Kurt Cob-angel

Kurt Cobain as an angel (or, as I have christened him, Kurt Cob-angel) that will rid the fashion world of the ugly ’80s and resurrect the ’90s — according to Current fashion writer Courtenay Martin. Sacrilicious!

Smile.

Sketches

Birds in gasmasks.

Arrgslam: Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of paint

In honor of National Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19, mateys), this month’s Artslam became Arrgslam, and all the artwork (and some of the audience) was pirate-themed. Not being a huge fan of all things nautical (I fell asleep during Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest — and by that I mean I fell asleep just reading the title), I was sort of at a loss as to what to paint, and concocted a last-minute revenge scene of a wench getting the drop on her pirate captor. You know — feminist art. Or something.

I know that’s not too terribly exciting, but what is exciting is the new lens I was experimenting with all night. I got a Canon EF50mm and got carried away testing it out on the bands that played Arrgslam — I need the practice for when I shoot ACL in less than a week! (Be sure to check out festival blogging/Twittering at the Curblog.)

OK, enough talk. Piratey photos after the jump. If you were there, they’ll bring back fond memories. If you weren’t, then you missed out on a fun event … and should make up for it by going to the Dia de los Muertos Artslam on November 1!

Artslam! saves the day

Artslam!: Revenge of the Superheroes took over the Limelight on August 9, and I got to be one of the artists involved. I’ve never done anything like that before (and I’m not much of a painter — I’m more of a Photoshopper), but it was alot of fun and I’d definitely do it again if they’ll have me back.

It’s a little late, but I’ve got pictures from the event after the jump — including my painting of The Joker from Dark Knight (R.I.P. Heath Ledger) in various stages of completion. The photo above is by Rob “Deadbeat Hero” Perez, who organized the whole event and also did a stencil-art version of The Joker that came out really cool.

“I Turn My Camera On”

Acrylic on canvas, on view at Limelight for the month of August (hopefully).

Revenge of the Superheroes!

I’ve always thought that Artslam! was a cool idea, but when I found out that the next theme was going to be “Revenge of the Superheroes” I knew I had no excuse not to volunteer to participate. Comic books practically taught me how to read, draw, and tell right from wrong (“With great power comes great responsibility”; “Criminals are a cowardly and superstitious lot”; “Hulk smash”), so if there was ever a time to jump in, this was it.

I’m going to be one of many artists (check out the Green Goblin on the back of the flyer, created by Deadbeat Hero) making live art at my favorite bar. Question?, DJ Tech-Neek, and others will be performing live music and there’s a silent auction. In short, true believers, this is going to be a off the (grappling) hook.

I’ve got to start practicing.

To be continued …