Candy for your eyes

Oil Portrait - Mariah

2012-01-31T14:31:00.001-08:00

Oil Portrait - Sarah

2012-01-28T16:46:00.001-08:00

Unique Specimens

2012-01-07T00:18:00.000-08:00

I'll be hanging my 6th annual show at Avanti Cafe in Costa Mesa tomorrow morning. The work will be on display until late February. For those local to the area, I'd love to see you at the opening on Saturday January 28.

Avanti Cafe

259 E 17th St Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 548-2224

Sweetest Day Masquerade at OAS video!

2011-11-29T18:28:00.000-08:00

Relive the evening with me if you would...

New Tattoo Flash

2011-10-10T22:12:00.001-07:00

Sweetest Day Masquerade!

2011-09-27T22:35:00.001-07:00

So I'm currently undertaking a tattoo apprenticeship under the artists at St. James Tattooery in Orange, and it's as passionate, and unique a mix of artists as I've ever been involved with. So please join us for our anniversary party - it's open to the public. I've got new work I'll be showing, including new bleach art, and I'll be premiering a brand new series of Glow-in-the-Dark paintings! Super excited about this apprenticeship and this event, hope anyone in the OC or Long Beach area can make it down!

It all goes down on the Sweetest Day -

Saturday Oct. 15, 6:30-10:30pm

@ Orange Art Studio!

Follow this event on Facebook!

Plague of Frogs

2011-08-21T15:21:00.001-07:00

'Plague of Frogs'

30x30" Bleach Art

Testing the Water

2011-08-21T15:14:00.000-07:00

"Testing The Water"

8x16" graphite, charcoal and oil on panel

New Oils

2011-07-04T14:15:00.000-07:00

The Yellow Sun and the Black Dragon, oil on canvas, 12x36" each

Raunchy Revolver

2011-06-14T19:36:00.000-07:00

16x16" oil on Linen

Photo from "Slaughter Haus" Life Drawing Session at Orange Art Studio

2011-06-13T20:11:00.001-07:00

A photo that pretty well captures the vibe of our theme drawing sessions at Orange Art Studio. See me in there? I'm second to last on the right drawing away.

3 Graces Life Drawing

2011-05-27T00:43:00.000-07:00

Meet up with our studio artists for a unique Life Drawing opportunity. Following themes traced by artists since antiquity, this is an open session with 3 models posing together.

Thursday, June 16 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

$15/entry

Orange Art Studio

14726 Goldenwest St Ste C

Westminster, California

EVENT PAGE

The Skull of St. James

2011-05-23T19:08:00.000-07:00

A piece for St. James Tattooery, a unique custom parlor in Orange where the tattooists really deserve the title artist.

14x14" Bleach

Living on sweetness alone....

2011-05-20T18:15:00.000-07:00

New bleach pieces. Going over to hang them today at St. James Tattooery in Orange.

12x36" and 24x24"

The Bleached Reef

2011-05-20T14:29:00.000-07:00

The irony of rendering the beauty of a coral reef in bleach is not lost on me. A commission diptych piece. 30x30" each.

Art Stimulus Show

2011-04-19T17:40:00.000-07:00

Hope to see my LA people at this one...

From the people that brought us the epic international peace project, which involved hundreds of artists worldwide, comes anther idea to get our art scene back in action.

ART STIMULUS SHOW - all artwork under $500 - 15% off all Jewelry and and Functional Art.

April 30 6:30-10 PM

Whole 9 gallery

(in the Culver City Arts district)

6101 Washington Boulevard

Culver City, CA 90232-7470

(310) 836-4601

Life Drawing at OAS!

2011-04-15T17:50:00.001-07:00

A Glimpse inside my sketchbook at some Life Drawings from last night's session at Orange Art Studio! For me, life drawing if a lifelong pursuit and passion - It keeps me on top of my skills and in touch with a group of artists. I hold these sessions every Thursday night with different models every week, and they are completely open for other artists to participate. So remember kids, stay healthy with your regular dose of vitamins, fresh air, and figure drawing.

