tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49417774657017589872024-03-05T10:02:47.812-05:00Art is not About the ArtistKevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-30545212392057813032011-12-06T20:13:00.007-05:002015-05-11T18:46:40.354-04:00Expo @ Entre le Cafe et la Plume<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 2011 - January 2012</span></span><br />
<a href="http://bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&where1=123+Av.+Mont+Royal+Ouest%2C+Montreal%2C+QC+H2T+2S9&FORM=FBKPL0&name=Entre+le+Caf%C3%A9+et+la+Plume&mkt=en-US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">123 Av. Mont Royal Ouest, Montreal, QC H2T 2S9</a><br />
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My friends at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Entre-le-Caf%C3%A9-et-la-Plume/185887431462150" target="_blank">Entre le Cafe et la Plume</a> were gracious enough to offer me their walls for this month of December going into early January.<br />
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Here's a cool new spot at the foot of the mountain that has exactly what you're looking for...<br />
Plus they are the only brewers of Verve coffee in town!<br />
They've been open since the end of the summer and things are booming!<br />
I was lucky enough to be called upon to design their logo and now I've got my creations on their walls... Couldn't be more grateful!</div>
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Take a stroll over and say hi!<br />
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It's really too bad the law prevents this little one from hanging out in the shop...<br />
She's a heart melter...<br />
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Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-53671844814236588222011-10-22T13:01:00.004-04:002011-10-22T13:06:35.443-04:00Untitled Skateboard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0eM6Tc8Pq6mjzQpSaN-uGnJw3xsQ5oANEWfWyJlQ29-zNwk5hXpf008uvVSaGhoDD8GNJETf5nzz5AwyHcN-gRBpgOZoqB4-zIumjVNUYG6x2klHBcKrd27JlAuYewpYqeVVp2VBffU/s1600/hung+grenade.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0eM6Tc8Pq6mjzQpSaN-uGnJw3xsQ5oANEWfWyJlQ29-zNwk5hXpf008uvVSaGhoDD8GNJETf5nzz5AwyHcN-gRBpgOZoqB4-zIumjVNUYG6x2klHBcKrd27JlAuYewpYqeVVp2VBffU/s320/hung+grenade.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666363537756678866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Untitled</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Skateboard</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">23" X 8"</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">October 2011</span></span><br /><br />What's the visual arts' equivalent to writer's block?<br />I don't know.<br />But the way to overcome it is simple enough:<br /><br />Keep doing stuff...<br />Even if some of the stuff doesn't really make any sense...<br />Don't worry... someone else can make sense of what you're doing for you...<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">[...]<br /></div></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-1127275997343445242011-10-18T11:27:00.006-04:002015-05-11T18:46:53.022-04:00Alaclair Ensemble<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alaclair Ensemble</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">24" X 48"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spray Paint Stencil'd on Canvas</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Done live at Repentigny Festival of Arts</span></span></div>
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Alaclair Ensemble is a crew of Quebec hip hop all-stars if I've ever seen one. Equipped with a sense of not taking themselves seriously while remaining extremely serious in their work ethic they bring a much needed new sound to the Quebec hip hop scene.<br />
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After creating a huge amount of buzz over the past year with participation in various festivals and playing shows all over the province, they come to us now with a Triple Album... think it's too much? Well... they've thought of that too... It's Free!<br />
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Get them all by clicking <a href="http://alaclair.com/musique/">here</a>.</div>
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Bump it loud and bump it often... PIU PIU!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">Blu & Exile<br />16" X 7"<br />Spray paint on cardboard<br />September 2011</span><br />
Not available - Given to Blu & Exile<br />
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To show my appreciation for their Below the Heavens album [2007] I made portraits of Blu & Exile and gave them to them after their recent Montreal appearance. Actually, in a haze of post show Belmont darkness I handed them both to Exile [didn't really get a chance to explain what they were either] and have no possible way to know if:<br />
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1- Blu actually got his...<br />
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3- They thought I was creepy...<br />
4- They know I've just made a list about them...<br />
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A good deed is its own reward... or something like that...<br />
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I used to hate <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/sites/batman/" target="_blank">Batman</a>...<br />
Now he's my favorite.<br />
The recent movies had nothing to do with it...<br />
Things change dude.</div>
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In 1994, a friend of mine, Tone, and his best friend were in France after a trip to Amsterdam and had some time to kill before their flight home. With them, was a friend whom they brought along from Amsterdam - Mr. Brown - who couldn't make the flight home with them. So they took Mr. Brown for a quick walk to give him a proper send off and then they were off to the movies. They decided to check out a movie from an up and coming American director who had been making a lot of noise in film festivals around the world with his first full length effort: Reservoir Dogs.</div>
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Still buzzing from their farewell to Mr.Brown, they sat down and enjoyed the now-classic opening scene for the first time. Immediately after the breakfast discussion about Madonna and tipping and such, once the title came up, Tone's best friend got up, disoriented, and said: "Wow! That was amazing... I definitely got my money's worth with that movie." It was only after Tone explained to him that it had only been 5-10 minutes and that the movie hadn't really started that he sat back down to actually watch the movie.</div>
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This brief anecdote, I think, is a great testament to the writor/director work of Quentin Tarantino and his complete mastery of natural dialogue. Anyone who may have tried their hand at writing will agree that natural dialogue is one of the most difficult things to simulate... and Tarantino makes it look easy.<br />
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This is my tribute to this classic film.</div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QvoKT481EmU" width="435"></iframe>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-25296490703553751452011-08-02T16:35:00.009-04:002011-08-02T16:56:23.539-04:00COLD CUTS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs5vR2tybVqOqwfZnc4tK_iDXo2nuT9TeELK4zYi1QjNvvKyuw-h2MlAyWmCR_ipnG7oLWxB8jV-9rbcFUQB8LJhO03fAgDa5vnsXZcypKIFxu-3n21D1fNUeoKb4GQYsRBw4TpZSbds/s1600/coldcutsEN.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs5vR2tybVqOqwfZnc4tK_iDXo2nuT9TeELK4zYi1QjNvvKyuw-h2MlAyWmCR_ipnG7oLWxB8jV-9rbcFUQB8LJhO03fAgDa5vnsXZcypKIFxu-3n21D1fNUeoKb4GQYsRBw4TpZSbds/s320/coldcutsEN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636360100257393042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.cinemaduparc.com/" target="_blank">Cinema du Parc</a> proudly presents:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">COLD CUTS</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Stencil Art of Kevin McDermott</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">I couldn't be more exicted that Cinema du Parc, the best place to see independent cinema in Montreal will also be, for the month of August, showcasing my most recent work. I've also thrown in some old gems because this is a very big venue!<br /><br />Here's a link to the facebook event page: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3gx5odo" target="_blank"><b>http://tinyurl.com/3gx5odo</b></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I've been a fan of <a href="http://www.cinemaduparc.com/" target="_blank">Cinema du Parc</a> since back before it was closed down and re-opened. My most vivid memory of this place is when myself and 2 friends went to watch David Lynch's Inland Empire... We haven't been the same ever since!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BBENalLEnSE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="430"></iframe><br /><br />There will be a vernissage in the second half of the month... Stay tuned for more info!<br /></div></div></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-53124616406873412702011-07-18T14:16:00.008-04:002015-05-11T18:46:11.934-04:00Mark it Zero!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark it Zero!</span></span> <span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Spray paint stencil'd on Skateboard</span></span> <span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />July 2011</span></span> <span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"><br />Commissioned</span></span></span><br />
