May 2012
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michyeomichyeo asked: Matthew, I am a big fan of your work. I am considering getting one of your pieces as my first tattoo. The piece I am wanting I came across several years ago- it is the two vertically paneled piece with a man in a skeleton suit drowning in the ocean with a bird flying above. I can't seem to find it! Would you please send it to me?
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April 2012
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After nearly 6 years of not having gas in my apartment (and therefor no working stove) due to a stubborn refusal to pay off an outstanding $1000 + gas bill that was 85% an ex-girlfriend’s doing, I have decided that with my next largish paycheck I will be paying off the gas company and getting my stove turned back on in hopes of attempting to live my life like a normal human being.
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Anonymous asked: I'll give you a few more nickels if you know what I mean.
Anonymous asked: Would you take on an intern?
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Recently I have been getting a lot of inquiries into purchasing originals. Selling originals is something I am always happy to do. I keep all of my old work, and unfortunately for the most part all it does is collect dust because I dont really sell anything unless someone contacts me asking for a specific piece.
So I would like to extend the invitation out, that if you are interested in...
Anonymous asked: Wish you were in my ass.
March 2012
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February 2012
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rghayati asked: QUESTION 1: What kinda shoelaces you talkin' here?
Anonymous asked: What are you listening to?
So I complained a lot in a post, went to lunch and came back to my apartment. In that time I received nearly 200 messages from complete strangers. All of your support is both startling and humbling. I bitch and moan so much about the “faceless masses” of the internet, that I have a habit of forgetting that there are people out there that actually do in fact give a shit.
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Anonymous asked: In highschool, I had a really terrible art teacher. He was pretentious, arrogant and imposed his own beliefs about art on all of his students, as if to mold them into a little army of scribbling morons. As a result, I have a really bad view of artists in general, I can't go to a museum and enjoy a painting without thinking "what's this asshole trying to say?" What do you think?...
Anonymous asked: I realize you hate questions and any kind of interaction whatsoever, but what you said here was a little confusing "And hey if you are going to reblog an artist’s work, please credit them accordingly." You do realize the artist is automatically credited when people reblog, right? They click on the image or some part of it and it automatically redirects as long as the artist...
Anonymous asked: Mister Woodson, Do you think you'll be making prints for the adventure time work anytime soon?!! It's like 2 of my favourite things, merged into one awesome print.
Anonymous asked: hi I really want to be an illustrator/ tattoo artist and i absolutely love your work your an inspiration to me, real random question but in the picture of you what kind of reptiles do you have? :D
doubtfulguest asked: Hi I was wondering if you had any good tips for getting back into drawing(intermediate level)? After art school I ended up the soul sucking route of paying off my bills via retail and I'm still there. The plan so far the plan is to brush up with Andrew loomis' anatomy book and people watching-drawing but I was wondering if you had any other suggestions?
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January 2012
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33 Questions Sort of Answered
So after having a complete throw away piece amass nearly 7,000 notes, gaining nearly 2,000 new followers, and being asked more questions than I could ever have time to respond to…I decided that the best way to handle all of this is to do a quick little Q & A to tie up any possible loose ends. And yes, unfortunately the entirety of this list is based on real questions asked to me by...
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In The Year 20XX
I spent the entirety of 5th grade drawing Mega Man. It was 1994, and Mega Man 4 had just come out. This was back when Nintendo Power was still king. I think I carried the issue where they explained the boss order around for months. I just couldn’t stop drawing the characters over and over and over. I was obsessed.
But the funny thing is, I hadn’t even played Mega Man 4…and I...
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Butterfat Studios
I am taking a break from drawing highly emotional racially charged super secret project scenes, and late 80’s video game characters to let you know about a great opportunity!
Esther Garcia, my good friend and tattoo artist (who has been previously mentioned on this blog, and has done the majority of the work on me) is having a special this coming week of taking on single session tattoos....
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Dude, we're totally dying!
If Adventure Time existed when I was a kid, I can promise you that I would be a much different sort of illustrator than I am now. From left to right:
Cone Kid, The Jiggler, Starchy, Jake, Lumpy Space Princess, Gummy Guy, B.M.O., The Snail, Finn (with tufts of Princess Bubblegum’s hair), Choose Goose, Tree Trunks, Peppermint Butler, A Duck, Candy Cane Guy, and Hot Dog Princess
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December 2011
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One Thousand
It was recently pointed out to me that I am incredibly close to having 1000 followers for The Canary (only 12 left to go in fact). I was thinking that maybe I would have a giveaway for the 1000th followers and maybe send them something nice if they were into it….so uhh if you get a creepy message from me about wanting your address, please don’t be too frightened.
I should really learn...
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The Bees'll Make Honey In The Lion's Head
I drew this a few weeks ago and kept it on the shelf for a while before posting it anywhere. Unfortunately due to the quick in and out of being an illustrator, I am used to rushing to finalize things….which in all honesty, deciding when something is done or not is one of the hardest parts of my job. So I have been trying to make a conservative effort not to rush finalizing personal...