Random drawing

Random 80's horror inspired drawing....

Nafsa live painting

I got invited a few weeks ago to do a live painting to be auctioned off at the NAFSA conference that was held at the wonderful Hotel Murano in Tacoma ( which I got to stay at over night-highly recommend it if your looking to stay in Tacoma anytime soon).  Well, the whole thing went down this Friday. I've done three of these now so I pretty much knew how this was going to go.  I had a blast! Knocked the painting out in about an hour or so. I meet some really awesome people and just generally had a good time and hammed it up pretty good. There was some video taken which ill post as soon as I get a copy. I also took a few pics the night of as well as the process of preparing the piece.

The bare wood cradle. I general don't buy backing boards or painting services, but i made a exception in this case.

Since my work generally has nothing to do contextually with the organization I was generating the piece for I decide to work their logo into the painting. I got online and printed out dozens of the NAFSA logo. using wheat paste I attached them to the wood. I then laid a few layers of Titanium White braking up the field.

Then I laid down the bare bones of the image in graphite

Here we are just getting ready to start in the main ball room of the hotel

And a little over an hour latter. I pulled a Basquiat and painted in a suit and managed not to get anything on myself.

The thing went for a c-note. I personal think the 1000 kisses Should have won

Bemis Building Preview

Got my hanging done for the Bemis Building  Fall Group show Monday night.  Ended up hanging 7 Pieces total. Most in the 5' X 3' range but was able to get a couple of the 7' + pieces up. All acrylic on cardboard. All are  new or haven't been publicly hung  before( with the exception of  1 piece from the Spring Show) . Details of the show can be found Here or Here

Me-really big

Thoughts?

                                                                             A

 

B

Which is better-A or B?

9/11 Group show

On Tuesday 9/11/12 there will be an awesome group show I'm part of open a brand new gallery in the wonderful International District- DEREK ERDMAN'S INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PAINTINGS (or the IHOP)

Red Men

Red Men # 82