Saturday, December 12, 2009
HOME
As you can see by the previous post I've been doing a lot of abstract paintings lately. I like to take a representational painting (sometimes from photos) then take the photo away after I work on it for a while.
All Abstract & Stuff
Thursday, December 3, 2009
This little 8"x10" oil piece I did will be in a show at 444 jessie st in San Francisco on December 5th. I hope to sell it but I have a bit of a dilemma. I'm not really sure how to show it? I was rotating it constantly as I was painting it and everyone it seems likes it a different way. What do you think?
Friday, October 9, 2009
Jaded Beauty
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This piece was a bit of a stretch for me in the subject matter. I've really been into the work of Michael Hussar lately and this piece definitely reflects that. It's called Jaded beauty because it repressents my home town of Santa Cruz which is in and of itself a beautiful place and it is my home but at the same time I feel like the beauty has been jaded by the lack of drive and motivation by the people that live there. The figure is the death of the place in my heart I once held for it. The owl is me.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Fashion Forward
So for the past year or so I've helped my girlfriend get her blog off the ground by shooting all of her fashion photos for her. This is one of the most recent pics I took. Her blog has really taken off and I'm proud of her for all she's accomplished with it. To view her blog and all the photos I've taken go to www.popcultureafternoon.blogspot.com
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
MICROSCOPISM
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Birthday Party!!!!!
SketchBook Collages
I decided to take all of my favorite sketches and small paintings from the past few years and make a few colllages. This is an easy way for me to refer back to them from time to time, it's easier to see what I have done or ideas I have when there hanging on the wall rather than searching through sketchbook after sketchbook. The one on the bottom is from like 1999 to 03' and the one on the top is is 06' to present.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Balance Is A Thin Line
This new one is based on a couple of masks from Indonesia. I was really taken with the culture there when I went a few years ago. Everyone there believes that art should be a part of daily life and is essential for living in balance. That is what I was trying to convey with this piece, balance. The checkered patterns represent good and evil in their culture and you find the pattern everywhere as a reminder for them to live their lives with a purposeful balance.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Catskull
The One That Got Away (top) Sf Trawler (bottom)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Portraits of beautiful people
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Spare timeI
In my spare time (which I don't have a lot of) I love taking mass amounts of photos. I rarely ever use photoshop. I like trying to create mood with light and setting. I also like crab dinners, balancing on chains, walking my bulldog, and climbing the same old oak I've been climbing for twenty years.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
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Hello Kitty suitcase
I painted these for one of my girlfriends friends. She is Japanese and wanted items that represented her heritage hence the Hello Kittys, cherry blossoms, Mount Fuji, and the calligraphy. This is a totally custom job and I have many more and commissions are always welcome. The case is fixed with a polyurethane glossy finish which serves an aesthetic purpose as well as protection from scratches as well as wear and tear.
When Life Gives You
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Kid Cudi-music video
This song and video are amazing!!!!! I also think this dude looks exactly like Jean-michel Basquiat, what do you think?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
New "Still Lifes"
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
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