Whoa

Well the reaction to this painting has been pretty interesting. No one actually likes it, which is what I was actually going for. The left leaning types apparently don’t want to face the reality of guns in the context of school shootings especially when it’s to scale of a real AR-15 and the right sees it as some sort of attack on their personal freedom. The fact is America has too many guns and my biggest issue with where the gun control debate is headed, is towards the scapegoating of people with mental health issues. Blaming an already stigmatized and marginalized section of society isn’t moving forward. The Las Vegas shooter by all apperences didn’t have any “mental heath issues” before his massacre.  

Oh and I have two words regarding the argument about a well armed militia: predator drone. 

Bigger IS better

48” didn’t seem tall enough so I jumped up

to 60” 

The upside

Of no one really caring about your work is it free’s you up to create stuff that will probably piss people off!  

Freedom

Something, something  

That Point

where you have to walk away for a while and build more stretcher bars so you don’t screw up your painting and keep objectivity. 

Sketchbook

I’ve always said a sketchbook is the best weapon in an artists arsenal, this is how I use mine in the planing stage

Manifesting Ideas

Or something like that.  

For all the bright ideas

Even though now there’s so much content that I can’t keep track of it all and nothing seems special. 

Someone Once Told Me

painting small was difficult, here to prove ‘em wrong . 

4 in x 4 in acrylic on canvas part of the Brooklyn Art Library canvas project that will be featured in a book later this year.  

Just Remember

To all the transplants and people who are super naive - as you sip you’re bespoke gin in the brand new distillery just remember that literally thousands of people of people have masturbated in that building. 

Couple More

of these license plate paintings in the works, let me know of any signs you’d like to see!

A month later

And I’m still working away on this painting 

Two Pages Left

Someone cue The Good, the Bad and the Ugly whistle.

Finishing Up

The last few pages of my Sketch Book Project before shipping it back to the Brooklyn Art Libaray! Here’s some of my favorites thus far. 

Realization

That all but one of these mini paintings are now apartment buildings that went up in less than a three months. While I was working on this one I started thinking about the old guy that use to bus tables at Griffs. When I go there for lunch in high school, or light rail over between classes in college, even when I grabbed a giant double combo after work on Mississippi, he was always there. I truly hope he’s doing alright. 

In The Works

new ideas in the works. 

It’s Taking Shape

Update on this new painting I’m working on.  

Watching Paint Dry

Update on the piece I’m working on for my August exhibition. 

Well Hello 2018

Under drawing for my first painting of 2018 - five hours deep mixing Denver from my childhood with the real celebrities.  

Mini Matchstick Paintings

it’s a challenge to imply movement on such a small picture plane.