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A few years ago I sold a Mickey Mantle skateboard to a complete stranger...<br />
Then...<br />
This stranger's girlfriend commissioned me for a soccer player on a skateboard...<br />
Then...<br />
I was contacted by his best friend to make a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/" target="_blank">Big Lebowski</a> skateboard...<br />
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I don't think I've seen <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000422/" target="_blank">John Goodman</a> in anything but <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094540/" target="_blank">Roseanne</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/" target="_blank">The Big Lebowski</a>...<br />
I loved him in both and am honored to have been asked to paint him as this amazing character... Amazing scene to boot!<br />
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Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-78428703755246895602011-07-04T23:37:00.011-04:002011-07-05T01:24:33.300-04:00Stephen's Run<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQnv7uQsggP6dSKypwweyjiNC4FpnUmE87xV3rMBsTiTvCqoXBcevGJYXUUFmNKbXEaT-FuQwKnQJUJvfNjkSJm-rSj33ZjqBfQQbS-BybvQ4MN7JcfKCZk-yB-UAgopp2VN3cM-5nTU/s1600/stephen%2527s+run.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQnv7uQsggP6dSKypwweyjiNC4FpnUmE87xV3rMBsTiTvCqoXBcevGJYXUUFmNKbXEaT-FuQwKnQJUJvfNjkSJm-rSj33ZjqBfQQbS-BybvQ4MN7JcfKCZk-yB-UAgopp2VN3cM-5nTU/s320/stephen%2527s+run.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625719404501656578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Stephen's Run<br />Spray Paint Stencil'd on Cardboard<br />[plus other stuff]<br />12.5" X 12.5"<br />July 2011<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since I was asked to participate in the <a href="http://www.lavitrine.com/evenement/FESTIVAL_MASCARA___POPCORN" target="_blank">Mascara & Popcorn</a> festival's art show, I decided to make a quick B-movie related piece... I like a lot of B-movies myself, but asked around for suggestions of movies to draw inspiration from. The standout choice, for some reason, was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/" target="_blank">Logan's Run</a>, a 1975 Sci-Fi flick. I'm not 100% sure if it qualifies as a B-movie in the classic sense, but I liked the idea enough to run with it. I watched it this afternoon while making this simple stencil of our beloved [<span style="font-weight: bold;">read:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> beloved] PM Stephen Harper. Then I proceeded to poke a hole through his hand so that I could install his Lifeclock.<br /><br />Here's a 7 second video to give you the full Stephen's Run experience:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/286qccveoBA" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="430"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">[The more astute viewers will have noticed that I accidentally - for real - included the halfnaked dancer from the party...]<br /></div><br />For those of you who have seen <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/" target="_blank">Logan's Run</a>, well, you know what happens next when the Lifeclock starts blinking. For those of you who haven't, well, instead of explaining, I think I'm just going to suggest you watch the movie and then you'll get the full extent what I'm trying to say here... I'm sorry... teach a man to fish!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">***DISCLAIMER: </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you can't see the humor in this you may have stumbled onto the wrong blog...<br />Maybe you were looking for <a href="http://www.harpergirl.com/HarperGirl.com/HarperGirl.html" target="_blank">this</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The art show tonight was overall amazing! Great company. Great encounters. Great times. It's up until next Sunday the 11th at 129 rue de la Commune Est on the 4th floor. It's a week long silent auction so if anything you see here tickles your fancy then you can actually go and place a bid. Please contact the Mascara & Popcorn people for more info... I will not be able to answer your questions.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So without further ado, here are, in no particular order, pictures of my favorite pieces. These all deserve an "in person" look in my opinion...<br /></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/melissa.delpinto" target="_blank">Melissa Del Pinto</a>'s "Wanderlust" birds</span>:<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[just the frames are worth a look on their own]</span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhSReZWpAuaU62Y76geQnbdCvJQnfUvPNacTX-y69dP4uECkIQOhSS7CUQNQq453WZcIyE5PnMP8bgA4S0PugokQRByxt33wmfxXgxI3R_pgBuGaCoF3mEWqycg2w-MKTPCiPzbFH9G4/s1600/IMG_0342a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhSReZWpAuaU62Y76geQnbdCvJQnfUvPNacTX-y69dP4uECkIQOhSS7CUQNQq453WZcIyE5PnMP8bgA4S0PugokQRByxt33wmfxXgxI3R_pgBuGaCoF3mEWqycg2w-MKTPCiPzbFH9G4/s320/IMG_0342a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625716437312926258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.decovermag.com/pageArtiste.php?idArtiste=176" target="_blank">Marie-Eve Proteau</a>'s custom TV set with canvas stretched over screen: </span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTO6VPsfvTqDU0adbBjZNt9P34J1J6p0KzYWVeEgfA15kWTmMlZo4jKqs4Xyx6jregZUvsPZa-n0HTpFNOUD23oAt75_SO2wTtrd_19Ocktpo1P7Vs1oXB8Y5FhBdONuUSO1E8GyYkwyM/s1600/IMG_0338a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTO6VPsfvTqDU0adbBjZNt9P34J1J6p0KzYWVeEgfA15kWTmMlZo4jKqs4Xyx6jregZUvsPZa-n0HTpFNOUD23oAt75_SO2wTtrd_19Ocktpo1P7Vs1oXB8Y5FhBdONuUSO1E8GyYkwyM/s320/IMG_0338a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625716431364752370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.decovermag.com/pageArtiste.php?idArtiste=139" target="_blank">Cedric Taillon</a> live painting & commission piece:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5Hot9eH97RE9WOGVdJDxC26t6FCnxOIo0w45EA2xjhhPDdFKNPB3-8ULL1wUQosEpcd-5bqd__sUwOJbhIdLGct6ITIyejhLcLIwGk781lEPQqRM7N0F5hsJcrBxMAGmkAKLNOTetNs/s1600/IMG_0341a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5Hot9eH97RE9WOGVdJDxC26t6FCnxOIo0w45EA2xjhhPDdFKNPB3-8ULL1wUQosEpcd-5bqd__sUwOJbhIdLGct6ITIyejhLcLIwGk781lEPQqRM7N0F5hsJcrBxMAGmkAKLNOTetNs/s320/IMG_0341a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625716432958240130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mixed medium Superheroes by Siro:<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;">[These things are 6+ feet tall and have custom metal stand up frames]</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xKDe-gNJxQI3TuM22amUljLvVTHdZO2qqvAfbhM03CBH34TbFBjVWhZxeVJz2BxFdzYyLv5bSjBMCiXi6a2PiikO3FZLPZViOjK6HEEnjJHSbEEi4gBCvlO7FWRbcoB1utK7-765L5c/s1600/IMG_0334a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xKDe-gNJxQI3TuM22amUljLvVTHdZO2qqvAfbhM03CBH34TbFBjVWhZxeVJz2BxFdzYyLv5bSjBMCiXi6a2PiikO3FZLPZViOjK6HEEnjJHSbEEi4gBCvlO7FWRbcoB1utK7-765L5c/s320/IMG_0334a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625716426795504482" border="0" /></a><br />Once more thanks to Danika Bass and Florence for setting up the show and letting me throw my 2 cents in... Much appreciated!<br /><br />Until next time boys and girls!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">[...]<br /></div></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-60806689975110894942011-07-04T10:37:00.011-04:002015-05-11T18:54:47.858-04:00Mascara & Popcorn<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 180%; font-weight: bold;">Mascara & Popcorn Festival</span><br />
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It's such an honor to have been asked to be in this group show!<br />
I dropped off my paintings and was blown away by the other stuff that was already there...<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">HOLY TIT-FUCKING TALENT BATMAN!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 78%;">[sorry mom]</span><br />
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How I can be considered in the same category as such amazing artists is beyond me [I am my worst critic!] and I feel flattered and honored to be on the bill.<br />
I was unfortunately not able, time-wise, to make new stuff happen for the show so I've given them some older, cinema-related pieces... But you should 110% for sure come up the steps to Loft 4e and pop your head in the door to see what everyone else has created!<br />
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Big thanks to Danika Bass and her partner in crime Florence!<br />
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MASCARA AND POPCORN launches its festival with an Art Exhibit at Loft Le 4ème with local artists!</div>