Every Thursday Night at Orange Art Studio

Slaughter Haus!!!!!

2011-04-12T19:39:00.000-07:00

Blood, Guts, Girls, and Gore!

A gruesome feature for artists, art enthusiasts, creeps, voyeurs, and the generally naughty minded. We've put together a full-fledged, fetish life drawing session with an art show of naughty pictures you won't soon forget. Art, hors d'oeuvres, tradition and temptation. Hosted by the one and only real deal in the OC, Orange Art Studio, where high culture meets hot bodies drenched in blood.

Friday April 29, 6:00 to 9:00 Pm

Tickets $20 presale/ $25 door

Purchase online at

http://www.orangeartstudio.com/theme_drawing_nights

DRAW WITH ME!

2011-04-01T18:49:00.001-07:00

Nude Life Drawing at Orange Art Studios, hosted by me with all my favorite models. Every Thursday Night 7:00 to 10:00 $15 Admission. You know you want to be there.

Good Karma Kouture

2011-02-22T14:31:00.000-08:00

Shirt design and screen printing project for Nic Marie's Good Karma Kouture

Top 3!

2011-02-13T01:20:00.000-08:00

Circulation is starting to pick up on some recent album art, Luther Hughes and the Cannonball-Coltrane Project hits 3 on the Jazz Charts this week, check it out here!

Technophilia

2011-01-29T12:03:00.001-08:00

The Tin Stag

2011-01-28T14:45:00.000-08:00

Every time I turn my back on my toys they're running amuck and wrecking lives. Why did i want so many pretty shiny things in the first place?

New art for Technophilia, an upcoming show with Chris Kawagiwa and Rodney Sellars opening Feb 12 at Sipology in Long Beach, part of the Long Beach Art Walk.

Bleach Betty

2011-01-28T14:42:00.000-08:00

18x24" 2011

Mechanical Mistress (Revisited)

2011-01-05T17:13:00.000-08:00

30x30" Bleach 2011

Painting the Frog House

2011-01-05T14:39:00.000-08:00

Legal Mural at the historic Frog House surf shop on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach, CA

Wreck the Tape Deck's been spying on me!

2011-01-05T13:09:00.000-08:00

BLACKOUT has officially come down, so for those of you who missed it, click above for Wreck the Tape Deck's coverage of the show.

first painting of the new year

2011-01-01T19:18:00.000-08:00

my new years eve painting.

8x16 oil on panel

Satan in Sunset

2010-12-20T23:27:00.000-08:00

Someone pointed this out to me in the october issue of sunset magazine. Satan, pizza and the artbar.

Bleach Dreams are coming, 5 years running

2010-12-17T19:55:00.000-08:00

Satan T-shirts are in!

2010-11-15T14:10:00.001-08:00

Who wants to help heathens survive? T-shirts keep artists fed. Get yours here!

Night Flutter

2010-11-09T17:44:00.000-08:00

Bleach.

Pinup Life Paintings - Carly

2010-11-09T15:03:00.001-08:00

Pinup Life Paintings - Toni and Roxy

2010-11-09T14:58:00.001-08:00

Some recent studies from live models. Originals available on my etsy.

Rusty Pony

2010-10-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

30x24" Hand-bleached cotton.

A mechanical marvel of its time, requiring only a constant feed of nickles to survive, The Rusty Pony was constructed primarily of repurposed clockbits and machine parts.

Portrait of Gypsy

2010-10-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

18x24 oil and gold flake on wood panel.

HIVE PHOTOS

2010-10-27T13:06:00.001-07:00

Thanks to all who came!

The ramblings of a madman

2010-10-21T22:44:00.000-07:00

Click the above icon for a direct link to a breif interview with Dot.

