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2011-11-21T10:41:00.000-08:00

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HARSH VIBES PAINTING

2011-11-20T10:12:00.000-08:00

Post Summer Work

2011-10-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

After a nine week summer tour I finally got to sit down and finish some new work. Here are a few picture of what I was up to the last 3 week before leaving again.

This is a roof top workspace, in beautiful San Francisco. Unfortunately not the best place to work due to wind conditions. Wet paint, paper stencils and wind are a bad combination.

Got a new respirator, after 5 years. Bought the most exspensive one. So into it.

Moved my operation from the roof to mom's garage, here is my finish pile. Most of these are on tour with me now being sold at the Dead To Me merch table. Some were sold in SF (Thanks Kyle!)

Detail of a weird fat face Deity. I like his ears the best but they don't on a 12' record. Recently I have been attaching multiple records together to get more surface area to paint. Painting on records rules because it is cheap and the paint sticks really well to vinyl.

Sneak Peek

2011-06-28T16:28:00.000-07:00

Here is a look at some of the paintings I'll be selling this summer on tour with Dead To Me/Riverboat Gambles/Off With There Heads, these and many others, no two are identical, check me out at the merch booth and maybe help me pay my rent?!

I JUST WOKE UP FROM A VIVID DREAM

2011-06-05T11:16:00.000-07:00

Last night, or this morning I had a vivid dream about two black hawks.
There was a group of us sitting on a hilltop overlooking a cityscape. Tall sky scrappers with hundred of windows cluttered the skyline. We sat in a way that positioned us in line with an ally of space between two sections of buildings. The sky was clear and calm. I sat with my girlfriend Shannon and a few other people who's faces I didn't see. We noticed this huge black bird flying off in the distance, as It got closer I could see it was a hawk. I have seen this type of bird before, it is grey and black, sort of ashy, and resembles a Osprey (another bird of prey/raptor usually living by the ocean.) The bird got closer and started dancing for us. She was spinning and diving back and forth, spreading her wings wide so we could see all the patterns and colors, she dipped and curved, twisted and bent like no bird I have ever seen, it was a spectacle and most of us were in awe of her. The tall buildings all around her (that reminded me of Seattle) created an interesting parallel with this majestic creature. We decided it must have been a matting ritual of some sort, because it was so unusual, she then faded back into the city.
As soon as she disappeared another smaller and darker version of the same bird appeared. This must be the male we thought. With excitement we anticipated another show. He sort of flew up high passed the top of the buildings and then stopped, slowly crested, then started dropping. Like a perfect pendulum pointed straight down he just plummeted straight into the ground about 100 yards away from us. I gasped and immediately ran towards him, i could see blood pumping and spitting out from his body. I approached arms aloft and he kicked and trashed around trying to fly away, he did get off the ground for a second and in a mess of feathers and fluids he smashed into the side of the surrounding buildings. There he sort of perched on a ledge that was about head high, all I could think to do was grab him and take him to get help, it was instinct. I reached out again and in a split second he seemed to look right into my eyes and give up, he just fell into my hands. I covered his eyes and told Shannon who was closest to me to call a animal shelter or sanctuary where would could take him. We were downtown Seattle or (where ever this dream is happening) clearly no one knew where to take this poor bird, in fact no one seemed to care, the rest of the crew we sat with had all left and shrugged it off. I couldn't help but want to save this hawk. I had vision of me nursing him back to heath and making a little leather hood to cover his eyes, he could perch on my forearm and deliver notes for me, or fetch me keys and jewelry, he could be my companion and I could be the Beastmaster, it was going to be amazing. He didn't like all this though, he wanted out of my hands, that moment where he delivered himself to me in desperation was gone, now he was just biting and flailing all over trying to release himself from my clutch. I tyred and tyred to keep him calm and cover his eyes so he wouldn't be frightened. I wanted so bad to save this bird.
Then I woke up.
Why did he fall like that, what happened, what was he thinking during that free fall. I wish he would have pulled up and met his mate. Hope your ok black hawk, you beautiful majestic being, I tried to help you.

