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Acrylic on Paper • Modeled by Angela Shelton

Filmmaker, Oprah guest and pseudo-celebrity, Angela Shelton, cozies up with a trio of my paintings. Holding paper next to your cheek poses a significant facial paper cut risk and is therefore not recommended.

GuernicaAcrylic on Canvas • 7′ x11′ • Private CollectionHigh school participants of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Sketch Club collaborated with me on this mural-sized homage to Picasso’s Guernica.

PunkRock

Pet Project, Ghosticorn Apparel made its triumphant return to Philadelphia’s Punk Rock Flea Market. A special thanks to everyone who handed over their hard-earned cabbage for helping to make the event wildly successful.

BellyArt
Water-Based Ink on Belly • Not for Sale

Nursery murals are cliché. Customized wombs are all the rage now.

Shop

Pet project, Ghosticorn Apparel, now offers the money-spending convenience of online shopping! Browse the men’s and/or women’s collections and buy until your carpal tunnel syndrome acts up.

ReunionTour
Ink on Paper • 9″x12″ • Private Collection

If music had calories, I’d be morbidly obese. Every once in a blue while I even get the urge to play “music critic” and share my opinion of a particular album. Since art is my mother tongue, it’s only logical that I deliver such reactions in pictorial form. To concoct a Sketchy Review, I listen to an entire album with a host of drawing materials within arm’s reach. I doodle what comes to mind, allowing the music to dictate subject, media, aesthetic and composition. Enjoy the ride.

PhillyEdge

The Ghosticorn press tsunami pummeled suburban shores this week thanks to our new friends at Philly Edge. We know, we know… you’re staring at the logo.

PopRocks

Philadelphia Weekly features a flattering blurbicle about my clothing line, Ghosticorn Apparel, in this week’s “Pop Rocks” column. Don’t read the article while drinking soda or you’ll explode.

Card
Computer Embellished Painting

The front side of my newly designed business card. I decided to go with the rounded corners so that youngsters don’t poke their eyes out. I’m always thinking about the kids.

CityPaper

You can’t swing a dead cat around the the office of Philadelphia’s City Paper without being arrested for disturbing the peace. You’re also bound to hit a Todd Marrone-related article. Here’s a roundup of recent ink: