Vod
Palm and Stars
Monday, May 2, 2011
Palm Trees
For some reason I have another tropical palm tree piece stuck in my head. This painting stated with me greeting frustrated with the original canvas putting on too many layers of paint and just spraying it flat black and then this is what it came to.
Vod
Palm and Stars
Vod
Palm and Stars
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Another Tropic Piece
I was going to add a little more paint but decided to hold back. I couldn't do it to this piece. Hope you enjoy. -Vod
Black Palm: Acrylic on Canvas
Black Palm: Acrylic on Canvas
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Currently Painting
I am currently painting something that started out a doodle on a newspaper. It was a palm tree. I then took a picture converted it into Photoshop and edited it to what I wanted. Just took a can of flat black to it and I am debating if I even add anything else.
I also found 2 canvases someone was throwing out and rescued them. Hopefully I can figure a way to get rid of the glue.
Marie Clayton – Barbie Killer
This stuff is pretty funny. I found my favorite PG one and posted it.
I also found 2 canvases someone was throwing out and rescued them. Hopefully I can figure a way to get rid of the glue.
Marie Clayton – Barbie Killer
This stuff is pretty funny. I found my favorite PG one and posted it.
Art Show
It's been a while but my art is still up in the Philosophy house and it will remain until the end of the semester...
I have been very busy lately mostly now just writing down ideas to paint. Hopefully I will put one of my ideas on canvas. I am going to go overboard on pictures on my next piece so hopefully you enjoy the painting process.
I have been very busy lately mostly now just writing down ideas to paint. Hopefully I will put one of my ideas on canvas. I am going to go overboard on pictures on my next piece so hopefully you enjoy the painting process.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
More Paintings
I was busy last weekend painting. I painted two new pieces you can see in the upcoming Molloy art show.
Night Forest
and some random flowers
Detail
Finally I painted a beach scene that always drifts through my head. This piece is on three canvases that will be separated.
Night Forest
and some random flowers
Detail
Finally I painted a beach scene that always drifts through my head. This piece is on three canvases that will be separated.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Art Exibit: The Examined Life
Someone at school asked me to submit some of my artwork into a show. This show is called the Examined Life, it is being run by the Philosophy Department at Molloy College. This art exhibit opens on April 8th 2011 and runs through May 27th. The reception will be held on April 14th. Here are some of the following pieces I may submit. (There is a new piece I painted yesterday for this event called Night Forest. I used Acrylic & Marker in this piece.) Hope you check it out.
ATAT Bye-bye
Acrylic & Krylon
Beehave
Acrylic & Krylon
Untitled – B+R
Acrylic
Balloon Monsters
Mixed Media
Night Forest
Acrylic & Marker
(Swing by to check it out)
ATAT Bye-bye
Acrylic & Krylon
Beehave
Acrylic & Krylon
Untitled – B+R
Acrylic
Balloon Monsters
Mixed Media
Night Forest
Acrylic & Marker
(Swing by to check it out)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
I found a very interesting article on Twitter this week. I found some of the users surprising. Hope fully one day I can be on the list.
Vod
Microblogging platform Twitter has 32 million users, an increase from about 2 million a year ago, according to research mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. Some Internet measurement services show that figure increasing 50% to 100% month over month. While it is not clear that Twitter will become as large as social networks MySpace and Facebook or video-sharing site YouTube, the company could certainly have 50 million visitors by the end of the year.
Because Twitter can be used with ease on both PCs and mobile devices, and because it limits users to very short messages of 140 characters or fewer, it has become one of the largest platforms in the world for sharing real-time data. A number of large businesses and celebrities have hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter. This includes personalities like Oprah and Ashton Kutcher. JetBlue (JBLU), Whole Foods (WFMI) and Dell (DELL), along with other multinational corporations, are among the most followed names on the service. (See the top 10 celebrity Twitter feeds.)
As Twitter grows, it will increasingly become a place where companies build brands, do research, send information to customers, conduct e-commerce and create communities for their users. Some industries, like local retail, could be transformed by Twitter — both at one-store operations that cater to customers within a few blocks of their locations and at the individual stores of giant retail operations like Wal-Mart (WMT). In either case, having the opportunity to tell customers about attractive sales and new products can be done at remarkably low cost while providing for greater geographic accuracy.
For Twitter to be a part of a company's efforts to communicate with customers, the customers must be willing to "follow" the company on Twitter. That allows the individual consumer to choose which firms he is willing to get messages directly from. It may not be surprising that "new age" brands like Whole Foods and JetBlue have large followings and older and much larger brands like Kroger (KR) and American Airlines (AMR) do not. Whole Foods and JetBlue have successfully marketed themselves as being "customer-centric" — the kind of companies that would not misuse the access to a customer's private Twitter information. (Read Ashton Kutcher's take on why the Twitter founders made the TIME 100.)
