Lukas Ketner Illustration

ICON Motor Sports - ALLIANCE KRAZY KLOWN

2010-09-08T14:36:00.000-07:00

Coulrophobia, or in laymen's term, a completely rational fear of clowns. Enough said.

www.rideicon.com

Witch Doctor, SkyBound & The New York Times

2010-07-18T22:45:00.000-07:00

Good news, Brandon and I are now publishing Witch Doctor through Skybound!

Read about it in The New York Times!

See you at Comic-Con 2010 San Diego!

ICON - The Slabtown Chronicles "The Delivery"

2010-04-05T23:10:00.000-07:00

ICON Motor Sports - ALLIANCE SSR ZIPPERFACE

2010-02-17T18:46:00.000-08:00

NEW HELMET! Check out the Zipperface.

Interested in Icon's new 2010 catalog? Click Here.
What free stickers? Click Here.

Get Lamp: A Documentary About Adventures in Text

2010-02-17T18:39:00.000-08:00

“…in the early 1980s, an entire industry rose over the telling of tales, the solving of intricate puzzles and the art of writing. Like living books, these games described fantastic worlds to their readers, and then invited them to live within them. They were called "computer adventure games", and they used the most powerful graphics processor in the world: the human mind.”
“Get Lamp is a documentary that will tell the story of the creation of these incredible games, in the words of the people who made them."

Panic’s lost 1982 artwork. Found.

2009-12-09T19:27:00.000-08:00

Finally! A new post for you to enjoy.

The concept: What if Panic was around in 1982, and our apps were early Atari 2600 games? Here's the solution!

View & purchase at www.panic.com

Willamette Week - Missing The Goal

2009-10-10T21:57:00.000-07:00

New Illustration for the Wilamette Week. You can read the article here

ICON Motorsports - Speed Cretin Helmet

2009-09-02T23:23:00.001-07:00

Another helmet!!!

Check of the video of the "Speed Cretin Motor Bike" ICON created to go with the helmet. It's called Speed Cretin vs The Wall of Death. Visit www.rideicon.com to purchase!

FINALLY - Artwork posting from my "Black Gold and Iron Ore" show

2009-08-09T00:58:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile, but I'm finally posting a few pieces that were on display at Sequential Art Gallery back in May. Some of these pieces are still for sale. I'm in the process of uploading them onto the Black Gold & Iron Ore website. So check the website in the next few weeks to see what is available. Thanks!
This piece is also the cover for The Builders and The Butchers 2nd album. Release June 2009.
"Coffin Blossom" Oil on paper 2009

"I Found a New Home" Digital Painting 2009

ICON Motorsports - Dia De Los Muertos Helmet

2009-07-07T15:52:00.001-07:00

New Helmets. Check it!

www.blackgoldandironore.com

2009-04-06T13:14:00.000-07:00

Check out the new website dedicated to my upcoming solo show titled "Black Gold and Iron Ore". The artwork is fashioned after songs by The Builders and The Butchers. It will be on display at Sequential Gallery from May 7th, 2009 to June 2nd 2009.

As the countdown to May 7, 2009 approaches we will have more information, images and commentary posted. So check back often! www.blackgoldandironore.com

(This is a re-post from my myspace blog)

Comics to the People! - Art Exhibit at PCPA

2009-04-06T12:35:00.000-07:00

This April come to the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and view some original art from local comic artists. I'll have some original pages from my DHP Creepy Comic "Om Nom Nom" on display! -Lukas

Comics to the People!
Location: 1111 SW Broadway Portland OR
Date & Time: April - May 2009

"Portland Center for the Performing Arts, the Stumptown Comics Foundation & Sequential Art Gallery present COMICS TO THE PEOPLE! An Exhibition of Comic Book and Cartoon Art, featuring Stumptown Comics Fest artists. This is the second year PCPA has collaborated with Stumptown Comics Foundation to exhibit a sampling of work being produced by comic book professionals, ranging from industry veterans to emerging talent. COMICS TO THE PEOPLE! boasts 27 artists & 83 pieces of art.

