My newest print just dropped at PulpTree.com. This 16″ X 24″ piece is the largest reproduction I’ve ever done. Printed on a high quality, fine art 250gsm paper, each one comes with an stamp of authentication. This print is limited to 50 worldwide, I wouldn’t wait too long. Special thanks to Kevbo @ PulpTree.

It was brought to my attention recently that one of my drawings from the “bottom feeder series” was up on a great art website called PulpTree. The site is free to join and members vote on works that have been posted. It would mean a great deal to me if you voted for my drawing!!! After you vote, e-mail me your address and I’ll send you a sweet little surprise in the mail. All e-mails can be sent to ricky@rickywatts.com

Click HERE to vote on the piece.

Thanks for helping the cause!

Just wanted to remind you that the 20% OFF sale currently happening at RickyWatts.com will be ending in one week. This will be the last opportunity to save BIG for a while so if you were interested in picking up an original piece, a print or a super limited art show exclusive, now is the time!!

Thanks everyone who helped make this sale a huge success! The direct link to the store is right HERE.

Kristen called this morning. Her usual cheerful voice warmed my ear through the phone like it always does. “Ricky, I have bad news,” she said. Thinking she was going to tell me she had bumped into something and needed some touch ups done, I wasn’t prepared when she told me the news.

“The bus burnt to the ground this morning.” I paused for what seemed like an hour as hundreds of thoughts raced through my head. “Surely you’re joking,” I replied. Sad but true, she was not.

Over the last four months, I’ve been transforming the entire exterior of my friend Kristen’s 35-foot, former school bus into the ultimate, hippy-party bus using a few cans of spray paint and a creative imagination. I had put so many hours into this project, it was 90% complete, I was so close to being done.

I had to see it with my own eyes before I was ready to believe it. I hoped in the car and made the five-minute drive over to the secluded property with too many dogs and abandoned vehicles where the bus was laid up. When I arrived, I felt my eyes tear up. It was worse than I had imagined, it was completely destroyed. There was nothing left other than a hollow skeleton of a frame and what was left of my paintings. The mood was somber and quiet. Kristen wasn’t around, I was told she was lying down, too depressed to get up or even say hi.

As I took photos of what was left of the bus, my heart was heavy, but my mind ran wild with ideas for the next bus. As sad as that moment was, all I could think about was the start of a new beginning. You see, for me, everything I painted is still in my head, as vivid as the day it was sprayed.

My heart goes out to Kristen who lost much more than just a paint job. She lost one of her most prized posessions, The Galactic Wizard. Her road warrior that took her on so many amazing adventures with so many wonderful people. Yes, another bus will some day take its place, but there will only be one Galactic Wizard.

Rest in Peace, G-Wiz. You will be missed.