While there may be commercial value for using Twitter to communicate with customers, the danger is that the Twitter community could turn against a marketer viewed as being too crass by being relentlessly self-promoting. Twitter users have set up their own rules of conduct when using the service, not unlike those with MySpace and Facebook. These rules were not put together by Twitter itself, which mandates only rules of use. Like many social-network sites, Twitter is self-governed by its members, and companies must take that into account as they join the service.
Twitter is still in the early stages of developing a plan for making money as a company, but plenty of large corporations like Starbucks (SBUX) are already using it as a marketing tool. Twitter will probably evolve into both a community of individuals and a community of companies that provide goods and services for those individuals.
24/7 Wall St. has come up with 10 ways in which Twitter will permanently change American business within the next two to three years, based on an examination of Twitter's model, the way that corporations and small businesses are currently using the service and some of the logical extensions of how companies will use Twitter in the future. Some of these firms are already using Twitter, but their efforts are in the earliest stages of development. 24/7 Wall St. evaluated other sensible and potentially highly profitable ways Twitter's real-time, multiplatform presence is likely to be exploited — in the best use of that word — to expand businesses both large and small.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1901188_1901207,00.html#ixzz1Hus6XF96
Vod
Microblogging platform Twitter has 32 million users, an increase from about 2 million a year ago, according to research mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. Some Internet measurement services show that figure increasing 50% to 100% month over month. While it is not clear that Twitter will become as large as social networks MySpace and Facebook or video-sharing site YouTube, the company could certainly have 50 million visitors by the end of the year.
Because Twitter can be used with ease on both PCs and mobile devices, and because it limits users to very short messages of 140 characters or fewer, it has become one of the largest platforms in the world for sharing real-time data. A number of large businesses and celebrities have hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter. This includes personalities like Oprah and Ashton Kutcher. JetBlue (JBLU), Whole Foods (WFMI) and Dell (DELL), along with other multinational corporations, are among the most followed names on the service. (See the top 10 celebrity Twitter feeds.)
As Twitter grows, it will increasingly become a place where companies build brands, do research, send information to customers, conduct e-commerce and create communities for their users. Some industries, like local retail, could be transformed by Twitter — both at one-store operations that cater to customers within a few blocks of their locations and at the individual stores of giant retail operations like Wal-Mart (WMT). In either case, having the opportunity to tell customers about attractive sales and new products can be done at remarkably low cost while providing for greater geographic accuracy.
For Twitter to be a part of a company's efforts to communicate with customers, the customers must be willing to "follow" the company on Twitter. That allows the individual consumer to choose which firms he is willing to get messages directly from. It may not be surprising that "new age" brands like Whole Foods and JetBlue have large followings and older and much larger brands like Kroger (KR) and American Airlines (AMR) do not. Whole Foods and JetBlue have successfully marketed themselves as being "customer-centric" — the kind of companies that would not misuse the access to a customer's private Twitter information. (Read Ashton Kutcher's take on why the Twitter founders made the TIME 100.)
While there may be commercial value for using Twitter to communicate with customers, the danger is that the Twitter community could turn against a marketer viewed as being too crass by being relentlessly self-promoting. Twitter users have set up their own rules of conduct when using the service, not unlike those with MySpace and Facebook. These rules were not put together by Twitter itself, which mandates only rules of use. Like many social-network sites, Twitter is self-governed by its members, and companies must take that into account as they join the service.
Twitter is still in the early stages of developing a plan for making money as a company, but plenty of large corporations like Starbucks (SBUX) are already using it as a marketing tool. Twitter will probably evolve into both a community of individuals and a community of companies that provide goods and services for those individuals.
24/7 Wall St. has come up with 10 ways in which Twitter will permanently change American business within the next two to three years, based on an examination of Twitter's model, the way that corporations and small businesses are currently using the service and some of the logical extensions of how companies will use Twitter in the future. Some of these firms are already using Twitter, but their efforts are in the earliest stages of development. 24/7 Wall St. evaluated other sensible and potentially highly profitable ways Twitter's real-time, multiplatform presence is likely to be exploited — in the best use of that word — to expand businesses both large and small.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1901188_1901207,00.html#ixzz1Hus6XF96
Running for Student Goverment President
Well I dove into this commitment and was looking through my stencils to come up with an idea for my posters. I saw one of my Bill Nye stencils and thought celebrity endorsement time. So I created over 10 different fliers with varying celebs. I got Bill Nye, Taylor Swift, Dog the Bounty Hunter, the Sham wow guy, etc.
I also decided to create a Facebook group and an event.
Finally I handed out lollipops.
Hopefully I win. This way I can improve the school for the better
Vod
I also decided to create a Facebook group and an event.
Finally I handed out lollipops.
Hopefully I win. This way I can improve the school for the better
Vod
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Logo Design
although it may seem a little random. I did run into this site that I helped design the logo for. I created the design for logo for the following site (King Turbo Motor Sports.) I designed the site based upon what a friend suggested. I took out a pad of paper and a pen and the following design happened. He wanted a Turbocharger and/or supercharger based for his picture. He is creating a web site around categorizing turbo and superchargers. Lets hope him luck and tell me what you guys think of my design?
