Off With His Head

I actually shot this footage a few months back but unfortunately was tied up till recently to complete it and upload it. So in one week people at FairyTales get to view two guest artists and I hope many more in the 702 will step up to the plate. For this weekend I am pleased to present again the work of Jska and her "Off With His Head" painting complete with video.

(Off With His Head)

Jska's Youtube Video

More of Jska's work can be viewed at her own blog at http://jskaphobe.blogspot.com/

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Lieara's Sharpie Body Art

(Lieara's Sharpie Body Art)

As one of Lieara's art pieces during our artist jam last weekend , she decided to take on doing her impression of a full back tattoo piece in sharpie of some art she admired. Surprisingly enough she was able to not only take on the challenge, but complete the whole piece in under 15 minutes as I filmed the process.

Lieara's Sharpie Body Art Video

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gRiMz Sharpie Dragon Attack on Dirt Bike

(The client Casey and his finished dirt bike art)

Starting off our art jam last weekend where a few of us come together just to do as many different types of visuals art that  we can, my friend Casey had asked that I deck out the number plate on his new pit bike with something wicked. I have had this certain style of dragon illustration in my mind for years and have dabbled with it on and off, so I decided to let it breathe a little on Casey's bike.

After Casey washed and sanded the number plate to remove all excess oils from the surface of the plastic, out came the Sharpie markers, black, red, and metallic silver for a little special trick I came up with awhile back. In a few hours I had finished the Dragon illustration and felt it was time to hand it off to another artist for lettering to make it a collaborative piece.

(Casey's Fiancée Lieara adding the Kanji lettering after I drew in the Dragon) 

After the Dragon was finished in sharpie the tag off of the piece went to Casey's fiancée, another friend of mine Lieara to throw in some kanji lettering.

(Final Dragon Art)

The final original art piece... breaking all the rules in using and abusing just your regular Sharpie markers..no paint required.

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Tattoo In Analog

Last month over at my friend Lieara's & Queso's, we decide to do a impromptu art jam composing a few sketches and pieces. It was at this time when I unfortunately was without my wacom tablet, but Lieara was quite persistent that I create a piece that wasn't on computer, something I haven't done in a little over a year to completion.

"Analog Tattoo" of course was the final outcome as a collaborative piece between the two of us through use of pencils, charcoal, and a little black paint added by Lieara.

Analog Tattoo

It was unfortunately that half way through the filming of the piece my camera actually ran out of charge giving a painful reminder to always carry spare batteries. But regardless we were quite pleased with the results as I hope you are able to enjoy the video that shows its creation in time lapse.

Watch "Analog Tattoo" on YouTube

Surprisingly enough this will not be the last "analog" piece composed this year, my meaning of "analog" indicating  my art done without a computer. It is after a quick run to the art store that my family and I have decided to start on a joint venture of creating quite a few pieces of art that we hope to get the the market quite soon.

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The Future Homeless

Been over a decade since I met some kind people known as Laservida. One of the first alternative artist collectives who helped forge the Las Vegas Arts District right at the start of it all. Now so much has changed and I can't help but watch as things continue to fall apart making way for something new. And the world of the artists who help forge something out of nothing that goes without proper credit in which I named this piece in tribute to one of their last Art Shows.

We are all suffering in these economic times and even I sit here among thousands who are broke, taking jobs when ever they come my way and recently just with my cell phone that has been shut off and .84 cents in the bank. But I know that I live the life of the artist, and isn't my pursuit of art that has caused me to fall this low. I was broke long before I even began to work for myself again and it was the honest truth that my mislead trust in a 9-5 day job is what led me back into poverty long before anyone else began to feel the pressure of our current economy problems. The jobs of working for other companies and businesses who never expected to return the loyalty I gave them because it wasn't cost effective for their own personal agendas. It is a system we have all been lead to believe is life and board it as easily as a run away train to no where.

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