tiny critter

I just finished this little critter for a special friend of mine.    It's small,  3 inches square.  acrylic on canvas.  One of my last paintings of 2010,  unless I finish a few more this year.   I'm certainly gonna try.

Lester the Squid

Lester the Squid was painted for my Mom a few years ago.  I had forgot all about this painting until I travelled home and saw it at my parents house hanging on the wall.   I took a picture of it and decided  to show you all.    It will be one of my many paintings to be made in to prints in this coming year.   Hope you enjoy it.  
  Oh and just so you know, the original painting is NOT oval but circular.   Roughly about 7 inches in diameter.

Wasp!!

I did some live painting in Whistler village this summer and finally got around to finishing the piece, entitled ...
Wasp!
acrylic on wood
3x5 feet
  I was out with my dog Vince walking in the forrest looking for mushrooms one day when we happened to walk over a wasp nest (they tend to burrow IN the ground)and got stung in the leg.  That is the inspiration for this piece.

  If you are in the Whistler area and want to see it in the flesh,  it is hanging on the wall of Millar Creek Cafe in Function Junction, 8 km south of Whistler Village.

Live painting competition

On Saturday and Sunday, Sept 4/5 I will be part of a live painting competition in Whistler Village main square.  Six local artists will paint live for 6 hours each day,  creating an original painting from only a graphite sketch,  using whatever medium we choose.   the public will vote on their favorite piece and the winner will walk away with $750.00  there are 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place prizes.
  The canvases will be no smaller than 3x4 feet.
  If you're in Whistler Village those days,  stop by and say "Hi"
Cheers,
Dave

Hotrods and Cool Broads #3

Tart Arts & Surly Girl Prod.
presents...

Hotrods and Cool Broads #3
as well as a grease and grind and a bunch of bands...
Pats Pub on East Hastings street Vancouver
Saturday May 29 12PM-12AM

I have a stencil art piece I will be showing,  brand spanking new, hot off the presses for one lucky person.
Prints will be made of it in the near future.  I will put the image up for you to see soon. I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise.
I will tell you this, the title of the new piece is entitled"Satan Built my Hotrod"   a take of the Ministry song "Jesus Built my Hotrod"

Cero live painting

Cero had another party March 16th at Max Fish nightclub in Whistler,  I think it was their 16th party,  more of a fundraiser really with all proceeds going to help build schools , etc. in Asia, etc.
   I was asked to be one of the artists who painted live.  Of course I said yes.
  The photos you see are of me painting from that night.
My good friend Randy"RANDOID" Smith was painting live beside me.   Other artists painting live were Oliver Roy and Stan Matwichuk.   DJs - Mat the Alien, R3, Fareal, Rich-A, Praiz and Phroh kept the music pumping all night.   and there were some MCs - Shamick the beat box king,  Lozen and Infinity  performed.   and visuals were by Apok.
check out   http://blogs.myspace.com/cerowhistler

My piece is titled "Collection"  it will hang in the "State of the Art" exhibition during the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival this year,  April 16-25 2010  in Whistler Village.   Opening night is April 17,   I will be there for sure.  Stop by and say hello.

"The Woods" series

These are some of the black light paintings I spoke briefly about last month.   These are some of the first in the series.   They are mainly florescent (day-glow) pigments , black gesso and glow in the dark for stars in the sky and for the critters eyes.

  The pigment is such that it requires a black light to truly see the colors the way they were ment to be.

  The inspiration for these pieces comes from spending many hours in the woods in the fall searching for wild gourmet mushrooms with friends and our dogs.   Such woods are magical places indeed.

Swamp Rat

"Swamp Rat"
Acrylic on canvas
framed


Finished Feb 25, 2010


phthalo blue green shade,  cadmium yellow light,  cadmium red medium, deep gold, titanium white and mars black.


A quick , fun painting to make.   It's currently hanging in the Chili Thom Gallery in Whistler.

Bunnyzilla vs. China

    Bunnyzilla vs. China is a collaboration piece between Randoid and myself on a piece of found art which Randoid found at a second hand store.  The original painting was of junks floating in water with a dark jungle type of background.  Originally Randoid had sketched some funky futuristic buildings/cityscape in the background and the giant bunny stomping through it.  He tried painting the background some weird metallic yelowish-green colour but couldn't match the colours at all .  One night I was at his studio watching him paint, just hanging out and in front of me was the bunny painting.  I asked him if he would mind if I took a go at finishing it,   or in this case re-doing the whole thing.   He said I could and a couple hours later most of what you see in the finished painting was roughed in.   I managed to take the piece home and proceeded to finish the work, logging approximately six more hours before completion.
    The original piece has some wear and tear , some cracks in the paint, etc.   They still show but a clear acrylic resin has sealed them nicely, protecting it from more cracking.
   The finished painting has phosphorescent pigment in the lazer beams as well as in the lights on the buildings and the fire/explosions.  It is a very exciting piece with the lights on or off.
    An open edition print series is available at a cost of $20.00 cdn. each.  Available through HOUSE OF RTS in Squamish, Cleveland Ave,   or email me directly  liquidsunshinedesigns@gmail.com
    The original painting is priced at $800.00.

Evil the Devil

This little guy is "Evil the Devil" he's about 4x5 inches large, acrylic on canvas board.

I originally drew the sketch for him in Revelstoke , B.C. in the back room of PINZ Boardshop while doing a guest tattoo artist spot in the summer. I did a lot of drawing and sketching on that trip, as well as a shit load of tattoos. When in Salmon Arm or Revelstoke check them out , they will have all your sk8boards, longboards and snowboard needs (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8300319330)

Last winter I painted Evil the Devil (EtD) at the "Cero World Wide Friends" party in Whistler but wasn't 100% happy with the turn out. So I figured I would repaint him. Hope you like him.

Oh, and he's for sale and looking for a home. $100.00 (unframed)