Painting in Progress and Fakin Bacon

Heather took this photo a long time ago so I call it Fakin Bacon. Here's a shot of my trashed out studio before I get it cleaned up for a move. Francis Bacon would be proud!

Hand to Hand

Paintings in Progress

Two new paper pieces - In progress

Brownie/St. Louis AsoScenic

This is a painting that I reworked for an exhibit at a local gallery in Vallejo. The exhibit is part of this years Filipino Festival.

Show at SFMOMA Cafe Museo

I'm currently showing 4 paintings at SFMOMA Caffe Museo till June 23. Hope you can get out to se the work.

New Painting in Progress

I started this painting on paper last night. Not sure where it's going, but I like the way it looks so far. Stay tuned.

DONE!

Finally finished this one.

The Shoe Heather Wanted to Buy!

This shoe color would be a cool background for a painting. Hmmm?

Jack Fischer Gallery Inaugural Party

Got a babysitter on Wednesday so Heather and I escaped to SF to attend Jack's party at the gallery. Just had a flash of Jack Black in Nacho Libre when he was singing at the party playing a bass. Had a great time talking to other artist. Also met Yo, owner of Pablo Gallery in the Philippines who was with artists Arvin Flores and Carlo Ricafort. Nice connection. It was pretty packed. This photo was taken as it was winding down.

This is my painting at Jacks called RSB or Road Side Bomb.

The Sword of Damocles and Chingonitza

Finally finished this painting. Heather keeps calling it the "Sword of Damocles" because of the blade shape so I decided to use it as the title, even though the painting isn't based on the story. However, I could easily create a story around it since it's ripe with metaphors...NOT!

This is a small 9" x 12" painting with some low riding calaveras.

Getting the TOY!

This Saturday we went to Eric Schoenberg's guitar shop in Tiberon to get a new toy... since I sold some paintings at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale this past week. The Giliano Grand Concert (Stella) was made by Oscar Schmidt in the 1920's. The body is dark Hawaiian koa. It also has some cool gold glitter perfling and a Mother-of-Toilet-Seat fretboard, headstock and pickguard. This is one kick ass delta blues guitar. It definitely has it's battle scars, but hasn't lost it's voice. Eric repaired all the cracks and set it up. Great slide guitar too. I'm surprised how loud it is. Thanks Heather!



Later we went see Jenifer Wofford to buy some art and see her before leaving for the Czech-Republic. Almost bought her tiki table setting! Good luck Jenifer!

SFMOMA Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale

Went to the Warehouse Sale Preview which is the first day of the buying frenzy to get art on the cheap. Lots of good stuff at reasonable prices. Here are a few shots of the hysteria along with a video.

Heather and I were in the side room where they stored the purchased art and saw a couple of my paintings in there including "Kultural Gem." While we were in there Steven and Rachel came by to pick it up. A very nice couple with a fun painting. Glad it found a home. Thanks guys, you help me get my 1920 Oscar Schmidt Stella guitar! Goin to get it on Saturday in Tiberon. Yah Baby!

Making Headway

This has been one of those Pain in the Ass paintings. Chaos anyone!


Paint can lid. Gotta do more.

Painting in Progress

I think this one is looking really good right now. Not sure if I'm done though.

Jack Fischer Gallery

Jack Fischer has been interested in my work after Juan Carlos Quintana and Heather Wilcoxon mentioned my name to him. Thanks guys! As of today, May 3, 2009, Jack will be representing me out of his gallery in San Francisco. I'm looking forward to working with him and his other artists. I have a piece in the inaugural exhibition at his new space at 49 Geary, right around the corner from his old space. Stay tuned. Better yet, go visit his gallery.

Another photo for Coco's Art Folks Page.

SFMOMA Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale

Well Heather took my 16 pieces to Fort Mason for the Warehouse Sale so we'll see if I sell enough work to get this toy at Eric Schoenberg's in Tiberon. Drool!!!

A 1920's Oscar Schmidt Stella. A totally cool-ultra-blues-guitar! Ok, back to the Warehouse Sale. Here are some shots of the work and a couple with Maria Medua and Renee de Cossio. I told Heather to let them pick out a piece before they went to slaughter. The viewing is on Wednesday so Heather and I plan on going. Should be mad fun! Get a t-shirt at CafePress!!

Intellectual Pirate

Osprey on the way to the studio

I shot this on the way to the studio. The osprey have come back again this year to build their nest and raise their young at the top of a huge crane on Mare Island in Vallejo.. There are a pair of raven nesting below and often they try to get up to the top to raid the osprey nest.

I.P. ZAR Paintings

Just some stuff going to the SFMOMA Artist Gallery Warehouse Sale. Delivery is this week so I gots to get crankin. Couldn't leave these two alone. Had to add the Mobius Intestines to it.





The I.P. Zar paintings

Recent Work and Paintings in Progress

These are the paintings I'm currently working on right now.






Here are two paintings that I brought back to the studio to finish up. Now I just need some time with them.




Today was definitely the hottest day so far. Fortunately the studio stays really cool so it was a relief to be out of the heat. These are two small drawings on plywood in the original frames. When I got them they had needle points on them.

Painting in Progress

Sad Penis No.5

Back in the studio tonight, finally, to knock this out and work on a painting still in progress. Trying to get it done for my show in the cafe at SFMOMA, middle of May. We'll see.

After Twilight

A few weeks ago I was asked by a San Francisco gallery if I would be willing to loan this painting, Christonite, to be used as a prop for a movie. I thought...sure, that sounds interesting. Well as it turned out, the movie was called, "New Moon," the follow up of Twilight. A movie I had no clue about, but was filled in by my teenage daughter Jazmine. So the painting was shipped to Vancouver where they were filming and arrived intact. The director loved it and the set designer loved it, but then a few days later I received a call from the gallery that the production company wouldn't be using the painting after all. The gallery was really upset. I was bummed too. The reason...

All I can say is... vampires are really afraid of Superman!

Never Know Where Your Art Will End Up

This afternoon I received an email from a gal in Willow, CA who purchased a painting of mine and decided to contact me. Apparently an old business card was on the back. So from her description the work was from around 2001-2002 when I did these white on black paintings on paper. She really just wanted to know the story behind it. I emailed her the story about my father's Alzheimer's and the symbolism in the work. She emailed me back this evening and said she bought it in an antique/collectable shop in Willow. I'm thinking that it was originally sold in SF. She said the owner of the shop got things from estate sales so who knows. At least it has a new home.

Kirsten Lepore

This gal makes some fun video animation.

Story from North America from Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo.