Half Minute Horrors Halloween Cabaret was fun!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the gladstone on halloween for the event, it was a lot of fun and was great to see so many young children interested in reading. Here are pictures!
Here are some pages from the Hello Kitty Artbook as well as the toys and grab bags they gave to every artist in the show!
Also, recently Ken Tanaka uploaded a new video on youtube about the birthday event at Royal T!
Hey everyone,
Just a friendly reminder that Bobby and I will be doing a book signing for Half-Minute Horrors at The Gladstone Hotel on Halloween tomorrow from 2pm-4pm
You can also meet many of the great writers who contributed their horror stories for this book. Come drop by if you're in the area, happy halloween!!
Here is the piece I contributed for the Hello Kitty 35th anniversary show 'three apples' at royal/t art space in Los Angeles. 
Serenity, Acrylic and Oil on Paper. 18" x 24"
Each hand represents a certain hello kitty on the side..can you guess them all? Answer at the bottom...
Thank you again Jamie, for having me in this show. It was great meeting all the artists at the VIP opening as well. Wicked event! Will be posting photos and images of the event soon as well!
Royal/T Café/Shop/Art Space
Los Angeles, CA
October 23 – November 15, 2009
Heres an image of it framed at the show via AM
VIP Night Coverage Video:
answer: from top middle clockwise (angel/normal, zombie, princess, tattoo/piercings, vampire/bat, emo, harajuku)
Going to be heading off to Los Angeles today for the Hello Kitty Three Apples Art Show. An exhibition celebrating 35 years of Hello Kitty.
The show will be opened to public on October 23rd and will be at Royal T in Culver City, Los Angeles.
Royal/T Cafe
8910 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
Here are some press information for those interested:
Juxtapoz
CoolHunting
Vinyl Pulse
Collect 3D
SLAMXHype
Part of the proceeds from art sales will also benefit event charitable partner, LA WORKS. So if you're in the area, come and check it out!
I'll be updating this blog with pictures from the show when i return. :)
A little while ago, I worked on collaborative project with Bobby Chiu on a cover for the book titled 'Half Minute Horrors' published by Harper Collins.
We're very excited to hear that this book is finally released in bookstores near you!
This book is a collection of deliciously terrifying short short tales and creepy illustrations including bestselling talents Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L.Stine, Faye Kellerman, Holly Black, Melissa Marr, Margaret Atwood, Jon Scieszka, Brett Helquist, and many more.
If you're interested in purchasing the book, please click here. For other information about Half Minute Horrors please visit the official site.
Also, later this month, we will be doing a signing at the Gladstone Hotel on Halloween. Here is the flyer for more info.
Here is the painting again that we did for the cover of this book.
For the last little while or so, I've been really busy day and night working on a new piece for an upcoming show I mentioned earlier.
The piece is finally finished now and at the framers. It will be sent out to the gallery in a few days for the Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary show titled "three apples" curated by Jamie from Japan LA.
The show will be opened to public on October 23rd and will be at Royal T in Culver City, Los Angeles.
Its looking to be a great show with an artist lineup such as Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, Edwin Ushiro, Gary Baseman, Ron English, Natalia Fabia, Camilla D'Errico, Buffmonster, Yoskay Yamamoto, Tessar Lo, Travis Louie, Nate Frizzell, Frank Kozik, Colin Christian, Tara McPherson, and many many more. Please check here for more information on the artists in the show.
I am really looking forward to this show and seeing other artist's work up close in person!
Right now, I can't release the piece yet until they make it public on their website. So please keep checking back, there are some great pieces up already!
I will be flying down to LA with my friends Bobby and Kei from Imaginism studios and will be in attendance for the show. Looking forward to meet you everyone at the show!
More info to come soon and I will post my piece here whenever it is released on the website.
Don't think I posted about this yet here, but just incase, heres my twitter page.
@peter_chan
October is coming... and its getting cold too here in Toronto.. But I have a feeling it'll be a great month. :)
Sorry for the lack of updates lately, been really sick coming down with the flu. Pretty much fully recovered now.
Lately, I had a chance to set up a painting space in the studio, i will slip in a painting study here and there, sometimes just an hour or two before i go to bed.
Been experimenting a lot, got a new sketchbook, my first moleskin. Trying to have some spontaneous elements in my painting, as well as playing around with new ideas and symbols for future work.
Im working on a big traditional piece right now for an upcoming group show, probably the biggest piece I've done in the last 5 years. Can't post it yet, but i will post an update about the show soon. It will be in mid October in Los Angeles.
For now here are some snapshots of my current work space, fresh from last night.
Heres a page from my new sketchbook, will post more pages later.
Untitled. approx 5''x7''. Mixed media (acrylics, inks, pen, and soju)
The awesome folks at ANN did an interview with me recently. Its up now - click here.
Probably the longest and most thorough interview I've done so far.
draw with a pen for a bit.
Been a while since i posted sketchbook pages/etc.
Heres some samples of what goes on in my sketchbooks...media exploration, rough drawings for ideas, some will turn into finish pieces, some won't. I think i want to post more rough work here too..
oh, watched District 9 tonight, it was sweet...
6''x7'', Acrylic and Gesso on Paper
Yea, kinda crazy lately, need to post and update this blog more.. so heres a sketch again. Need more time to do finished pieces...
Leaving for Chicago tomorrow, will be back on monday!
Something just for fun..
Had this image in my mind today...just an idea...