Vod
Here is my design for the site
Vod
Here is my design for the site
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Giving Mood
Well I felt like giving a good friend of mine a piece of artwork. She's about to have a baby. So I figured a very simplistic design would be fitting. 
I was going to go with something like that double heart necklace by Jane Seymour that I see all the time but with bugs. Hopefully it turns out the way I want it to. Here is what inspired me. This and also a little doodle of a beetle I made.
Monday, February 14, 2011
New Piece
Got inspired the other day... saw this video and just had been doodling a very geometric design over this girl...decided to paint it...
here is the song SKEPTA - SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT (Official Video)
I drew her with pencil first onto the canvas. Then I touched it up with sharpie. Painted between the lines with acrylic paint. Finally I finished it up with a new layer of sharpie.
girl before the final touches
Here she is finished. had to add some more sharpie...not the best quality.
here is the song SKEPTA - SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT (Official Video)
I drew her with pencil first onto the canvas. Then I touched it up with sharpie. Painted between the lines with acrylic paint. Finally I finished it up with a new layer of sharpie.
girl before the final touches
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Mr. Brainwash
What is the movie Exit through the gift shop about?? It is a film made by Banksy but filmed by Mr. Brainwash. Mr. Brianwash is a Canadian filmmaker *cough* who is a cousin of Space Invader (another street artist).
This film shows some of the inner workings behind Obey, Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, and Space Invader. It is a representation glorifying street art in all forms. Some may call graffiti a crime but after watching this film I was even more inspired to create wheat pastes. For a view of the trailer
Exit through the gift shop trailer
On the other hand, another film about graffiti but from another angle. This film is about Vigilantes who paint over graffiti. Is this cover-up just as bad as graffiti or a reclamation of the streets. Its a personal opinion. But this film seems to look into the views of these graffiti Vigilantes and their view of graffiti. This film was expected to be released late 2010. I am going to try and watch this film this weekend
Vigilante Vigilante Preview Clip
Just because here is a random wheat paste I made that night.
This film shows some of the inner workings behind Obey, Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, and Space Invader. It is a representation glorifying street art in all forms. Some may call graffiti a crime but after watching this film I was even more inspired to create wheat pastes. For a view of the trailer
Exit through the gift shop trailer
On the other hand, another film about graffiti but from another angle. This film is about Vigilantes who paint over graffiti. Is this cover-up just as bad as graffiti or a reclamation of the streets. Its a personal opinion. But this film seems to look into the views of these graffiti Vigilantes and their view of graffiti. This film was expected to be released late 2010. I am going to try and watch this film this weekend
Vigilante Vigilante Preview Clip
Just because here is a random wheat paste I made that night.
Banksy
Here is a brief list of some well known street artists…trust me I know I’m forgetting a ton.
Currently the most notorious street artist is Banksy. He is an unknown British male. Check out his site Banksy’s Website
Banksy is not one of the originals. Blek le rat was stenciling long before Banksy. He’s street art is not as well known but is of a similar caliber. Blek Le Rat’s Website
Another artist is Dolk. Dolk also uses political imagery similar to Banksys. Dolk is much darker with his art. He throws in suicides and gas masks into his works. Dolk doesn’t have a true website but a google images works fine.
Space Invader has a unique style. He creates tiled murals of retro video games and other famous pieces.
Lastly is the most well known wheat paster around Shepard Fairey aka Obey. Fairey started with a picture of Andre the Giant and has placed the image everywhere (from the streets of London to the top of New York Skyscrapers.) Obey’s Website
Image is from Banksy's Website under indoor art pieces
Currently the most notorious street artist is Banksy. He is an unknown British male. Check out his site Banksy’s Website
Banksy is not one of the originals. Blek le rat was stenciling long before Banksy. He’s street art is not as well known but is of a similar caliber. Blek Le Rat’s Website
Another artist is Dolk. Dolk also uses political imagery similar to Banksys. Dolk is much darker with his art. He throws in suicides and gas masks into his works. Dolk doesn’t have a true website but a google images works fine.
Space Invader has a unique style. He creates tiled murals of retro video games and other famous pieces.
Lastly is the most well known wheat paster around Shepard Fairey aka Obey. Fairey started with a picture of Andre the Giant and has placed the image everywhere (from the streets of London to the top of New York Skyscrapers.) Obey’s Website
Image is from Banksy's Website under indoor art pieces
My first post
What will I be doing? What am I saying? I am going to be uploading pieces of art I have done or images/sounds/articles or anything that inspires me.
I general paint/draw/wheat paste street inspired works or general pop art. As always keep inspired.
(I forget where I saw this picture but I stumbled upon will site next time where I find it from)
I general paint/draw/wheat paste street inspired works or general pop art. As always keep inspired.
(I forget where I saw this picture but I stumbled upon will site next time where I find it from)
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