Jan. 25-27 FX International, Orlando Fl
Feb.8-10, Baltimore Tattoo Con
Feb. 29-Mar. 2, Motor City Tattoo Expo
Mar. 7-9 Megacon - Orlando Fl.
Mar. 14-16 InkPlosion Tattoo, Little Rock, AR
Mar. 27-30 Tattoofest, Tampa Fl
March 31st-April 2nd, photoshoot L.A.
April 18-20 Philadelphia Tattoo Con
April 25-27, Pittsburgh Comicon
May 16-18, Hell City Tattoo, Columbus
June 13-15 Toronto Tattoo Con
June 20-22, Heroes, Charlotte
June 26-29, Sin City Ink Fest, "Vegas Baby!
July 26-27, Steel City Con Pittsburgh, PA
Aug. 8-10, Austin Ink Fest, Texas
Aug. 30-1 Calgary Tattoo Convention
Sept. 12-14, Big Daddy's Tattoo Expo, Dayton, OH
Sept. 27-28, Baltimore Comicon, MD
Oct. 10-12, Tattoofest II, Tallahassee
Oct. 17-19, Screamfest Orlando Fl.
Oct. 31-Nov 2, Meeting of the Marked, Pgh, PA
Nov. 14-16, Chicago Tattoo Arts Expo
Nov. 21-23, Kentucky Tattoo Expo, Louisville
Schedule subject to change.
Posted 9-29-08, NEW Painting
"Cherry Bomb" feat. Asia DeVinyl
There are 2 versions of this painting. One with a chest tattoo that you will see on the cover of the January '09 issue of "Skin & Ink" on the newstands the end of November.
Posted 9-3-08, NEW Painting
"Nightmare on Miki Street", feat: Miki Black
You can view the original painting in the "Miki Black"
folder in my "Pics" section.
Posted 8-20-08, NEW Painting
"Wanna Bite?", feat: Michelle Radd
Posted 6-4-08, NEW Painting:
"Get Plucked", feat: Hannah Alethea
this painting is promo for the Chicks on Picks line.
Posted 5-9-08, NEW Painting
"Shaken not Stirred" feat: Paula Fernandez
Posted 2-25-08, NEW Painting
"Say Hello to my little friend" feat. Tyler Stevens
Posted 1-11-08, NEW Painting
"Gearhead" feat. Michelle Radd
Posted 12-21-07, "NEW Painting"
"Meriah on Fi-ah" feat: Meriah Nelson
Posted 12-14-07, NEW painting in time for Xmas
"Naughty or Nice"
Posted 10-16-07, NEW painting
"Creature" feat: model Asha Mae
Posted 5-27-07, NEW Painting:
"Miki's Pen & INKED Pals" feat: Miki Black
you can check out the full painting in the "Pics" section.
Posted 4-20-2007, NEW Painting
"Mercury Rising" feat: Asia DeVinyl
posted 9-12-06, NEW painting: "Miki's School of ROCK"
featuring: musician/model Miki Black
You can check out more of: Musician, Model: Miki Black at:
www.OhMiki.com
Here's a new Sketch posted 1-14-08
For those of you interested in image licensing for tubes and tags, I've joined Creative Image Licensing and Management, (CILM). You can get all your info by clicking on the link below.
www.creativeimagelicensing.com
Thanks to Sonya for creating this cool Halloween tag for me.
And for those of you interested in adding my graphics to your SIMS Video Game...go to: CILMsimsnation.com
Movies
This painting: "An American Classic" featuring Playmate Shae Marks was inspired by the car wash scene in the movie, "Cool Hand Luke". An incredibly sexy scene considering the movie was from the mid sixties.
Television
"JULIE'S WILD RIDE" feat.'95 Playmate of the Year: Julie Cialini
There is a laundry list of places from which artists gain inspiration. Everything from the works of classic and contemporary artists, publications, folklore, even television. Playmate Julie Cialini should be enough inspiration for any artist. But I chose to go back to my formidable years, that developmental period in which the creative map for my upcoming artistic road trip was unfolded by sitting down in front of the old Zenith for a weekly 5 hour purging of Saturday morning cartoons. There she was... Judy Jetson. Tall, Blonde,Thin, her metallic skirt glistening amidst the blinking neon sign of the Spacely Sprocket plant. Thinking back, I can’t imagine what a tortured childhood it must have been for her younger brother Elroy, growing up in the throws of puberty with a sister that looked like THAT!. Having to listen to his father George scream at him day in, day out...
”Get the Hell out of the bathroom, What’’s taking you so long in there?”
I guess my take on the "Jetson's" was a little different than the other kids in my neighborhood. LOL
"SWEET TOOTH" feat. Sazzy Lee Varga
I personally never have had much of a sweet tooth. Candy, cookies, cakes, that stuff never really appealled to me. Oh sure... on a yearly occasion, I’d bite the head off of a white chocolate easter bunny. But that’s a throwback to some dark, deep rooted Freudian thing, and not just your basic sugar jones. Now PIZZA! That’s a problem. For some people it’s chocolate or ice cream. But for myself I’d choose an extra large pie over a pint of Ben & Jerry’s any day. But for now, my gastrointestinal and psychological fuel tank is running a little on empty. So I think I’ll call Domino’s and order a large pepperoni with extra cheese and rent “Night of the Lepus” one more time. Then spend the next 2 hours increasing my weight and scarring my psyche a little more than it already is.
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And last but not least...
Take a good look at the name next to my profile pic... The Art of "DAVE" Nestler. That's right..."DAVE". I'm a GUY, a DUDE, a MAN. The smoking, drinking, painting, knuckle-dragging half of the species. So stop sending me your phone numbers, stop leaving me messages saying how you'd like to violate me, and PLEASE, PLEASE, stop sending me pictures of your genitals.
I'm not impressed.
For those of you who have not seen my work. I'm a pinup and erotic artist. You can view my work at: www.davenestler.com My work has been featured in such publications as: Playboy, Penthouse, Heavy Metal, Vivid Video Comix, Marquis, Skin Too, Fetish, Femme Fatales, to name a few.
I achieved some notoriety early with the introduction of my glamourotica series: "BLONDE & GAGGED". A blend of Fetish and Glamour art. What started out as a couple of paintings to set myself apart from those in the "Good Girl", and "Cheesecake" markets has now evolved into a 25 painting series and still growing.
The subject of books and countless websites, it is recognized worldwide.
posted 9-29-06, NEW painting
"Double Trouble" featuring: Christine Campbell and Daniella Bae
One of my images: "Lisann #2" was used for the first cover of this new Fetish/comic mag out of Italy.
Keep checking back to this next section, and I'll keep you informed on upcoming paintings, new models, product, etc.
The European music magazines have been very good with their reviews of my "Chicks on Picks" plectrum line.
Hopefully the USA will get off their dead-asses and get on board soon.
Here is a sample of some of the mags my pics have been in.
For more info, check out the company's myspace page:
Who I'd like to meet: I'm always looking to meet and network with other artists in my genre. Helping each other promote and bring attention to our work is one way to bring Pin-up out of the cult markets and to the masses.
MODELS: I'm also on the constant lookout for new and interesting models to work with.
GOTTA LOVE OCTOBER!!!! ENJOY THE DAYS AHEAD!!!!! ..
“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you dies each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintry light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason.”