Its rough but here it is anyway since i haven't posted anything for a long time..hope this will start things up and stir the art energy of personal work again..
Want to explore different methods of image making.
Maybe use this to paint something bigger? 
Acrylic, Gesso, and Digital
Good night, hope tomorrow is a beautiful day.
My friend Hieng recently started a new online store called 1%talent. Go check it out!
Available are a lot of awesome shirts as well as one of our collaborative designs called 'Protectors of Nature'. It was a screen i worked on earlier when i was doing silk-screening last year.
'Here comes the Protectors of Nature, Be kind to nature or they won't be kind to you.'
Hand Printed on super soft 100% espresso brown cotton shirt
If you're interested you can now purchase it through the site.
A much needed update on art is coming soon. :)
Heres a funny short film my friend Alain just posted on youtube. Check it out.
congrats to my friend tessar
He will be having his very first solo exhibition this saturday at lebasse projects in culver city, los angeles. This new body of work conveys a lot of feeling and emotions, love how he conveys his ideas and feeling thru color and paint!
really wish i can go but i am all the way here in toronto..
Going to be in Dallas, Texas this Saturday up until Wednesday for the Reverie Workshop from ConceptArt.org. Pretty excited and pumped about this event, going to be awesome. Really looking forward to meet the artists there doing the workshops! A few days of nonstop drawing, painting, learning, and partying!! There will be concept artists there like Jason Chan, Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, Justin Sweet, Jon Foster, Marko D, Coro to fine artists like Shawn Barber and Carl Dobsky.
Thank you for everyone who came out to the opening reception on friday night. Special thanks to those who supported the fundraiser and bought a print or an original. Great seeing familiar faces again as well as meeting new ones. Thanks for the great comments about my piece and especially to those who bought a print. The 10 limited edition giclee prints are almost gone. Email me (info [at] peterchanart.com) if you still want one. Work is still up at the gallery as well as the online gallery right now.
Here are some photos from the show.
The giclees came in today.
For the 'Birds and the Bees' show, i have made limited edition Giclees for the 'Beenoculars' drawing i posted earlier. These prints will be available at the show for a very affordable price. They are high quality archival print on 90 lbs Arches Watercolor paper. 11'' x 14'' each.
This edition is the first limited edition print run from me. Limited to only 10 copies. Signed and numbered.
They will be available at the show Friday night and possibly online.
Title: Beenoculars
Medium: Pencil and Gesso on Stonehenge Paper
Size: 11''x14''
"And that's why birds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love"
Concept and idea: Inspired and based on the birds and the bees original meaning, where children learn about sex and pregnancy. I decided to use the notion of the voyeur, using binoculars to show curiosity. The birds and the bees are pollinating the flowers to show life giving. What is he doing with a bee-nocular? The mystery about this piece is, you are not sure who or where he is looking at. Is it the birds and the bees, or is it you, the viewer? Or maybe he is looking at a very pretty girl his age, or not, what do you think?
This piece will be exhibited at the birds and the bees show at Jerome Jenner Gallery this friday (March 20) along with many other amazing illustrators/artists from the industry. All art work will be up for sale for a good cause to raise money for the graduating class of 4th year illustration students at Sheridan College. I am in the process of having some giclee prints made of this for the show. I will post more about that later as it gets near. Anyways, come by and mingle, have a drink, and enjoy art if you are in the area!
I am very honoured and excited to have been invited to participate in this upcoming group show. Will be my first time exhibiting at the Jerome Jenner Gallery.
Information about this show:
The Sheridan Illustration Council proudly presents the Birds and the Bees Fundraiser Group show. The show features work from Sheridan alumni and faculty, consisting of well-known and emerging illustrators belonging to the fields of illustration, fine arts, comics, and much more. The hopes are to be able to raise funds to help put on a successful year-end show for the 4th year graduating class.
The show will offer collectors and new buyers the opportunity to acquire original artwork from renowned illustrators, and a chance for them to help support the next generation illustration stars.
Sheridan Illustration Council and Jerome Jenner Gallery Presents
THE BIRDS AND THE BEES FUNDRAISER SHOW
Opening Reception: MARCH 20, 2009 (7PM – 11PM)
Admission is free. Refreshments and music provided.
Artists
Kathryn Adams
Clemente Botelho
Chris Brett
Michael Byers
Mark Cabuena
Harvey Chan
Peter Chan
Chad Covino
Amanda Duffy
Jeff Garcia
Josiah Gordon
Rachel Gordon
Clayton Hanmer
Ian Herring
Nataly Kim
Anita Kunz
Hyein Lee
Kagan Mcleod
Vicki Nerino
Roben Nieuwland
Jose Ortega
Rey Ortega
Eric Overton
Kyung Soon Park
Benjamin Rivers
Graham Roumieu
Pete Ryan
Rick Sealock
Thom Sevalrud
Fiona Smyth
Gary Taxale
Jon Todd
Rosemary Travale
Elise Trinh
Alexei Vella
Brittany Wilson
Martin Wittfooth
Facebook Event group
Check out this site for more info, artwork will be uploaded for preview there on saturday/sunday
http://birdsandbeesshow.wordpress.com/ Once its up, i will also post my piece here on the blog.
All artwork will be available for sale.
Had the chance to go to the Halo Halo launch event on friday night. Fun times.
Congrads to my buddy Jeff Garcia for the launch, also great performances by 663A crew as always.
Check out halohalo here at halohalo.ca
Here are some pictures of the event.
A night of music, art, and fun.
