Artists Healing Japan Fundraiser…this Saturday!
HEY! GUESS WHAT!? A ton of Dallas artists are putting on a show where 100% of the proceeds go directly to Japan relief via Unicef and the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth. Over 200 works of art by 100+ artists will be sold or auctioned while poets, acoustic musicians, bands and djs do their thing!
The event was conceived and organized by a handful of the Just-Us League collaborators. Allied Stone is the host venue, which is stunning even without the artwork (they have also agreed to donate $1.00 for every person that ‘Likes’ their Facebook page! CLICK HERE). Oh, and the incredibly gracious Manasha Garcia, widow of the late Jerry Garcia, of the Grateful Dead, has donated three of his original etchings.
Along with many amazing works by Dallas area artists, two of my recent paintings will be available. So if you’ve ever thought you would like one of my works, what better time than when the money will go to such a good cause…
“Bounty Hunter”
Acrylic on Canvas
24″X30″
Painted live at the most recent Burning Inspirations show in Ft. Worth.
“More Smiles From Strangers 2″
Acrylic on Canvas
24″X48″
I started this one live at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival this past weekend, in the ArtLoveMagic Artists Alley. It was about 85% done when my session was up and I finished it here in the studio.
Please come out if you’ve ever liked any of my art, if you enjoy art in general and if you want to help send much needed disaster relief and pick up some great art at the same time.
Details:
Saturday – April 9, 2011
7PM – 12AM
2405 Crown Road, Dallas, TX 75229
Entry and Valet Parking are FREE!
Links:
Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth
February Just.Us League Video
We had a fun few hours painting this. I hope you enjoy the couple of minutes it takes to watch it!
The upcoming Just.Us League dates are:
March 26 @ Excuses
April 2 @ Excuses
April 29 @ Green Elephant (Playdough CD Release Party)
More info to come on all of the dates.
JUST.US!
The second Burning Inspirations was this Saturday…
I had a great time painting and hanging with a bunch of my friends and artist/friends. I got pretty far into a portrait of Boba Fett. I even got an offer to buy it when it was just a sketch on the canvas…I hope I didn’t disappoint them when I actually started painting.
- Photo provided by Landers Machine Shop
- Photo courtesy of Dave Buchanan
Once I finish it, I’ll post a pic.
Just-Us League this Sunday, Feb 27!
I’m super stoked about joining the Just-Us League of art super heroes this Sunday! 11 artists collaborate on a huge canvas for 111 minutes. Definitely come check this out if you can.
Here’s a viddy from the last adventure:
And the details:
Sunday Feb 27
10:00pm - 2:00am
3025 Main St, Dallas, TX
FREE$ to Attend
21+ w/valid ID
(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.
UNDERGROUND is here!
I just got home from the set-up for Underground. The Janette Kennedy Gallery in South Side on Lamar looks dope. Tons of Dallas’ most amazing artists have already filled the gallery with awesome works of art.
I dropped off three brand new paintings, along with a couple of older works. And I’ll have quite a few more brand new pieces there Saturday. All of the artists, including myself, will be creating art live. So you’ll be able to see me start brand new painting start from scratch.
If you love art, you can’t miss this. If you are new to art events, this is definitely for you. Check out the flyer below for all of the madness!
Underground (facebook event page)
Presented by ArtLoveMagic
Saturday, 2/12/11, 8PM – Midnight
It’s a strange sensation…
walking up to a new car while shaking a can of spray paint or loading a brush (but you get used to it).
So I painted another Abe Lincoln, along with some red, white, and blue rhinoceros beetles…you know, like you do.
Cody Phillips’ (aka: Mac IX) tire biting snake.
David Rodriguez did a tribute to his ArtLoveMagic co-founder, Michael Lagocki, by painting one of Michael’s characters.
Graffiti by Joe Skills.
Airbrush work by Eddie Walker.
Thanks to Don Herring Mitsubishi and ArtLoveMagic for letting me vandalize a car.
Found some old pics from ArtCon3…
Hello and welcome to two thousand and seven. ArtCon‘s third and my first. The last few years, the event has been in an impromptu warehouse/venue just west of downtown Dallas, but ArtCon3 was held at The Door not long after it switched from the Gypsy Ballroom.
I did a multi-layer stencil of Ganesh (my first time at multiple layers).
The separations could have lined up a little better, but I still liked the piece. It gave me a whole new a appreciation for the artists that do amazing stencil work.
Here’s a picture of Sarah Jane holding it up for auction…
I wish I met whoever bought it. I think I remember being shy or something. I’m so cool sometimes.
Art Conspiracy gets better every year I have participated. It’s definitely one of the funnest Dallas art events all year!
Abe Lincoln: conception/completion
Mr. Lincoln distorted and distressed. My friend said I should tell people I held up a penny for reference. But I actually used this…
Source:
(people have commented about the ‘red white & blue’ palette, as well as the ‘blood red’ near the top of his head. neither were intentional. maybe I’m dense. the red was a quick swipe of spray paint, which I often use to quickly block in colors on a new canvas, and it may or may not survive the process.)
(working on two at a time to let the drips dry a little)
‘Abe Lincoln’
36″X48″ Oil (and spray paint) on Canvas
November 10, 2010
This piece is no longer available.
