Posh Cookie Tycoon

I painted this dood live during the third instalment of the Wax Lab open deck sesh.

We thought it would be funny to have a Cookie Monster being caged by the weight of his addiction. The posh snake raises a familiar image of our own corporations in charge.

Graffiti mural: pink worm in top hat & monocle with dollar sign, constricting blue Cookie Monster holding a cookie

tags: illustration, Cookie Monster, artist mural, art, Bikkies, artwork, artists, custom painting, Mo, Posh, Moustache, designer, design, Addict, Stash, Street art, Addiction, Struggle, Worm, Cookie, handpainted, graffiti, handmade, graphic design, artist, custom art, animals, Monster, Top hat

categories: painting, event, street art, mural

Wednesday 07.30.14

Posted by Sam Shennan

A close up gallery from my solo show.

I've realised that I don't post enough shots of the details from my work. It's all super detailed but that's tricky to convey online. So I'm posting a buch of close ups from each of my animals.

Source: http://

tags: snake, ink onpaper, rabbit, artists, drawing, content, hairy, Surreal, painting, fish, furry, prints, jellyfish, art, eye, custom painting, designer, artist, artwork, artworks, graphic design, ud3, sydney artist, doodle, Pacific garbage patch, theud3, exhibition, ink, detailed, cute, animals, handmade, skulls, drawn, making art, custom art, the ud3, hand painted, draw, Surrealism, wierd, illustration

categories: illustration, exhibition

Thursday 07.24.14

Posted by Sam Shennan

Photos from my Treasure Island solo exhibition

Here are some shots from the opening night of my solo exhibition Treasure Island a couple of weeks ago at Blacklisted Gallery in Sydney's Surry Hills.

Opening night of a solo art exhibition with guests viewing framed drawings on dark gallery walls

Woman holding a packaged print talking with a man at an art exhibition

Framed drawing on a gallery wall featuring a psychedelic, melting serpentine shape in purple and gold line work

Framed ink illustration of a cassowary with detailed anatomical line work on a gallery wall

Two gallery attendees pointing at framed ink drawings of animals hanging on a dark grey wall

People mingling at an art exhibition with framed ink drawings on the walls and a hand-painted helmet on a side table

DJ in a white t-shirt operating mixing decks in a dimly lit venue

Two framed ink drawings on a dark gallery wall featuring a blue sea turtle and an intricately detailed stag

Hand-painted white helmet featuring a black and white skull illustration and the text ROB DOG

Framed illustration of a coiled, melting serpent with purple and gold details on a gallery wall

Exhibition table displaying packaged prints of totemic line work, flat posters and a Prints for Sale sign

Framed ink drawing of a stylized echidna with a star hanging from its snout, displayed on a dark gallery wall

Two framed ink and watercolor drawings on a gallery wall depicting surreal structures and swirling clouds

Source: http://samshennan.com

tags: illustration, artwork, gallery, exhibtition, animals, detaile, content, sam shennan, ud3, ink

categories: exhibition, event

Tuesday 07.15.14

Posted by Sam Shennan

Black ink drawing on a wooden skateboard deck featuring a snarling beast, a spray can, and a traditional house — Fish deck details, progress #skate #skateboard #deck #handmade #board #bear #beautiful #face #eyes #animals #cute #surreal #strange #streetart #tattoo #ink #artist #designer #design #graphic #drawing #heapsgood

tags: beautiful, cute, streetart, deck, skate, design, ink, tattoo, handmade, surreal, strange, board, eyes, designer, bear, heapsgood, graphic, animals, artist, skateboard, face, drawing

Monday 04.29.13

Posted by Sam Shennan

White t-shirt featuring an illustration of stylized blue birds made of bold swirling lines and a graffiti tag — Bluebirds, aw ain’t that sweet. #birds #blue #pretty #cute #emu #clothing #tshirt #animals #logo #white #diy #design #illustration #designer #fashion #beak #

tags: blue, cute, designer, animals, illustration, emu, tshirt, fashion, design, diy, pretty, beak, logo, white, clothing, birds

Saturday 04.27.13

Posted by Sam Shennan

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Ink drawing of a furry, multi-eyed creature with sharp claws on a sketchbook page — Sketchy spider #spider #closeup #tattooflash #tattoo #hair #eyes #animals #cute #furry #bugs #ink #paper #craft #cartoon #draw #artist #design

tags: draw, tattoo, eyes, animals, cute, furry, craft, artist, spider, bugs, hair, paper, closeup, ink, tattooflash, design, cartoon

Wednesday 04.24.13

Posted by Sam Shennan

Ink sketch on lined paper of surreal animal hybrids with scientific labels, including a scuba-diving seahorse — sketchbook 453 on Flickr.

tags: sam, shennan, samshennan, theud3, ud3, sketchbook, moleskine, black, white, pena, nd, paper, molotow, marker, uniball, facea, faces, eye, underwater, animals, bizarre, pop, surrealism, mashup, ideas

Monday 02.25.13

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Drawing of two stylized red fish with bold linework and bubbles on a blue background — sketchbook 459 on Flickr.

tags: sam, shennan, samshennan, theud3, ud3, sketchbook, moleskine, black, white, pena, nd, paper, molotow, marker, uniball, facea, faces, eye, underwater, animals, bizarre, pop, surrealism, mashup, ideas

Monday 02.25.13

Posted by Sam Shennan