I just finished my latest commission-check out the gallery section for the end result. Now I'm moving on to a new commission. This one is of a house in the Haight Ashbury for Wes, a guy who has been a big supporter of my work for years.Attached is a reference photo-It will be interesting to see what I come up with. Also-check out my Flip camera design in the Commercial section. Also-NEW videos-check them out!

I just got done illustrating my version of Goldilocks and the three bears for zoodles.com-I'll be publishing it myself in a few months. I'll post what I have done to give you a bit of my fairy tale flavor. As I have been slaving away in Photoshop-for the past three weeks, it's time to start a new commission. I'm going to be telling the story of a SF beagle named Huxley www.eagerbeagle.com for his loving owners Dave and Penny Schweisguth. Check my twitter feed for updates on the painting-it will be good to get back to the easel-sorry-no shows anytime soon-I'm preparing to teach my new classes this fall at the gallery -I'm also bringing my cartoon curriculum two days a weeks at Ida B. Wells high school-busy fall!!!

Meet the "Mission Muralkins," Bear, Rabbit, Cat and their neighborhood buddies. Come watch Sirron Norris' colorful cartoon mural world comes to life through this unique puppet show. In episode one of THE MISSION MURALKINS 'BEAR'S SOUND ADVICE', the audience will be introduced to the fantastic world of The Mission Muralkins and the many sounds, flavors and characters of their neighborhood,The Mission district.The entire audience is invited to help Bear meet the challenge of teaching Rabbit and Cat to listen to the diverse and colorful world around them. This is a creative collaboration between Puppeteer,Professor Barron Scott Levkoff of The Mystic Midway and Sirron Norris. check it out in our video links...CURRENT SHOW: Student’s animation from the gallery's youth summer camp, work from youth cartoon classes and internship program!

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to support the gallery 4/17-it was a true collaboration with the community. Big thanks to Socola,Mohammed, Spain and Tomoyo-your contributions remain truely special. All my Kids in my cartoon class got to shine as well-please stop by and enjoy the art.

Sirron Norris says “I don’t want to speculate. I just want to move on.” Most immediately that means continuing the work for the gallery’s first show opening on Saturday from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. “I’m super excited, it’s a community collaboration, old school meets new school.” Read more about this article here: http://missionlocal.org/2010/04/vandals-hit-sirron-norris-studio/

There is something for all at the Sirron Norris Studio & Gallery, even chocolate lovers, Sirron will be designing artwork for a series of chocolates for Sôcôla Chocolatier, the treats will premier and be sold at the "Old School Meets New School" event on Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM. Sôcôla chocolatier, an Oakland-based, sister-run chocolate company can be found locally at Bi-rite Market in the Mission and in a number of Whole Foods Markets as well as online at www.socolachocolates.com.

• DATE: Saturday, April 17, 2010 • TIME: 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM This evening show will bring aspiring, up-and-coming and legendary artists together. The show features, How Buildings Talk, Norris’s work about how San Francisco buildings collectively shape our community. Also presented will be Norris’s collaboration with famed artist, Spain Rodriquez on the project, Hell in Playland, the finished product of their work at the de Young Museum’s Cultural Encounters series. Also featured will be the showing of Bearly Affordable, an animated short by Mohammed Allababidi,about the rising costs of public transportation in San Francisco, the premier of the handmade Sirron Norris teddy bear and the work of young artists’ from Norris’ cartooning class.

Please visit my gallery @ 1406 B Valencia. We are open from 11:30-7 Thursday to Sunday. We offer live painting and retail items such as clothing, art, stickers and much more. Cartoon classes for youth will start in mid-February-check out the link for class sign-up. Come check out the 3-D interactive video game where you can walk around in a Sirron Norris painting, a diorama of San Francisco-Style buildings made of recycled materials and affordable items starting at $5.