There will be an open reception on First Thursday, April 2nd, from 6-9pm in PCPA's ArtBar, with several of the artists in attendance. The exhibition is available for viewing throughout April and May, during all of PCPA's normal hours of operation."

(This is a re-post from my myspace blog)

Steal Back Your Vote!

2008-10-23T14:36:00.000-07:00

I thought for sure I had posted this weeks ago, but apparently I did not hit 'publish.'

I've done some comics for Greg Palast's Steal Back Your Vote! It's an educational comic book created to protect you from having your vote discounted this election. It's very informative, and as a bonus, I get to share the same pages as cartoonists Ted Rall and Lloyd Dangle, both of whom I have admired for years.

Please follow the link to the site to download your free copy of the book, here are two of the pages I contributed (written by Greg Palast and Bobby Kennedy).

Manifest Hope Gallery show in Denver

2008-08-21T16:59:00.000-07:00

I'll be showing two pieces at the Manifest Hope Gallery in Denver next week. It's all part of something called the Democratic National Convention, which I'm told is a party or something.

You've seen this one below, but it always felt a little rushed to me (it was done on a very tight deadline), so I put in a few more hours on it for the show.

One of the key terms for the Obama campaign is change, so I came up with this to riff on that. It's gouache and my new favorite tool, ballpoint pen.

Anchorage Press 'Haiku You 2008' cover

2008-08-06T05:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a cover for the Anchorage Press 'Haiku You' Haiku competion. I kind of just wanted to see a Japanese dragon in the Tlingit style, and the rest followed from there. There are also spot illos that go with some of the winning haiku poems. I'll post those in a bit.

Icon Motorsports 'Rockets Dead Glare' helmets

2008-07-22T15:10:00.000-07:00

I do a lot of helmet designs for Icon motorsports, but I'm not usually allowed to show them to anyone until months to a year later. Here's one that I did a while back that had two different versions for boys and girls.

See this bike? Justin, Rob, and the other Icon guys pulled this sucker up in front of my house to present me with my copy of the helmet. You can't tell in the picture, but this baby has a wicked sound system with a sub woofer the size of a dinner plate under the seat, and HYDRAULICS. Yep, it bounces up and down like a mechanical bull.

They didn't bring the model in the shorts, though...

The Dark Knight

2008-07-18T16:32:00.000-07:00

I'm off to see the new Batman movie. Here's a little something I made for a friend to commemorate the occasion.

Some recent weekly covers

2008-06-10T20:55:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the recent alt-weekly covers I've been doing...

Portland is in love with Barack Obama, all harlequin romance style.

For the Anchorage Press, accompanying an article about a guy who kept it real all the way to the slammer.

My first collage! It's a college collage... :)

What a couple of badasses...

I made a comic!

2008-06-10T20:41:00.000-07:00

Finally, I've made a comic! It's entitled Witch Doctor: First Incision and it is written by the immensely talented Brandon Seifert whose editorial work I've illustrated in the past.

You can read the whole 16-page short story for free here:
http://www.witchdoctorcomic.com

Here's a sampling of the artwork:

Time to post!!

2008-06-10T20:14:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been nearly 4 months since I've posted anything new. And I call this a portfolio— shame on me. Here's some of what I've been up to. I'll start with some spot illos:

Supertrash Film Festival poster

2008-02-05T19:45:00.000-08:00

For the Supertrash Film Festival, artists were invited to create an original poster for the trashy movie of their choice. I chose to do The Running Man, and I tried to add a little 80's flavor to the design. I guess this is what the film would have looked like if it were animated.

Later this year, the posters from this show will be collected and published into a book.

Witch Doctor teaser poster

2008-02-05T19:25:00.000-08:00

Here is a teaser pinup for the comic book I'm co-creating with writer Brandon Seifert. This'll be my first comic -- I'm excited!

Mortgage Vulture

2008-02-05T19:17:00.000-08:00

I like how this spot for the Willamette Week turned out. Vultures are fun to draw!

