001-07:00

Here are some additional photos again, courtesy of Pete Ford. There's a lot of buzz on the web regarding the appearance of the Star Wars toys at our table so just to clarify - these are samples only and are not licensed (as stated on the Three A twitter) these samples are not for sale (so don't ask!) and were made by ThreeA for Takara.

ThreeA Licensing Announcement!

2011-07-20T21:28:00.000-07:00

Ashley Wood and Master Kim (ThreeA) are hereby proud to announce that we will be producing both Microman and Halo Toys for 2012. Stay tuned for more updates soon.

Still Signing...

2011-07-20T21:17:00.001-07:00

Thanks for the photo Pete!

Signing Now

2011-07-20T20:14:00.000-07:00

Thanks to IDW for the photo.

Scott Eder Gallery Booth

2011-07-20T19:56:00.000-07:00

As always Scott is representing with some art at SDCC this year, two shots for you; one of the original art booth and a soon to be sold out limited edition print, (also available at the Scott Eder booth).

IDW Booth

2011-07-20T19:54:00.000-07:00

This year ThreeA is located at the IDW booth and this is what it looked like before the crowds arrived.

Preview Night Photos

2011-07-20T19:49:00.000-07:00

It's only Preview night and SDCC is already really busy.

William Wray Pre-SDCC Studio Visit

2011-07-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to William Wray for allowing us to visit his sanctum sanctorium. An artist's studio is a very personal space and not all artists are so forthcoming with allowing visitors to come and snoop - let alone to post about it on their blog.

Traffic

2011-07-20T14:58:00.001-07:00

Lots of people headed for SDCC

Update SDCC

2011-07-20T05:29:00.000-07:00

SDCC is a few hours from officially opening now...

We'll soon be touching base with Ash and producer Pete Ford anytime now, as far as I know everything is on schedule and ready to go. We're hooking up with William Wray along the way and then we should be set for a fun journey down.

If you're interested in meeting Ash and the crew from ThreeA head over to the IDW booth and I will post any panel times here as I get them.

Your Plane Awaits

2011-07-19T16:32:00.000-07:00

Told you that you were all coming along for the ride! Fact: Ash will travel for more than 24hrs before he reaches his final destination. He's flying on an A380 today, this is the commuter plane that he arrived in on last night.

Gearing up... almost there...

2011-07-18T18:08:00.001-07:00

Many thanks to Lorelei Bunjes for the following photo.

Coming At You This Week EXCLUSIVES!!!

2011-07-17T19:56:00.000-07:00

Hello, my name is T.P., I reintroduce myself about this time every year when I take a hold of the reins here at the Bambaland blog. Which basically means only one thing folks - yep it's time for SDCC once again.

This year Ash is appearing as a special guest of the world's largest pop culture convention/happening and so we've decided to really go all out and blog like we've never blogged before!! We've even taken care of our data needs in advance so that there will be less lag and waiting time between updates and posts than in previous years.

We first attended this event in 1995 and since then we have seen SDCC change from what was an oversized comic book convention to a major pop culture calendar event. In 1995 there was one large convention hall and you could actually move up and down the aisles without having to call a fire marshal and today as most of you know the event is four gazillion football fields in length and attracts 150,000 visitors plus.

That said, we know that not everyone can attend and that many of those who don't get to attend would give anything to be at SDCC this week and so since Ash is a guest this year we are going to attempt to try and blog this event like you're actually there. - (with an exclusive backstage pass in your hand of course!) (No pressure Ash!!)

So stay tuned if you're interested in any of the following:

Panel photos and schedules (Ash is appearing on 4 panels this year)
Exclusive announcements - books, art, toys, movies
Ambient crowd shots (who was that masked man?)
Celebrity photos (Not including the guy in the Voltron suit - sorry!)
And lots of other things that you would usually see if you were actually there!

ADD IN BY ASH..

I want 6000 members this week due to my awesome live sdcc coverage!

Sometime In August

2011-07-13T23:29:00.000-07:00

This mag will be available in August, one of the darkest things I have done in a while !

