J. Shea 9 from the PDX to the DTN

My long time east coast friend J. Shea 9 made his way down from the PDX this weekend for a show at the Hive Gallery. Always a good time to hang out and eyeball some works. Good friends, a few beers and some fresh new art...

Hot Rod Reunion 2009

Got to roll the Olds out to Bakersfield for the Hot Rod Reunion this year. Truly an Ozone hole burning event not to be missed. Lots of old race cars and drivers came out from across the country. The Cacklefest was out of control. If you've you ever hung around a running top fuel dragster... close enough to get the burning eyes and oxygen robbing methane breeze... Image 100 running at the same time. Not the greenest event ever, but fossil fuels can be so much fun. A good day for sure.

Semper Fi part 2

Artwork in Afghanistan. My new friends in the Marines have landed in country and setup shop. Its still kind of a trip to know a small piece of what I do is hanging on a wall over there. From what i've been told, there is a whole lot of info that cannot be sent, pics that can't be posted... secret stuff that rivals the James Bond stories. But there may be some more photos and posts over time. I was also told by my friend in the pic that the Marines require sunglasses to be worn in photos. I thought they were just for the cool factor... Not that the trusty little peace keeper didn't add enough attitude.

Don't Tread on Me!

This is the tangible manifestation of a single brain fart. The tangled, orgasmic, blasphemous image ocean my little brain treads water in 24 hours a day. Within this crumpled, chaotic pandemonium exists the daily struggle to select thoughts and focus on specifics. This is not my brain on drugs...

SEMPER FI

I'd like to think I draw images from reality, or that they come from something that has a loosely realistic base. Most of the time the images go off in their own imaginary little directions and I never give it much thought. Nor do I think too much about who runs across these images and how it might influence them. I recently received an email from a Sgt with the 2D Marine Special Operations Battalion out of North Carolina. Turns out these guys wear gas masks and do the kinds of things that push the limits every day. Seems they like my version of the gas mask citizen. The Marines are getting ready to deploy over in Afghanistan this fall... They are getting ready to go off and do the things I only read about on my happy little CNN homepage every morning.
I don't often get a chance to do something for these people who are out there risking their ass every day... So in my own small way... I can make a few images they can take withe them. Hopefully they will stay in contact and I can post pics while they are over there. SEMPER FI

Labor Day Cruise 2009

Labor Day weekend is a great time to get out and do whatever the hell you want to do. All you need is a grill, some coals, meat and a lighter. Beers are nice little accent as well. For the past few years I've been hitting up the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa for the annual Labor Day Cruise. A Rojas family tradition that they have been keeping for hundreds of years. This is the first year we've taken the Olds. Project cars are always going to be a labor of love. The more work you put into them, the more fun they are to drive. The Oldsmobile is a prime example. We love this pumpkin! She makes a lot of noise, eats way too much gas and handles like a dream.