Stump 3.0 and Events!

Here's the latest update for Stump! More tree detail, and I started the highlights... It's slow going, but keep in mind, sometimes I only get thirty minutes to an hour a day to work on my own stuff, so it takes a while to get a piece done. Trying to keep a consistent posting schedule of Monday, Wednesday and Friday is motivation for me to continue working on projects so I'll just keep em comin. But check it out and tell me what you think! I'm hoping to get prints of this guy in the future, along with some of my better digital stuff. As always, click to enlarge. Enjoy!

On another note... It's looking like a busy three days. Last night I got to kick it at Fluid in SF and watch 3 eye elephant paint live. Homeboys/girls Albert, Kris (Happy Belated!), Chris and Sadie (Did I spell that right?) were in attendance. The guys from 3 eye elephant are quickly becoming some of my favorite NEW artists. All three of them are great to kick it with and bring something unique to the group. Here's what they did last night (via crappy iPhone Cam)

I was also rewarded by Chris de Leon for doing some side work for their group with this awesome painting!

I'm gonna study it and steal his techniques Kakashi style! (Had to get my anime nerd on at least once in this blog)

Today, marks the opening of "Off the Wall" at Space gallery. Homies Dyno and Tim (DAT:AA) have pieces hanging and I'll be there showing support! These guys are some of the most talented and hardest working members of IC, so if you get a chance, head down to Space gallery in SF and show support for these Vallejo natives. Check out Dyno's site for more details. After that is my good buddy Kris Mestizo's birthday bash at Poleng Lounge in SF. He won't tell me how old he is so lets just say: Happy 88th birthday buddy!

I can't party too hard tonight though, because tomorrow morning I'm running my first double digit distance. That's right! 10 whole miles in preparation for the half-marathon (13.1 miles) I'll be running in October. I'll be going down to Long Beach CA with a few friends who'll undertake this adventure by my side. I'm excited and nervous at the same time so I'm just gonna focus on finishing. THAT will be an accomplishment on its own. Later that night is Open Session Saturdays part 3. The 3rd installment of Individual Collective's open mic extravaganza. You know the drill... OPEN mic, OPEN canvas, OPEN minds. Be there:

Individual Collective Gallery

419 Georgia St

Vallejo CA

You can check out details here or here.

PEACE!

OSS 2

Open Session Saturdays 2, which was held this past Saturday was another great success... We had some open mic performers, and the talented guys from 3 eye elephant came across 2 bridges to get down with our live painting. I only have one photo from the event that I took with my iPhone before I got down to painting. This is our setup outside the IC gallery positioned so those who were watching the performers could see the paintings as they were being completed.

The theme this time around was for all of us to have a horizon line that continues through the piece from one side to the other. Then we'd connect all the paintings side by side making a long landscape. Below is my piece, "If it wasn't for the darkness of night, we'd never see the stars 2". We'll have some photos up soon taken by the talented Albert Lam, but until then enjoy more crappy iPhone photos!

I got some great compliments on the piece, especially from people who saw the first one that I did for BYOA. A couple of the guys said it felt like following a storyboard which got me to thinking of actually making a series out of my concept. Talking to Chris de Leon about the series he's planning and checking out the sketches in his book inspired me to possibly take the "stars" series a bit further. If you're reading this Chris, big thanks for sharing that man!

The next OSS is on the 26th of September, so if you missed the first two, don't fret. There's more coming around the corner! Hope to see you there!

If it wasn't for the darkness of night, we'd never see the stars (finished)

Here's an iPhone quality snapshot of my piece that I painted last night at BYOA held at the Fillmore Center in SF last night. It measures 24" x 18" and is painted with acrylic on canvas. Painting time was about 2 and a half hours (yeah, we got there kinda late).

Below is the money shot... Enjoy! (click image to enlarge)

I like the composition of the piece, but having to paint so fast makes the execution less than what I'm capable of. I want to paint this again someday, because I like the idea and I think that given the time, I can finish the piece with a higher level of quality. I got a lot of meaningful compliments on it last night, which I totally appreciate. In the end though, we as artists are a nit-picky bunch and know when and where we can improve.

There was great talent on display out there last night, and my good friends Chris de Leon and JToddO won a $150 prize for best live piece. I cheered extra hard for them, because I'm big fans of their work, and they totally deserved to win. I only wish I woulda remembered to take a photo of their piece. In attendance from IC was Ant, Ron and Albert. Ant and Ron collaborated on a piece and Albert was happily snapping shots and meeting people all night.

Performances were on point with Mandeep Sethi (hope I spelled that right) MCing the event and The Mighty Delrokz on the 1's and 2's. My favorite act of the night ,and another $150 winner) had to be Do-Dat. He did a set at our last OSS, and brought more heat this time around as the night wore down.

I was impressed again with the folks at BYOA for throwing a quality event that lets all of us independent artists shine. I, myself, am lucky enough to have a career to pay my bills with, so my painting, for the most part, is something I do on the side. But meeting and seeing people who live off of their craft and love what they do is inspiring to say the least. It was an honor to paint amongst such people, and I hope to do it again soon. PEACE!

3 Eye Elephant

Last night I had the pleasure of working on a logo for a new painting super-group called "3 Eye Elephant." This particular group is made up three extremely talented artists: Jeffery Todd, Christopher de Leon and Ichii Ohryin. My part in this equation was small, basically to vector a design that the group had collabed on so they could use it across a multitude of platforms, but it was an honor nonetheless. Here's the end result:

I've considered myself to be lucky enough to paint at the same event with Jeffery and Chris, and I can tell you from experience that this group will produce amazing things! I can't wait to see what comes of it all! Enjoy!