Apricot Mantle

Apricot Mantle broke into the lowbrow art scene in early 2009. First showing at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in the "Everything but the Kitsch N' Sync" show. He has since kept busy creating new drawings and custom themed frames for other shows in Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Portland, New York and Atlanta. He has a bachelors in Illustration from Kendall College of Art and Design.

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BUFFY IS BACK ON THE MARKET! 📣 DM me if you are interested in purchasing. Details: 18 x 24 Prismacolor pencils on toned archival illustration board The idea behind the piece: Inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is a mashup that I envisioned blending Buffy with the original poster art from Night of the Living Dead. #buffy #buffythevampireslayer #coloredpencil #prismacolor #horror #darkart @creepmachine #fineart #potd #fineart #@sararichardart #design #zombies #nightofthelivingdead #goth #art #like #share #followforfollow #josswhedon #scifi #geek #nerd #gift #drawing #illustration #famousmonsters @monsterpaloozaofficial @mimolettemonster

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Sold, but you can still get the print! #evildead #theevildead #ash #evilash #horror #darkart #design #frame #art #armyofdarkness #brucecampbell #bloodandguts

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Join Us!!! I am thinking about turning this into a sticker! Who wants? #evil #evildead #monsters #demons #possessed #cabininthewoods #samraimi #movieart #horror #photooftheday #sticker #coloredpencil

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Let's get it on like old school 1982 Colecovision Donkey Kong. FOR SALE DM me if interested. #colecovision #momsbasement #coleco #donkeykong #1980s #gamer #videogames #retro #nintendo #classics

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My bike. 😁 #moto #bikers #bikersofinstagram #bikergearclub #design #blackbike #yamaha #r1rider #riders #livefree #bikes #motorcycles

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Sometimes the Earth in Cali reminds me of Mordor. 😀 #mordor #losangeles #winter #dead #trees #country #plants #blackandwhite #photooftheday #hike #lordoftherings #serene #earth

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An excellent tribute to spaceship Challenger and Ellison Onizuka I saw in Little Tokyo last night. Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, on which he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. He was the first Asian American to reach space, and the first person of Japanese ancestry to reach space. #nasa #challengertribute #astronaut #ellisononizuka #dtla #littletokyo #spacetravel #cosmos #spaceship #japanese #hawaiian #american (at Los Angeles, California)

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Found these in my old card collections at home too! How many peoples had these? Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson are still my fav Batman and Joker. Who wants to buy this set???😆 #batmancards #batman #joker #timburton #oldschool #cardcollectors #collectibles #ilovethe90s #topps #cards #tradingcards #nerd #dccomics #michaelkeaton #jacknicholson

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Now here is an oldie. From when I was still experimenting with mediums in college. Inspired by Jurassic Park this is a large 4 ft x 3 ft piece I made with oil pastel. I used a very similar process I use with my colored pencils today. #wbw #waybackwednesday #dinosaurs #graffiti #art #oilpastel #pastel #dinoart #triceratops #jurassicpark #movieart #apricotmantleart

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Went home for Xmas and all I got was my old video game system back LOL! It is still in great shape. How many of you had one of these bad boys? My parents told me they traded in a Commadore 64 shortly after purchasing it from Sears for the Coleco Vision. They said when they turned on the Commadore and only saw a blinking cursor they felt like video games might be more fun LOL. I will post some pics of the games too. #colecovision #ilovethe80s #nostalgia #gamers #coleco #videogames #oldgamingsystem #og #wayback #flashback #gamergeek #commadore64

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Danzini sees energy in the wealth card. YES!!! @peekaboopaper @healthwealthwholeness #greatdanzini #danzini #fortuneteller #fortune #zoltar #tarot #tarotreading (at Silver Beach... St. Joe Michigan)

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Home to the tundra for the holidays! Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas. #holidays #snow #flying #winter #chicago

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Too cool for pool. Just noticed my favorite pool hall has dragon flies for lights. #dragonflies #art #tiffanylamp #poolhall #fantasiabilliards #pool #lights #thingys

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The burger gods have spoken! Best burger in Burbank is at #Granville @motogeo you should check it out!👍 #hamburger #food #yum #burbank #burgerlords #photooftheday #foodporn

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DORKS. #startrek #tng #sexypeople #trekkers #trekkies #cosplay #furries #lol #spacetravel #dorks

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Seaside getaway. A lovely spot. #nofilter #r1 #enjoytheride #bikersofinstagram #toce #beachday #cali #socalriders #sportbikes

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Look into my helmet...... #hypnotized #hypnotized #bikersofinstagram #photooftheday #sexy #bikelife #visordown #motorcycle #iwin (at Point Magu)