oh, hey there internet....

i must admit that i have been letting my internet presence lack. my website has been out of date for a couple years now, and my blog, which sort of ended up taking over the website has been neglected as well. I've been out of town quite a bit (thats a whole 'nother entry) and i let my web hosting lapse and i think i lost my whole old website. but its more of a blessing than a curse as i desperately needed to start fresh with a new format. I'll be getting together a new site in the coming weeks focusing on just my later works and illustration projects. it needs to be done.





but for now heres my latest painting:






for the INLE show at gallery 1988 this friday (march 11th), curated by greg 'craola' simkins, its gunna be a great show and i'm proud to be a part.

REP THE WEST!

RONIN.GALLERY PROUDLY PRESENTS
WEST COAST HAND PENDANT by ZOSO
rep the west! big and beefy, about 2 1/2 inches long, solid cast
white bronze. choose to rock it on a 30″ chain or a keychain.

click the pic!

on point with the ballpoint

recent scribblings in tha ol sketchbook:

































in other news, i'm brainstorming on my next solo show. it will be late 2010 or early 2011... just in the concepts stage right now... stay tuned for more info...

"spirit trifectum"

first oil painting in a while, i'm pretty happy with it:

showing at the cave gallery 5/4

shanty installation

for the ronin gallery's NEX GEN show.


stage one:






















stage two:

NEX GEN 2010

been working towards this for a while... the grand opening of ronin 2.0.
should be a great show, make sure to come out and join us!

skritch skratch sketch

select scans from the sixteenth sketchbook.


















more here.

RONIN 2.0

dear internets:

sorry for ignoring you lately. i will be making a conscious effort to keep you posted a little better on my happenings.

since i last posted, a lot of things have happened. india blew my fucking mind, came back, worked a lot, traveled a bit more; texas, new york and virginia mainly. visited close friends and had some times to remember. been working on some great little projects, mostly playing with pen n ink. life's been busy, but its been good. 2010 is already beating the pants off 2009.

the BIGGEST news in my life right now, the most exciting, comes in the form of a partnership with my homie, mr. peekaboo.

he as run the Ronin gallery in echo park for about a year and a half now, and i've partnered up with him to re-locate it to a great location in silverlake, currently housed by Thinkspace gallery. the space is a huge upgrade, and along with my involvement is a perfect opportunity to re-invent what ronin means and who we work with. we are working on putting our first show together right now, its right around the corner.

here it is:




go to the website and sign up for emails to keep posted!

peace, be back soon I PROMISE

So I'm off to China in a few hours. I'm really excited! its my first time to Asia. I'll be in Shanghai, then New Delhi and a small town in the Himalayan foothills. possibly Kathmandu also. I'll try and update a bit from the road, but i dont know if i'll be able to post pics...


In other news, i'm in a couple more group shows coming up, bot are great lineups and i'll be showing alongside some great artists and long time friends.

Philly at the end of august:





but since i know if your reading this there's a better chance you in the LA area, so i also got a piece in this show at Ronin in echo park:



peace!

SF show at PUSH gallery

i'm on my way to China and India next week! I've become addicted to travel.

finishing up a few pieces to represent myself while i'm gone in this great little group show up in san francisco :