Few MadL customs

Since the release of the 10" Mad'L, the sculpt has gotten even more popular. Recently, we see Kathie Olivas doing this piece up for her upcoming show "Uninvited Guest" with MyPlasticHeart. This piece is based on one of her piece from the Scavengers Series 1, Masao.

And Jeremiah Ketner who previously did up the custom Mellow for me (here) has taken on a commission for a set of 10" and 5" Mad'L which he executed marvelously.

"Infinity Square" at Distinction Gallery

Just found out about this nicely compiled group of artists show curated by Kelly Vivanco at Distinction Gallery, opening on 13th December. Jeremiah posted a real sweet looking painting entitled "Serene Moment" up at his flickr. I am beginning to look at picking up some mini paintings from my list of favourite artists.

"Serene Moment" 8" x 8"

Jeremiah Ketner's solo "Morning Showers"

One of my favourite artists, Jeremiah Ketner is having a solo show entitled "Morning Showers", opening 7th November at Melanee Cooper Gallery. He posted two of his 20 paintings up at his flickr this morning.

Just this shot here is telling you a big statement. He has refined his new style by heaps since starting roughly six months ago or less. Absolute brilliance.

Jeremiah Ketner custom 10" Teddy Trooper for sale

I am lending a helping hand to a fellow boardie and fellow fan for Jeremiah Ketner's works to sell this brilliant piece of custom work.

It is one of Jeremiah's earlier works and style. This piece was featured at Rotofugi's "Teddy Troops Invasion" custom show back in 2006.

Hit up Pinkus if you would like to own this beautiful piece via the Kidrobot forum here.

*edit 5th Sept - SOLD

recent fantastic Jeremiah Ketner pieces

Jeremiah Ketner recently is doing an excellent job producing yet another projected level of artworks. His works will be one of my first soughted-after paintings, once the opportunity arises.

The paintings are for the show HairBall at The Alcove, which also features Dan May's works as previous blogged here, while the stencil drawings are for the show "Get the Lead Out" at Black Maria Gallery.

"Garden Keepers"

"Quiet Moment"

"Garden Keepers"

"Another Tomorrow" by Jeremiah Ketner

Jeremiah Ketner's first solo show with MModern opened on the 19th of this month. What could be considered his new style is getting quite a bit of attention, particular after showing off his rendition of of Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss", retitled "After the Kiss" in a previous group show (mentioned previously here).

Many large pieces, with a few affordable small-to-medium size paintings. You will notice the presence of a female character and that is kind of what I mentioned about his new style.

See all the pieces from the show here.

Jeremiah Ketner "After the Kiss"

"After the Kiss" 20 x 24 inches, Acrylic on wood

I was in awe when I came across Jeremiah Ketner's rendition of the famous "The Kiss" painting by Gustav Klimt at his flickr. I just had to write this up as I myself have previously come across other smaller paintings by Gustav in Vienna. But definitely nothing as grandeur as "The Kiss".

"The Kiss"

Jeremiah's painting will be featured at this upcoming intriguing show, opening April 3rd:

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Jeremiah Ketner's take on a Possessed

Jeremiah Ketner is really coming into the new year with a bang! Heaps of customs and original sculpts, and it is only the first month of the year.

Another attempt on a Luke Chueh's Possessed piece. I thought the Possessed is one of the tougher sculpts to custom. Mainly because, as first commented and advised by pinkus prior to me commissioning the custom Mellow from Jeremiah, like the Treedweller, is so much of a signature piece, it becomes less versatile for the artist to attempt something bolder. Yes, innitially I wanted him to work on a Treedweller.

However, Jeremiah pulled it off by creating quite a 'signature' of his own version of Possessed here. Rather than the usual Possessed figure, I personally see something else right now, which I find hard to put it in words unfortunately.

Big'it up for Jeremiah! 2008 looks like it's going to be one heck of a year for him.

You and I clearly are aware who commissioned this piece. Ahem...

follow up: J. K. Custom Mellow

It thrills to hold and see the actual piece. The details are brilliant!
Amateur shots:

How peaceful his expression is-

Accompanying gifts-

sketch & freebies

One fine project. Written beneath it:-

"The Flowers Built a Garden As You Were Sleeping..."

Jeremiah Ketner

More shots previously blogged here.

Jeremiah Ketner interview

An interview with Jeremiah Ketner was posted up by the awesome Andy of toysrevil. Just excited to see so much news of him lately. He deserves every bit of it, after having produced some of the best custom pieces over the turn of the New Year.

Yes, the Piko(s) are absolutely amazing figures. Customized wood to resemble the characters in his paintings, it is the best representation of his works in 3D-form.

"Piko toys are based off characters that I often use in my paintings. I have always used the name Piko Piko as my user name for online forums and such. Its kinda my pen name. It is based of a Japanese word to describe a flashing light or "to shine" - "Pika Pika"."

Jeremiah Ketner

For interview page click here

Artist website

Artist Flickr page

Jeremiah Ketner Custom Mellow

The previous customs were all purchased from their first owner. I am currently eagerly awaiting for the arrival of my first personally commissioned custom.

Custom Mellow by Jeremiah Ketner

I started out looking at the artist's works, letting him know which painting I desire and moved on from there. The Mellow turns out to be an excellent piece to work on, with its large surface area, it gives freedom to the artist to work on. It took a while, but the end product does make it well-worth the wait. I suppose with that kind of a job-well-done, one would think the wait is what makes it even the more satisfying, somewhat.

Jeremiah also is a fantastic person to work with. Innitially, thought I would like an original painting to go with the custom, but with the great work on the back of the Mellow, I probably can live without one... just yet.