Nevada

I've been traveling around Nevada for the past 4 months trying to rediscover the Terra Incognita for myself. I would recommend you try it for yourself... but i gotta warn you, it's a little rough out there...

Madness

I look back to these drawings a lot.. They remind me of a time before I felt the need to communicate through my art. Yet somehow I used to feel more inclined to simply sit and draw as time to myself, and less inclined to connect with other people. I associated this time to meditation. These drawings came out of a place of solitude, and the enjoyment of that. For whatever reason I haven't produced anything quite like these in quite some time...

Building up

This is reoccurring; I like how it looks, and I like to draw it. The Lines establish a sense of form- a form that looks like houses. I think of favelas. the favelas, or stacked houses remind me of poverty. I think of south america and all the colors. I feel nostalgic. Then think of the suburbs, and how much I hated living out there. Then I think about how favelas are so different from the suburbs even though they are seemingly the same concept. The favelas grow up and resemble mountains inhabited by humans, and they both provide protection. They are colorful, charismatic run by drug dealers, and somehow beautiful. Where as suburbs expand on forever as pasty white rows of confusion. My thoughts could go on forever but then I realize I must stop thinking. because my page is already filled up. and those thoughts are simply thoughts.

In the mean time

I like to keep myself busy around Reno...It is certainly the only way to stay sane. I painted these two murals (actually stencils) on the side of Junkee's Clothing Exchange (located on the corner of Sierra St. and Virginia) in May 2010. What an experience! (somewhat true, somewhat sarcastic) I would really like to get better at stenciling and use it more often, espeicially for large scale projects. The problem with these stencils is that they are on brick walls... so a LOT of the detail from the stencils is lost. Which is a bummer. Next time i wont spend hours and hours and hours painstakingly carving out detail for something that goes on a brick wall. That's all. lesson learned. moving on.

Come on now

The Following paintings are from my show titled "Guided Meditation" at the Church of Fine arts; University of Nevada, Reno... From March 2010. With these paintings I explored a style until I felt like I couldn't take it any further without over-kill. Months and months have gone by and I'm finally picking up this energetic painting style again and brinking on the edge of revelation (ha). I see this series as a stepping stone to developing my own style as a painter and also getting to know the paint (I build up from acrylic to oils) Im also beginning to talk about what I want to talk about-- energy. I'll blab more about that when i've got it.

BFA Midway

come one come all

SHOWZZ bring em on

AN ART SHOW @ Java Junle Vino. Thursday March 4th, at 7:30 pm. My stuff will be in Vino jungle, and KB, my counterpart will be in Java jungle. PLUS ALSO a friend of mine, Danielle Redlin will be in the middle hallway. there will be food drinks music...and art. come onnnnn down.

ALSO the same night is my Bachelor of Fine arts Midway show. I've been workin' reallllll hard on this one. It will be held in the Mcnamara Gallery (next to the Sheppard Gallery) in the Church of Fine arts up at UNR. I'll be puttin some fliers out for that one soon. Reception starts at 6 pm Thursday March 4th (YES same night. Art night.)

Me n' Madeline

I tried to fit in with all them hardcore graffiti heads, but I seem to stick out like a soar thumb. Who cares?!

(American flats. Fall '09)

PSSST!

This painting was one of the few assigned themes I've had in college painting classes. The theme was "Purity". I took this image from a photograph of my Aunt Patty that I have hanging above my bed. I haven't seen her since I was really young. I don't know where she is, and I miss her very much. Purity applies to my memory of her from when I was a lil kid and thought she was sooooooo rad, and beautiful. A pure memory. I continue to pray that she is Okay.

coyotAY stencil. Reno, NV

My mom's nick name was Coyote when she was a kid, because she ate a lot really quickly and always went back for seconds. I have inherited that nickname.

some OLDISH paintings

these are all from about one year ago.

Inspiration!?

Gnarly trees are my favorite things