The Birth of Mutation
Almost time for the new year and I’ve completed the last painting that will be made in 2009. Why write about it? you may be wondering… well, mostly because I can’t find anything else to do with my time at the moment: I already put in a good pinball session today (Lord of the Rings at Beautiful Pizza) and I really don’t feel like writing anymore code… yuck! Since I can’t find anything better to do, I thought that I would let you know that I won’t be finishing anymore paintings this year and let you know what’s in store for next 2010.
Goodfoot Commission – Session 1
Alright, time to get some paint on there. So much different than the Manor Project. Wood is so greedy… it just wants to suck up as much paint as it possibly can. Now that it is mostly covered, it should start behaving itself.
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Goodfoot Commission – Session 0
As recently reported, I got the panel for my commission piece for The Goodfoot’s smoking room. Measuring it at 6.5′ x 4′ it barely made it into my secret underground lair. Here it is… bigger than I am and ready to get colorful!
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New Studio Space Chiseled Out
I recently decided that the second room of my 2 bedroom apartment would be better utilized as an art studio. Perhaps I will make larger work? Not sure, but I’ll give it a try. Also, I will soon be painting a rather large commission piece for the Goodfoot’s smoking deck and it’s probably a good idea to make some room for the wood when it arrives.
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Manor of Art – Session #4
This time around, I took on the very laborious task of painting the walls white. Oh, lets not forget the ceiling… Arg!!! Luckily, my friend Jesse let me borrow some extendo-bars for my paint roller which proved themselves to be rather priceless. This is the first time that I’ve used a paint roller for an artistic project and I must say… they kick ass! You can even edge pretty well with them, I was really surprised.
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Manor of Art – Session #3
Since I had taken many pictures of the previous sessions, I was able to take the mural home with me and view it much smaller than actual size. This led to easy recognition of shapes & forms. When I returned to the Manor, I was able to cut out what I saw on my camera and things took shape rather quickly.
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Manor of Art – Session #2
On the day the my Mom came and helped me get started, I returned to the manor soon after she left town… and this time I remembered the red paint…
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Manor of Art – Session #1
My mom was in town for the opening of The Pack at The Goodfoot. She stayed the night and the next day we wandered over to Milepost 5 to do some painting. After about an hour and a half we had some nice mess going on. My Mom seemed to have fun as she said that she never got to finger paint… like ever! I guess it must be nice to complete wreck a full room your first time around :)
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Manor of Art – Room 254
This August 99 artists + myself will completely take over an abandoned long-term care facility on NE 82nd to bring you what is known as The Manor of Art. The facility in question has been dubbed The Studios and is phase 2 in Milepost 5’s goal of creating a “community centered around creative individuals”. Scheduled for launch in 2010, The Studios will offer the community “up to 102 studio work-spaces and residential rentals”; and, as word-on-the-street has it, they they will be very affordable. Anyway, back to the show…
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Art Shows for February
Hi. Just wanted to let you know that I have a few upcoming shows that open in February. New work at all three shows. Much thanks to Joe, Paige and Anna for having me be a part of all this. I’m really stoked to be making new work and showing it again… seeing as that I’ve been on a 6 month hiatus from painting :) Anyway, all info is below. Hope to see you at one of these shows.
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November’s Cold Chain
Made of Wet Boots and Rain
Figured I should update my site a little more often. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride! Just be sure to keep your arms, legs and head inside while we’re in motion. No need to adjust your seat into the full upright and locked position though… You should be comfortable, but there’s no need for decapitation.
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Art Updates July 2008
Invision2 Show + Release Party
This Last Thursday ( July 31st ) at The Goodfoot we will be having a release party for Invision 2 – A Collection of Visual Art from Portland + Beyond. There are a bunch of great artists in the new book and they will all have work on display. Come check it out from 5pm-2am.
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