Little Gonzales (Dan Gray)

Public Service Announcement

littlegonzales — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:16:20 +0000

Brush your teeth. That is all.

Have I told you lately…

littlegonzales — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:23:48 +0000

I finally got my hands on the July issue of Cleo, who included my cards in a feature on, well cards – but cute and crafty cards to show someone you care. Which is always a good cause! I also recently was featured on the Yen magazine website as their latest featured illustrator. They loved my illustration about Ari – who is tickled pink to have more subjects to rule.

Diana

littlegonzales — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:48:34 +0000

I’ve recently been playing with my Diana F+ and some medium format film. Some of the colour saturation is really beautiful and the photos turn out nice and soft. Here’s some snaps from around Ye Olde Sydneytown lately, with the Biennale, birthdays and Cockatoo Island (more snaps after the jump).

It’s a matter of Trust

littlegonzales — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:58:13 +0000

I am excited. REALLY excited. Because a big project I have been working on the past almost 6 mths is finally signed, sealed and delivered and about to be released in a month’s time. August 13th! That’s the date that Old Man River’s much awaited sophomore album Trust is released here in Australia. I have been so thrilled and honoured to be part of this project – it is the biggest thing I’ve worked on so far, but I also think Ohad is such a great artist and his music is really genuine, warm and authentic, much like him really. I have loved all the tunes off Trust that I’ve been lucky enough to listen to – and I’m sure many of you will too.

The album is also being released in Japan! OMR has been rather successful there with his first album. A hard market to crack!

Here’s a sneak peek of the cover art. You can preorder the album from JB Hifi HERE – not only will you get a signed copy, but the first 200 get a bonus remix cd – which yours truly *also* did the artwork for. Rad.

23rd July – N.B I just received word that the release date has been pushed back to 10th Sept. Sorry folks, but I have listened to Trust and I promise that it is a brilliant, beautiful album and will be worth the wait. In the meantime, I am going to try to get my hands on a Japan-import version, stay tuned for pics!

It’s a wrap!

littlegonzales — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:27:25 +0000

I recently illustrated some posters, flyers and branding for a new film night called Wrap Party, which kicks off tomorrow (Tues) night at Name This Bar in Darlinghurst, Sydney. Cheap drinks, free popcorn, DJs and all sorts of short films from horror slashies to music clips to episodes of Sharehouse Zombie Apocalypse. This night sounds rad. Any budding filmmakers are encouraged to take part and show their films at future nights! I may show some films myself now that I am playing around with my new Super 8 cams…

You’re on my mind…

littlegonzales — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:01:26 +0000

I had a very nice miletone on Friday. Old Man River’s You’re On My Mind EP was released – which is very exciting for me as it was the first time I got to see my artwork on a cd in a shop. I’ve done a few cds before, but it was pretty awesome to walk into my local JB Hifi and see them sitting there in the racks.

The EP itself is really good, I love how infectious and happy the music is, so do yourself a favour and check it out. You can get it from iTunes HERE, JB Hifi or all other good cd shops.

The forthcoming album, Trust, is due to be released in August. Stay tuned! Here’s the video clip for the title track from the EP, very cool…

Blanket Magazine

littlegonzales — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:06:41 +0000

To infinity and beyond! The latest issue of Blanket magazine is out! This issue is the Cosmos issue and yours truly was part of an ‘astrology psychology’ artist project. 12 artists created a piece of art related to their star sign and kept track of their creative process along the way. The findings were compared with a short synopsis of their star sign’s characteristics – and the results are rather interesting! I was quite suprised at how well mine match really. I’m Cancer to a T.

Here is the piece I did for the feature. The 12 artworks are available as printable cards which you can buy, or are free with Blanket subscriptions, which is actually pretty cheap as it’s a great magazine on emerging art, design and photography. I really dig it. You also get a free featured font with each issue. It’s a bargain for $2 each, or $12 a yearly subscription. Plus you get to read my lovely interview and a high-res printable card of my artwork, what’s not to love?

Semi Permanent

littlegonzales — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:02:32 +0000

For those of you who don’t know or haven’t been, Semi Permanent is an annual design event extravaganza, which tours Australia, New Zealand and various cities around the world as it celebrates all things design – graphic design, film, art, illustration, photography, animation, graffiti, you name it, they’ve probably done it. The speakers are world class – Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, Jasper Goodall, Banksy, Deanne Cheuk, Vince Frost, Alex Trochut, plus a who’s who of top Aussie creatives too. There are side events, parties and one very cool thing I look forward to each year, the Book. Twice a year now, the SP peeps put out a book of most excellent design/art from terrific creatives from around the world. This year, I received word that one of my illustrations was selected for the 2nd edition, which is really a great kudos. It should be released in August coinciding with the Melbourne SP event, so keep your eyes out for the book. Here’s the illustration which was chosen:

Ziggy: Screwed Down

New Arcade Fire singles from ‘The Suburbs’

littlegonzales — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:50:12 +0000

Now usually, I am a self-absorbed blog poster who ONLY likes to talk about himself and what he is doing. I know. Someone’s gotta do it. But I am so excited about this I have to share it – pretty much my favourite band in the world has released a little snippet of 2 new songs titled ‘The Suburbs’ and ‘Month of May’. Sure, they’re only snippets, but people like me feed and obsess off this kind of thing for MONTHS. And, what with the whole Medium: Vinyl show I’m in as of tonight, this seems quite apt. See how I made that all about me? Self-absorbed. Yup.

N.B The snippets are now full-length previews. Thanks A.F! You can also preorder the album.

A. The Suburbs

AA. Month of May

Groupie magazine

littlegonzales — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:54:27 +0000

Here’s a recent interview I did for the magazine Groupie, which is a digital music magazine and a rather good one at that. (They also do a fashion magazine called Pages – both are free to subscribe and very cool.)

I talked to Groupie about the relationship between music and art and my creative process, in particular, with regards to my involvement in the Dappled Cities’ art exhibition on soon at Mart Gallery. They are showing a selection of art which accompanied the band’s launch last year for their album Zounds, which got nominated for ARIAs and deservedly so. I was one of 12 artists who each interpreted a song from the album in an installation – and parts of mine will be on display from 1st-4th June at Mart Gallery (156 Commonwealth Rd, Surry Hills). There will be a giant colouring in!