The last few days in Portland and in New England period there has been a huge snow storm, which resulted in my car getting completly covered in snow and the only way of getting it out was by getting it towed. oh well. atleast its out now. I've got to say though, besides the car thing I kind of didnt mind this storm, it was pretty beautiful and didnt really cause me any damage, I've been going to my studio at night and working during the days, I love my new internship, it's getting me back into music, which I feel like I;ve been forgetting about in past months. Free shows are always a plus as well. So here are a few pictures of the snow... I also went to the SPACE Gallery Christmas party and did a yankee swap, i think it was my first real yankee swap, and this is what I got. A robot made by my new buddy Bryan
I started interning at a local art and music venue lately called SPACE Gallery, if you live in Portland or around the area you probably already know what it is. I'm really excited about this and think its will/has been alot of fun, I've been working there for the past 2 weeks and its been a really fun experience so far, something new to me that I havent really tried before, but definetly up my alley, since I have always been obsessed with music and going to shows.
I'm helping out Ian Paige, whos in charge of events that come through Space, and it seems like he's in charge of alot more that I'm not even sure of yet. It looks like I'm going to be helping book bands, send out emails etc. gathering information about incoming acts and hopefully be really involved in the web presence of SPACE, and doing blog updates. which they are really looking to do, and I'm happy I came in at the right time it seems. Really excited to be there and just be able to help out in what there trying to do. and hopefully learn alot from it. Since I've graduated I feel like I havent been involved in things in Portland, and this is one big step in the right direction for me.
My buddy Tom Boucher is being featured in the magazine CMYK this month, with his illustration "Vain" its pretty awesome, and really exciting to see his print in the magazine, I still have to pick up a copy but I took a peek at it the other day. Everyone should go check out his site and blog if you havent done so!Here's the print thats in the magazine V
So I've been moving into my new studio for the past 2 weeks. its finally almost all set up and all my stuff is finally in it, including my printing equipment. All I really need now is a good surface to put on my table and attach the clamps on it to print on, and a hose to run from the sprayout booth to the sink right next to it. I have also worked out moving my printing press to the floor below me to free up alot of room in the studio. In the next month to a few months the Artist Studio building is renovating a room on the 2nd floor and turning it into a printing room for everyone to use as well as anyone around town to use, by paying a fee. "I believe".
So everything is going awesome, I'm trying to make it feel at home in here. and debating buying a new computer just for studio purposes. I have taken a few move in pictures from the past week, here are some of them. not necissarily in order. The next picture is the ceiling of my room, its pretty amazing to have that over me, and silver. thanks alex and leah for helping me move my stuff! it was a big help! Empty room! V i feel like i never leave this place ever!"the art mart" V Sean Newton, my across the hall/floor buddy and awesome guy! V a print Meagan Anderson gave me, I hung it up in my studio since the walls are so bare right now. its a pretty awesome print! i love it! V gettin the old book collection together.
Here's a new page in de ol sketchbook, I'm getting pretty close to the end of this one. It's the first time in awhile that I've had a good sketchbook and actually might finish it, unlike others where I start out strong and never and up getting more than halfway through.
I just gathered all of my art supplies, well most of them to start to move everything to the studio tomorrow and to start setting it up. all i need now is a big table and some shelving to organize everything. Oh and I got a new internship, more on this later...
So I went to nj and ny for the past two days with my mom to visit my sister for thanksgiving, it was a really good few days, good to get out of portland and good to spend time with my family. Walked around New York a bit, went to the MET and had a good thanksgiving dinner. Cant say the bus rides were very good, but whatever. Here's some pages from the sketchbook that i worked on and finished at my sisters.
So I just signed a lease for a studio in Portland, its at The Artist Studio building. I'm super excited for this, not only have I been waiting for a long time to get a studio and searching so much with nothing ever turning up, but its in a real studio building so i'll be surrounded with all other artists, and there is a small printshop in the basement with a woodshop, that is if i'll ever need a woodshop. But ya, really good news, I'm really excited to start doing some work soon! Here's a picture of the building, its right downtown in Portland, above SPACE gallery and two doors down from where I work at the Art Store.
Anyone else remember when the teenage mutant ninja turtles use to go on tour? i wish i went to one of these when i was little, i was only 5 years old though. I do remember that I met them when I went to Disney World with my family in 1st grade, I forgot that up until now. So I guess I did see them perform, probably one of these really bad songs.
And heres a funny video my buddy Alex showed me last night, Hard Core Ninja Turtles!
Here's the new page in my sketchbook that I drew today. I was browsing through the new Bollard paper at work and there was the perfect figure of a girl dancing to base this off of. It was just what i was thinking of. I dont know if its done, I wish the brown was darker. i feel like it is more in real life, it made it alittle bit lighter on the computer. maybe i'll do a few more coffee washes.
The other night me and my friend Jessica from back home in New Hampshire went to see Conor Oberst at the roxy in Boston, it was pretty amazing, besides the most expensive drinks I've probably ever bought! Really good night though. Here's a video from the show.
Some new sketchbook drawings I did last week and yesterday. let me know what you think! I've been working with shapes latly, it doesent have much meaning its just me seeing what I can get out of just using basic lines and circles as well as painting with coffee. These two red pages were inspired from listening to The Flaming Lips while at work, I've never really listened to them before, but I have to say its good art making music! This page isent complete, I'll work on it later this week, I'm thinking a dancer/ballerina on the bottom with the red lines coming down kind of like the antlers page. We'll see.
HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!! was pretty awesome this year, I dressed up like Popeye the Sailor if you couldent tell. I was pretty proud of my costume! here are some pictures of the night! v this Photos by Ben, go check out his blog!v
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