The human kind… Blech… For the past 3 days or so, I been bogged down with a mild cold. More of an annoyance than anything, it still throws everything outta wack. So, I been quarantined to the confines of my house, sleeping, watching movies/TV, and generally just trying to get better as fast as possible.
That’s pretty much been my diet for the past 3 days. That cupcake on the floor isn’t real… It’s Mochi’s squeaky toy. 
Anyways, Tomorrow (Thursday) November 19th. I’ll be live painting at the Blue Macaw (2565 Mission @22nd St, SF), for an event called Preconceived Notions: A winter fashion, music and art event. Doors go up at 9PM and closes down at 2AM. There’s an $8 cover charge so make sure you stop off at an ATM… cause if you’re anything like me, you don’t carry any cash  . The show has an immense lineup (see flyer below). Including four of us from Individual Collective: Myself, Dyno, raw*ul & Albert Lam. Also in attendance are the homies from 3 eye elephant: J.Todd.O, Chris de Leon and Ichii Ohryin. The 7 of us make up only about half of the visual art field in attendance, so you know it’s gonna be nuts. Not only that, but there’ll be a fashion show, and live music as well. Peep the flyer!
I spent a lot of time today trying get a sketch together, but since I was still under the weather, I couldn’t come up with anything satisfactory. Sometimes, when the planets just won’t line up for you, you just gotta take a step back from whatever it is you’re working on and do something else for a while. That’s exactly what I did… I took a nap, watched some old ass anime, ate some soup, and pet my puppy… I came right back to the project and nailed down a great concept, a decent sketch, and a good color comp. All within about an hour. So now I’m even more excited about tomorrow’s event, especially since I’m at the tail end of my sickness. It’s lookin like all systems are a go. See you tomorrow!
<3 Mynt
Hey gang, sorry it’s been a while, but damn, it’s been busy! Here’s what I got coming up this Saturday!
First, in San Francisco, I’ll be doing an event called “1 for 2″ Hosted by Toms and Shoebiz. It’ll be at the Noe ShoeBiz located at 3810 24th St from 12PM-5PM… Myself, Kris Mestizo, Shwin, and Ichii Ohryin will be in attendance painting pairs of Toms shoes that are sold that day. Toms already donates 1 pair of shoes to children in need for every pair sold. On Saturday though, ShoeBiz will be matching that so TWO pairs will be donated for every pair sold! So make sure that you come out on Saturday and do your part for this great cause and get your pair customized by some of the freshest artists I know! Below are some great examples that Kris Mestizo and I painted in preparation. Enjoy! (Click to Enlarge)
After that of course, is OSS part 5! You know the drill… 419 Georgia St. Downtown Vallejo! 6PM-10PM. Open Mic, Open Turntables, Open Canvas, Open Mind! This week we have Associated Fresh performing (Gigio & Dren Doh). And not only will the live painting be in full effect, but IC is putting on our first DIGITAL live art collab showcased by projectors! You gotta be there to see it! If that’s still not enough to get you out, this Saturday’s OSS is being presented to help raise money for The Chron’s and Colitis Foundation of America. OSS is always free, BUT this Saturday… $3 gets you a raffle ticket ($5 for 2) WHICH NETS YOU A CHANCE TO WIN 1 OF 5 VIDEO GAMES THAT EA HAS DONATED!
These aren’t bargin bin games either… I’m talking about Madden, Fight Night 4, Spore, etc. 3 bucks for a game?? PLUS you’re benefitting a good cause? There’s no more excuses to not be there. Well that’s it for the events this Saturday… I’m filling up my Karma Bar from all the good causes I’m doing art for this weekend! Maybe a Cintiq will fall from the sky into my lap.
That’s right ladies and gents, it’s OSS time again. This SATURDAY 6PM-10PM. IC gallery @ 419 Georgia St Gallery. You know the deal, Open Mic, Open Canvas, Open Turntables, Open Minds.
Make sure you go here to pick up more details about what OSS is all about! Tell your friends!
I myself won’t get to be there cause I’ll be in Long Beach this weekend running my 1st half-marathon (which is 13.1 miles BTW). I’ve been training really hard with a few of my friends and my goal is to make sure I at least finish. I’m kinda nervous, but at the same time time confident as I’ve seen my ability as a long distance runner improve over the past few months.
I’m noticing a change going on amongst many of the artists that I’ve been working with in IC, and I’ve got to say it’s inspiring. A lot of progression, passion and fire have been thrown around the studio in the past few weeks and nothing brings me as much joy as seeing my friends’ excitement escalate when they find something worth working on. It truly pushes me to do more and I’m so grateful to be surrounded by so many passionate people.
Anyways, as always here’s my next Stump update… not much, but I’m really feeling the details in the leaves of the trees. It’s cool to see it all come together now and know that all the time and effort spent zoomed in to 600%+ is paying off. When I’m done I’m gonna make an animated gif of my updates.. I think that’ll be pretty rad. Anywhoo….Enjoy! (As always, click to enlarge)
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