Abstract Paso

I've been struggling to define something lately. I don't know exactly what but I know it is something of significance. I recently parted ways with the cover band and therefore have a lot more time to continue working on my art. There is a local exhibition coming up in July which I might just participate in. The theme is anything to do with the fourth of July or the founding of America. I also plan on having my own semi-private exhibition at my home. There is ample room due to the fact that I don't have a lot of furniture right now. The other night I almost became lost in one of my abstract ideas. It was ... interesting.

Here are eleven new small abstract paintings I created a few days ago. I've also been doing a lot of sketching but there are only a few coherent ideas so far. Perhaps I'll post some of them later in the week.

Her Car (sketch)

I am still without internet access in my new place but I have been able to keep busy with my band and other artistic endeavors. Just yesterday I purchased a new sketch book and have been making sure to draw as much as possible. I've noticed that when I draw a real subject that is in front of me then the sketch itself automatically has a sense of "realness" to it. Anyway, here is a short video of the first sketch I did yesterday. It is of a neighbor's car. It is kind of small and off center but it'll do for a sketch. :-)

Isolated Apathy

Well, I am all moved into my new place. It is quite spacious and I no longer have to deal with any annoying roommates. It also happens to be located just one block behind a local shopping plaza. The only bad thing is that I no longer have free access to wifi. I will probably limit my posts to once or twice a week for a while.

On another note, I took a a few days off from painting but have already made a return. I painted one new abstract last night. I have titled it "Displaced Apathy."

Contemplate Fruition

I painted two new abstracts on recycled cardboard last night. I've been packing up a lot of my artwork and collected art to get ready for the move. I'll be officially moving to my new home tomorrow. I wish I were a bit more excited. I'm as excited as I can be. Yesterday also happened to be the day that I finally told the singer of my band that I am done with playing nothing but cover songs (other band's/group's songs). The whole thing was turning into a hectic experience for me. When we first started, we learned about twelve songs and practiced them a good dozen times. Then, we learned ten more songs and practiced those a dozen times each. Our singer had told me that we could get by with playing 22-25 songs but then he changed his mind and decided that we "needed" to add 10 more songs to our set-list. Then, when I spoke to him after our gig last Saturday he said that the manager of the club told him that he didn't like the fact that some of the songs we played scared away some of the customers (there wasn't that many people there to begin with). So, our singer took to heart what this "manager" said and then decided that we "needed" to learn 20-30 more songs in order to appease the stupid public/venue/crowd/masses. It would not have bothered me so much if we had a decent amount of time to learn and practice the new songs but our singer was feeling a crap load of pressure from the drummer and bassist to constantly book more gigs. So, he naturally transferred some of that pressure onto me. I don't think he did it intentionally but nonetheless he did. I just want to get back to writing/recording the original songs that the singer and I were working on. I see no point in delaying the recording of our demo for the sake of pleasing a bunch of drunk people at a bar/club. There are more than enough cover bands that do that already and have been doing so far longer than we have. I'm not interested in winning the "respect" of a crowd of extroverted, wanna-be bohemian, non-thinkers! And I mean that with as much love as possible. :-)

Ouch My Ears

Orange Cactus Fruit

I've been going through a serious transformation lately. All artists/people do eventually plateau and evolve a bit more. I do wish I could explain it but for right now I cannot. In other news, I will be moving to a new place next week. So far it seems to be a peaceful residence with more room for me to grow.

I am sketching out a ton of concepts for new abstract paintings. I believe I will start incorporating some text within my paintings. Perhaps some numbers as well. For now, here are two still life sketches I whipped up earlier today.

Always Be Yourself