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On Monday July 4th 2011, Mascara & Popcorn is proud to kick off its festival with an event at the renowned Loft Le 4ème that has become a cornerstone for art and culture in Montreal, marking the launch of the festival with hyperrealism, post modern horror, marrying abstract expressionism with a pop art sensibility. Beautiful, strange, troubling, obscure, deviant yet fragile. Mascara & Popcorn is a unique cultural happening that encourages experimental, thought-provoking, subversive art.</div>
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Come admire our talented artists, an event that will undoubtedly capture the spirit of the festival. Mascara & Popcorn through the eyes of:<br />
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KEVIN MCDERMOTT, XAVIER LANDRY, MELISSA DEL PINTO, ERIC BRAUN, PATRICIA KLIMOV, CÉDRIC TAILLON, JACQUIE TREMBLAY, STÉPHANE PEDNO, EMMANUEL LAFLAMME, CLIO HONIG, DANIELLE BÉDARD, M-JAY, MARIE-EVE PROTEAU, LULU CABARETTA.</div>
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Mascara & Popcorn embraces the power of art where reality and fiction collide. Drawings, paintings, collages, photography, objects, love, sadness and beauty. A sentimental journey through multidisciplinary art.</div>
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Vernissage et début de l’encan silencieux /<br />
Expo-vernissage and beginning of silent auction<br />
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Musique live acoustique par / Acoustic live music by<br />
Martin Saint<br />
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Rachel Bonneau Trio: Normand Guilbeault, contrebasse & Sylvain Provost, guitare<br />
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Prestation exclusive par / Exclusive performance by<br />
Natalie D. Lovely (Hot Club Cabaret)<br />
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Portes ouvrent à 17hres / Doors open at 5pm<br />
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Hors d’oeuvres gracieuseté du El Zaziummm / Appetizers courtesy of El Zaziummm<br />
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Popcorn gracieuseté de Kernels / Popcorn courtesy of Kernels<br />
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Bière gracieuseté de Boris / Beer courtesy of Boris<br />
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Entrée gratuite / Free entrance<br />
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**5pm - 11pm **</div>
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Press contact: Danielle Bédard<br />
MASCARA AND POPCORN FESTIVAL<br />
mascarapopcornfestival@gmail.com<br />
514-619-4403<br />
http://www.mascara-popcorn.com/<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Kid gets a New Home</span></span><br />
[or "How I went to breakfast with Buck 65 & his wife, Emily"]</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">SHORT "facts only" VERSION:</span><br />
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I read on <a href="http://buck65.com/" target="_blank">Buck 65's website</a> that he's been super down because his hero, Gary Carter, is very sick.<br />
I emailed him to offer my painting of Gary Carter in an attempt to lift his spirits.<br />
On June 26th, I went to his Jazz Fest show at Club Soda.<br />
The next morning I had breakfast with him and his wife.<br />
She gave me a huge Schwartz's brisket.<br />
I gave them my painting of Gary Carter.<br />
We talked about baseball and other stuff.<br />
Then my bike had a flat tire so I walked home.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">LONG "overly dramatic" VERSION:</span></div>
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A few weeks ago, in the beginning of June, I was up late because I couldn't sleep. I grabbed my laptop and sat in the yard catching up on some updates from my favorite websites. In my half sleep I stumbled around the web and eventually navigated onto <a href="http://www.buck65.com/" target="_blank">Buck 65's website</a>, that, these days, seems to be predominantly of a personal blog with bonus info. There was a new post entitled '<a href="http://buck65.com/news/broken-shoulders/" target="_blank">Broken Shoulders</a>' and this got my attention right away. "What's wrong with Buck?" I thought.</div>
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The post [link] spoke to me in a very personal way since I've been, and continue to be a huge baseball fan. It's a sport filled with little things: Superstition, strategy, secret codes, unwritten rules, smells, sounds, etc. So when Rich writes: "<span style="font-style: italic;">I am so deeply invested in baseball as a fan that when my favorite team or player loses or performs badly, it fills me with an honest-to-goodness despair that sometimes I have a hard time shaking</span>" I understand 100% what he's talking about.</div>
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But here's what really got me:<br />
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He writes: <span style="font-style: italic;">"My next problem is that I found out last week that my childhood hero, Gary Carter is gravely ill. [...] I really love this man and this news troubles me in a profound way. It’s hard to express what Gary Carter has meant to me in my life. He’s my hero! I met him when I was 12 years old and he was the greatest guy you could imagine.</span>"</div>
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This got me thinking about my own relationship with baseball, with my own heroes, and how it feels when one of my heroes is facing his own mortality. Then I thought about the painting of Gary Carter that I made in March of 2009. That painting, old as it may be, remains one of my favorite and is probably the one that got me the most attention a few years ago when I was just starting. I have received so many comments about it and it has sparked so many impromptu Expos conversations that I have to believe that it's something special. In some way, I may not be where I am today had I not painted him then.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyUatpH6zmhT1vt_-JGOJXRoB_ZkVhNmmbYkhEEttXHWGHGSpBAPI4Ry-CEfG2Mn3wpDu9kjYqoOfZgmNhMCYzHSQUBagbFJ-t-ER1cHYZsRQ_w2FHzPIH27atAe5Xo3ZWN7mjttau9Y/s1600/IMG_2613a.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623515966742950082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyUatpH6zmhT1vt_-JGOJXRoB_ZkVhNmmbYkhEEttXHWGHGSpBAPI4Ry-CEfG2Mn3wpDu9kjYqoOfZgmNhMCYzHSQUBagbFJ-t-ER1cHYZsRQ_w2FHzPIH27atAe5Xo3ZWN7mjttau9Y/s320/IMG_2613a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 94px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 78%;">[Above: Me in March 2009... No idea where this is going to take me in 2011]</span></div>
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Being born in 1979, though, I never had the chance to experience Gary in his prime while he played in Montreal. By the time I was 9 and started to play ball, he was already with the New York Mets. Keeping that in mind, it remains impossible to be blind what he meant , and still means to the city of Montreal. So because I was too young, I never could really consider him a hero, but I do recognize him as a staple in Expos history and that's why, when I wanted to paint a tribute to the team, he's the first guy who came to mind.</div>
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Since then, the painting has been sitting in my office with a bunch of others and has been gathering dust for the past little while. So I figured I would seize this opportunity try to give it a new home and do something good at the same time.</div>
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In the relationship between fan and artist, it's usually very one-sided [excluding live shows, maybe]. The artist gives all and the fans take all. What I saw here was an opportunity to create a role reversal. Many times in the past, when I've been down in the dumps, I've referred back to Buck 65's vast music catalog in order to find some light get through a rough patch. I thought that if I offered him my painting of his hero, Gary, maybe this could help shine some light for <span style="font-style: italic;">him</span> in <span style="font-style: italic;">his</span> time of need. So I emailed him via his website and crossed my fingers.</div>
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A few days went by and I eventually got an answer from a very flattered Rich and, to my great pleasure, he was super excited to get his hands on the painting. In an email, he writes, "<span style="font-style: italic;">I just got your message and saw your painting. I can't believe it. It's so great. And if you want it to be rescued from collecting dust, I'd sure be happy to hang it on my wall [...] I look forward to shaking your hand."</span> I can't really explain how psyched that made me. One of my favorite artists of all time was looking forward to shaking <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> hand... what? Long story short, we planned to meet at some point around the time he was scheduled to come play Montreal's Jazz Fest in the end of June.<br />
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The show was excellent. It's hard to describe but these pictures display pretty much what was going on: A very animated Buck on one side of the stage and a very calm, elegant Marnie on the other. In fact, there were times where it looked like they had some sort of bet where Rich would act silly and try to make her laugh while she sang her parts...<br />
