"to do"

I'm doing the lay out for our next cover feature in issue 121, Billy Lane's "Air Force One" Knucklehead build. I've never worked with this many amazing process shots, the guy literally photographed every step. Not only is the bike itself simply stunning in its final form, but the documentation and the amount hurdles that had to be over come for this bike to be built is pure insanity. I want so badly to throw a bunch of the photos up here, but you're all just going to have to have your minds blown inside issue 121... I swear, this thing is mental! You're gonna flip!

Straight outta backtalk 121...

send your submissions in to Backtalk@ironcross.net, let's see what ya got!

Willies Tropical Tattoo

I'm updating the ad for Willies Tropical Tattoo and requested some fresh artwork from the guys at the shop, and this beauty came in. Man those guys are good! You'll have to check the new ad in 121 for the other jems...

coming soon to issue 121...

Bloody Knuckles

Open for business

Outside the office today...

floating triumph

(((((Freewheelin Friday, Pt. 4)))))

I originally intended to post each (((((Freewheelin' Friday))))) in cronological order of when the work was made, but i'm already pretty out of sequence,so... here's that latest thing to come from my kitchen!

A few weeks back I took some glamour shots of Kelly's old bike for the record. The following week was her birthday, so I cranked this bad boy out in my kitchen one afternoon/evening in just under 11 hours... felt good to get back into the painting gig, hadn't picked up a paint brush since, well i don't know when. Was going for a bit of a black velvet canvas feel by painting on a 3 1/2 foot by 2 1/2 foot piece of black foam core that I trash picked from the curb a little while ago.

This painting was definitely  a step in a more detailed orientated direction that some of my older work, and I gotta say it felt pretty good to really zone in and focus on the execution. Oh, and painting reflective surfaces is always a blast. Man, i've got to make more work... Maybe something fresh again for next Friday? Who knows! Stay tuned...