crack o' the bat

world's best mascot holding it down at terracycle. trenton, nj.

RIP HK

give 'em hell lenny

scratch & dirty

here are two images created as part of sedso design's "place your art here" project at the walnut room in philadelphia. they posted a great line-up of musicians to choose from, so narrowing it down was tough. finally settled on ol' dirty bastard of the wu tang clan and the mighty upsetter himself, lee "scratch" perry. both images are watercolor and spraypaint on paper...

we have a piper down!

Sunday, March 21st found me someplace i didn't ever really expect to be, atop a float in the Trenton St. Patrick's Day Parade... An invitation from Leon Rainbow and the folks at Artworks in Trenton led me there and my Western European roots and love of all things Irish (read: the pogues & beer) had me very excited for a new experience. I had just over a mile and about an hour and a half to paint my side of the 4ft by 8ft panel. I chose to paint a bagpiper as my main image(a portrait of a good friend of mine, who was piping away with The Lia Faile Pipe Band at the front of the parade). Layered that over a large shamrock and framed it up with some traditional Celtic knots. Throw in the sponsor logos, a S.A.G.E. logo and an ornate "LANK" and it was a wrap....

I had a great time and was really pleased with the finished product. Thanks to Art All Night and Artworks for building the float, thanks to Rain for inviting me aboard and thanks to Brian Gentry and James Peeples for solid flicks and video work. (Oh! and a special shout out to the dude driving the big rig that the float was on, because he worked miracles piloting that thing around the small side streets of Trenton!)

picasso wall in progress, long branch nj

more blacklight

blacklight is back.. this time a the smile gallery in philly... wall space is at a premium so this time around my pieces are much smaller... 8"x8" spray on canvas.

see the sketches, that became the stencils that made these paintings.

obviously you're not a golfer...

it's a barn paintin'!... S.A.G.E Collective rocked out on my shed this weekend and i took a stab at my first non-stencil portrait. what better timeless icon to display in my own backyard, but the dude himself. now he's takin' 'er easy for all those tomatoes growing back there...

beautiful additions put in by the talented luv and the one an only Kasso.

the dude also stands sentry over the future home of the backyard bar...

"hey careful man, there's a beverage here, hey!"

woeful gap in posts

very busy lately, prepping for shows. when free time is sparse, a lot work gets jammed in to precious few hours. here are a few links to what's been going on and hopefully a post of some new pieces that have yet to be photographed or scanned. stay tuned.



photos by ricardo barros of the blacklight show at artworks, trenton

4 elements at gallery 125 - trenton

more photos to come...