the artwork of...misterEtickets

keep calm and auld lang syne...

2011-12-30T20:10:00.000-08:00

the endless

2011-10-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

based on the characters created by neil gaiman...the endless

OCCUPY LOS ANGELES

2011-10-08T10:05:00.000-07:00

More Wealth Than You Can Imagine

2011-08-19T23:33:00.000-07:00

ITALIAN MAFIA BOSS makes his way to DENMARK...

2011-04-17T12:11:00.001-07:00

UPDATE:PAINTING SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL BUYER!!

The Godfather made his way to Denmark last month. I'm happy to say this painting is now in the hands of a fan and a very important business executive.

PAINTING 010 - - The Godfather. That's right. Tagline: The Godfather is now a painting.
Plot Outline: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Love/Hate Los Angeles Group Show

2010-11-13T07:40:00.000-08:00

Here's my piece for the Love/Hate Los Angeles Show.
It runs for only one week at

The Strange 4316 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90004

Details on the piece: "HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY"

- 22X24, gouache and pastels on recycled canvas, $375

...there's a lot of great work by other local artists.

THe DUDe'S LaST SUPPeR, SOLD.

2010-01-23T21:58:00.001-08:00

THe DUDe'S LaST SUPPeR is a combined homage to the 1998 Coen Brothers film "The Big Lebowski" and the 15th century mural painting of Leonardi da Vinci's "The Last Supper". The painting is now owned by a private collector.

free misterEtickets wallpaper

2009-07-24T01:27:00.000-07:00

2009-06-19T20:18:00.000-07:00

To all that come to this happy place: welcome. This is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. MisterEtickets is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America... with hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.

A Look Backward...

2009-04-23T20:05:00.000-07:00

Archive of the Chango Coffee House and Art Gallery Show

2009-03-29T08:17:00.000-07:00

final days...

2009-03-21T20:59:00.000-07:00

2009-02-19T23:23:00.000-08:00

Sean Patrick Rielly’s
-ICONIC PAINTINGS
from History, Literature and Popular Culture

While working on the managerial side of the animation industry, this San Fernando Valley native found himself developing his own style of caricature. Within this style, noses are not represented. Are the noses cut off to spite their faces? Can the characters not see past the end of their noses? Is this the direct result of them keeping their noses to the grindstone? The question is left open ended. The heads are always inflated. The eyes are big and expressive, yet semi-vacant and sometimes slightly cock-eyed. The face is always contorted into a never-ending scream, gasp or exclamation. These elements are combined into an overall result that perfectly reflects the artist's personal feelings about our shared history, literature and popular culture.

One more for the series, because I found the time...

2009-02-18T12:21:00.001-08:00

...and because I adore the Watchmen graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Rather than paint the main characters of the story, I decided to paint the first generation of superheroes in the comic, the MINUTEMEN circa 1940.

Preview of the last painting in the ICONIC PAINTINGS series...

2008-06-19T08:22:00.000-07:00

well, here we are my friends, just a little over a year since i started the ICONIC PAINTINGS from History, Literature and Popular Culture. LEBOWSKI's LAST SUPPER is the last painting in this series. It's been a fantastic voyage, but it's time to to move on to a new theme. Perhaps one that is a little more focused in theme. Any suggestions? I was thinking about FAMOUS BATTTLES or HISTORY'S LESSER KNOWN HEROES or even SAD EYES, CROOKED CROSSES, a return to my 'old school' style of painting. Drop me a line with your two cents.

thanks,

misterEtickets

Preview of PENULTiMATE painting in the series...

2008-05-25T10:11:00.000-07:00

Here's a low-res preview pic of the completed STAR WARS Painting aptly titled "MORE WEALTH THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE"-

Lincoln's Cabinet

2008-05-24T06:39:00.001-07:00

PAINTING 018 - TEAM OF RIVALS - Here's my latest piece depicting Abraham Lincoln and his presidential cabinet.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens aka Mark Twain

2008-05-21T13:41:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 019 - Samuel Clemens, aka MARK TWAIN - Here's my latest piece depicting Mark Twain.

Washington Takes Trenton

2008-02-18T08:53:00.001-08:00

PAINTING 017 - WASHINGTON TAKES TRENTON - Here's my latest piece depicting General George Washington taking the town of TRENTON.

CANNIBAL FLOWER - January

2008-01-26T11:11:00.001-08:00

PAINTING 016 - TYLER DURDEN MEETS TYLER DURDEN - These are the two pieces that were shown at the January group show. They were individually painted and framed, but were intended to be displayed as one entire 'side by side' piece. I am really happy with the final results! Alas, they were hung incorrectly at the gallery, one on top of the other, but regardless, I received some really encouraging feedback.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BOAT!

2008-01-20T15:54:00.001-08:00

PAINTING 015 - Final Submission of classic scene from Jaws. This was extremely fun to paint because I like to watch the movie as I paint. Therefore, I got to watch the film maybe four or five times. The print is available if you follow the links on the right hand side of the page.

CANNIBAL FLOWER - December

2007-12-22T09:41:00.000-08:00

PAINTING 005 - here's the final painting of THE BEATLES. Entitled 'IMAGINE THERE'S NO HEAVEN' The focus of this painting is the "Paul is dead" rumor. "Paul is dead" is an urban legend alleging that Paul McCartney of the British rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike and sound-alike. McCartney is alive and well as of 2007. (or so says wikipedia).
Cannibal Flower Group Show! Unfortunately, the painting did not sell, but it did get to see the big city, get dressed up in a fancy new frame and get an evening out amongst the cultured artists of LA.

so 'Paul', if you still want it, the painting will have to rise in price.

