Trowel

I started painting with a knife in June 2012. It feels like spreading butter. My dad had bought every tool ever created and he bought them multiple times and among these there were trowels.  I have begun to paint with trowels which is smiliar to painting with a knife. You smear the paint. You cut through the paint. I don’t know if I will continue this technique, but I like it for now.  Here is the newest painting and this Friday's ARTinerary©.

Halloo!
36x36
Acrylic on canvas

Friday June 30, 2017 ARTinerary©

Part 1: 6pm 
Coco Picard:  Comics & Conversation 
Challengers Comics  
1845 N Western

Part 2: 8pm
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
3316 N Elston

Part 3: 9pm
Swamp Heat, Mr. Nasty &
B Forest Show $10
Martyrs
3855 N Lincoln

Happy 4th Of July!

Graffiti

Here is a story…

On a beautiful, sunny day an artist was spray painting a wall. She notices a family biking towards her. She looked back the wall and continued painting. For a second she looked back up and saw the man getting extremely close and within seconds he kicked her in the gut knocking her down.  She screamed as she hit the cement ground. Getting back up she heard the children say, “You kicked her!”  The man and family kept riding and he replied to his kids “She was spray painting.” 

Now I ask did the artist deserve to be assaulted because, she was painting? Spray painting? Graffiti?

Why didn’t the man simply stop and ask? Why did he sucker kick a woman? Why did he kick a woman in front of his family?

For myself, I love graffiti, sometimes the tags are beautiful. One design on a freight train I saw sparked me to paint this piece; "When Beholding The Tranquil Beauty And Brilliancy Of The Oceans Skin One Forgets TheTiger Heart That Pants Beneath It."

Now my next question is how do you feel about graffiti?

New...

A few new items. I have new art exhibit. I have joined Society6 and I have started a Dress 4 Project (under wraps for now) and continuing posting on Twitter my ARTinerary© .

My new paintings are hanging at Munch a charming vegan cafe in Oak Park.  Here is peek at some new pieces. My exhibit runs until June 30, 2017.

"Captured Moments"
36x36

"Resilient"
24x24

I recently joined Society6. If you are looking for small unique items (my art on prints, bags, shirts, etc) this is just the site to purchase from.  There are so many talented artists here.  I have had a couple sales and I hope it continues. 

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The next ARTinerary© to start off
your Memorial Day weekend.

Friday May 26, 2017 ARTinerary© 

Part 1: 6pm @ Whisk @ 2018 W Chicago Ave

Part 2: 7pm @ Summer Sessions @ Heaven Gallery
@ 1550 N Milwaukee

Part 3: 8pm @ Over Under Sideways Down Exhibit @
FireCat Projects @ 2124 N Damen

meanwhile...

I continue to save and search for Oktober Studio II. Sometimes I think it's never going to happen, but I then I remind myself to have faith & patience. Some sad news, I had been hanging my paintings at Aqua Salon for 2 years and unfortunately there was a fire and my paintings were damaged, some lost. I have been lucky to have been part of Aqua Salon and we are all working on recovering and repairing from the fire.  The staff at Aqua Salon are wonderful, friendly and excellent stylists and I look forward to the reopening and supporting their business.  

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