Guilty as promised

2011-07-12T19:33:00.001-07:00

Sometime in the future!

2011-07-09T20:26:00.000-07:00

And thanks to Tom Muller for the awesome Nagasaki font !

Ol Rocky updated

2011-07-07T19:35:00.001-07:00

There are not many characters I want to draw or paint beyond my own anymore, but the Rocketeer is one of those. Here is a shot of the prelim for the final painting, though I gotta say I dig this, so I might finish it off. A tip of the hat to Scott Dunbier for turning the screws !

UPDATE, I have scrapped this image ( it's on the floor now ), no one needs another shot of Rocky and a lady, Stevens owned that world, so I have changed tack, might not resonate so much with some my new idea, but I prefer it ! !

stuff I worked on today

2011-07-02T23:45:00.000-07:00

Fun-day of painting !

PB PRODUCTION SHOTS #1 The Devil and milk tits...

2011-06-29T00:51:00.000-07:00

The first of many Popbot production entries. I could say how exciting and cool it is to be able to fulfill my vision of Popbot in Film, but I think it goes without saying! Thanks to Pete Ford and the G-HOLE Productions !

Fat Tarino

2011-06-28T18:08:00.000-07:00

Fat Tarino is available for order with either pick up at SDCC, or having it shipped. This is a link to the shipping option, you can find the pick up option on IDW's site.

test 2

2011-06-28T03:38:00.000-07:00

the test has returned

2011-06-28T00:16:00.000-07:00

a test

Me at SDCC

2011-06-27T17:05:00.000-07:00

Ill be at this years SDCC with my toy company 3A ( our booth is located in the IDW compound )

From my esteemed buds at IDW:

San Diego, CA (June 30, 2011)—At this year’s San Diego Comic Con, art and comic fans have one more must on their lists, as IDW Publishing announced today that world-renowned artist and creator Ashley Wood will be a special guest at the convention. Headquartered at the IDW Booth #2643, Ashley will hold regular signings, and be featured in a spotlight panel, hosted by IDW’s co-founder and chief executive officer, Ted Adams. Ashley fans can also look forward to an impressive array of exclusive or hard to find items, including toys and books.

”Ash and I have worked together for more than 15 years. We met when I was running Todd McFarlane’s comic books and the first book IDW published was Ash’s first art collection, Uno Fanta. I’m looking forward to chatting with him about his career during his spotlight panel and the two books we’re launching at SDCC are flat-out amazing,” said Adams.

Before Comic-Con kicks off, fans can pre-order several limited edition Ashley Wood items through IDW, including POPBOT BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOK, which collects the long sold-out POPBOT Volumes 1 through 8. This huge 11" x 14" hardcover collection showcases over 400 pages of Ashley Wood art and comes with a slipcase. Strictly limited to 500 copies.

Also available for pre-order is FAT TARINO, offering the impossible to find art books UNO TARINO, DOS TARINO and TRES TARINO, all in one gorgeous hardcover. This slipcased edition features over 350 pages of Ashley Wood art and is strictly limited to 500 copies.

Zombies vs Robots fans are also in for a treat, with the exclusive new hardcover edition of the COMPLETE ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS. The acclaimed, 160-page volume, written by co-creator Chris Ryall and fully illustrated by Ash, is now available in an exclusive hardcover for only $29.99, and is limited to approximately 400 copies.

During San Diego Comic-Con, fans can meet Ashley at any of his scheduled signings at the IDW booth, as well as attend his Spotlight Panel, on Friday, July 22 at 4.30 p.m. in room 24ABC. Stay tuned to IDWPublishing.com for Ashley’s signing schedule.

POPBOT BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOK ($125, hardcover with slipcase, 424 pages, 11” X 14”) is available for pre-order through IDW Publishing, for pick up at San Diego Comic Con or delivery after August 1.

FAT TARINO ($100, hardcover with slipcase, 360 pages, 12” X 12”) is available for pre-order through IDW Publishing, for pick up at San Diego Comic Con or delivery after August 1.

COMPLETE ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS ($29.99, hardcover, 160 pages) will be available at San Diego Comic-Con through IDW Publishing.