(belated) UNDERGROUND Recap

Hallway photo by Kelsey Paine - no relation =)

Do you really want an artist who is obsessed with “doing things on time” (big air quotes)?  No.  You want a creative soul driven by reckless abandon.  So here I am, driving this event recap like I stole it, a couple of weeks after the opening.  Look out.

The ArtLoveMagic producers and volunteers had the gallery, the Blue Room and the hallway outside packed with art and artists, and looking rad.  You realize what a great art scene we have when you look around a show like this and see so many of your friends showing and making art.  The crowd was awesome.  There was almost always someone stopping to ask questions about my paintings or just to watch me work.  Although it was packed, there was a cool vibe and people seemed into the art.

It’s safe to say the event exceeded the expectations of everyone involved, as well as everybody who came.  I’ll shut up now, so you can check out the goods.

To the left is an in-process shot of "Year of the Rabbit" that I painted during the show. You can see the source material taped to the wall. On the right is "Voltaic", which people seemed to respond to (who doesn't like sexy girls, right.) -Photo by Schmidty

Another new one, "Futura". -Photo by Schmidty

One of my new "Six Is The New Five" series.

"Voltaic"

"Year of the Rabbit" - This was a charcoal sketch on canvas with a few swipes of spray paint for color blocking when the show began. I got this far between talking to people during the show. I'll post more when it's complete. Oh...the funniest question I got was, "Is that a hamster with a shotgun?" "No, it's a rabbit with an AK47."

"Six is the new Five"

Another "Six is the new Five".

Along with the visual artists, there were bands and djs filling the place with cool music.  In the true spirit of creativity, GOAT headed up the Underground CYPHER.  Basically, 14 of the musicians from the event teamed up to write and record one song…which was then performed live one time ever at the event.  You can check out the viddy below and download the tune HERE.  Awesome.

If you missed the show, all of the art is still on display at the Janette Kennedy Gallery at South Side On Lamar, and will be until Saturday, February 26.  You can also check out a ton of pics of the event and the amazing art in Schmidty’s Flikr gallery HERE.  She also gave me a humorous (i think) name-check in her blog about the show HERE.

There is also a great time lapse video of Dallas artist, Kevin Oberegon, painting live at the event.