Tuesday, July 28, 2009

how to tuesday

here are some instructional videos for any young artist.

a still life:



a heart:



two point perspective:



snoop and akon:



psp:

Monday, July 27, 2009

W.I.P., yeah you know me




Here are some photos of my new studio in RDG, PA.

Cassette Tape Playlist:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits
AC/DC: Highway to Hell
Guns N Roses: Appetite for Destruction
Aerosmith: Get A Grip

FUCKIN ROCK ON, BRO

Sunday, July 19, 2009

First and foremost, I would like to thank Reading Eagle Weekender for "correcting" my last name. God bles spellcheck.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Not exactly group therapy, but it's all the same

-self port. + dwarfs most stuff comes together
-hula hoop not working that could- movement
-not just portraits, internal
-disheveled world + people that populate
-painting commitment, forms solid
-self portrait, painter as matador - curved arena
- scot > hula is working
-"O" italian futurist
russian constructionist
time, speed, spontaneity, personal
-very labored, have a good time working
-early/late Ren.
>emotional
-respond to markmaking
-self port>expr. brush work
-subj >defiant
-engaging stare
-subj. makes it powerful, "attitude"
Bottchioni

Abstrat ptg.
Charles Arnoldi
painting/connection
img/form maybe problem?
take risks
seriousness in work
mixed media personality/fun

don't get stuck in "i'm a seriously painter syndrome".