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After the show I introduced myself to Emily, Rich's wife. The first thing she said to me is: "That's so cool, our cat's name is Kevin!" Can't say I expected that one. Only after she realized I was "the emailing man who had the Gary Carter painting" did we make arrangements to have breakfast the next day. I didn't have a chance to speak with Rich the night of the show.<br />
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So the next morning I biked over to their hotel and waited for them in the lobby. I don't really know what I was expecting when they first appeared from the elevator... but to have Emily open with, "Do you like brisket?" was definitely not a scenario that had crossed my mind. After clarifying for me, at my request, that brisket is a piece of uncut smoked meat, I answered "Yes, of course I like brisket." So she handed me a huge piece of meat from Schwartz's that a guy had given them the previous night. It seems they couldn't keep it with them due to having no portable refrigeration possibilities. Surprised? Confused? Grateful? All of the above and an overall good start...<br />
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Se we proceeded to go for breakfast across the street. Now, what do you talk about with someone who you've heard on record for almost 10 years and have of always wanted to talk to? You talk about baseball. You talk about trying to make it in this world as an artist. You talk about cats. You tell stories. You talk. Period. I learned a lot about him and gained perspective about myself as an artist as we discussed re-establishing the parameters of successes and failures over eggs and fruit.<br />
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The best moment was when I told him that my girlfriend's mother had rolled Gary Carter's perm back in the early 80's. The man in front of me, who has been responsible for many of my favorite moments ever in music, reduced in age to 12 years old and couldn't say anything but, "No! No! That's incredible!" Jaw dropped and eyes bulging. Good times.<br />
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After breakfast, we exchanged a few more pleasantries and each went our separate ways. He was off to film a live performance of "Final Approach" with Quebec's own Marie-Pierre Arthur for a local TV station and I had to go home to finish a graphic design contract. It was upon returning to my bike that I discovered I had a flat tire. That morning, I had had a thought about that before leaving... it went something like this: "Whatever, I'm going to meet Buck 65... I don't need the pump and spare tube I never leave home without... it's going to be fine."<br />
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So I walked all the way home...<br />
But I must say, it didn't bother me all that much...<br />
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Rich and his wife are truly amazing people because of how simple they are. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to share a meal and to hang out with them, if only for a little while. It's not given to everyone to have a chance to meet one of their favorite artists and for that I am truly grateful. I am even more grateful that Rich happened to be so approachable that not even 2 minutes into talking with him did I forget <span style="font-style: italic;">what</span> he is and <span style="font-style: italic;">what</span> he represents to better discover <span style="font-style: italic;">who</span> he actually is. Not to mention, it's pretty cool that one of my paintings will now hang in his house... and that I've been able to provide him with a one of a kind tribute to his childhood hero.<br />
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So I guess the lesson here is to never stop reaching out to people... cause in the end, that's just what they are... people.<br />
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Take care friends... The best is yet to come.</div>
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P.S.: I'm sorry if this post is a little on the looooooooong side. In order to make it up a little bit... Here's some "making of" shots from 2009...<br />
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Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-23295908972754612842011-06-15T11:46:00.004-04:002011-06-15T11:57:49.016-04:00Zoe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim6DWQWCBExOFq1pWBXK1tgnxQeTP8hgY5Gt9yfP3vkMzTfq31XwMSAYSferkH_CkLA6x11RpQGNdiWhuDQld5xrSA1QyhRj9t-6bbkmo_vJh8FA_HYjWp9SNsUhyphenhyphenfY5VfikTE5sb7a4/s1600/zoe.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim6DWQWCBExOFq1pWBXK1tgnxQeTP8hgY5Gt9yfP3vkMzTfq31XwMSAYSferkH_CkLA6x11RpQGNdiWhuDQld5xrSA1QyhRj9t-6bbkmo_vJh8FA_HYjWp9SNsUhyphenhyphenfY5VfikTE5sb7a4/s320/zoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618473440190772514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zoe</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spray Paint Stencil'd on Canvas</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">24" X 24"</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 2011</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">[custom order]</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">SOLD</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is Zoe.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A colleague from my old work place got in touch with me and asked me to paint her daughter. She sent me a few pictures of her and after a little back and forth to establish the right size as hammer out budget details I was able to put this together for her.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm super psyched that she's told me it looks perfect in the spot she had prepared for it in her house. If this gives anyone ideas for gifts and such, of course, feel free to contact me at my regular email address <a href="mailto:p.summind@gmail.com" target="_blank"> P.Summind@gmail.com.</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">I look forward to hearing about your great project ideas.<br />Take care and have some fun on hump day<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>!</div><div style="text-align: right;">[...]<br /></div></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-31419093929429036752011-06-13T19:37:00.017-04:002011-06-13T20:52:13.595-04:00Marie-Anne<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx3cT7v6KQG7Qsh8EWcrbA_xGkz-sW834SQMozBmRBZmI236OhfDZ-3BrS51m3OzrgEP7sT-OifBpnh-KXOWJodLDcvqnLM4YrLeZR5OmxpaNXKnwhPPfVATKcLu-Q3hM7FhOYJ-UNfo/s1600/MarieAnneOuest.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx3cT7v6KQG7Qsh8EWcrbA_xGkz-sW834SQMozBmRBZmI236OhfDZ-3BrS51m3OzrgEP7sT-OifBpnh-KXOWJodLDcvqnLM4YrLeZR5OmxpaNXKnwhPPfVATKcLu-Q3hM7FhOYJ-UNfo/s320/MarieAnneOuest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617871733840729090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marie-Anne</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mixed Medium on Skateboard</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />32" X 8"</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />May 2011</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">SOLD</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was sent a few pictures from around the world by my amazing friend Rachel in my last <a href="http://artisnotabouttheartist.blogspot.com/2010/10/open-call-ii.html" target="_blank">Open Call</a> and I finally got around to using one of them. I've been meaning to for the longest time since she's been one of my very first supporters. The picture I've used was taken while she was living in Montreal a few years ago.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0KIVqY-S7YAcujBaApJdpB5bAESDLOl11qxCn24jIBDZNI_elFa8_ZM7jRqKiBuoNSv629S_J_lPXSPImiYMIRIt5GMFV7yhguU2-d359l-kCJbnmI_YpibxxUnjfybiJOIVV5FNitE/s1600/IMG_3733a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0KIVqY-S7YAcujBaApJdpB5bAESDLOl11qxCn24jIBDZNI_elFa8_ZM7jRqKiBuoNSv629S_J_lPXSPImiYMIRIt5GMFV7yhguU2-d359l-kCJbnmI_YpibxxUnjfybiJOIVV5FNitE/s320/IMG_3733a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617863852088784114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For this piece, I started with a blank deck that was originally stained yellow by the manufacturer. I cut out a shallow groove to create the illusion of a rectangular frame and then sanded the surrounding area down to its original wood grain color. Once this was done I painted inside the frame and stained outside of it. It was my first time ever using wood stain [it's never too late!] and I'm psyched to incorporate it in my work in the future.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you all enjoy it. It's currently hanging at <a href="http://www.studiobizz.com/visite-studio-iberville.html" target="_blank">Studio Bizz Iberville</a> at 2488 Mont-Royal East until the end of the month and then it's being shipped out to Rachel who's decided she had to have it as soon as she saw it.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4OPWOaVd1hNQ1Viw4w9GfvY85yHkDtj5M36arTMDC0thKHOhvKHq0o06tbFP2ldEMMS_vAJH94Ls3Qk4xDqqkkpOSWstU1MvavrTdSABqv8pn-XY1ia0EHjQCQxs-6g8ifwXS-7eo4k/s1600/making1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4OPWOaVd1hNQ1Viw4w9GfvY85yHkDtj5M36arTMDC0thKHOhvKHq0o06tbFP2ldEMMS_vAJH94Ls3Qk4xDqqkkpOSWstU1MvavrTdSABqv8pn-XY1ia0EHjQCQxs-6g8ifwXS-7eo4k/s320/making1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617862431098341778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course, in the future, or present, if you'd like to send me your pictures you may continue to do so at any time at <a href="mailto:p.summind@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">P.Summind@gmail.com</span></a>. As usual, there's not guarantee I will use them but I'm always happy to receive random images from people and see what can be done. Thanks in advance for playing along!<br /><br />On that note, take care of yourselves and loved ones and have yourselves a wonderful week. Don't be shy to share this blog with your friends & leave comments on the posts.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;">[...]<br /></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-11842998963637053732011-06-12T12:46:00.013-04:002015-05-11T18:55:54.868-04:00Les Eaux<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Les Eaux</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Spray Paint on Re-Used Canvas</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">20" X 28"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">May 2011</span></span></div>
