i took a 're-do'

went through the pile.
picked one or two or three to dig into.
here you go:

leopard throw
25x19&1/2
mixed media















coward from the sun
25x19&1/2
mixed media

















fake musculature
25x19&1/2
mixed media

WFYI online auction selection!

click this link to read up on a group of my pieces that are part of WFYI's annual online auction: LINK!

and by clicking this sentence you can read more about the auction itself!

me want, bad. pt. 2

how awesome is this? well, on a scale of cool to coolest this is around michael jackson's BAD album and meeting Bill Hicks (RIP).

"Aural details that have been lost as MP3 files are compressed for storage and transmission, dramatically re-emerge through this 25 watts RMS per channel, all-tube pre-amp system. Rugged steel chassis finished in gloss piano black includes massive power transformer, and 3 multi-plate vacuum tubes protected in a removable, ventilated cage"

wow.

and its only a grand. what a deal!

your WTF friday moment.

i really dont know where to start, or really, where this could end....ever.

the true post-modernist video game/youth culture/prog rock/pro or possibly anti-religion/drug induced/16 bit graphic/your_brain_is_fucked/epileptic seizure inducing/i want my blank-y/i cant stop watching/please stop this/lets watch again/that guy is genius/who would waste their time/best short film ever HAS been made.

it is called Kings of Power 4 Billion %

careful though. your mind will be blown, and if it is not, you have a problem with your mind.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/193565.html

the clock winds...

being hella busy getting OTHER things done requires my studio time to be cut by about 2/3. but i figured i would at least open the door for critique of some works in progress:

dark, sliding shapes - a song by Collasamite was the ignition of an untitled piece from february, and a lot of people liked it, so i am doing some more of them.




doing a little bit of dry bush color work always helps the head feel a little less murky. or does it have the opposite effect? combine some black ink and some shapes reminiscent of teeny-tiny graffiti i see around the city.




and then of course there is the early failure of a grey series i started when i was feeling all dumpy and sad. the fact that it is a failure i can see early on makes me feel like ive learned something from those things that make me feel dumpy and sad. too picture within the picture and not enough thought. i may return to these when i want to, but right now they go into the pile.




and then there are these two little cuties i made one night playing around with some artist's pastels. smaller paper, bigger shapes, better music (im pretty sure it was disc 2 of In Rainbows). if i could rock about 20 of these out i think they would look awesome stacked up salon style with 1" black frames. dunno when that'll happen though....





ive got to go look at rings now. oh, did i mention im poor? i mean, i cant even afford a private studio....

video of Rockets Red Glare, a Canadian band from the late 90's, was always very hard to find. let me clarify; was impossible to find until Gus the drummer started uploading to youtube.

these guys came through indy three times in four years on tour. two of those times they played at 25th and Broadway. the first time i was going out with someone, was in mid conversation with her on the porch, and went inside to see how loud noises from the other side of the glass looked. i was pretty blown away. the second time i saw them i had recently been broken up with, so knowing a few of the songs and knowing where to stand for premium volume levels turned into one of the most cathartic experiences of my early 20's.

they only put out a handful of recordings. a 7" and two full lengths. the first full length was one of those 'theyve been playing the same songs for two or three years so theyre perfect.' the second album was indeed rushed and not as powerful, but still rocks the shit out of 80% of what any three piece band anywhere can do.

Rockets Red Glare. you should like them.

because i love this country, this song, smashing guitars, and the roots. oh, and colbert, too.