Art Whino G40 in Richmond

Art Whino returns in 2012 for the third edition of G40. Following the mission of G40s past, they will once again bring exposure to lowbrow’s many faces and, as always, present what new facets emerge within this ever growing movement.


I will have two new paintings in the exhibit of more than 500 artists. For more information, including a full roster of participating artists, event schedule, and locations, see http://artwhino.com/exhibitions-1/2012-g40-richmond

God bless,

Bryan

Custom Skateboard at Spaghetti Project

At this very moment in Fredericksburg, VA, you can go to Spaghetti Project and check out this custom skateboard in the Deckalicious exhibit. This piece is called 'The Boy Who Ate Green Spaghetti In Space' and was hand painted with acrylics.



Here is a close up of the green spaghetti and the boy's shoe.



I asked Arlene Munoz, the curator of the show and owner of Spaghetti Project, what the theme of the board should be. Her suggestion was spaghetti. The blank deck I had was black, so I opted to leave it that way and loosely go for an outer space scene. My daughter (4 yrs old) wanted to help me paint, so I gave her a few sponges and let her tackle the background. She chose her own colors and I let her paint as much as she wanted. After she was done and the paint was dry, I used a white pencil to draw out the boy and spaghetti. Originally I was laying down colors for the noodles and my wife asked what color the spaghetti was going to be. I said "spaghetti color, I guess", not sure why she would ask such an absurd question. "You? Painting something the color it actually is? Are you okay?" was her general response. I must have been off axis or something because the idea of making the spaghetti an abnormal color hadn't even occurred to me. Green was the first color that came to mind so green it is. It's nice to have a couple of helpers in times of inspirational waffling.

There are a lot of great custom decks in the show and Spaghetti Project is an awesome shop with shirts, shoes, vinyl toys, and more. They are at 1025 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 / (540) 371-8697 / Store Hours: Closed Monday Tuesday - Friday 12p-6p / Saturday 12p-7p / Sunday 12p-4p

Here is a shot of some of the other decks.



God bless,
Bryan

Art Whino Exhibit

I have just been inducted into the permanent collection of artists at the Art Whino gallery in Alexandria, VA. The reception will take place on February 22nd, 2008. The show will feature the art of JoKa, and 12 other artists will be inducted with me. I will not be able to attend the show personally, but I will have five paintings there in my place :)






Click the flyer to see the Art Whino website.