Tumblr (3.0; @curtmerlo)http://blog.curtmerlo.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyswj2Toaw1qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here is a new piece that I created before the holidays. I got inspired when I saw an “apples for sale” sign at a small produce market in fresno so I made this. I would put in the vain of my vintage ad posters even though its a little different format. Its up in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92106648/vintage-apple-ad-print-12-x-12" target="_blank">my store</a> if you want one for your kitchen or house.   </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/16983505502http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/16983505502Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:47:11 -0800<p>My website has been down for a few weeks now, but we are back online. After a switch in CMS to <a href="http://cargocollective.com/" target="_blank">Cargo Collective</a> and a major redesign we finally launched. You will notice that the interface is totally different, portfolio images are now represented by symbols. Without Further ado Here is <a href="http://curtmerlo.com" target="_blank">CurtMerlo.com 3.0</a>. I would love to hear your feedback to help me improve your interactions with this site.</p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/16944678053http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/16944678053Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:55:50 -0800<p>Please excuse the mess.</p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/16190081180http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/16190081180Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:25:10 -0800<p>Since my recent website hackings I have realized my website is very old and very vulnerable to cyber break-ins, So I have decided to move my portfolio to a new CMS one preferably with a community, so I settled on <a href="http://cargocollective.com/" target="_blank">CARGO COLLECTIVE</a>. The good news is it is very alive and i think it is secure the bad news is I have to completely redo my website…Again. I have to work around a few limitations set up by Cargo but I think it will in the long term be a good move. so now let the coding <begin/> </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/14480343464http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/14480343464Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:56:36 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw0bs659pO1qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Trying to make one post every week and this weeks post is a new illustration. I am really trying to following this collage experimentation kick I have been interested in. Collaging is fun an interesting. I think it was <span>Truman Capote who said “I believe more in scissors than I do in the pencil.” If I had to guess what he meant by this its that by cutting and combining seemingly unconnected things you create more an unexpected and creative result rather than precisely placing every element of a composition. The art of accidents is a true art form, because it takes creativity to know which accidents to keep. You can’t fake it. Humans are good judges of sincerity. Oh yeah this piece is about fixing yourself, especially after a broken heart. </span></p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/14031364898http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/14031364898Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:33:00 -0800<p>My website got hacked yesterday. Trying to figure out all the details, Please be patient with me and the site. I may need to move my site to a new CMS and basically start over. Things might be weird for a while. Sorry Friends. </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/13881846966http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/13881846966Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:29:10 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvlwhaWXEt1qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Working on some collage experiments lately. This was an Idea I had a while ago about how as a society we are becoming increasingly distracted. How about “Procrasti-nation” as a title? Pretty happy with how this turned out ill probably do more. Enjoy the distraction </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/13660267836http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/13660267836Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:34:22 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutysjN4F51qzvs7po1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>New cover illustration out this week. This time it was with first time collaborator Miami New Times. Always a pleasure to work with new people, especially when they are nice. you can read the very interesting story <a href="http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2011-11-17/news/russian-billionaires-battle-for-fisher-island/" target="_blank">HERE</a> at MNT, and also see the cover featured <a href="http://nascapas.blogspot.com/2011/11/miami-new-times_16.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> at Nas Capas the Magazine cover lover who loved my magazine cover without taking it out on a date first. </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/12946135629http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/12946135629Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:31:31 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltr8chizKp1qzvs7po1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I got this book in the mail yesterday. I forgot why it was sent to me but as I was flipping through it I quickly remembered agreeing to be featured in this illustration book a while ago. I am so glad I did, What an honor it is to see my work laying next to some of my favorite illustrators of this time. You can see my two page spread on pages 98 and 99 if you happen to pick it up somewhere. Otherwise if you are interested in seeing some amazing illustration you can purchase the book <a href="http://usshop.gestalten.com/shopwindow/illustrators-unlimited.html" target="_blank">here</a>.  </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/12017644624http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/12017644624Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:31:29 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp3wbJzor1qzvs7po1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Last week Denver Westword published an issue with an a cover I illustrated for them. Denver Westword as you may know is a fine magazine with good folks working for them. This issue was about the people who speak on behalf of victims and there motivation for doing so. Its called “The Victim Lobby,” you can check the full issue out <a href="http://www.westword.com/flipbook/october-2011-2024366/" target="_blank">here</a>.    </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/11966697243http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/11966697243Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:00:11 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqt2w7NXgu1qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here is a piece about unemployment, yeah its kinda like that. </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/9633826043http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/9633826043Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:48:07 -0700“Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want — that just kills creativity.”<br/><br/> - <em>Jack White <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4NhlxSrOw" target="_blank">on creative constraints</a>, quoted in “<a href="http://seanblanda.com/blog/feature/the-jack-white-school-of-business/" target="_blank">The Jack White school of business</a>” (via <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">austinkleon</a>)</em>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/9269804983http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/9269804983Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:34:54 -0700jack whitecreativityconstraintthe white stripesmusicbusinesscareerwork<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq6zmgAiTP1qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I haven’t posted in a while, sorry about that friends. I have been taking a little break from the usual, to ask myself some hard questions and figure out where I am headed. But I am back and ready to work, just in time for the weekend. Here is a new image, my Farewell to BORDERS bookstore which should be going out of business within the month. So farewell BORDERS we’ll miss you, thanks for letting me use your bathroom.   </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/9134221792http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/9134221792Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:30:16 -0700<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loc41p7OKN1qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Parts Department, now doing business as The Arts department. It didn’t take to long to create the new sign, just a lot of scratching. The hard part is going to be teaching these mechanics how to paint.     </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/7654030278http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/7654030278Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:05 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loc3shN9Yf1qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another experiment using vintage auto parts as my muse. </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/7619334177http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/7619334177Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:41:05 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo8ebsStJ21qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New image in a series on my consumer art campaign. This references the auto industry and our emotions toward products. I used my new out of date copy machine to make a lot of these textures. You might be able to tell that I have been heavily influenced by Andy Warhol, There is a little Andy in all of us.  </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/7538520541http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/7538520541Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:38:16 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnzhk8UMr71qzvs7po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just finished a new image, Titled The Bible Classifieds or something like that.  Technique similar to my modus operandi, with some minor changes. Tried transferring images using Acetone. Very toxic and also very cool name for a band. You can’t use it because I am, for my band.  In other news does anyone want to start a band?   </p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/7357660244http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/7357660244Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:09:44 -0700<a href="http://www.ocweekly.com/2011-06-09/news/joe-byron-joe-grumbine-egg-heaven-long-beach-medical-marijuana/">My cover on OC WEEKLY this week</a>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/6401216801http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/6401216801Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:21:59 -0700<a href="http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Translating_innovation_into_US_growth_An_advanced-industries_perspective_2810">my Illustration for Mckinseyquarterly.com</a>: <p>You can see part of the article  about innovation and a little thumbnail of the image here, I will add a bigger picture soon.</p>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/6336662456http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/6336662456Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:21:12 -0700<a href="http://www.etsy.com/category/art/print">Showcased on etsy's art prints page today</a>http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/6145997639http://blog.curtmerlo.com/post/6145997639Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:12:23 -0700