Random Thoughts: October 30th, 2005

• Weight: Currently, I'm 335 pounds. That will change.
• The coolest thing is... a girlfriend that points out other girls that she thinks you'll like, and she's always right. For example, she pointed out on Friday just how fine the head server at Montana's looked in her off-duty attire. She wasn't kidding! Girl was a raven-haired vision in a black tennis skirt and knee-high boots. Sarah rules.
• WWE Sux. Do I really have to elaborate?
• So I bought me an iPod... Yup. I took the plunge. Got me a 60GB Photo (I have no use for the video function). Now I'm waiting for this.
  

The Unitus/El Negro Collab Is Online!

http://www.gigposters.com/posters.php?poster=54511
Couldn't be happier. :D

R.I.P. Rosa Parks

The only thing kids today are gonna know about her is that OutKast lawsuit.
http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm6900_20051024.htm

My shirt's been accepted!

Y'all know what to do now. ;)

Illustration Friday: "Remote" and an unfinished "Fresh"

What the Duck?, 2005 • graphite, Pentel Brush Pen, and Photoshop®

Why is a duck in this thing? Why did the duck swallow the remote? Why is the duck on TV? Why is the duck wearing a Mike Doughty shirt? Hell...why is the duck wearing clothing?
I dunno. Ask the duck.

Truth is, this was the first thing that came to mind, and I decided to run with it. Here's a way bigger version to check out.




Fresh! For 1983, You Suckas!!! (unfinished), 2005 • graphite and Staedtler Pigment Liner

This (and "Remote") are among the first things I put in my Moleskine journal. I decided to get a pack of three instead of investing in an actual sketchbook, because I already have a sketchbook that I'm working in, plus I find the quality of those sketchbooks a tad intimidating.

My exposure to hip-hop culture goes back to '83 and '84, but I never rocked a track suit, wrote rhymes, made mix tapes or hit up trains with motion tags. I'm from the Prairies, man! And hip-hop wasn't universal yet (you're kidding yourself if you don't think it is now). I wish I could dig it up (I know it's around here), but Michael Holman, the man behind the TV show Graffiti Rock and the New York City Breakers wrote a book about hip-hop culture that was available in magazine format. Dude broke it all down way before many folks were even aware of all of the elements that made it up. That was my intro to the culture as a whole (I went back to reading it in '88 when rap exploded.), but just previous to that, I was facinated with b-boying (better known as "breakdancing"...don't let a hardcore b-boy or b-girl hear you say that though). Back then, I could step into a backspin and finish with a freeze. That was my entire steez, but it was fun do. My biggest audience was in the Laura Secord School that summer where I was attending a sort of summer school program (not for grades, for fun). We had the Midnight Breakers over that day (which was dope, because they were in a local Pizza Pop commercial...they were stars!), and after their performance, we were allowed to do our thing. That's when I did my thing. Hearing folks cheer was pretty cool. I've been a ham ever since then. :D
Some bothersome cats tried to diss me afterwards about my limited ability, but I didn't care. I was on Cloud 9 that day.
Ahhh, memories.

Hey...if any of you folks are comin' here via Illustration Friday, check out the previous post about screenprinting. It's very informative.

Lonny Shows the Kids How to Print

My man in MPLS posted a thread at gigposters.com on how he handled our creative collaboration (a poster for Quintron and Miss Pussycat). I can't tell you fow fuckin' stoked I am to see this!
http://www.gigposters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38618

R.I.P. Alexis Mazurin

I just found out. Unbelieveable. Dude was only 27.
http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_mazurin20051021
He was always a joy to listen to.

I've been a busy boy.

"This Side Up" paintings:

...y'know what's cool? The lady that inspired the first one really likes it. I couldn't be happier!

Submission to Threadless (still pending):


Prelim Sketch and Finished Piece for Successtories (I've got two more to go):



...aaaand, I have an awesome poster collab with Mr. Lonny "Unitus" Jerome comin' out soon which is both long-awaited and much appreciated. Dude fuckin' rocked this thing. I'm totally honored. I'll post it here once it's totally done.

In Burlesque's Studio.

Wanna see Wezz lay down the black on poster number 5 of the Arcade Fire series?
Then go here.
Picture him doin' that about 400 times. Man.

My Chicago Photos...

...are finally online.
http://flickr.com/photos/elnegro/sets/1107936/

Aw yeah.

I have this now. It's as sexy as I said it is. There ya go.

Atmosphere, Blueprint and P.O.S. at the R.E.C

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elnegro/sets/1055732/
Good times, yo.