Wild Domestics

2010-10-13T12:05:00.000-07:00

New pieces for BLACK OUT - Suburban house cats looking for a thrill. Discharge on Organic Black Cotton - 12x24" and 18x18"

These pieces will be offered for $333 ea. through the Apiary Gallery at the Hive. Parties interested in pre-sale purchases please contact curator Sebastian Marlow at (323) 665-1028 or at info@thehive.la

BLACK OUT at the Hive

2010-10-06T17:46:00.000-07:00

Join me Oct. 23 8-11 PM for my last solo show before the new year. Black art and black attire at the BLACK OUT party, at the Hive, 1402 Micheltorena St. Los Angeles, CA. Original Bleach Art pieces will be available for sale.

Melora

2010-09-01T19:52:00.000-07:00

Got a chance to sketch Melora Creager at a Rasputina show at the Troubadour recently. She is a very inspiring performer. I carried the drawing through to a 16x32 bleach portrait on a dark brown cotton ground (left). The ink sketch (right) is approximately 6x12 inches.

Peace Project

2010-08-19T19:09:00.000-07:00

My submission for Peace Project at Whole 9 is an exercise in symmetry forcing a extended state of focused concentration. The wars initiated and perpetuated by the private industries which have hijacked the american government fill me with rage, frustration, and despair. A creative output is the only acceptable expression of this destructive energy.

Artists represent the silenced majority - Americans against the war!

Meet Scarlett May Blossom...

2010-07-29T21:55:00.000-07:00

I was brought on by Yellow Hat Productions to do backgrounds and some design for a cartoon adaptation of Scarlett May Blossom's diary - Just got the release to put these out on the net. Here are a couple concept sketches from this naughty little girl's natural habitat.

Views from the Town of Honeysuckle Grove and the Outside Inn Trailer Park:

Inside Daddy's Apartment.... and Mamma's:

And a few random views:

The Devil is in the Details

2010-06-30T09:03:00.001-07:00

28x38 Hand Bleached Black Cotton
1% of 100 Artists See Satan

Sketchbook Girls!

2010-06-08T14:11:00.001-07:00

Black Book Sessions 7

2010-06-08T13:14:00.000-07:00

So I won director's choice at Black Book Sessions 7 in Westminster. Got a free shirt and an xbox game which Laura sold at a garage sale. We used the money to buy buzzcocks tickets

Artificial Nature

2010-04-18T01:11:00.001-07:00

When there are cell phone towers disguised as trees, what kind of birds do you think they would attract?

Pinup Pig

2010-04-03T19:16:00.000-07:00

Great Horned Owl

2010-04-03T19:15:00.000-07:00

Heavenly Creatures

2010-03-11T22:02:00.000-08:00

A piece I did for Heavenly Creatures, group show at Pehrspace, Los Angeles, CA

Eve

2010-03-08T11:01:00.000-08:00

oil on panel

Poison Butterfly

2010-02-03T16:38:00.000-08:00

show preview

2010-01-24T23:28:00.000-08:00

I'll give you a glimpse of one wall.

Western Electric

2010-01-24T23:25:00.000-08:00

Hand-bleached black cotton.

A recent commission for a private collector.

Black and Blonde in ink

2010-01-13T20:02:00.000-08:00

Simulated sketchbook flip thru:

2010-01-13T10:53:00.000-08:00

The view from under water

2009-12-16T21:17:00.000-08:00

Ink study for a bleach. Preparing for my fourth Avanti show in january....

Sketchbook

2009-11-21T22:57:00.000-08:00

Got a new sketchbook and a new model.

Groove Kings Poster Campaign

2009-11-15T00:27:00.000-08:00

Advertising imagery for the Groove Kings Album Release in Montreal!

Cat Worship

2009-11-11T14:26:00.000-08:00

24x24" - bleach baby

Still life with 8 year olds

2009-11-11T14:15:00.001-08:00

Straddling the gap between education and inspiration - can you make a child work in an academic vein without denying them the uninhibited free form expressionism that is the trademark of preadolescent artists? Traditions discourage innovation while providing the framework to support it. Teaching art, and thus renewing the cycle.

Vultures on the corpse of punk rock.

2009-10-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

Flyer I did for the upcoming White Flag Halloween show.

No, I never quite worked all that punk out of my system, and I don't really know if I ever will.

Kitties!

2009-10-27T15:54:00.001-07:00

Come to my show!

