See the Sea

This is a little art piece I'm working on.  I'm adding cut-out inked illustrations to create a scene on top of FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES "UNTITLED" 1991- that I picked up at the Walker.

Stumptown Trade Review!

I just came across this nice article about the Lutefisk Sushi Comic Box I was recently apart of.   Brian Gardes wrote a good description about mini comics, and referred my comic as one of the highlights!
Thanks Brian!  

http://stumptowntradereview.com/2012/11/self-published-sundaymini-comics-madness-lutefisk-sushi/

Siberian Scout

Ink and digital coloring

George Washington Mini Comic

This is my test comic I made for a course I will be teaching on making comics.  I'm going to show kids how to make a cheap 8 page comic that they can reproduce on a photo copier.

AWESOME SATURDAY!!!

Saturday was my big day!  I was on Fox 9 Morning news promoting The Walker Art Centers First Free Saturday Event and how I was involved.  I also did portraits of the Anchors! you can see here I finished coloring in Tom Halden 

Here I am finishing the coloring of Tom Halden's portrait.

I didn't get a good photo of Marina's portrait : (

Jeff wasn't there but I left it there for him,

I really like how his turned out!

Drawing with kids for 4hrs straight, AWESOME!

Comics sold at the Walker gift shop. Why hello Cindy Sherman.

Q&A!!!

http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2012/11/29/a-conversation-with-todd-balthazor/

Here's a little Q&A conversation I shared with Rachel Kimpton about me and this up coming First Free Saturday at the Walker Art Center

More at the Walker!

http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2012/free-first-saturday-wall-wall-walker

here's the Link to bring you to the times at the Walkers Wall to Wall event!

WALKER ART CENTER EVENT!

This December 1st, I will be hosting and creating an art activity for the Walker's First Free Saturday event!  It's going to be a lot of fun and drawing spectacularness for kids of all ages!

http://www.walkerart.org/press/browse/press-releases/2012/walker-art-centers-raising-creative-kids-prog-2

COMIC ART SHOW!

ALTERED ESTHETICS:
The 5th installment of Lutefisk Sushi: a limit-ed edition collection of mini-comics by Minnesota cartoonists, PLUS a comic art exhibit.

 Bento Box Art by Zander Cannon

This is going to be amazing!  Over 30 comics from local artists, all contained in one box!  This will also be my first print of my web comic "It Is What It Is" that will be snuggled in tight with the collection of all these other wonderful artists.

http://www.alteredesthetics.com/events/116
Opening Reception:
Friday, November 2nd 7pm-10pm

Artists’ Discussion:
Saturday, November 17th 1pm-3pm 

"It Is What It Is"
http://blogs.walkerart.org/mnartists/2012/10/24/the-observer-it-is-what-it-is/

MARKERS!

The Fisherman's Son

The  Frog in the Yellow Sweater

Artist Monk

The Nautilus Sketch

A quick digital sketch I did after reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

#25 of "IT IS WHAT IT IS"

Check out all the rest on mnartist.orgs blog at: http://blogs.walkerart.org/mnartists/category/it-is-what-it-is-2/

Lobby Land at The Source!

Lobby Land will be doing an open game day at The Source for people to tryout our new prototype.  Game day is this Saturday 5-10pm.  Click the link for additional details: http://www.facebook.com/events/416423411754941/

Topsight Games!

http://www.facebook.com/TopsightGames

This will be the posting site for Jason and my board game company.  Our first project is called "Lobby Land."   It's a competitive victory-point-style-education-based game to help gain a better understanding of our governmental system.  You play as a Lobbyist trying to pass your bills while trying to hinder the other lobbyists to promote your own progress.  Should be interesting to see how this project pans out so I'm pretty excited!

Drawing Club promo

Drawing Club!

Here's some pics from the Drawing Club hosted by Andy Ducett, Jamie Solberg, and myself.

Swimming Puppy

I finally had some time to play with some photoshop comboed with an ink drawing and watercolor textures.

This Thursday the 28th I'll be hosting the Drawing Club at the Walker Art Center!  It's a great chance to meet many like minded doodlers and to just play with the materials provided!  The event will be going from 4-8 pm.  Family and friends are welcome plus its all free!

This is the latest "It Is What It Is"- Caught in the Act!  I've been a little busy to keep up with posting these so there's quite a few strips to catch up on.  There all posted on the MN Artist Blog http://blogs.walkerart.org/mnartists/ under the category It Is What It is, (of course!)  I will eventually like to get a page up just for them soon, as well as for my other comic Natural Catastrophes- YES! SO MUCH MORE FOR ALL TO SEE!

Mothers Day!

If you were my mother, you may have gotten a card like this.

Hey everyone! I was recently on college radio station Radio K for my comic "It Is What It Is". It's a fun little bit themed around satire, and definitely would like to thank my editor Susannah McNeely Schouweiler for her great comments!

http://www.radiok.org/programming/culturequeue/

It Is What It Is - "

Whoa!!! I am getting behind on these, well I've been a little busy and making them is always funner than posting them so I tend to get sidetracked.  But if you really want to keep up with the comic check it out at http://blogs.walkerart.org/mnartists 

it Is What It Is - "Tripods"

This is one of my favorites because I pretty much just drew an actual event.
http://blogs.walkerart.org/mnartists/2012/02/22/no-tripods-allowed-it-is-what-it-is-comic-by-todd-balthazor/

Guided Laser!!!

This is a project I came up with, where I took CD's and created a base out of popsicle sticks (so the CD's were some-what level) and a laser pointer.  I divided the kids into two groups so that each group had a laser pointer and their CD's.  Then they had to guide the laser until it reached each member of their group's CD before the other group.  This project was really fun because it required a lot team work and focus so that each member received the laser to bounce it off their CD and then had to find where it was going so that they could steer it to the next kid in the group.