I've neglected the BlogOSPHERE

So I've been absent from this wonderful, secluded format... well somewhat secluded. I brought back from the dead a gigantic painting I had on my wall in Alhambra and then Pasadena for years... years ago.. wow.. YEARS!!! I watched Control Room and was moved by this image of a bomb victim being interviewed on Al Jazeera So I played GOD and used a bit of her likeness to make my own version of lady justice. I ripped off the shape of her body from a Bouguereau. I felt like Frankenstein and I heard thunder when I was done with this one. The show is coming up soon and I gotta finish this monster I started years ago.... hmm there are lots of ghosts on the way

FUCK YEAH!!!

Finally!! 4 person show in Coconut Grove, Miami during Art Basel. Totally supa dupa stoked about this!!! Write more later, must paint paint paint!!

finito

I took this flick under a dimmer light so the colors look warmer and more saturated than in the actual piece. Not only do I look like I have a migraine in this piece but it really was a pain figuring out how to bring together all the separate elements. It took me months to figure out what the hell I was doing since I started with a completely different idea. This process is exciting but it drives me nuts because I won't have a clue where I'm going until I'm about two thirds done. My hope is that one day I'm smart and capable enough to figure out the steps in my head... (as in a chess game) and avoid unnecessary mental stress and thinking I'm better off burning a piece than finishing it. But... this is life...and I'm thankful and lucky to be able to to manifest my thoughts.

waiting for the eye of Horus

this is a funky snapshot of a painting slowly manifesting itself... I'll be more descriptive once I'm done

identity

this woman

has really nice features... I was seduced...so I HAD to draw her! I love cheap ass ballpoint pens

life and death