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There's something about some urban structures that just sticks to your eyeballs and it's hard to understand why that is. For example, sitting in the Mile End hood of Montreal, there's this old, abandoned looking building with a huge water reservoir on it. I wasn't able to find any information about this particular building but I did find dozens and dozens of user uploaded pictures of it which leads me to believe that I'm not the only one who's interested in it. It "looks" abandoned but honestly, whenever I used to walk/jog/bike by there, I always had the impression that there might still be some buzzing in the beehive.</div>
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I used to live 2 minutes away from this spot and also used to bring my dog Umaa to a secret dog park right by it on a regular basis [Plateau & Mile End residents know it as the bridge burner spot]. So I, myself, also have an abundance of pictures of this building and had always wanted to paint it properly. And now here we are.<br />
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Once again, without further ado, here's the abridged version of the "making of" for those cats out there who dig the process!</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Re-use of an old Obama painting I had made in November 2008 [My friend's 1 of 2 copy of this piece has now become 1 of 1!]:</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfO5-WYg1kGT5DRzqbeR0tRqaaz3Gm5cdznSsJGzueLVTmdBacrDYD864BKH40DANYRoJMLPpHTMI6KlDw9vCn6txqGolDJv8PIy27aV_1nK44OMwBCwfEp-eSgzVyuH5jIK2RN9myE4/s1600/IMG_0105aa.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617380963029814882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfO5-WYg1kGT5DRzqbeR0tRqaaz3Gm5cdznSsJGzueLVTmdBacrDYD864BKH40DANYRoJMLPpHTMI6KlDw9vCn6txqGolDJv8PIy27aV_1nK44OMwBCwfEp-eSgzVyuH5jIK2RN9myE4/s320/IMG_0105aa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 108px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>He's a tough guy... just won't go away without a fight:</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1yp5M_FJoOEoNWX2jCCXL8yrVts6iRTv1mfZrfLSZ7udTOLZ7oQlYEh0DbQR0cXaJKL21ZG_DEOu0hm7ey56cQwTCeNJekQMyxgfi8c7snhuwX9VKJK26Mx_8-oSEHsW_TozygDNGP0/s1600/IMG_0116aa.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617380994488434050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1yp5M_FJoOEoNWX2jCCXL8yrVts6iRTv1mfZrfLSZ7udTOLZ7oQlYEh0DbQR0cXaJKL21ZG_DEOu0hm7ey56cQwTCeNJekQMyxgfi8c7snhuwX9VKJK26Mx_8-oSEHsW_TozygDNGP0/s320/IMG_0116aa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 117px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Doesn't look like much yet... I agree:</div>
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And then one last layer of black to make it all come together:</div>
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So here we are!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">This painting as well as all of my most recent, unreleased work can be seen for the whole month of June at <a href="http://www.studiobizz.com/contact.html" target="_blank">Studio Bizz Iberville</a> [2488 Mont-Royal Est]. Keep your eyes and ears open for a mid-month vernissage or maybe even a</span><br />
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It's a gloomy day in Montreal but that doesn't mean that nothing can be done... It's a perfect day for making coffee and revisiting a novel you've already read or have been meaning to read. I would suggest something by Kafka, Welsh or Orwell.<br />
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If you're not in the reading mood then I would suggest watching "La Haine." I will leave you with the trailer and hope you enjoy the rest of this Sunday!<br />
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P.S.: When I was 18 or so, Vincent Cassel from La Haine was my doppelganger! Random!<br />
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Take care and go make some love today.</div>
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I can't find words that do justice to how it felt for me to watch over the person who watched over me my whole life in his last hours. The ultimate role reversal.<br /></div><br />So I'll use an old literary device: <span style="font-weight: bold;">show rather tell</span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Naturally, I don't think this piece can speak to anyone quite as much as it does to me. But it's possible that some people will recognize themselves in this one... So I share this with you.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*******<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Plus que des Barbeaux</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This piece is part of a poster expo called "Plus que des Barbeaux." It's currently up in Lachine at 2901 St-Joseph. The place is open for visitors on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I went by yesterday and must say, if you're into silkscreen stuff... it's worth a visit. It's on until June 19th.<br /><br />There are 34 different, original posters [6-7 copies of each have been made for the show], all of which can be purchased for 20$. For the copies that will not have been purchased during the show, you may contact me [for mine - above] or the individual artists since we are all being given the remaining copies post-expo.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">All the posters were designed by the individual artists are then silkscreen'd by the good people at <a href="http://monikerdesigns.ca/" target="_blank">Moniker Designs</a>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are, in no particular order, some of my favorites from the show:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7WY2kX6RQNQY1FBUsp28DAojVSeZldMmJvCoIH6NglsVpYwH3431f0PLsFeqJj1d7gra7v2WWuEwBydKYMV-Dk93DnJ7qf8TDj6G23hrRK05Oj0esVef1JW_IbC_8DdnS4VOWF71VA4/s1600/IMG_0189.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7WY2kX6RQNQY1FBUsp28DAojVSeZldMmJvCoIH6NglsVpYwH3431f0PLsFeqJj1d7gra7v2WWuEwBydKYMV-Dk93DnJ7qf8TDj6G23hrRK05Oj0esVef1JW_IbC_8DdnS4VOWF71VA4/s320/IMG_0189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615149133721200082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clio Honig</span>:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JjK2khVWSPvO8gQOjW5fgdb7JjYTykH0o_4ADNNwdRkDPurMbLf9oeIa2fw0pAjRIqGcsjhv27U9Jl_Xn2asEliEv2gkEi116n43cVlLrHDOQLXsl0XXujPWn_Wuzmi914L6SrKQ6KI/s1600/IMG_0218a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JjK2khVWSPvO8gQOjW5fgdb7JjYTykH0o_4ADNNwdRkDPurMbLf9oeIa2fw0pAjRIqGcsjhv27U9Jl_Xn2asEliEv2gkEi116n43cVlLrHDOQLXsl0XXujPWn_Wuzmi914L6SrKQ6KI/s320/IMG_0218a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615149517801471890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Wasserman</span>:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbz5zaI9Tq7BIABigrwzJOynCzt0ikLjwqbSseBlXQwk-32ICA-LSDVNIVeKKNTY2VkiqSqhSdOrL2kHevZ6j38skegP3J5bGZtsdIuWqhAkSybJtmd05mWgHWv7ErLV7rpdWppLd2Mpg/s1600/IMG_0213a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbz5zaI9Tq7BIABigrwzJOynCzt0ikLjwqbSseBlXQwk-32ICA-LSDVNIVeKKNTY2VkiqSqhSdOrL2kHevZ6j38skegP3J5bGZtsdIuWqhAkSybJtmd05mWgHWv7ErLV7rpdWppLd2Mpg/s320/IMG_0213a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615149515101089522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Earthcrusher</span>:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTgAe1UxZm4nyn111oyYMyACvv9KzWv6356Ri9VSouIrODls0S6PhGkC7oTemPvc2f4ZS6kIymtZ0wHm1TyREGVSLzlWkdEEdRkx7hIWbNcGV86iSnm3CgQ_ybB3rX_A1lFPoTuX4-xY/s1600/IMG_0209.