2009-10-16T01:50:00.000-07:00

Thinking about pandas

2009-10-08T22:53:00.000-07:00

There's a panda out there that I just can't seem to get out of my mind.

LA Mural Front: Operation Chain Reaction

2009-10-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

Cat Pirates strike at Chain React ion in Anaheim. Working with 5 other artists from LA Mural Front. Detail pictures below. The mandala is mine, so is the panda.

Lookout

2009-10-02T22:48:00.001-07:00

Gunna Paint a mural this coming week at Chain Reaction with LA Mural Front
*excited*

The latest development in the Eyeball Doll saga.

2009-09-22T02:13:00.000-07:00

Beautifully tattooed by Alexandra.

suburban sacrifice

2009-09-17T02:20:00.000-07:00

eyeball dolls are back

2009-09-13T13:13:00.001-07:00

Tattooing Nicole

2009-09-06T02:28:00.001-07:00

Today in the sketchbook

2009-08-25T16:57:00.001-07:00

20 Min. Life Drawing from monday's Drawing Beneath the Skin

Life drawing

2009-08-14T14:37:00.001-07:00

2 model sketch from Monday's Drawing Beneath the Skin.

From Lecce with love.

2009-08-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

Italian metal band Homo Herectus has just released a new 7 inch single featuring my cover art.

Simpler Times

2009-08-10T00:09:00.000-07:00

Another ink study for a commission.

The Genius of Electricity

2009-08-05T23:59:00.001-07:00

An ink study after Evelyn Beatrice Longman's 1914 statue The Genius of Electricity for a commission I'm working on.

Mechanical Mandala

2009-08-05T23:25:00.001-07:00

Mechanical Mandala
14x14" Hand Bleached Black Cotton
sold

You can take a child to watercolor....

2009-08-04T16:59:00.000-07:00

Doing some watercolor painting classes with kids under 10 at the Festival of arts. The uninhibited and direct approach young kids bring to artmaking generates the kinds of abstraction that opens up their subconscious worlds and spills them out on paper. Egos out the window.

The Three Vices

2009-07-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

The 3 Vices

24x30"

Hand-Bleached Black Cotton

Detail:

Fish Phonograph and Black Heart Queen

2009-07-28T21:11:00.001-07:00

All cats love fish but are afraid to wet their paws

Fish Phonograph

14x14" Hand Bleached Black Cotton

Black Heart Queen

18x28" Hand Bleached Black Cotton

New Interview

2009-07-18T11:14:00.000-07:00

Read a brief Will Koffman interview on Perfectly Swell: http://perfectlyswell.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Soup is Good Food.

2009-07-16T20:49:00.000-07:00

Come! See! Art! Free!

http://www.soupkitchenrocks.com/ for more details

Drawing Beneath the Skin starts in 3 Weeks!

2009-07-07T22:59:00.001-07:00

An intensive 6-Week Anatomy and Life Drawing course taught by professional illustrator and Laguna Festival of Arts Exhibitor Will Koffman. Every Monday July 27th to August 31st from 6-9 PM. All materials are provided.

CLICK HERE to Register now!

FESTIVAL OF ARTS!

2009-07-05T22:06:00.000-07:00

Laguna Festival of Arts Artists Reception Party! Thanks to everyone who came. The Festival is up 'til August 31. Want free tickets for yourself or a group? Email me: Will@killmecomix.com

LA BUZZ BLOG!

2009-06-30T16:06:00.000-07:00

Check out this article, I made the front page of LA Buzz Blog!
CLICK HERE TO READ IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTEXT...

