Momentary distraction from dystopia. Really really really having fun drawing on these larger size sheets of paper. Davinci seems skeptical… What do you call these toys? I always refer to them as “finger monsters” when I was a kid my mom called them “Globy guys” starting to plan an art show of all these chalk pastel drawings on black paper from the last couple years, if anyone has any gallery suggestions please let me know ✌🏽#liverad #liveradstudios #tf #thomasfernandez #monstertoys
Pull back the curtain and get into the mind of the artists responsible for this monster collaboration. Arriving 11/3/24.
#SantaCruzXGodzilla @Godzilla_toho
Big life update! After a few years of free lancing, I started last week as a full time illustrator for @santacruzskateboards
It’s going to be a big change, but to call this a dream job is an understatement. I’m so stoked to officially be a part of the Santa Cruz team!
This means I am going to have a lot less time for outside commissions and tattooing. I’m hoping in another month I can start tattooing again, but it’ll be limited to only a couple times a month. If we have talked about a project recently I will follow up with you soon. Otherwise I still have my wait list active and that will be the best way to get tattooed by me. Thanks to everyone for the years of supporting me and my art!
#liverad #liveradstudios #tf #thomasfernandez #santacruz #santacruzskateboards
I thought it would be cool to bust out the gouges and make some linocut prints for some @santacruzskateboards apparel graphics. I haven’t done any printmaking lately so these were super fun to make!
In a world of digital art, go analog when at all possible. Everyone has access to the same texture packs on the iPad, I may be biased but they never look as good as when you actually make the thing on paper and scan it in. It’s also way more fun! Thanks for watching ✌🏽
#santacruzskateboards #printmaking #tf #thomasfernandez #liveradstudios
Stoked to do some drawing for the Indy crew! The Under The Bridge collection for @independenttrucks is out now, hit up your local skate shop or @nhsskatedirect . Button down shirts, beach towel and Tshirts. I can’t guarantee that wearing these will make you a better skater, but it couldn’t hurt. Ride the best 🖕🏼the rest! #independenttrucks #tf #thomasfernandez #liverad #liveradstudios
🚫Just say no to AI art🚫
Tshirt design for @santacruzskateboards sharing some of my feelings about generated “art” Humans make art, let’s keep it that way. Available now online and in store. #santacruzskateboards #santacruz #tf #thomasfernandez #liveradstudios
Impromptu visit to @lbmaorg to see the new @robertwilliamsartist show payed off!
We ran into Robert and got to chat for a bit, grab a signature and listen to him talk about his work. RW has been a huge influence on me and my art. It’s always so cool to run into a such a legendary figure in the wild. A masterfully mind-melting show awaits you in Long Beach, go check it out!
Thank you @djpolyester for capturing the moment!
#robertwilliams #robertwilliamsart #longbeachmuseumofart
Last year I watched the @8ballr episode of @thenineclub and Erick was drinking a bottle of Mezcal with a snake in it he brought back from Oaxaca. My first thought was “damn…that would make a sick deck graphic” fast forward to a year later and The Winkowski Agave Snake is out now by @santacruzskateboards I wanted the label on the bottle to have a different quality from the rest of the graphic so I busted out the linoleum and made a relief print. Swipe for the inking, the lino print, the linoleum and the original inspiration. Get yours now online or at your local skate shop. Thanks for looking, salud! 🐍
#erickwinkowski #santacruzskateboards #tf #thomasfernandez #liveradstudios
💀 Swipe for Inks!
Newest board graphic for @bobbypace_ out now on @santacruzskateboards drawing graphics for deck shapes isn’t always the easiest, so when an idea first perfectly it’s a bonus. Thanks for looking 💀 #santacruz #santacruzskateboard #robpace #tf #thomasfernandez
Nine years with our sweet baby boy DaVinci 💚🐺
I can’t believe it was so long ago that @liveradstudios got back from a month in Peru, and the little dog I had my eye on for the entirety of his trip was still available with @pardon_me_inc , so we drove up as soon as we could to go get him.
He’s definitely no longer the timid, shy guy we picked up that required hand feeding to get him to eat and begging to get him to pee 🤦🏻♀️ A few years of living with a whole pack of little dogs at my mom’s house emboldened and gangified his ass. He chuffs and stomps his feet at us with attitude now, earning a multitude new nicknames like frat boy, jock, and little pig, but I love seeing how confident he’s become.
Despite having zero symptoms, he’s been diagnosed with heart disease and liver/pancreas issues in the last year, which required dozens of vet trips, prescription food/meds, and thousands of dollars in insurance claims. But I’m hoping all this effort will give us the privilege of at least another handful of years with our little boy.
Now I’m going to go fry him an egg and cover some blueberries in low fat cream cheese for his gotcha day lunch 🍳🥳🫐
