"Look to the Sky heed the warning! The Shadow is coming! The Shadow is coming!" Joel the locust man points to the sky to warn all his fellow Earthen creatures that an apocalyptic day is approaching and may already be at hand.

I made this card as I was listening to some music from my Hip Hop crew "Shadow of the Locust" It reflects a common mantra among the "Locust" artist that is born out of a scripture specifically Joel Chapter 2 if your interested. You can find some of our music on Itunes and also my site here at the store section.

The locust character is rendered in copic markers and ink and the background is where i played with oil paints. It reminds me of the contrast between the characters and the backgrounds from old cartoons.

This is an Original one of a kind (not a print) ACEO Art Card on watercolor paper the size of a baseball trading card: 2.5" X 3.5"

The card comes signed on the front and back in a plastic trading card sleeve. Free Shipping within the United States.

Thank You for stopping by! You can purchase this piece and more of my art and things at http://Calmplex.Etsy.com

God Bless,
-Calmplex

Quick post today. I wasn't sure if i had posted all of these yet but this is three Hip Hop Art Cards i did a couple months back that i thought you might enjoy. Unfortunately time has been seriously escaping me these last few months but I plan to continue with more music related cards for sure. If your interested in purchasing any of these you can click on the images and it will take you to the listing on etsy or just fallow this link http://www.etsy.com/shop/Calmplex

Thanks for stopping by! If you have any suggestions for future art cards id definitely be interested in hearing your ideas!

God Bless,
-Marshall aka Calmplex

Also Find me on Twitter, Facebook,and YouTube or email me at Plex@PlexHop.com

This is an art card i made for a care package i sent to my boy Wut Metaphysical. This is Pen and Ink and watercolor on watercolor paper. Metaphysical is missing an "H" lol WOOOPS! Wut is a Hip Hop artist an English Teacher and a good friend! You can check him and his music out at his facebook page http://www.facebook.com/wutmetaphysicalSOTL . 

Thanks for stopping by!

God Bless,
-Marshall aka Calmplex

Also Find me on Twitter, Facebook,and YouTube or email me at Plex@PlexHop.com

Mickey Monsters

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to share with you guys some Art Cards i did for my etsy shop a couple months ago. These we're fun and also what was fun was making up the little 2 or 3 sentence background story's for each character. This one with the teeth's name is Joe Teef!

E.T. Phone Home

Joe Teef has a job at a theme park operating the "Romp A Whirl" that comes with a built in puke bucket in every cart. He was stranded on earth when his recreational space ship crashed on Planet Earf who's inhabitants had only a primitive understanding of space travel. Unfortunately he was too busy fooling around all the time when his uncle Ernie was trying to show him how to re build mechanical devices so he has no way to get back home.

Lovin Some Etsy

If you'd like to hear the tale behind some of these other guys feel free to come on over to the etsy shop and check um out! And if you feel so inclined pick up some artwork as well. I love etsy not just for selling but also shopping for gifts and oddball pieces like these. Anyways yall thanks for stopping by! :)

You can find my shop on etsy here! http://www.etsy.com/shop/Calmplex


God Bless,
-Marshall aka Calmplex

Also Find me on Twitter, Facebook,and YouTube or email me at Plex@PlexHop.com

Here is another ATC (Artist Trading Card) i did with my friend Jen aka Aloquin from Etsy.com. Jen has a passion for Art Cards and has many high quality pieces up on her Etsy shop. I definitely recommend anyone to go check her stuff out!

If you don't already know  ATC's or ACEO's are small pieces of original or printed art that come in the standard size 2.5 x 3.5 which is the same as a baseball card. They are very addictive and fun to collect, create and trade and they can be made in any style or media you can think of as long as they fit the size requirement.

We both enjoy street art so we did each others names in graffiti. Hope you like em. Thanks for stopping by!

Connect with Jen on Etsy here http://www.etsy.com/shop/Aloquin?ref=pr_shop_more#

God Bless,
-Calmplex

Also Find Calmplex on Twitter, Facebook,and YouTube or email me at Plex@PlexHop.com