Sneek Peek VI

I'm still working on this one...hope to be finished soon.

Don't forget to enter my September giveaway. 

Today is the last day!!!

Finished with the second!!!

This is the second finished painting of a series of three for Enid and Edgar, a vintage clothing store located in silverlake, Ca. I'm struggling a bit with the third, but I know it will turn out alright in the end. This creature I created specifically with Sandy and jason (the owners) in mind. They love owls and have an entire wall covered with the wide-eyed predators. I'll post a progress shot of the third this week, but for now here is the completed second in it's frame. Not really sure what this one is called...any suggestions?

Secondhand Haunts V

I found this book in a used bookstore called Next Chapter Books in Canoga Park. 

The book contains over 157 fantastic line drawings of locomotives from 1860-1893.

It will serve as an invaluable reference for the painting that appears behind it, or a completely different painting all together...haven't decided yet. 

glow in the dark

Photo credit: Eddie Ruvalcaba

Tomorrow I will be playing two shows with killsonic. The first will be in downtown (630 pm) at the Autumn lights festival, and as for the second, we will be roaming the misty pier from 7pm to 3am in Santa Monica at Glow. ALL FREE. ALL ART. ALL MUSIC. ALL NIGHT.


My blog has been a bit quiet this week due to rehearsals and painting...oh, by the way, I finished my second painting for Enid and Edgar's!!! As soon as it's dry I'll post a framed picture of it. One more painting to go :) 

Secondhand Haunts IV

Found this at Goodwill earlier today

I'm not quite sure what it's supposed to be used for,

It's a small lidded pan.

Regardless, It makes an odd wall decoration

and a good reference for one of my upcoming projects :)

AK and her Kalashnikovs

Went to Gorbals last night to see my sonic sister with her Kalashnikovs. 

 These are some sketches from an evening of Balkan mayhem 

Thom Zolghad(top), Jake Fiskin(right), Sebastian Steinberg(left)

+Photo courtesy of MALABOMBA

September Giveaway

Octorina

Answer this question for a chance to win this lovely ball-point pen drawing (by yours truly)

If you had one supernatural power, what would it be?

(leave your comment below)

The winner will receive the drawing,

 as well as the lovely frame it is residing in :)

Giveaway ends on the last day of September

An Officer and a Grandfather

Sometime tomorrow I will be posting my SEPTEMBER GIVEAWAY

The image below is the only actual picture I have in a frame.

It's a vintage photograph of my grandfather (Bo) 

:::He served in the Korean war:::

Note: I'm not giving away this picture

Chewin' the fat with Sara Oliver

 

If you were three colors, what colors would you be?

I would be taupe, creme, and chartreuse.

         

growing up, my art... usually consisted of dogs and flowers

people tell me my art... is childish, but I still draw a lot of dogs and flowers, so I understand where they are coming from.

But I think my art... is the best, because I love dogs and flowers.

What is your absolute favorite animal?

Dogs, but more specifically wiener dogs. I own 3 and they are the cherry on my sundae. We've got Mister Snickers, Fat Linda, and Sir Paggles. Mister snickers is the reincarnated spirit of the Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun. He sits like an anubis. Fat Linda is a post-op transexual. She used to be a he, and is much more comfortable with herself since the operation. And last but not least is Sir Paggles, the baby of the group. He is the baby of Lord Paggles, from Sizerland. We met the lord on the side of the 10 freeway. The sign said not to pick up hitchikers but we did anyway... we did not know we were close to a state prison. The story ends when Lord Paggles holds us at gunpoint, and we have to kill him. All the while we didn't know his bags were still in our car, and needless to say, the baby was in them. 

   

Where do you find inspiration?

Usually after I watch a movie about other people that do greater amounts of stuff than I do, and I think to myself "I should be doing that too." But then I go home and try, and it doesn't end up the way I want it to, but something good always comes out of it.

  

Aside from your talent with art of the two-dimentional kind and your impressive decorating skills, you also craft some faaaantastic jewelry. 

Do you have anything for sale? If so, where can we find it? 

(i love the bicycle ring :)

I have an Etsy shop where I sell jewelry made from vintage pieces, vintage ties, vintage clothing, glasses, hair clips, and a bunch of other neat stuff. I have only had it for about a month, but I've gotten addicted very fast. I will be adding art on there soon too. The link is: www.etsy.com/shop/deersnotdears.

                                                       

What is the art scene like in Arizona? 

The scene in Arizona is pretty much the same as the scene is anywhere. There are all types of people that mesh together for the purpose of art and music. I have noticed that it's friendlier than LA, which is the only other scene I have experienced. It's also more diverse because it's so small. There's a pretty vast selection of people that form it, and they all bring something different to it. There's less copy-cating, because if you do that it's more likely to be noticed. And the music scene is completely incestious because of the size. But like I said, it's really the same anywhere, that's why I'm not moving to Portland.

Do you play any instruments? Do you play in any bands? 

I don't play any instruments. I own a synthesizer, but I don't know how to use it. I had a band with my little brother called Uncle Steven, named after our uncle who is pretty much the strangest stranger we have ever met. But we never knew how to play anything, and it just ended up sounding like ambient noise, and like I said, I'm not moving to Portland, so we gave it up.

Complete this sentence

         

My favorite time to make art is,

                  

a. When the sunshine is high in the sky

b. In the dying glow of twilit dusk

                  c. Under a twinkling blanket of stars

d. My favorite time to make art is when I am babysitting. I don't hold any restrictions on myself as to what the outcome is going to be, and the kids are always impressed no matter what because it's always going to be way better than theirs.

Secondhand Haunts III

Vintage pink candle: $2.99 (goodwill)

upside down gold candle holder: $ 0.99 (goodwill)

Glittered owl candles: $1.99 (goodwill)

placemat: $ 0.49 (thrift store)

Who is Dr. Clock?

The Amazing tales of Dr. Clock is a story I've been working on. It might end up being a gallery show, or a manga, or a children's book. I'm not really sure yet. But I will be posting sketches I've done and maybe some short stories I've written.


Oh, and will the winner of my giveaway please contact me ASAP! please?

Sneek Peek V

another progress shot. 

and my September giveaway will be revealed sometime next week!

Ohm Pa! We are all strangers here

We (as in me, José, and Bryan, as in Dulce de Leche) have a show this friday!!!

...and here is a little video of us playing

Secondhand Haunts II

Sorry, I got lost painting yesterday...

I found this mirror at a flea market for $15.00

Sneek Peek IV

I still have work to do on this one 

...and now for the winner of my August giveaway

Congratulations Carla!!!

Email me your address and I'll ship your prize (plus a special little surprise) just as fast as I can :)

thank you to everyone that entered. stay tuned for my September giveaway

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Winner of my August giveaway will be announced tomorrow