Will Koffman Bleaches Your Thoughts White

By Trisha, on June 30th, 2009

Will Koffman is a surprisingly normal guy. I mean, given that he bleaches stretched black fabric into a carny-esque ladies in curious yet intriguing poses, with maps of tiny, etched drawings not unlike those found an a high school detention room’s desks scrawled around their female forms. It’s almost as if pop culture threw up a monotone cud of itself, but it becomes strangely beautiful when crafted by Koffman.
I was able to chat with Koffman for a minute by his display at this weekend’s Create:Fixate event, where he was one of the most visually and conceptually interesting artists of the show. I was mainly curious about his inspiration, as the overall effect of his works was so serene, never once hinting at the chaotic parts that create the whole. Essentially Koffman does vomit his latest meal of pop culture, art history, beauty ideals, and consumer culture onto his canvases. His wheels always seem to be turning, smushing everything he’s mentally absorbed into one big old chewing gum ball of the world we live in. All the elements retain their own small voice, and Koffman piles together hundreds of those small voices on top of one another, and the piece gets louder and louder until the soothing sound of white noise washes over. The end result is as pleasing to look at as it is impossible to dissect.
Koffman’s work does have its quiet moments, and these pieces - often single females with their backs turned to the viewer, emerging ever so softly from a sea of black - are no less engrossing as his louder works. These works are decidedly unprecious. Something in the way Koffman handles the bleach belies a drive to depict the realness of the woman over the beauty. And it’s this realness that makes his subjects more beautiful than even the most skilled airbrush artist couldn’t attain.
Koffman has produced enough work in his young career to choke a horse. He’s produce cover art for bands like Make Moon and NASA Space Universe, he’s created graphic t-shirts based on his work, he’s illustrated for Weird Tales magazine and Kill Me Comics, and he’s even had multiple people get his work tattooed on them. Koffman is easily the must-see artist, so catch him at the Laguna Arts Festival and the OC Super Fair, where his work is up until August.

Tattoo Venus

2009-06-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

Tattoo Venus
aprox. 18x30" Hand Bleached Black Cotton
sold

Trouble in Outer Space Print Edition

2009-06-23T21:29:00.000-07:00

Home Burned, hand-pulled Bleach Print Edition only 8x16"!

Based on the original six foot hand-bleached piece of the same title.

From giant to tiny.

Only 4 of these in the universe.

Bleach Betty

2009-06-23T21:23:00.000-07:00

The Venus of the 20th Century

Works I made for Create:Fixate Saturday. Will I see you there?

Make Moon

2009-06-17T00:02:00.000-07:00

Breaking new ground with silkscreen work at the Diverse Productions studio. 18x32" prints! Edition of 15 plus 5 green variations. Inkblot madness and a crazy tonal range. Want your own? link

Genuine hand made in CA

The Tattoo Madness Continues

2009-06-14T11:27:00.000-07:00

One of my old school T-shirt designs is the latest piece of art to get inked up! I know there are more of you out there - if anyone's got photos of their WK tattoos, send them in and I'll post them up here.

Sea Sleeves

2009-06-09T20:16:00.000-07:00

Bleached Black Cotton 36x36"

Here's a piece I put together for the Surf Art show at Evocal.

Come out for CM Day of Art and find out all the spots in your local scene

Announcement!

I'm launching my first ever online store for original art!

It's all online at the Drawing Beneath the Skin site:

http://www.drawingbeneaththeskin.co.nr/

Lots more coming - I'll be updating it all the time with new fun treats for y'all!

A Permanent Statement

2009-05-31T21:53:00.000-07:00

Pictured above is a patch I designed and released last summer so that the local culture could have a visual declaration of their opposition to the repulsive unjustified war that's draining the American economy, turning our young men into post-traumatic psychopaths, allowing our government to get away with unforgivable war crimes, and tearing our country apart.

Apparently this image meant a lot to some people who were really tuned in to what I was working to convey. Enough for them to permanently wear the message on their bodies as a lifelong testimony to their dedication to to the cause. I don't know the people below, I've never met them, but I can assume we share a belief. Change starts with engaged and outspoken citizens. Aesthetics can drive political ideas. Peace. Now. Please. And you might as well look awesome as you fight for it.

tattooed by Lastman

Drawing Beneath The Skin

2009-05-29T02:03:00.001-07:00

Here's the rundown on my new drawing class:

Drawing Beneath The Skin is an intensive six week drawing class exploring the anatomy of the human figure. Students will learn the skeletal structure and surface muscles that are essential to the accurate depiction of the body. Each session will focus in depth on a different section of the body such as the head, hand and feet, or torso. Technical instruction will be provided, and sessions will primarily focus on drawing directly from live models. The study of anatomy is a time-honored tradition, and the basis of a strong drawing foundation. This is the perfect class for a beginner artist who is ready to work hard on an expertise in the human figure, or experienced artists who wants to brush up on their skills.

