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I truly should have posted this a while back, better late than never i say. An upcoming art show that I will be contributing a canvas to. A benefit for a Baltimore area writer recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Many thanks to Arek1 B.A. crew for including me in the roster. A very impressive line up of talented artists. I wish that i could attend. check the link for all information regarding this event.

A happy new year to all. Winter is most definitely here and the exterior painting season is over for me, for a couple months. I worked out a few drawings over the course of ‘09 and here are some of my favorites, plus some random older stuff. Enjoy.
I can’t really explain this thing above , reminds me of a ship from robotech.
For the one Take 5. BA BSM


For Boss Sensr BSM, Boxstarz.

My first amateur font.

I drew this for Suniti’s brother Kumaren, the Nerd.



These few above are from that era in which I was considering a tattoo apprenticeship, I honestly see a lot of weaknesses in them, and know that my well established tattoo artist friends could critique them to no end. Just the same I uploaded them to show that on occasion, I can draw more than just lettering.





The above drawing was used on a flyer for an artshow I had many years ago. Honestly I can’t really remember, 2001 perhaps.

These suckers are without a doubt my favorite kind of autorack to paint.

I would have shot more time lapse but my back was turned on my camera for so long and I could not shake the fear that some passerby could just swipe it and be gone. It would be a stupid way to have a camera stolen.

It was so nice and bright that night. The next few pieces you will see uploaded here will be mostly red. I have a huge surplus of reds, blacks and whites. I over budgeted on the Havana Cultura paint order. Lucky for me it’s a favorite color scheme of mine.

I was contacted by the makers of Havana Club rum to do some live painting for an event they were throwing in Sept. Ever since my voyage to Cuba I fully and completely endorse Havana Club rum, I still have an unopened 7 year old bottle in the kitchen. Anyway the first two sketches below were submitted, when I mentioned that the letters could be filled in black they of course had to see that as well. In the end, in true corporate fashion they felt it was not legible enough, so as requested I dumbed it down for them a bit. On a sunny day I would have really enjoyed myself, the Cuban music was good, i had a nice big canvas, Yet unfortunately all it did that day was rain nonstop. Barely a crowd of 30 at the event’s peak and as any promoter who was involved would tell you, it was a complete failure and in my opinion a huge waste of money. Except for the money used to pay me. Because I worked so hard all day with no umbrella, in a complete downpour. And I didn’t even have one mojito, rum and coke or anything.


Here is the ‘more legible’ sketch that finally got approved.



This is what the sketch I brought ended up looking like at the end of it all.
It literally never stopped raining the whole time. How aerosol even managed to adhere to a dripping wet canvas is way beyond me.

Due to the fact that no one else who was involved with this wall has finished yet I am only posting my work.

There she goes again…



A neighbor who lived around the corner commissioned this galactic cluster of nebulae and supernovas for her garage door. It was a great opportunity to empty out the 30 or so quarter full scrap cans that have piled up this summer. Kept all the full ones that the commission paid for.
The other side of that garage.

I need to bring the weed whacker next time.

This deserves a caption of some form I just cant think of what to say about it really.
I was happy to catch this ‘06 Jero on the line. This guy used to paint tons of freights when i started out.

Sgt
Wysper
Jack by Chuck
Rcade
Gems by Scam
Teck

I’m not super crazy about this one, I pulled it off real quick with ‘Painter’s touch’ as I was being filmed and interviewed for a documentary. I’m a bit rusty without my fancy euro brands of paint now.
A dedication. Rest in peace Abby.