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ok, LOTS of photos to see from my show at Device.

i didn’t get a chance to take very many shots opening night.

looking in the front window:

front window 2 different angles:

me in front of my 2 newest paintings. the one on the left is called “Up” - and the red on the right is called “30 story ranch house”. both are 2′ X 5′, spray paint on steel.

that’s me standing next to greg and amy. they’re the owners of the gallery, and two very fine human beings.

my dame in front of her favorite piece in the show (she made that skirt specifically for the opening)

the other 2 ladies in my life. my mother and sister.

that’s all i have from the opening. good thing i went back during the day and shot some more.

the facade:

the front door:

this is the work of tom thewes. he’s a painter and gallery owner from detroit. i really like this piece. it’s very fortunato depero (one of my favorite futurist painters):

next we have the work of sculptor greg brotherton, a very talented young man:

and finally, on to my stuff. i currently have 8 paintings and 4 drawings up in this show. that’s the most work i’ve ever had hanging in one place at one time. i love looking at it all together. it looks so much more impressive than just leaning against the wall in the corner of my studio. some of these paintings are 3 years old and have never been shown. others are brand spankin new. let’s look:

first, a couple of cut-n-paste-panoramics to give you an idea of the layout of my pieces. click both thumbs for very large view:

man, i love these 2 new ones. i think that white one on the left might be my new favorite:

a closer look at “Up”:

a closer look at “30 story ranch house”:

i also painted the back of both of these pieces a contrasting color to the front. the idea bing that when they’re lit, that light will bounce off the white walls to the color on the back of the steel sheet that’s floating 1 inch from the wall, and in turn that color will cast a very faint reflection around the piece. it worked, but it’s not as dramatic as i’d hoped (at least not with the current lighting of the gallery). so, on the white one i painted the back orange - the orange glows very faint around the piece. the same happens with the red one except the back of that one is green:

the back wall (both angles):

there’s been a lot of interest in that tall thin piece on the left. it’s called “A.D. - 15″, and it’s spray paint on aluminum:

i suppose that about does it.

new work is brewing.

it’s coming

ad in the new art ltd.

sneek-a-peek-a-loo at the 2 new pieces for this show:

half finished but lookin good.

see you there.

artists and fashion designers pair up and create.

and oh yeah, me and trista’s piece is badass.

first, i did this mirrored subway car drawing (based on the R36 ) a few weeks ago for a painting i’ve yet to start:

then i photocopied it a couple times, cut it out, and taped it together to make a neat little subway car skyscraper that sits perched on a shelf in between some art books and some ultra flat black.

next, 2 more drawings that will become paintings very soon, and will be unveiled on september 27th at the Device Gallery in la jolla.

“30 story ranch house”

“up”

last weekend was really fun. it was comic-con, i was part of a cool group art show, i had friends in from out of town, i had 4 days off from work, i got to meet and be semi-insulted (all in fun) by ashley wood while he signed my poster and gave me a custom sketch, and i got to watch my lady be a star for a day while she walked around comic-con in her ironman costume that she made from scratch! here she is posing with the “real” ironman:

here she is during one of her many “paparazzi moments”:

eventually she hooked up with some fellow avengers - captain america (that girl was tiny. her and trista entered the marvel costume contest together and got into the finals but didn’t win), and nick fury:

speaking of hand made clothing. here’s trista and i the night of the art show - she’s wearing a skirt that she made just 2 days before.

the art show went relatively well. three pieces sold, although unfortunately mine wasn’t one of them. still, it was fun. plus the show will be up for another month, so who knows, maybe it’ll sell.