All necessary drawing materials are provided.

The class will meet Monday nights July 27-August 31 from 6-9 PM at Evocal, 814 W 19th St. Costa Mesa.

Space is limited. Click here to Learn more and register now!

www.drawingbeneaththeskin.co.nr/

Medical Illustrations

2009-05-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

Here are a few Atherosclerosis illustrations I did for Dr. Jeff Brown (http://jeffreybrownmd.com) showing the coronary arteries, build-up of plaque, plaque rupture, and blood clot. My Role in Dr. Brown's project is to create visual aids that he can use to educate about the development of disease and the internal processes relating to illness. His mission of patient empowerment is a really interesting and important outreach from the medical community to the general population. Educational programs like this which help people understand what's going on internally can really help improve their understanding of a healthy lifestyle and the proper way to care for themselves for the prevention and treatment of illness.

Orange Element

2009-05-18T07:38:00.000-07:00

"The Orange Element"

Commission for Orange Element Design - Fells Point, Baltimore, MD

A lot of people wonder about about my process, so I took some time to document the stages of the recently completed commission above, which I did for the office of the Orange Element Design Firm.

First I get started with a handful of small, loose sketches to start working out the composition. This client really responded to the style I was primarily using in 2007 like "Steping out" and "Hammer Head" with tight, flat line work and dense, stream of conciseness imagery. This style was influenced by tattoo design and closely linked to the ink illustrations I was doing at the time. He also liked the use of maritime and marine imagery in pieces like "Rome" and "Getting Her Sea Legs" so I had an idea of what direction to go.

There were more sketched than the above 2, but they were the ones with which I started to hone in the design I was looking for. These sketches are about 6x6 inches. Once I had a concrete idea of what I'm going to do, I sketched out the composition full scale, 36 x 36" on the fabric surface in chalk. Next I srart bleaching in the contour lines of the design.

Once I had all the lines in, I gave the central clownfish a touch of of orange dye. Next I stopped by the office to see how the work in progress looked in the space, a 19th century row house that had been adapted into a modern place of business.

I took the piece back to my studio to lay in some tonal washes to make the imagery pop... and we're done! Check out the detail images below:

If you're looking for something to hang in your home or office, don't waste your money on a movie poster or some nonsense from the mall. Get real art from real artists. Commissions anytime, email: will@killmecomix.com

Commencement

2009-05-17T19:38:00.000-07:00

MICA Commencement Exhibition 2009

Groove Kings

2009-05-15T09:55:00.000-07:00

Album Art - A design field that literally requires a synesthetic approach.

This work is for Montreal based Groove Kings. Working with these very talented and professional musicians was a great experience - a meeting of creative energy through which I built the visual counterpart to their music. The album, Blood Red, is their first release in a number of years - Powerful song writing, top-notch vocals and production - I highly recommend you check it out! Official release is June 2009 - Website is www.groovekings.ca

CD Design is as much about creating an object as it is about creating images. We used a tri-fold digipak design, an environmentally friendly package that holds lyrics and covers. Here are some images showing what you might experience opening up your CD.....

Life Drawing Oil sketches

2009-05-10T12:42:00.000-07:00

Here are a few oil sketches, and one ink sketch, from some of the last sessions of the Life Drawing I've been moderating in Baltimore. These are 20 to 40 minute poses.

Subliminal messages

2009-05-10T12:13:00.000-07:00

I sit down, with nothing in front of me, and begin to paint. I'm starting with abstract gestural motions and picking out the forms they suggest. Like a rorschach test, this is a method of projecting the subconscious. How much of what you see in there is me, and how much is you?

Tattoo Studies...

2009-05-05T08:49:00.000-07:00