Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Gerrard



Gerrard - SOLD
[Commission Piece]
24" X 12"
Spray Paint Stencil'd on Wood
March 2010

One of my friends asked me if I could make a custom painting for her boyfriend's upcoming birthday. She said he was a huge fan on football and of Liverpool FC. I'm a big fan of the game of football but unfortunately don't have the time or patience to follow it very much. After a little more sneaky probing she was able to find out that his favorite player was Steven Gerrard. Turns out this guy is pretty well known (I had never even heard the name - my apologies to all football fans - I'd be upset if you'd never heard Mariano Rivera so I fully understand... it happens!).

That being said, I put 2 and 2 together and started work on a piece that would become 'Gerrard.'

I'm very satisfied with the end result and am I was also very happy to find out yesterday that:

1- The dude loved it
2- I now had permission to post it online (since it was a surprise)

So there... if anyone out there has had the idea of getting a custom piece done... remember that I'm always interested in stepping out of my comfort zone in terms of inspiration.

Finally... I'd like to give a big shout out to my cat Speaker for always sneaking into pictures and making the girls go "aaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwww!!!!"

Monday, June 21, 2010

I have a new website!!
Please click this link to find more up to date work!


Thank you!!



CO Exhibitions Presents:
Wings & Teeth: The Art of Doomtree

This is a brand spanking new spot in Minneapolis, MN and for their inaugural event they've decided to showcase art that relates to the hip hop group Doomtree. The show is meant to be a retrospective of everything that has been created for and by the artists of Doomtree.

I feel extremely honored to be able to be a part of this great moment by having 2 of my paintings displayed at the event. When POS came through Montreal with Dessa this past March or April [I forget] I used the opportunity to give them these pieces I made of them. The rest is history [of art?]

Here are my POS and Dessa [click on the names for more info on these amazing artists]:



The original pictures I used are by Dan Monick [POS] and Bo Hakala [Dessa].
They're both very talented and you should definitely check them out!

Also, click here for more info on CO Exhibitions and click here for an article about the event in CityPages.

While we're at it... I'd like to remind everyone [or tell you for the first time] that Dessa will be swinging by Montreal on the 1st of July for a Jazz Fest appearance. Click here for more info.

Monday, June 14, 2010

The Ride to Conquer Cancer


The Ride to Conquer Cancer
Le Cyclo-Defi Contre le Cancer


Here's a link to an intersting contest offered by my dear friends at CISM 89,3:

http://www.cism.umontreal.ca/news_details.php?nID=356

Voici un lien pour un concours interessant offert par mes amis tres chers a CISM 89,3:

http://www.cism.umontreal.ca/news_details.php?nID=356

Also, find out more about my own personal motivation for participating in this event here:

http://www.conquercancer.ca/site/TR/Events/Montreal2010?px=2519450&pg=personal&fr_id=1341

Egalement, decouvrez en plus a propos de mes motivations personnelles pour cet evenement ici:

http://www.conquercancer.ca/site/TR/Events/Montreal2010?px=2519450&pg=personal&fr_id=1341

Enormous thanks to CISM 89,3 for their help and to everyone who's donated... It's incredibly appreciated.

Merci enormement a CISM 89,3 pour leur aide et a tout le monde qui ont fait des dons... C'est incroyablement apprecie.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Home Studio





Home Studio
24" X 36"
Acrylics & Spray Paint Stencil'd on Canvas
June 2010

This is Louis.
Louis has a home in Montreal.
In his Montreal home there is a microphone.
This makes it a home studio.
Louis also has a friend.
Louis' friend's name is Fabrice Gaetan.
Fabrice takes photos.
Fabrice took this photo of Louis & his microphone in his Montreal home studio.
This is a painting I made called Home Studio.

Louis made excellent microphone-less music.
You can get it for free by clicking here.

Fabrice has taken amazing photos he qualifies as urban portraits (other stuff too).
You can see them (also for free) by clicking here.