i was originally told that this was a comic book themed show, although it turned out to be not so comic book related. nevertheless, i adapted my style to the comic book theme. the piece is a diptych titled “Metrotham” - 48″ X 37″, spray paint and paint marker on 18g steel. The word metrotham is a combination of metropolis (as in the city of superman) and gotham city (where batman fights crime). i used relatively the same drawing for both cities with subtle differences. the idea being that metropolis and gotham city are both based on the same city, NYC. the one on the left is metropolis - red, yellow, and blue are to represent superman. that red streak in the clouds is superman taking off from the daily planet building. the right then is obviously gotham city. it’s black and gray, the colors of batman. the design has changed slightly by omitting the daily planet and adding smoke stacks, a bat signal moon, and a W to the top of wayne tower. in both pieces there are subtle differences in gloss, satin and flat colors that are almost impossible to photograph. for instance the background of metrolpolis has 3 different whites of varying textures and gotham’s background has 3 different blacks. you can only really tell in person….so go see it. it’s up til sept 15th.

i had done 2 pieces prior to this on aluminum but this was my first on steel**. i had a 1″ square steel tube frame welded for the back of the steel sheet so that i could hang them without outside frames. i JB Welded the tube-frames to the sheet and painted the back white:

here’s a shot of the back signed, titled, and dated. “metrotham: metropolis” and “metrotham: gotham city”

**i’ll be working on steel from now on. it just fits better into the whole arrowchitectural decograf concept. graffiti was painted on steel trains, skyscrapers are built of steel, and so on.

Group art show including yours truly @ L Street Fine Art Friday July 25th, 6 - 9pm. What’s that you say? you’re sad to miss it but you’ll be at comic-con that day? Well, unless you plan on staying at the con until late you don’t have to worry. The L Street gallery is RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET from the convention center! So as you’re leaving the con on your way to the car, or the trolley, or dinner, or whatever, stop by the gallery and see us. There’ll be live music, refreshments, and of course some great eye candy. Plus, if you’re not going to the con and feel you’re not man enough to brave the downtown comic-con crowd, you’ll have all the way until September 15th to see the show. I do however encourage you to come on opening night. It makes us artists feel special when people actually show up to see what we’ve been working so hard to bring you.

Also, here’s a very small peek at one half of the brand new diptych I did for this show.

Titled “Metrotham”, the piece is times two 4′ X 1.5′ (4′X3′ overall), spray paint on steel. It’s about NYC’s dual super-world disguise - Metropolis and Gotham City. Executed in glorious Arrowchitectural Decograph, of course. As with all art, this is a must see in person to appreciate kind of deal. We all hope to see you there.

NYC’s super hero disguise will be revealed on july 26th 25th.

ok, i’ve been lazy to upload lately.  however, as promised, here are the chair photos from the “subjects and thrones” chair show. i’ve included photos from the process of making the chair. since i was so crunched for time i didn’t get to document every step of the construction. i built the chair in 2 weeks. which meant a lot of sleepless nights and forgetting to bring the camera to the studio. and even when i did bring the camera i would still forget to document certain steps because i was blazing through the construction trying to get it done in time. anyway, click the photo below to go to my flickr page and see the rest. i’ve put descriptions for each photo so you can see the process of building the chair.

here’s a video of the chair i made for the “subjects and thrones” show. the show was put on by adapta project and was located at basile studio, which is connected to the guild restaurant in barrio logan, san diego. this was shot on the day after the opening reception. the first night was packed, a really good turnout. i shot video that first night as well, but there were too many people in the way of the chairs to see them.

in typical san diego fashion, no one sold a damn thing. there were a few really good chairs there though. the two i point out in the video were my favorites. the white, light chair was made by jason wilmot of yesca studio. coincidentally, he had a chair in another show i did a few years ago. the other chair was made by joey vaiasuso of the wood fx gallery. he makes really good stuff.

anyway, the video.

making of photos coming soon

i know, i know, it’s been awhile. but i’ve been busy trying to build this chair:

(ignore the circle design in the top left corner - it has nothing to do with the chair)

i should have it finished in 2 weeks, just in time for MY NEXT SHOW

i’ll post the finished product and pics from the show after the 30th.