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTgAe1UxZm4nyn111oyYMyACvv9KzWv6356Ri9VSouIrODls0S6PhGkC7oTemPvc2f4ZS6kIymtZ0wHm1TyREGVSLzlWkdEEdRkx7hIWbNcGV86iSnm3CgQ_ybB3rX_A1lFPoTuX4-xY/s320/IMG_0209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615149163404624978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bez</span>:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2EaeKxuGp2WggeeY4Vxxa2IpCFnpSSnv-lpZqHO-y2fN9QDEBExvsIglw86Z8dpRLb6Ra7QXR8GOqvKqh4crYrfFQpUqlJKRevIdXs0hoTiGsbRw-tXsNa9BwuPiyIUJV8_NmDQEFrw/s1600/IMG_0204a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2EaeKxuGp2WggeeY4Vxxa2IpCFnpSSnv-lpZqHO-y2fN9QDEBExvsIglw86Z8dpRLb6Ra7QXR8GOqvKqh4crYrfFQpUqlJKRevIdXs0hoTiGsbRw-tXsNa9BwuPiyIUJV8_NmDQEFrw/s320/IMG_0204a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615149155828075954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sniper</span>:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtWe-0NZWKhK4WawU3ja6Mox3VepwNUkoICnW5hu-OAHmtXbjz1w_dg0M1oNFxgodwFS9q98E4kdXswRORxTEwYnT4qZY0O8Adrgk9aOAvKAg9J2JxNo9kWSyQ3LgxcOi3P04LzAMO5U/s1600/IMG_0195a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtWe-0NZWKhK4WawU3ja6Mox3VepwNUkoICnW5hu-OAHmtXbjz1w_dg0M1oNFxgodwFS9q98E4kdXswRORxTEwYnT4qZY0O8Adrgk9aOAvKAg9J2JxNo9kWSyQ3LgxcOi3P04LzAMO5U/s320/IMG_0195a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615149148093602402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jimmy Baptiste </span>[co-organizer]<span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6KdyEHfm3UXMAnhZ3K63_e0y1tTkqQHxuFiKl3PB66cOJ2vh_ufDII8Aq1B7OswHfOZldAR1BKgoRnkGV6TORaJgLamZgHnps4Hsf5_U628ElmijzS1T0k417mt8uehdK6WtTDGVpgI/s1600/IMG_0192a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6KdyEHfm3UXMAnhZ3K63_e0y1tTkqQHxuFiKl3PB66cOJ2vh_ufDII8Aq1B7OswHfOZldAR1BKgoRnkGV6TORaJgLamZgHnps4Hsf5_U628ElmijzS1T0k417mt8uehdK6WtTDGVpgI/s320/IMG_0192a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615149142390993570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As usual, I hope this finds you well.<br /></div>Don't forget people, father's day is coming up.<br />If you still have your dad... call him, visit him, hang out with him...<br />It means the world to him.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">[...]<br /></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-79497084493415246612011-06-02T11:51:00.018-04:002015-05-11T18:47:55.015-04:00Coin de Bullion [feat. 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<span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">Mixed Medium on Recycled Canvas</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">36" X 36"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">May 2011</span></div>
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What is recycled canvas? Simply put, a canvas that was once something else... and now is something new. A few years ago, I was asked to participate in a friend's photo shoot for school in which I portrayed Jesus Christ... I know! Some of the photos came out pretty sick and I had decided to make a piece with one of them. The canvas was plastered with torn out bible pages that created an interesting background but the idea never really came together visually in the end so the piece was never shown to anyone except close friends of mine who came to my place. Since then it's been sitting under a bed sheet waiting, waiting.</div>
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Of late, I've been tightening my budget belt a lot more than usual and, as luck would have it, I'm recently REALLY into the concept of re-using old canvases that have been gathering dust in my studio space [how convenient, right? Right.].<br />
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I've also been asked by people to show a bit more of what goes into making one of my pieces and I figured this one would be as good as any to show you! So without any further ado... I present to you:</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">"The making of Coin de Bullion"</span><br />
[The semi-abridged version]</div>
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Here's the original picture I took while out on a dog walk [pretty random, I'd say!]:</div>
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I ripped off as much of the bible paper as possible but since it was glued on there something wicked I couldn't get it all off and so there are still some "good book" remains lingering. I sanded it down to give if a nice smooth feel so that I wouldn't be too lumpy.<br />
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Then the actual painting could begin! Rollers and acrylics first.</div>
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Followed by some spray paint fade for the sky.</div>
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Skip ahead a step [creation of the main background beige-ish layer] and right into the second layer stencil which will be used for the white highlights [ironically done first!].</div>
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Before:</div>
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Next I created 2 new stencils for the following 2 shades of brown [only the first of these 2 layers is shown below]:</div>
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It's all in the details. Notice the cross-walk sign is the only thing that's not blue or brown...<br />
Why?<br />
Why not?</div>
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And finally one layer of black [some pictures missing]:</div>
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A step-by-step view into what makes one of my paintings come to life... I hope you've enjoyed the ride and will share with your friends and family.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">This painting as well as all of my most recent, unreleased work can be seen for the whole month of June at <a href="http://www.studiobizz.com/contact.html" target="_blank">Studio Bizz Iberville</a> [2488 Mont-Royal Est]. Keep your eyes and ears open for a mid-month vernissage or maybe even a<br />"taking down the art show" event! </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Who knows!</span><br />
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So as usual, thanks for playing along and I wish you all a great, great time.<br />
Until we meet again!<br />
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Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-46110764122496384172011-04-11T11:36:00.014-04:002011-04-11T18:37:04.880-04:00Tam Tam Limited Series [9]<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0Bk2ROvKLQoHSuMMf-xVb4urCVlaM30G2tnYOj32rRN6e5d_urvsMBZ-zuWVyQf2rmXqa0I46QQstZNRQbtw8TFXpG8Jhi2nXyycINPufK_yZ8DGS9A96blQonpCz0xHNsy1Y6XKQdQ/s1600/tamtam%2527s.jpg" target="_blank""><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0Bk2ROvKLQoHSuMMf-xVb4urCVlaM30G2tnYOj32rRN6e5d_urvsMBZ-zuWVyQf2rmXqa0I46QQstZNRQbtw8TFXpG8Jhi2nXyycINPufK_yZ8DGS9A96blQonpCz0xHNsy1Y6XKQdQ/s320/tamtam%2527s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594357656284275954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Tam Tam Limited Series</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> [9]</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spray Paint on Cardboard</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Each 16" X 10"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 2011</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">By definition, a stencil is made to be used and re-used until it returns to the earth from which it came. Personally, I have been making it a point to use stencils only once in order to create complex, one of a kind pieces in order to break away from the stereotype and expectations. Of course I have strayed away from my own rule here and there but for the most part have been very consistently abiding by it.<br /><br />That being said, I've recently made a a <a href="http://artisnotabouttheartist.blogspot.com/2011/03/thank-yous-elephants.html" target="_blank"">limited series of 8 elephants on cardboard</a> that were all different [colors, paint splashes, etc.] while being done with the same stencil combination. They were extremely well received as 7 of 8 were snatched up within a few hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlfG1IziP83-8hIX5fX6iHO4Bv41MHYxwsmXUF2PmFkGtBpDwrEu8ooZ9EmwsdyWvXQwKh-OUSVn6PTObmG5fsts1YVOfx2Oq8BMxKMigum6fS-oPxZw79ycwcgySt-m-VApb2o9fnZg/s1600/IMG_6585a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlfG1IziP83-8hIX5fX6iHO4Bv41MHYxwsmXUF2PmFkGtBpDwrEu8ooZ9EmwsdyWvXQwKh-OUSVn6PTObmG5fsts1YVOfx2Oq8BMxKMigum6fS-oPxZw79ycwcgySt-m-VApb2o9fnZg/s320/IMG_6585a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594416661934869106" border="0" /></a>Based off the success of the elephant series, I created a limited series of 9 [1 missing from top picture] cardboard pieces depicting the Mont Royal Tam Tam's. They were also well received since 5 of 9 were purchased last Friday. The remaining 4 are currently sitting at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#%21/pages/VooDooo-Ink-Tattoo-shop/131015276957803" target="_blank"">Voodooo Ink Tattoo Shop</a> [4148 St-Denis] waiting for someone to come give them a new home [$30 per item].<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkwchs_jhpP2RFotUEb-PEQ_Jw_trT4cF0z77OtfZ4smhF0ddpVlU9Kmo8MxYmu5SnCK18ZRyA7FzUxnk6cIp4JWXSLhPnXpMA0RfC7h2rjqJqa49GuEompPYtYgrn8tOwqJ3BdGx64o/s1600/IMG_6586a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkwchs_jhpP2RFotUEb-PEQ_Jw_trT4cF0z77OtfZ4smhF0ddpVlU9Kmo8MxYmu5SnCK18ZRyA7FzUxnk6cIp4JWXSLhPnXpMA0RfC7h2rjqJqa49GuEompPYtYgrn8tOwqJ3BdGx64o/s320/IMG_6586a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594416668154357218" border="0" /></a>Keep an eye out, there will be more series coming up during the summer and they will all be available for purchase through here. If ever you want the last remaining Elephant [$35 ship. incl.], please contact me via <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" ><a href="mailto:p.summind@gmail.com" target="_blank""><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">P.Summind@gmail.com</span></a></span> it will be my pleasure to send it to you... or deliver it in person if you're in Montreal.