Wednesday, March 24, 2010

2 new pieces


"monster movie" 6"x6" acrylic and enamel on canvas (sometimes, a lot of times, i just like to randomly play with paint, colors, and forms. to make this, i was playing around with a few colors and thought to myself that pink and puke green would look good together. when i started adding in the green, i noticed that i had a godzilla-ish blob in front of me and decided to play on that given the fact that i'm a big fan of old school monster imagery. i gave him a little more depth by adding a few other colors, outlining him, and a little dot for an "eye" of sorts. i should have added some fire breathing for good effect but i decided to keep it a little on the mellow side. he's a nice monster! all in all, a fun piece to make)






"tuesday" 6"x6" acrylic and enamel on canvas. (so named because i painted it on a tuesday when i was feeling a little icky on the inside over someone who shouldn't matter but somehow still does. i experimented with a new texture building medium and it really worked, adding a lot of depth to the paint, making it easy to mold and texturize the way i wanted it. this is also primarily acrylic a bit of a departure from my working style of the last year or so as i've been favoring a lot more enamels, primarily for their gloss and heavy body. i used a spray glaze to get the gloss on this and only a minimal amount of enamel-just the yellow in fact. i'd like to work on some bigger pieces with the same texture builder and maybe incorporate it with some of the other texture materials i like to see what kind of combinations i can come up with)
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i will have work on display at the loop lounge this friday night. the loop is located in passaic park, nj. message me for more info or directions.


Friday, March 12, 2010

Current and Upcoming shows



i curated "phantasmagoria" check out optphoto.com for more info on the artist. the show is up at 32jones until 3/27

i have a collage piece in this show. i have yet to see all of the work due to the opening being the same night as "phantasmagoria" but i'm excited to attend the closing



i'll be showing work and DJing at this fest. super excited for 2 days jam-packed with art, music, and good people.


a 1 night gig i'm doing at the loop lounge. thanks to erica for helping get me this show! i'm also really happy that the proceeds are going to an animal rescue. i was in a show 2 years ago that was a benefit for animals and it was awesome.
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message me for more info on any of these shows. also check out my new blog, hoosatron.blogspot.com...a little of the nuttier side of me!