Recent Drawings

Mr. Bird Man:

Records!

Another reason why music is waaaay better than food:

(Clockwise from top left): Devendra Banhart, Les Baxter, Isaac Hayes and "The Shaft Soundtrack," Augustus Pablo, my first break record (exciting!), and another Les Baxter- this time the "Hells Bells" soundtrack.

Expansion of my family

I purchased some new old portraits to put on my wall. I am always looking for the most awkward pictures at antique stores, which I affectionately name and immortalize.

The men on the bottom and left are Mr. Flannigan, the Reginald Esquire III, and the Captain.

Earrings

So I made some more earrings today... I'm going to give them away as presents.

Obligatory self-indulgent shots of my babies :D

Trip to the cemetary

Mackenzie and I went to the Old Shasta cemetary. I was planning to do some long exposure shots but the light was too bright (we got there at 4.) I shot the long exposure shots at f/22, 1" exposure, ISO 100. It was a ridiculous amount of fun making her run around like a crazy person in the cemetary... but only a few shots worth showing:

I'm so restless since coming home. I've been trying to do some photoshoots, but appear to have lost my touch. Maybe I am too critical now. I think the overwhelming course load and one-track state of mind has left my brain only capable of doing scholastic things. I sit down to draw and nothing really comes out. There are so many creative things I want to do, and have been sketching in my book but I can't find my muse when the time comes.

Anyways... here is my latest photoshoot... I am marginally satisfied with the outcome. However a strange light refraction in the first 3 shots (above Mackenzie's head) appear to look like faces. Kind of creepy but interesting.

TV Head Man

Finally figured out how to export to flash. Enjoy one of my previous projects I made in flash. :D

My handmade earrings

I started making earrings- so far I've made about 30 pairs. I sold 10 this week to a boutique in Chico! They specialize in vintage/thrift/couture clothing. That was so exciting for me, as it was my first official sell to a store. They asked if I had a name for my brand... which I am still trying to come up with. Anyways here are a few:

My new painting

Here are three shots taken at different stages of my new painting (my first attempt at working on a canvas and oil paint.) It might have gotten a bit cluttered by the end, but I think it is still a work in progress for now.

Art from my journal

Slave driver (don't have a scanner so the flash kind of washed it out in the middle):

 

Mr. Treeman (is surrounded by freeflow of words):

Ramshead (Also surrounded by a stream of consciousness kind of writing):

Jackie Gleason records

It's a Jackie Gleason kind of night with the addition of my latest buy: Aphrodisia. All the records after Aphrodisia are other Gleason ones that I own. Note the best campy covers you will ever see!

My mom circa 1978

I found this incredible picture of my mother, the notoriously camera-shy photographer. Holy shit she was beautiful! ...and rocking the overalls.

New records

I spent waaay too much money at the record store today... but I fully support my purchases for the following reasons:

1. Led Zeppelin III- has a rare spinning background behind the cover.

 

2. This guy just looks awesome. A king in Mardi Gras, umm yes please.

 

3. Coasters- as heard in the epic bar dance scene of Tarantino's movie Deathproof.

 
4. My love affair with Duke Ellington will never cease to be.

5. Fats Waller- No explanation necessary

6. This cover alone is reason enough to buy it.

Finally updated the blog

Today I put up a whole slew of some of my old and new artwork from different mediums. I once had a photo album on Facebook as well as a Deviantart account but I think this is a better outlet. I will be putting up more artwork in the future like my oil paintings I'm working on, some jewelry I'm making, and some drawings/writings from my art portfolio.

TV Man

Most of my art centers around the perversion of humans by media and technology. This still is taken from a flash video I created a few months ago. The screen broadcasts ethereal scenes like slow motion flying through clouds, a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance duo, and a time lapse video from the 1910's of flowers blooming. These were all used to show the subtle domination of humans by various media outlets via chosen imagery.

I haven't been successful in rendering a video version suitable for the web, so for now this still picture will have to do. I made this image by photoshopping together 3 different images and creating a vector mask over the screen.

Stephanie

Steph is my super gorgeous next door neighbor. This was photographed at Upper Bidwell Park, in Chico, and apparently created a spectacle worthy enough to warrant the catcalls of younger guys.

Still Life at home

These are all items found at my parents house over the summer.

Time Lapse Self Portrait

Okay so this time lapse was done a while ago in my old SLO bedroom. Most of the pictures behind me are old family photos. I've expanded on this collection and am due for another photo session, this time probably with Holly's help as a model. Please excuse the semi-narcissistic impression you may get from me in these images, I did not have a model to help me at the time.