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">[...]<br /></div></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-54974004657284744732011-04-10T16:08:00.000-04:002011-04-10T16:49:35.096-04:00Snow Shoes<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9RC_X7HYaQDYBFbBZBrjA9VBKutgbTm0TlMQwjaXHkvIcdz2o2IGSfObl-yk90kmKrl-wrWpU5lF6jYO1gqBOJwQBC8t7a0fYwFRz1r7ZHazs_MomCuGBHo7Ya7zLqZlIctfXNCyNTU/s1600/snow+shoes.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9RC_X7HYaQDYBFbBZBrjA9VBKutgbTm0TlMQwjaXHkvIcdz2o2IGSfObl-yk90kmKrl-wrWpU5lF6jYO1gqBOJwQBC8t7a0fYwFRz1r7ZHazs_MomCuGBHo7Ya7zLqZlIctfXNCyNTU/s320/snow+shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594051694378303234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snow Shoes</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spray Paint Stencil'd on Canvas</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">20" X 10"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 2011</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was walking my dog in the West Island this past winter and noticed something very only-in-Canada-like: Sneakers strung to a wire covered in snow. How winter-gangster of us Canucks! I took a picture for fun but didn't think I'd make anything with it... and yet, here we are...<br /><br />Also, I just found out that Blogger is offering a stats service that shows me cool stuff like how many people are viewing my blog and what they're clicking to get here and so on and so forth... super excited to find out I have readers from Canada, US, UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Romania, Switzerland, Italy and Russia!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOLY FLATTERED!</span>!<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It would also appear that the best source for links to new articles is from Twitter and via Facebook... so I really encourage anyone who's Facebook-ish or Tweet-friendly to follow me by clicking the thingy's below:<br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/KevinMxDermott" target="_blank">@KevinMxDermott</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=583860575#%21/profile.php?id=680040229" target="_blank">Kevin McDermott's Facebook page</a></span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On that note, I leave all of you wonderful, international lovers to go on with your busy, busy day of Sunday'ing and stuff.<br />Enjoy it until it bursts!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUJq1mqTOOQkUg9UyUMd8Ps-lXBrj3gt0l3SxizgyJTBqC-zxiqbKnGz8qpxfauHTJ1E2wXDINgBzSl4mSqg7oEI8d18fk6vBoTWQ2EofbpCtkk-7wutUA8KcCPOFi36hcoX3KFnx3Hw/s1600/snow+shoes1d.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUJq1mqTOOQkUg9UyUMd8Ps-lXBrj3gt0l3SxizgyJTBqC-zxiqbKnGz8qpxfauHTJ1E2wXDINgBzSl4mSqg7oEI8d18fk6vBoTWQ2EofbpCtkk-7wutUA8KcCPOFi36hcoX3KFnx3Hw/s320/snow+shoes1d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594052563205059842" border="0" /></a>[...]<br /></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-779674016160456102011-04-10T12:13:00.003-04:002015-05-11T18:48:09.627-04:00"It's not you, it's me."<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"It's not you, it's me."</span></span> <span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Spray Paint Stencil'd on Canvas</span></span> <span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />16" X 16"</span></span> <span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />April 2011</span></span></div>
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I first saw <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/" target="_blank"">Fight Club</a> in theaters when I was 18 or 19 years old and it broke my brain. How the hell did I not see that twist coming throughout the movie when there are so many clues along the way [nice spoiler save... eh?]? In one particularly epic scene, the narrator, played by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/" target="_blank"">Edward Norton</a>, is beating the beauty out of a blond <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001467/" target="_blank"">Jared Leto</a> and, in voice over, he says: "<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I felt like putting a bullet between the eyes of every Panda that wouldn't screw to save its species </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">[...]</span>"<br />
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I fell in love with the idea that the species being labeled "endangered" by us, humans, has no clue that they are anything but fine and therefore, don't feel any urgency to procreate. It frustrates US that they won't screw to save themselves because their endangerment is ultimately, our fault, and we feel guilty [but that's for another post].<br />
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Just recently I thought of these two pandas who are considering mating but then one says to the other in classic lazy break-up fashion: "It's not you, it's me."<br />
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This made me giggle all by myself the whole time I was making it. I decided to go with Chinese symbols to make it a little less obvious and also to stimulate discussion.<br />
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10+ years later, Fight Club continues to be one of my favorite movies of all time and <a href="http://chuckpalahniuk.net/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Chuck Palahniuk</span></a>, the author, has gained a spot in my short list of favorite writers. My top picks from his ever-growing portfolio are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club_%28novel%29">Fight Club</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Monsters" target="_blank"">Invisible Monsters</a> [still the only book to give me literal, and not just figurative, shivers]. An honorable mention goes to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_%28novel%29" target="_blank"">Pygmy</a> for the amazing consistency of the style in which it's written [it's also pretty hilarious throughout].<br />
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So I hope you all enjoy the Pandas. I hope they help open up the discussion of "man playing God" a little or at least give you a quick snicker.<br />
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Here's a picture of myself and Chuck from his book release tour for Rant in 2000 something. He was "officially" done taking pictures but allowed this last one. Look how young I look!<br />
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On a related-unrelated side-note, for those curious about the Man playing God theory, I strongly suggest reading the books by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Quinn" target="_blank"">Daniel Quinn</a>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael_%28novel%29" target="_blank"">Ishmael</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Ishmael" target="_blank"">My Ishmael</a>. Both philosophical novels are similar insofar as they are for the most part a telepathic discussion between a wise old gorilla and a man [Ishmael] or a young girl [My Ishmael]. Both books address from different viewpoints the question of today's world and "how did things get the way they are?" Very interesting stuff.<br />
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My people! Sping is here!<br />
You know what that means... no... not leisurely chilling... at least, not before you help your parents set-up their yard and stuff... That's what I'm off to do right now... Gazeebo away!<br />
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Here's a little something I threw together today.<br />
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It's my version of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331516/" target="_blank">Ryan Gosling</a> if he had been a child born with the "sickness" from the graphic novel series <a href="http://jefflemire.com/comics.htm" target="_blank">Sweet Tooth</a> by Ontario resident <a href="http://www.jefflemire.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Lemire</a>. The series is still ongoing and I'm finding it quite entertaining so far although it may not be everyone's cup of tea. In a post-apocalyptic rural world, kids are born with various degrees of animal mutations and the main kid character Gus is born with deer features. I will leave it at that for now and let everyone check out the series for themselves.<br />
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What I do suggest to everyone though, graphic novel lovers or not, is to pick up the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Essex County</span> trilogy which almost brought me to tears on more than one occasion. In fact, first thing tomorrow I think I'm gonna start reading it again.<br />
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Here's a link to <a href="http://www.jefflemire.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Lemire's website</a> where you can find info about him and his body of work as well as a link to his <a href="http://jefflemire.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br />
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It's bicycle season again people... let's make some green love!<br />
