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Progress…

Mynt — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:32:33 +0000

Ahhh.. It’s good to be back… Anywho, in case you didn’t know; I’m a sucker for progress shots, sketches, sketchbooks and time-lapse films. In the spirit of this, I made a special progress catagory, which will document my journeys while creating my pieces. In truth, the journey, for me, is much more enjoyable then arriving at my destination. And if you’re a kindred spirit in that respect, click below to my first ever progress post. Enjoy!

Turbo Weekend

Mynt — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:36:15 +0000

So I’ve been in this art hiatus lately… With the move, going to New York for work, and (insert other lame ass excuses here) I just haven’t been making the progress I should have. Lo and behold, two awesome events came down from the sky to force me out of my winter hibernation…

The first was 2nd Saturday in Sacramento. Any Sacramentoan (is that right??) should know about this. An abundance of art, music and local shops all open into the night as the people take to the streets enjoying the festivities and food. The first time I checked out 2nd Saturday was with Dyno. He had scored a showing at Havoc Boutique during the event and it was well received. You can probably find the video on his blog, but either way, I was greatly impressed by the amount of energy that was shared that night. Everyone out there for the arts, the music and the local establishments made it feel like a true, grass roots event. I made some friends there and tried to set up a chance for me to display some work there myself.

One of the employees at Havoc Boutique, Jimmy, acted as my contact at Havoc. We tried to set up something for February, but ended up settling for March due to my hectic schedule. It was probably for the best, mostly because the weather was probably better, but that’s neither here nor there. Annnyways, Jimmy was a great host, doing everything from communication between me and the owners of Havoc, to helping me set up shop, all the way to just letting me kick it and introducing me to all the people he knew. I had a great time, and if you’re reading this, Jimmy, big thanks m’man! Despite your age, you were a real professional. Next set of donuts are on me!

Everyone else at Havoc was awesome as well and made me feel right at home. Big thanks to Micky (don’t know if I spelled that right) and Mary, the owners for giving me the chance, and the other guy I met there, who’s name I can’t remember (sorry!) had some crazy ass stories of shit that’s gone on since he’s worked there. You guys definitely made my stay a blast.

I decided that 2nd Saturday was a great place to release my latest print, titled “The Noms” here it is below! (as always, click to biggie size)

Sharks like bacon, right??

For this month only, you can get yours at Havoc Boutique in Sacramento for the on sale price of $20. If I have any left after the month is up, I’ll release them to anyone who wants to buy them, and yes, I’ll ship! I only made 10 so this is a super limited quantity of bacon eating goodness, so gettem while they’re hot!

Below is a (not so) awesome shot of the piece I did live that night

hmm… that looks familiar… Apparently they like donuts too… who woulda thought I have so much in common with sharks?? Annnnyways… if you wanna see some more (really) awesome shots of the night, you can check out a couple of photographers interpretations of 2nd Saturday. The talented Dan Rowan and Ivan Jerick (Jordan, let me know when you get your set up and you, too shall have a linky [edit: Jordan's Set]). I ALWAYS forget to bring my camera, and when I do, I’m usually too busy painting or talking or a combination of the two, to take any shots. So click on the links and make sure you say some GREAT things in the comments box.

This post is getting waaaay to long… So to spare you the trouble, I’ll update next time about the Napa event on Sunday…. Ciao!

<3 Mynt

Preconceived Notions Recap

Mynt — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:18:45 +0000

Man… The Preconceived Notions show we did last night (Thursday Nov 19th) was bananas! The line up was insane artist-wise, and I got to meet some awesome new faces, as well as kick it with some downright cool ass peeps. We got there a tad late, but I set up as fast as possible to start hittin the canvas. (Big ups to the homie Chris de Leon for pickin up my easel) Here’s my sketch going into the show: (Titled – It’s Not Just for the Birds)

My lazy color comp:

And here’s what it looks like now:

Most of the time, I’m content with leaving a live piece as it is when the event finishes. I almost view it like a performance: What you do live in front of people is what you’re left with. But this time the concept was too good for me to leave it as is. I won’t post this in my Traditional gallery till I work it over some more, so hopefully in the next few days I can share a more complete piece with you guys. All in all, I’m really happy with the work SO FAR, and JToddO gave me a great compliment saying it was the best thing he’s ever seen me paint. Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I didn’t get a chance to take a lot of photos since I was so engraved in the piece (Shit, I didn’t even drink that night!), but I do have a few snaps you can catch in my Photo section. If you got any photos, and wanna send em up to me so I can post them up (you’ll receive credit of course), get at me via electronic mail and I’ll put them up ASAP.

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