Here's What's Holding You Back

On "How to be a Freelance Artist"

SUNDAY COMICS: A few words about VENOM...

PLUS Freelancer Life, A NEW Interview with Marshall Makes Comics.

Get some inspiration from "Punches of Pink"

Dallas area artist, photographer, and entrepreneur Jen Shu of Pink Light Images contracted me to create this artwork to be the banner for her inspirational video testimonial series Punches of Pink, and I am happy to unveil it for you now!

Fashion Art Network interviews me (@SamaxAmen)

Here's a promo interview I did with the fine folks at Fashion Art Network to promote their gallery exhibit "No Need to be Heroic" that I had a couple pieces in. A nice chance for the internets to hear my voice, instead of just reading what I have to say.

Samax on ArtLoveMagic Radio

For those who don't know, my dude Michael Lagocki is one of the founders of local art collective ArtLoveMagic, and has recently started doing a radio show designed to shed light on the local art and music scene in Dallas. Because we're friends and stuff, Mike has been trying to get me on the show for some time, and eventually he got me into the studio...

I can't stop Talking about comics...

^ Here's a youTube video of me chopping it up with Scott Hinze of FanboyRadio.com at Dallas Comicon. This is around 3 minutes, but we actually talked about a half hour or so about creating comics in Dallas, and the industry in general. I can only speak from my limited perspective, of course... but that's more than enough to wind me up and get going! In this clip I briefly touch on the alternate route my comics career has taken and Scott shamelessly implores you to buy my magazine GhettoManga Quarterly (for the record, he bought one). Since there's a good chance you don't have it, preview/purchase both existing issues by clicking here.

thanks for reading,

-samax

It's all about Me(dia)

the fine folks at Purple Magazine thought well enough of my efforts to do a nice little interview with me as part of their "SuperSelf-Making 101" special also known as Purple Magazine #8. also featured are my peoples Dazjae Zoem and Robert Trujillo, so get familiar! you can download the issue gratis or check in with Ultraviolet Underground for the print issue in a couple weeks. even if you think i'm over-rated (hater!), cop this issue for the fresh cover by painter-emcee Corinne Stevie, tough guy!
peace,
-samax

ArtParkLoveMagic

Saturday at 2pm is the ribbon-cutting for the Art Park Statues, one of which was painted by me. i will most definitely get more pictures of my piece (much thanks to dude Pat Favors who was cool enough to take this one of me working on it). if you're in Dallas tomorrow afternoon, drop by. i'll take some time away from my drawing table (gasp!) to attend, so you can kick it with me and the other artists at N. Good Latimer and Commerce!
DartLoveMagic
in fact, there's a ton of artsy festivities in Deep Ellum tomorrow. my peoples from ArtLoveMagic are helping kick off the opening of the Deep Ellum DART rail station just down Good Latimer at Gaston. click the flier above for the 4 eleven.
it's been very hectic lately... if you didn't already know, my work on my blog/magazine ghettoManga landed me on the cover of one of the local newspapers, i spent several days traveling to downtown Dallas to complete this Art Park painting, and my daughter Marley celebrated her first birthday this week (09.09.09... photos coming soon)! and that's to say nothing of the freelance projects i'm working on! things are going great, and I am very thankful, if a little exhausted. for those who attend tomorrow, i'll see you there... otherwise, i'll catch up to you on the internet!
peace, love, etc.
-samax

it's ALL about ME!!!

a pic of yours truly rockin' the live art on the roof of The Bone in dallas for the ArtLoveMagic/H4 Benefit Show.
that dude Sheldon interviewed me a couple weeks ago and posted it on 84Area.com. so if you're curious about me and what i'm talkin' about, click the pic and go check it out. leave comments. play nice. you know the deal...
-samax