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DISCLAIMER: The title of this post was such a cheesy play on words that I simply had to do it... bad puns are the new good puns!<br />
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Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-211252204146903232011-03-12T20:47:00.000-05:002011-03-30T23:32:52.706-04:00The Number 7<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1TKxUdaVhCmt4_Cf1DjBWqGJdHnEwts8MTlyPzI7LiZg_YLuiqVj2R-DFoWEXmRX1uD8OUjBazWjSZzg02TI5V-vPV1SQ_OFWnEJX19Y0XRjfdUACATtLUoVPdutt09wjKtxQZqyLX8/s1600/Bastian+Schweinsteiger.jpg" target="_blank "><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1TKxUdaVhCmt4_Cf1DjBWqGJdHnEwts8MTlyPzI7LiZg_YLuiqVj2R-DFoWEXmRX1uD8OUjBazWjSZzg02TI5V-vPV1SQ_OFWnEJX19Y0XRjfdUACATtLUoVPdutt09wjKtxQZqyLX8/s320/Bastian+Schweinsteiger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589670682077773058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />The Number 7</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Spray Paint Stencil'd on Skateboard</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >December 2010</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">SOLD</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's a piece that was made custom at the end of 2010 [I had to wait to post it because it' was a gift]. Madeleine, the girl who commissioned it wanted a soccer player with the number 7 to give to her brother on his birthday. She told me he is a die-hard soccer fan and used to wear the number 7. It also turns out that her boyfriend had previously purchased one of my first ever decks a few years back. It was a very basic image of Mickey Mantle. She wanted something similar in it's look and simplicity.<br /><br />So I fired up the ol' Google Image search and found this guy Bastian Schweinsteiger. I don't know anything about him except that now, our lives are forever connected in this painting I've made of him exclusively because he plays soccer and wears number 7. I hope he's not a player that people really hate or anything like that!<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">[...]<br /></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-89911727185742883562011-03-11T14:08:00.001-05:002015-05-11T18:49:58.288-04:00Custom Table Top<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spray Paint Stencil'd on Wood</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">24" X 48"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 2011</span></span></div>
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We've had this perfectly good table in our living room for a while now and my girlfriend has been bugging me to get a new one to replace it. I've refused multiple times based on the fact that I don't think it's a good idea to spend hard earned money on stuff that isn't needed. After some back and forth, she gave in to my reasoning but it wasn't without a counter offer: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paint it!</span><br />
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To further entice me she took 2 days to strip it and reveal the great wood grain that had been suffocated under brown paint for who knows how long and from then... while she was at work I put on some movies and started the taping, cutting & spraying...</div>
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Before I knew it, I had watched Trainspotting, Watchmen, V for Vendetta and The Losers [instead of music sometimes, I like to put on movies I've seen before and listen to them while I work] and we now have a brand n'used table just waiting to be re-varnished... but that's not my department! Gift ideas much?</div>
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Take care folks!<br />
Things could be worse...<br />
All my positive energy goes out to the good people of Japan in their time of need...<br />
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Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941777465701758987.post-52327702819844641102011-03-08T10:19:00.001-05:002011-03-08T14:07:18.959-05:00Elephants & Thank You's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgidQI2Qyz92BOnIQZwl2DPp85aX_n-kFLBay724Pq6GBW2T9k7TklDDH_xIpmEMcccg9YS9CtfOjc53BI2tTMYFkdn6VM2yjAvK0irdCXhA3jAha0B7_3VxdClqebSK1WC5Ekxc92BF8/s1600/DSC00144a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgidQI2Qyz92BOnIQZwl2DPp85aX_n-kFLBay724Pq6GBW2T9k7TklDDH_xIpmEMcccg9YS9CtfOjc53BI2tTMYFkdn6VM2yjAvK0irdCXhA3jAha0B7_3VxdClqebSK1WC5Ekxc92BF8/s320/DSC00144a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581746917463510850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elephants & Thank You's</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The dust is beginning to settle from last Friday's show and I'm only now starting come down...<br /><br />I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone who helped me out with the event's preparation as well as the event itself. A big, heartfelt thanks also goes out to each and everyone who came out to show love and share the good vibe. Of course, I couldn't live with myself without giving a huge shout out to the musicians who were there to provide the soundtrack for the evening.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now... on to the elephants!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWglevoxSfjyxQbQk0RFaTB_1ALni2dCjhVjZcY9QBnYWK4wTuTfT415Re2bd3MHLZOrRfLnvusEOvSwHOuDLBImQXwbps2VQPxZ9C2IZviDYHLaXX2fjnvfAosWEe-toBpwWdOFGrEa4/s1600/DSC00168a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWglevoxSfjyxQbQk0RFaTB_1ALni2dCjhVjZcY9QBnYWK4wTuTfT415Re2bd3MHLZOrRfLnvusEOvSwHOuDLBImQXwbps2VQPxZ9C2IZviDYHLaXX2fjnvfAosWEe-toBpwWdOFGrEa4/s320/DSC00168a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581744225628617186" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This started the week before the show when it was suggested to me that I make a bunch of smaller prints for the smaller spenders [no offense, I'm a very small spender!] to be able to take something home. It was so genius I kicked myself for not thinking of it sooner.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPvJzBGgfAaJQc5Ve6yNsuPmcZCgMDbUF9hKgfZMlSRcBLzwJCc1Q1gXNuTW2BCUPhkAnCsda8QLzCW1Zh5iOZgUATy9eyC1zPBB90N34Q55U-pqiytGVEbk0KMdmVbIRa45IZ0RzzeE/s1600/IMG_6541a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPvJzBGgfAaJQc5Ve6yNsuPmcZCgMDbUF9hKgfZMlSRcBLzwJCc1Q1gXNuTW2BCUPhkAnCsda8QLzCW1Zh5iOZgUATy9eyC1zPBB90N34Q55U-pqiytGVEbk0KMdmVbIRa45IZ0RzzeE/s320/IMG_6541a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581741641918562738" border="0" /></a><br />My girlfriend is a huge fan of elephants and has been bugging me to make her one for a while now so I figured it was time for it to happen. One thing led to another and I made a limited series of 8 small similar yet different elephants on cardboard and one giant one on untreated canvas.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8p2bxpbjR7iAqhirBPQoWBxsQyz42OabmW_-xKElkD1x1JlMEc5S6f7OHGLMLjT1EMYkDXmFFt3hcZAOk5CvQfTc6kyR673bLmo9UonidtE-c-mf3KA1rA_THfGU6buaCWRjLUpnmGI/s1600/IMG_6542a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8p2bxpbjR7iAqhirBPQoWBxsQyz42OabmW_-xKElkD1x1JlMEc5S6f7OHGLMLjT1EMYkDXmFFt3hcZAOk5CvQfTc6kyR673bLmo9UonidtE-c-mf3KA1rA_THfGU6buaCWRjLUpnmGI/s320/IMG_6542a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581741831482514226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">7/8 elephants are now gone which leaves the [now even more elusive] last one sitting at Sub V waiting for someone to come pick it up. Not to mention that the giant elephant was talked about a lot during the event but no one picked it up... So it's still up for grabs as well!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LpaEq797e8L3z_zr-UsA9IQ0eX6GmoxJiIFur5Fg_hRPHGXW368eaO7Y2d1qpoK7bS4TNFz1XWi4ABufgTtIWWa7brtMhXc9mujnQmER_jyh47PTiEf-AhV9ILjbfhjnv6nEnknZGfM/s1600/IMG_6545a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LpaEq797e8L3z_zr-UsA9IQ0eX6GmoxJiIFur5Fg_hRPHGXW368eaO7Y2d1qpoK7bS4TNFz1XWi4ABufgTtIWWa7brtMhXc9mujnQmER_jyh47PTiEf-AhV9ILjbfhjnv6nEnknZGfM/s320/IMG_6545a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581741908556220898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Before I forget, peace to Mark Gravel from <a href="http://www.punchlineclothing.ca/#/blog" target="_blank">Punchline Clothing</a> who was the winner of the raffle and got to take home a portrait of Slug from Atmosphere. Yeah!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutZnhdD1AsmZWLbfKhfSBjGQyQF807jw21_UWWLmlDIDmcZjwlabh9q0McDUNTYyJyoBs_k_KC3Y46TvQiq0-2rXsPK1oDQBaVlZcUZBeIGGi6XNZDWlayMifGj0aYSXUPYQ3K15FhdI/s1600/DSC00156a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutZnhdD1AsmZWLbfKhfSBjGQyQF807jw21_UWWLmlDIDmcZjwlabh9q0McDUNTYyJyoBs_k_KC3Y46TvQiq0-2rXsPK1oDQBaVlZcUZBeIGGi6XNZDWlayMifGj0aYSXUPYQ3K15FhdI/s320/DSC00156a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581747980437617170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Finally,<br />Since last Thursday, there's been an <a href="http://www.nightlife.ca/arts-culture/young-artist-week-kevin-mcdermott-diy-stencil-guy" target="_blank">article up on the Nightlife.ca website</a> about me and I couldn't be more flattered. Thanks a lot to Brian Bentley for posting it and supporting the local scene.<br /></div><br />I think I'm going to go snowboarding.<br /><div style="text-align: right;">[...]<br /></div>Kevin McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676723524970263394noreply@blogger.com0