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!

Live Painting July 10th at Minna Gallery in SF

Title says it all... Myself and a troupe of IC members will be at 111 Minna in The City this Friday night 10PM - 2AM for the 21 and up. Come down and have some drinks with me and we can be great pals. Here's the officials from Oh Dang! Magazine:

By now, your 4th of July hangover should have worn off. While those fingers you blew off lighting fireworks won't grow back, it's okay, you can still sorta wrap your hand around a drink and enjoy some dope art. Catch over a dozen live artists and a photo exhibit from Nina Parks, Karla Amaya and Kirstina Sangsahachart at 111 Minna this Friday. Check the flyer for more...

Oh Dang! always throws great events so I'm really excited to be doing this one. I'll be brainstorming today after work, and hopefully I kick out a good idea. If you want to get on the guest list and save yourself 5 bucks, get at me by the end of the day and I can make it happen. Hope to see you there!