Mercury Calendar illo "Zephyr"

2008-02-05T19:08:00.001-08:00

Here's one I did for the Portland Mercury's 2008 calendar. Zephyr is the name printed in blue on my favorite white bicycle (with matching white grip tape on the handlebars) that was stolen from me around Halloween time in NE Portland. If you see this bicycle (minus the wings), please let me know.

Happy Shat

2008-02-05T18:47:00.000-08:00

I am a HUGE Star Trek fan. Every day I go to my favorite site, trekmovie.com for updates on the new upcoming Star Trek film. I did this drawing of William Shatner one day and thought of how cool it would to do spot illustrations for trekmovie.com. I emailed the the guy who runs the site, sent him this pic (which is inscribed specifically to trekmovie.com), and even offered to do illustrations for the site for free if there was no budget for such a thing.

I never heard back. His loss.

ROM with Color

2007-11-24T20:48:00.000-08:00

Here is the complete ROM illustration.

ROM Spaceknight

2007-11-15T14:18:00.001-08:00

Jason at Floating World Comics is putting together a benefit show/book for injured comic book writer Bill Mantlo. Here is my submission. It will be finished once I add a layer of color. For more info on the show and book go to floatingworldcomics.com

OLD Spot Illustrations pt. 3

2007-11-15T14:09:00.001-08:00

Whoops, this one is actually in this week's Portland Mercury, so I guess it's not as old as the rest.

Okay, back to the old stuff:

OLD Spot Illustrations pt. 2

2007-11-15T14:03:00.001-08:00

Here are more old spot illos from this year and last year. I just wanted to get a bunch of these posted so people could see a bunch of my past work and not just the stuff I've done most recently.

OLD Spot Illustrations pt.1

2007-11-15T13:04:00.000-08:00

Here's a bunch of editorial spot illos from yesteryear.

Anchorage Press Covers

2007-11-15T11:52:00.000-08:00

Here are a few covers done for the Anchorage Press in Alaska. Someday I'm going to redo that hand-drawn title on the trash cover just for my own peace of mind.

Happy Halloween

2007-10-29T14:44:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween, everyone. This is my cover for the Portland Mercury and I am lord of this fiery land. Also, it's my birthday. Yayyy...

Here is one of the many helmet graphics I've designed for Icon Motorsports. I don't think I'm allowed to show some of these until they're in production, so here's one that's on store shelves right now.

2007-10-26T15:46:00.000-07:00

Here's one of the three illos I did for the 2007 Portland Funbook.

A mutant. With a mutant tentacle hand. Cooool...

Here's a spot I did spoofing Dr. Seuss (The Lorax) for an article on measure 49. I haven't read measure 49 yet, but if it involves Sneed production, I'm voting yes.

A spot illo to accompany the Grindhouse movie review.

I'm posting this Christmas image so that I'll be forced to come up with something new for this year.

Some Past Publication Work

2007-09-27T11:19:00.000-07:00

This cover illustration, done for Willamette Week, went over pretty well. Senator Ron Wyden (right) contacted the paper several times wanting to purchase the original. Sadly, the actual original was an unimpressive little sketch that was scanned and painted digitally. We made him a nice print, I inscribed and signed it, and now I assume it's hanging in either his office or his home.

This is an earlier cover for Willamette Week. I still like the smug expression on the elephant's face -- it says, "I win, lefty."

Here's a few spot illos for Willamette Week. That is one beefy bull. That's a painting of Elliott Smith hanging on the wall in the lower one.

Here are a few I did for the Portland Mercury. On top is Mayor Tom Potter destroying us all. The bottom illo was for an article about chewing Khat leaves . . . those little leaf people aren't going to be so friendly when they find out.

More to come.

The Builders and the Butchers CD cover

2007-09-27T10:54:00.001-07:00

I call it the "blogfolio." It's what you do when your website isn't quite done and you need a place for people to see your work. Hope you like!

This album art was done for a local Portland band called The Builders and the Butchers. I'm happy to say that they're getting pretty popular, and are spreading this image around town in the process.