So The Those Guys are holding a charity art auction, and guess what? IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW! You can bid on some beautiful art and help children at the same time. So go here now and bid on some stuff…

The Those Guys art auction

And on this coming Saturday, Nov 15th at the Rialto theater in South Padadena, CA we are hosting a screening of “The Goonies”, its a free movie with a small donation at the door! And check it out, if you donate at the door, you get a raffle ticket, and you can win some sweet prizes… like maybe some autographed items!!!!

Oh yeah, so the charity we are working to help is Donorschoose.org, they provide materials to needing classrooms. In this case, we are concentrating on classroom in Southern California that need art supplies. We are trying to help the next generation of artists! We need your help, and they all need our help! So if you can’t make it to the movie, and don’t want to bid on the art, please give any small amount you can.

DonorsChose.org, TTG’s donors page

I’m excited about this year’s 2D or not 2D Animation Festival coming November 14 and 15 at the Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. The event is shaping up impressively with hours of newly animated films in 2D, 3D, Claymation and Cut-Out styles, from around the world. Several industry speakers will be showing their work and teaching some of their amazing techniques.

I was delighted to be asked to participate in the event. My talk is scheduled for Saturday (Nov 15) at 5:00pm. I’ll discuss the challenges involved in making our independent game, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet; I’ll share details on my ambitious abstract animation project that will premiere in Vancouver in 2010; I’ll talk about my comic work including ZED and Flight’s The Saga of Rex and everything else I can squeeze into the allocated time. Check it out if you can!

Hi, Israel Sanchez here, Scott Campbell and I will be showing new work at the “Imaginary Friends” show opening this Friday at Gallery 1988 San Francisco. Come check it out! Also check out my blog for some process pictures showing how I completed the painting shown here.