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ArtCon5 was awesome!

Posted in Artwork, Event, News with tags , , , , , on December 28, 2009 by kelsey k.

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.

_k

The Art of Skateboarding this Saturday!

Posted in Event, News on November 3, 2009 by kelsey k.

artofskateboarding

It’s finally here!  And this year has twice the number of boards/artists, hopefully twice the attendees, and shooting for raising twice the amount of money for the Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital.  I hear there will even be a ramp for some actual boarding!

I’m seriously excited to be a part of this.  I got a chance to check out a lot of the boards at the drop off mixer and I was amazed at all the cool work.  I may have drop a few bids myself.

But you don’t have to take my word for it, here’s my homie Tom from the Nomads:

You can also scroll down and get a preview of my infamous “Panties+Antlers” board, but once again my shoddy photography means that you need to see it in person to get the full experience.

For all of the info on the event:

http://www.theartofskateboarding.org/

 

Deep Ellum Fall Gallery Walk / Dallas Nomads Showcase Tonight!

Posted in Event, News on September 19, 2009 by kelsey k.

The Dallas Nomads put on some of the best art shows in town.  I’m always impressed by the quality of their events and I always have a blast.  Tonight’s showcase will feature 70 artists and hundreds of works, live music, djs…  I’ve got five new pieces in the show, along with the “Nude Tech” painting posted here below.  I’m looking forward to getting some feedback on the new ones…they are a bit of a new direction for me.

So…if you hate fun, creativity, great art, cool peeps and free drinks, definitely skip this event.  Otherwise, come say hi!

wecome to medium heavy!!!

Posted in News on September 18, 2009 by kelsey k.

So I decided to join the hundred or so people who have a blog on the internet…behold, Medium Heavy.  What does it mean?  Well, have you ever been totally in the mood to rock out…but not to anything completely bone crushing?  That’s when it’s time for something medium heavy.  That, and I also use many different “media” in my artwork…which is the reason for this site.

It’s embarrassingly empty at the moment, but that just shows how comfortable I am with you.  I know you would never judge me by my lack of blog content.  You may, however, be doubting the artiness of this art blog, since there are currently no pictures of paintings, or really any art at all.  This may lead you to suspect that this is more of a “word” blog.  Although I currently have no proof to the contrary, I promise to upload some soon.  You may notice that I’m sometimes an ok painter, but I seem to be a terrible painting photographer.  So at first, we’ll just go with really bad photos of hopefully decent paintings, and we’ll try to improve on all fronts from there.

There will be updates very soon, but for now I’ll just mention a couple of upcoming events.  This saturday, 9/19/09, is the Dallas Nomad’s massive art show at 2616 Commerce, which is part of the Deep Ellum Art Walk (more info to come).  And November 7th (2 days after my bday, yeehaw!) is the Dallas Nomads 2nd Annual Skateboard Show, which raises money for the Scottish Rite Childrens’ Hospital.

That’s it for now, more soon.  _k