State of the ART 2011

  Just giving you all the heads up that the World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler, BC is just around the corner and to kick things off in massive style is the  State of the ART exhibit.  opening night is April 15th,  lots of local and international artists will be there, some will be painting live, others will be just hanging and partying.  
   I will be there...    I have 5 brand new paintings which are going to be on display.
  
  maybe I will see you there as well.

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

Pemberton skate park

So,  the village of Pemberton B.C. CANADA is trying to get a skateboard park built.  It is about time they had one,  the kids need one badly.   There is going to be a fundraiser art show, with proceeds collected and used against the cost of the park.   A bunch of local artists were asked if they would donate their time and energy to customize a (new) blank skateboard deck, which would then be exhibited and sold in an art show.   

These are the decks I painted for the event.

HOT RODS & COOL BROADS 3 Art Show in Secondlife!Sat. June 12 3-5pm PST @ virtual Tart Gallery

HOT RODS & COOL BROADS 3 Art Show and DR. SKETCHY'S in Secondlife!Sat. June 12 3-5pm PST @ virtual Tart Gallery

This shot is of some of the art on the art wall at the "Hot Rods and Cool Broads" exhibit at Pats Pub.

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"

13 SKULLS -The Western Show

Friday April 23 2010

Podium Auto Detailing
#3-1375 Alpha Lake rd
Function Junction
WHISTLER

8 PM - Late!!

Blindmute Productions presents...

26 artists

customized skulls

live music by Shawn Rose and Luke Myers

***VANCOUVER SHOWING***

the month of May

opening reception-Saturday May 8 2010

the Fall Tattooing

644 Seymour street

Vancouver BC

www.thefalltattooing.com

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.

Life of Cows

"Life of Cows" is a tribute to Bovines.   It is a mixed media sculpture made of cow bones,  bolts,  barbed wire,  butcher knives,  wooden frame,  enamel paint and epoxy resin.  

The bones represent the cows,
The wooden frame represents the posts which hold the barbed wire,
The barbed wire represents the fence of the feed lot,
The bolts represent the bolt which end their lives,
The butcher knives represents the knives used to cut the meat from the bones,
The enamel paint is the blood,
and the epoxy is the glue made from their hooves and bones.


  Cows are factory farmed these days on feed lots, behind wooden and barbed wire fencing.  Millions of acres have been cleared on this planet to grow corn to feed cows, to fatten them up for the slaughter.   Once the cows are fat enough they are brought to the slaughter house where bolts are shot through their skulls and into their brains,  supposedly killing them humanely.  Of course not every cow is killed right away, some actually have their throats cut while still alive and bleed out.   Once the cows have been bled hooks are put through their lower legs and they are hoisted up upside down and their skin is ripped off their bodies ,  the cows are then "rendered" into burgers, steaks, ground beef, hot dogs, etc.    Whatever is left is usually ground up and used in cat and dog food and treats, used to make wood glue,  or thrown in the trash.

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)