Party: Life As Canvas
So I was lucky enough to be part of a really cool event last night, Party: Life As Canvas. Eventbrite DFW and La Mode Dallas hosted what they called an interactive art party at the Life In Deep Ellum venue, featuring some of the best designers and stylists in dallas, local djs and musicians, as well as live painting and jewelry making supplied by ArtLoveMagic.
Basically, ArtLoveMagic co-founder David Rodriguez, Sarah Fulk, Charles Harrison, Sarah Zamora and I did our respective art thing while, throughout the night, people mingled and danced, a runway fashion show commenced and local musician, Kirk Thurmond, played a live set with his band. Proceeds went to the local not for profit, Today Marks The Beginning.
Photo by Jersean Golatt
Click for a full gallery of the evening…
Photo by QC Cong/XO Photography
(I’ll upload photos of the painting I did once I get the chance to take some.)
Art Conspiracy 6
ArtCon6 was awesome. Here’s a photo of the paint session. The piece is a two headed baby with antlers.
(Photo by Travis(ty) @ Flickr)
(awkward closeup of me painting at 0:55)
The event raised $30, 000 for “Today Marks the Beginning” and fun was had by all. Check out Artconspiracy.org for more details.
it’s not you, it’s me…
It’s completely reasonable for you to expect more updates. I respect your feelings and will work harder at putting your needs ahead of my own…
The following are some collaborative paintings done with my buddy, Steve. The photos are crappy, but the paintings almost make up for it.
ArtCon5 was awesome!
It took me a while for the update because, well, things take me a while…
The show was great fun. This was my third year and they keep getting bigger and better each time. We hear a lot these days about the poor economy blah blah blah… But here is what I saw: Many of Dallas’ most talented artists happily GIVING away their time and abilities to be part of something positive, powerful and a total blast. There were also TONS…OK, there were no scales, but there were easily many many metric tons of people enjoying the event and reaching deep into their wallets for all the dope art. I even saw a guy bidding up his own bids during the auction…yeah, paying more on purpose (it was the guy that bought the Christopher Walken portrait, which is fitting, because upping your own bids for charity makes you the coolest dude in the room…and you know, Walken is always the coolest dude in the room).
A very nice couple bought my painting. I broke out of the mold for this one with a sexy waif with some antlers. Here are some pics (thanks to Kristy and Trish!):
Just want to say much respect to the Art Con team/organizers, all the volunteers, all the artists, the bands and definitely to the people coming out to enjoy the event.
I’ve added the Art Conspiracy link in the upper right. Check out their site and get on their mailing list. They do a few events throughout the year, so they’re definitely good to be in touch with.
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Some stencil work from this summer…
I did these months ago and I finally took some pictures of them. The antlers one is already in a new home, and the tribal rabbit mask has a new home…as soon as i deliver it. The two grackle paintings are available (let me know if you’re interested!) They make me feel patriotic. I hope, one day, there will be a birdman on the presidential ballot.
skateboard done and (almost) delivered…
i finished my board for the Dallas Nomads’ annual skateboard charity show. i’m about to run out to take it to the gallery and i’m stoked to see some of the other boards!! (details about the show soon)
More catch up…
Or ketchup, or cat soup…or whatever you like with your fries. This is another handful of older paintings.
This is the oldest…from probably about 6 or 7 years ago. The subject is a cool kid I know, named Jevon. He’s a lot older now, but, as you can see, this was when he was just growing some chompers. Below are the photo and crummy sketch from which I started. If I remember correctly, his mom said something like “You made him look like a monster!” Oh the blindness of a parent’s love…
The rest of these are from the beloved and infamous Studio 2304 days…or daze…both apply. I’m sure I’m getting these dates wrong, but we were there something like 2005 – 2008. I say ‘we’. It was actually Steve Herndon’s studio, but we both painted there many nights a week. And it was pretty common for other friends/artists to drop by as well. Anthony Mata, Brad Abrams and sometimes Laura Abrams all hung out and/or made art there. If you dropped by, chances are you would be handed a brush and be coerced into doing something creative.
The serious gorilla.
The three below were done for Jet, Ryder and Greyson, my friend Heather’s kiddos. Hopefully I’ll get them shipped to them in Colorado before they graduate high school.
And here is a painting I did for an ‘erotic’ art show. At the time, I was painting a LOT of nude females, so I decided to try to capture eroticism without nudity.
I promise to post some newer work soon!
grackle clock
Here’s a pic of the the first grackle clock I did. This was for the “ValenTimes Day” show. I didn’t meet the people who bought it, but I hope it’s still keeping them on time…
some older work…
ok. to get the ball rolling, here are some earlier paintings.
The first is oil on canvas and it was one of those that started with no real direction, and over many sessions and “re-dos” finally became something I like. In fact, from start to finish, it must have been a few years. I finished this at the notorious Studio 2304, after dusting it off from a long stint in storage.
The next one is one of my few water colors, done last year and never really finished. But I still think she’s sexy. You’ll notice the Halo Slurpee cup…no doubt filled with my muse, the Red Lady, aka Red Drank, aka cranberry+vodka <3.
And the last is another water color. It’s a self portrait…of me wearing a suit…with antlers, which is how i feel the most dapper.
I’ll get some newer stuff up pretty soon. promise!
