blog by Leah Hayes. www.LeahHayes.com I’m an illustrator and musician living in Brooklyn, NY. For information about commissioned work, please contact my wonderful agent, Kate Larkworthy, at: www.Larkworthy.comTumblr (3.0; @blackmark)http://blackmark.tumblr.com/<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kug29pRVOl1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/277658121http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/277658121Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:10:37 -0500<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kug1fzH62Z1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/277642099http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/277642099Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:52:47 -0500<p><a href="http://therumpus.net/2009/12/the-first-annual-brooklyn-comics-and-graphics-festival/">here</a></p>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/276387976http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/276387976Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:56:17 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AAyOqbmDmcs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AAyOqbmDmcs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>blonde hair/singing Aaaaaaaahs/Shilpa Ray/Creaky</p>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/275543758http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/275543758Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:25:00 -0500<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kubmz17xPK1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/274350742http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/274350742Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:49:49 -0500<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kubf5doTKJ1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kubf5doTKJ1qzva4co2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kubf5doTKJ1qzva4co3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kubf5doTKJ1qzva4co6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This is Jim Houser. I am completely obsessed with his work. He does these meticulous, perfect paintings that are really illustrations with beautiful mini-stories. He is an amazing designer as well: when he shows at a gallery, he writes on the walls and builds chairs and makes weavings out of straw….and it still somehow all looks like his paintings.</p> <p>He had his solo show next door to our group show at the gallery last month. On opening night, I kept sneaking over to his side of the gallery and staring at his illustrations. People were coming in like, “Leah show us your painting? Good job!” And I was like, “Have you seen Jim Houser’s work?” I think I barely talked to anyone the whole night.</p>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/274143599http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/274143599Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kubej8yt1k1qzv4a9.jpg" height="240" width="351"/></p> <p>Oh and I just found out that the entire show was online. Why I didn’t know this before is a mystery. ANYWAY here is a nice way to see all of the pieces from the Jonathon Levine show from last month…. it just ended last week.</p> <p><a href="http://jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Exhibit.ExhibitDescription&exhibitID=503811A1-19DB-5802-E02ED5C38F55DB0F">see it here<br/></a></p> <p>thanks again, Gary!</p>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/274120325http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/274120325Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:45:00 -0500<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kub6xkKiQN1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/273884600http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/273884600Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:03:20 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku58m6Eg8C1qzva4co1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/269344198http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/269344198Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:54:05 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku50hpUbVk1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/269196167http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/269196167Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:58:37 -0500<a href="http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/girl-gangsters-of-19th-century-manhattan/">girl gangsters of the 19th century</a>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/268123687http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/268123687Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:10:04 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku0ch9wqXW1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/265825951http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/265825951Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:29:33 -0500<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktzxpkDq9L1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/265408867http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/265408867Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:10:32 -0500<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktzw0mwwC51qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>….this is a drawing that I made with my nephew. We took turns drawing stuff. Yes, those are giant French bats, duh.  My nephew is an amazing artist.</p>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/265367623http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/265367623Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:33:00 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktzv1clF621qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/265343571http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/265343571Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:12:47 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blackmark.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/263861317/tumblr_ktxxc41QiI1qzva4c&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>“Be Sad” <br/>Daniel Johnston remix</p>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/263861317http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/263861317Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:07:16 -0500<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktwkqhEdBS1qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/262982545http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/262982545Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:37:29 -0500<a href="http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/">Ephemeral New York</a>: <p>This is one of my favorite websites.  I can’t remember if I’ve blogged about it before, so if I did, please forgive me.  The person who runs this has a wonderful eye, and I relate so much to her aesthetic.  New York is huge and beautiful and busy, but she has a fascination for the small things that we never really stop to see.</p>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/262977148http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/262977148Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:33:56 -0500<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktwa0bquPJ1qzva4co1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/262675425http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/262675425Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:45:47 -0500<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kts9pdpvO81qzva4co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/259778263http://blackmark.tumblr.com/post/259778263Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:48:49 -0500