THANK YOU, FRED FLINTSTONE

2007-10-28T17:52:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 004 from the series ICONIC PAINTINGS from History, Literature and Popular Culture has SOLD! That's right. A STUDY IN DIGNITY sold last night at the Cannibal Flower Group Show. It was a halloween event and I have been told that the handsome man dressed as Fred Flintstone purchased the painting. Thanks to the mysterious Fred Flintstone and to the wonderful people of the Cannibal Flower organization! And Special Thanks to Julie!

PAINTING 004 - here's the final finished painting of THE ELEPHANT MAN. Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), known as "the elephant man" gained the sympathy of victorian era britain because of the extreme deformity of his body.

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

2007-09-27T11:13:00.001-07:00

PAINTING 014 - Final Submission of CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON - This work was created for the following group show: THE CLASSIC MONSTER EXHIBITION portraits of the Classic Monsters from the Universal Films created by a group of accomplished artists.

THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

2007-09-24T22:29:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 013 - Final Submission of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN - This work was created for the following group show: THE CLASSIC MONSTER EXHIBITION portraits of the Classic Monsters from the Universal Films created by a group of accomplished artists.

MOON LANDING

2007-09-08T11:00:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 012 - Final Submission of MOON LANDING - The first manned moon landing on Earth's Moon was the United States' Apollo 11 mission, commanded by Neil Armstrong accompanied by Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin. Armstrong landed the lunar module Eagle on the surface of the Moon at 4:17:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, July 20, 1969.

ALL APOLOGIES

2007-08-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 009 - After a long and troubled road, i finally present the finished painting for the rock band NIRVANA. For more information on the trials and troubles associated with painting this piece, read the comments section.

(taken directly from wikipedia:) NIRVANA was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their 1991 album Nevermind, Nirvana exploded into the mainstream, bringing along with it a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden also gained in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-middle 1990s.

BLUEBEARD

2007-08-15T14:20:00.001-07:00

PAINTING 011 - (taken directly from wikipedia) Bluebeard is the title character in a famous fairy tale about a violent nobleman and his over-curious wife. It was written by Charles Perrault and first published in 1697. Although best known as a fairy tale, the character of Bluebeard is believed to have been based on the 15th-century Breton nobleman and serial killer, Gilles de Rais.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

2007-08-04T23:16:00.001-07:00

PAINTING 008 - (nearly taken directly from wikipedia) The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature written in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. The book was originally published without illustrations. Over the years, many illustrated versions have appeared. The most popular are probably E. H. Shepard's, originally published in 1931. They are believed to be authorized, as Grahame was pleased with the initial sketches, but he did not live to see the completed work, or mine. wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

NIXON RESIGNS

2007-07-25T18:41:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 007 - As a result of the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned the presidency in the face of likely impeachment by the United States House of Representatives. His successor, Gerald Ford, issued a controversial pardon for any federal crimes Nixon may have committed. Nixon is the only person elected twice each to the offices of both vice president and president. He is also the only President of the United States to have resigned from the office.

for more information on watergate or the presidency of Richard Nixon, visit http://www.nixonfoundation.org/

THE CREMATION OF SAM MCGEE

2007-07-20T08:06:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 006 -
There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee.

for the complete text, look up Robert Service's The Cremation of Sam McGee.

IMAGINE THERE'S NO HEAVEN

2007-07-07T21:03:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 005 - here's the final painting of THE BEATLES. The focus of this painting is the "Paul is dead" rumor. "Paul is dead" is an urban legend alleging that Paul McCartney of the British rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike and sound-alike. McCartney is alive and well as of 2007. (or so says wikipedia) for more information, check on the links in the comments section.

PLAYING WITH ELECTRICITY

2007-06-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 003 - here's the final finished painting of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. " be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, and cloth, or the gout will seize you and plague you both," Franklin wrote. Franklin relished his food, basked in the company of women, and at times used items of apparel to influence the way people perceived him. and, indeed, gout plagued Franklin for much of his life.

PINOCCHIO AND THE CARABINIERI

2007-06-21T19:15:00.000-07:00

PAINTING 002 - here's the final finished painting of PINOCCHIO. this was inspired by a painting hanging in the pinocchio restaurant in burbank, ca. good food, scary paintings. note the gigantic hand on the carabinieri (italian for military police)

ALICE IN TULGEY WOODS

2007-06-17T10:28:00.001-07:00

PAINTING 001 - here's the final finished painting of ALICE IN WONDERLAND. " twas brilling, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; all mimsy were the borogroves and the mome raths outgrabe. "

Miscellaneous

2007-05-20T10:43:00.000-07:00

PROOF OF CONCEPT here's the first painting i did of this new series. I wanted to try out the idea of painting large color versions of my comical drawings. I chose to do a self portrait based on a drawing i had made for my Myspace page.

here's the workspace. big flat space. natural lighting mixed with compact flourescent bulbs (saving energy, thereby saving the world). it's pretty messy, but still, it's as much natural light that i can get and i get to spy on the neighbors.

'the dude abides'

- MisterE