RECORD ART

2011-05-31T19:09:00.000-07:00

This is one of many painting I have done on old records. Some people have picked these up at Dead TO Me shows. Im going to have some up for sale soon online so if your in to it keep an eye out.

party trough the wires

2011-05-31T19:04:00.000-07:00

This is how we party now. JR lives to far away so hang out through computers like super future freaks

photo sticker. TEMPER

2011-05-22T13:14:00.001-07:00

CHICKEN IN A CAVE

2011-04-18T19:01:00.000-07:00

Alabama Spring 2010?

lifeless and beautiful

2011-04-11T19:42:00.000-07:00

HOUSE SHOWS RULE

2011-04-05T23:00:00.000-07:00

Notice the snowman paper this was written on

2011-04-03T18:15:00.001-07:00

Sometimes Art gets Dark and then in the light it looks tight

2011-04-02T20:19:00.001-07:00

FRONT BASS DRUM HEAD

2011-03-27T16:48:00.000-07:00

I had a small light behind this for a hand full of shows this month. I lost the light and then the plastic cracked and split open. Oh well it was fun while it lasted. We also made stickers of this same design. They look rad with purple and black ink. (thanks Pete) Keep an eye for this creepy lady on the streets.

HIT A VEIN

2011-02-13T13:45:00.000-08:00

My homeboy Juan and I took some photos of some new work yesterday for the upcoming Dark Arts Zine. Im stoked on these photos, the black and white setting adds a cool tone to some otherwise color full stuff.

Then we got loose on brass monkeys and had a nice dinner with the ladies. The night took a turn and everyone got matching tattoos.

RANDOM

2011-01-25T17:30:00.000-08:00

NEW EURO TOUR POSTER 2011

2010-12-21T17:17:00.000-08:00

These photos are not very good, but the color one is what got used for the poster and the black and white ones are mock ups. I did a few before I got what I wanted. This happens a lot. Some days the paint works with me and some days it works against me.

The European promoter go crazy with the poster. Ill see this thing allover the place in April. Stoked!

FRONT BASS DRUM HEADS

2010-12-21T16:58:00.000-08:00

These heads have all been played and toured on.I always try to have a new design for every tour. I'm thinking about selling these

2010-09-04T15:19:00.000-07:00

STICKERS

2010-08-10T18:07:00.000-07:00

Watch out SF!

Elephant

2010-07-24T14:09:00.000-07:00

Just re-discovered my elephant stencil. I

made this a while back when designing the

Little Brother ep.

Shannon's Wallets

2010-07-24T13:50:00.000-07:00

Shannon (my sweet amazing girlfriend)

just handmade these sweet little wallets. Fully

functional and super well crafted. I got the rabbit

and Julia got the giraffe. Thanks Shanti!

New Designs

2010-07-20T21:10:00.000-07:00

I made some shirts this weekend

I cant get enough of these hands. These are on

old records.

This is my work space, at the top of the stairs

in my building. It is the only place I can paint,

no wind, and ventilated but can only hunch over

for so long, and it sucks having to set up shop

every time.

2010-07-18T21:52:00.000-07:00

Paul Schiek is a riot, and an amazing Photographer

Here is is air drumming like a pro, and some of his

work from is last solo show at Stephen Wirtz Gallery

my best friend Julia Lancer

2010-07-17T10:47:00.001-07:00

This is me and my homegirl Julia playing music and being rad together. The tattoo was her b-day present from me, I had to get it to. She just played a string of shows with Dead To Me as a second drummer/percussionist, it was super fun. She is a talented gal, she's plays everything now. Good work muffin, see in the studio

Work currently showing in Chicago

2010-07-17T09:52:00.000-07:00

Chicago love!

2010-07-14T21:59:00.000-07:00

So we played a love set in a sweet TV studio in Chicago a few months ago. We had to be there super early in the AM and drove overnight to make it. Our van got towed by some A-holes in a parking lot that we parked in to do a early morning laundry mission before the show (dont want to be stinking up the HD studio) We finally make it to the studio 400$ latter and had a great time hangin with the JBTV crew drinking coffee and having a few PRJ's (pre rolled joint's) with the Jerry Garcia looking dude. He was great, he provided an amazing incense holder for us that he made back in his not so late hippie days. So we smoked the place out and had a blast. It was announced on Twitter and a bunch of kids showed up to watch us sweat under the hot lights. If you look close you'll notice the bass drum head is the same one in the gallery now, also notice my handy work on the rest of our gear.

This is a blog?

2010-07-14T21:14:00.001-07:00

This is my friend Frank