This is my painting "Mr. & Mrs. Bond" (gouache on illustration board, 5x7) for the JAMES BOND ART TRIBUTE SHOW at QPOP in Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles.  Opening Reception 7pm tonight 4/27/13.  Lots of talented artists!  Should be lots of fun... hope to see you there!

DreamWorks "DRAGONS: Riders of Berk"

From Aug 2011 to Aug 2012, I was asked to be the Lead Character Designer for the DreamWorks "DRAGONS: Riders of Berk" tv series now airing on Cartoon Network Wed. 8pm.  Some of the new characters in the series such as Bucket, Mildew & Alvin the Treacherous had previously been developed by DW artists Nicolas Marlet and Tony Siruno both of whom were busy on the 'DRAGONS 2' Feature Film (release date: June20, 2014).  Special thanks to both of them and Production Designer, Pierre-Olivier Vincent for taking the time to meet with me during production. In Dec 2012, I was very happy to be nominated for the Annie Award for my Character Design work on DRAGONS!  Truly an honor!

Picture Book Project

Along with 65 Animation Artists, I am so fortunate to have been asked by DreamWorks Animation artists, Rachel Tiep-Daniels and Margaret Wuller to contribute to the Picture Book Project (bringing continued resources and support to orphaned and disadvantaged children around the world, including Ghana, West Africa, Tijuana and Cambodia).  Foreward by Jeffrey Katzenberg, the book makes it's debut at next week's CTN Animation Expo in Burbank.  I will be there  on November 18th, 2012 at 11am.  Copies of the book will be donated to the children.  A list of all 66 artists can be found here.  And a fantastic article about it by Cartoon Brew. Hope to see you there!

MADAGASCAR 3: Europe's Most Wanted

The fine folks at Dreamworks Consumer Products asked me to do a few paintings of the main characters in "MADAGASCAR 3: Europe's Most Wanted", currently the #1 movie in the world!  It's topped the box office for the 2nd week in a row.  If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it.  Hat's off to the PDI/Dreamworks crew!   To buy a digital print of my paintings or other great artwork from the film, please visit:  http://www.dreamworksanimationfineart.com

"THE PERCH"

I finished this original painting for a fundraiser to be held this Sunday, March 18th at the Avalon in Hollywood. Dimension: 9x12, Medium: Gouache & Cel Vinyl, Title: The Perch, Artist: Andy Bialk.

ELECTRO-WAVE HUMAN TACKLE

Painting in gouache 8x10" for the KAMEN RIDER vs SUPER SENTAI art exhibition Nov 5-Nov13, 2011 at JACC and Q POP. Special thanks to Chris Mitchell!

The 2011 Annie Awards - Animation's Highest Honor

Last night the 2011 Annie Awards took place at UCLA's Royce Hall! I was nominated for Character Design on HBO's "The Ricky Gervais Show". I did not win but had a great time. I've attached an ad from the program placed by W!LDBRAIN Ent. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

Dreamworks "MEGAMIND"

Dreamworks' "MEGAMIND"

Today is the opening day for Dreamworks' "MEGAMIND". I worked on the film in the visual development stage for 10 months. Lots of fun working along side some of my favorite artists such as the insanely talented Production Designer of Kung Fu Panda, Ramone Zibach, Richard Daskas, Ruben Hickman, Craig Kellman, Tony Siruno, Sylvain Deboissy, Tim Lamb, Shane Prigmore and Shannon Tindle to name a few! Hope you all enjoy the film as much as I enjoyed working on it! You can also look at more great designs in the 'Art of Megamind'.

62nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Andy Bialk poses with Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation award for 'The Ricky Gervais Show' in the press room during the 62nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre LA Live on August 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.



Presenting the awards for this category were Seth Green and Erika Christensen. Such a fun night! I had the pleasure of meeting Ricky Gervais twice. Once in the fall of 2009 at the Wildbrain Animation Studio and the second time was last night at HBO's post Emmy party at the Pacific Design Center. He was so nice and told me he was a fan of my work! I told him I am a big fan of his and thanked him for the opportunity!!!

EMMY AWARD WINNING CHARACTER DESIGNS for HBO's "Ricky Gervais Show" season 1: Episode 3

Two weeks ago I received a call from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences informing me that I won the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation" for Character Design on HBO's "Ricky Gervais Show". The Creative Arts Awards will be held this Sat, Aug21 @the Nokia Theater in downtown LA. It will be taped and an edited version will air on E! Friday, Aug27. I've posted some of the designs that were submitted to the judges. My job was made too easy by the director of Season 1, Craig Kellman who designed the 3 mains based on Ricky Gervais, Stephan Merchant, and Karl Pilkington as well as all the characters in Episode 1 setting the style for the rest of the show. There's absolutely no way I could have achieved this honor without him. Thank you Craig! And thanks to the other talented character designers, Pete Oswald, Hal Newman, Myke Chilian, Rob Lily, Robert Ryan Cory, and Steve Lambe who subsequently just won the Daytime Emmy Award for Character Design on Nickelodeon's "Fan Boy & Chum Chum".

Dreamworks' "Shrek Forever After"

When the Shrek 4 team asked me to help with designs for the "Pied Piper", I wasn't sure what to think. I've never drawn in the Shrek style and was concerned that my designs would not be well received. Fortunatlely, I was wrong. I've posted my final color version which was then put in the Shrek style by the talented Patrick Mate. Some of my preliminary sketches as well as loads of beautiful designs and paintings can be found in the Art of Shrek Forever After on Amazon. Many thanks to the director, Mike Mitchell, the production designer, Peter Zaslav, and Art Directors, Mike Hernandez and Max Boa for being so flexible and easy to work with. Click here to watch a featurette with the Pied Piper from "Shrek Forever After" and then go see the film!

Dreamworks "How To Train Your Dragon"

I am so fortunate to have worked on this film because it is a good one! My assignment was to provide alternative dragon concepts other than what the fabulous Nicolas Marlet had already accomplished. I knew trying to compete with Nico would be next to impossible, so I based my dragon designs on recognizable animals such as the giraffe. Some of these designs made it in the "Art Of How To Train Your Dragon" book now available on amazon. Next to Nico's designs, another favorite of mine is a 'chicken-legged dragon' designed by Tony Siruno also in the book.