from my sketchbook

a few drawings from a much larger stash:

mural video

i've secured a wall to paint this year for art basel: miami beach, and i'm in the process now of working up sketches--new shapes, more organic lines. trying to rise to the challenge of designing something that looks natural in a hard-lined, concrete and metal space. here's a little video i shot of a practice wall i'm working on in my apartment:

miscellaneous

i'm posting this video that richard green shot for "around carolina" because there is some great footage of the rites mural. but maybe watch it with the sound off because i don't say anything very interesting or profound.

also, here is a great article on suzy philips, the force behind the gypsy queen cuisine food truck that i painted in asheville this summer. keep fighting the good fight, suzy.

in st. louis news, i'm leading an art class tomorrow at the contemporary and our guest artist is jonathan bogarin, who made a movie called invisible murals. i haven't gotten a chance to see the whole film, but i love this clip:

Invisible Murals Movie from Invisible Murals on Vimeo.

Noël Skrzypczak

work i wish i could see in person by australian artist noël skrzypczak:

Tom Fruin

Tom Fruin's latest installation in Copenhagen, "Kolonihavehus":

LAAFF poster

i did this illustration for the 10th anniversary commemorative posters of the lexington avenue arts and fun festival, my favorite festival in asheville: september 3-4, held downtown.

saint louis

states i have been to/through in the past month:
north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, virginia, west virginia, maryland, delaware, pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, new hampshire, connecticut, and maine.

garth, corinne, me, and adam on vinalhaven, maine

the summer has been full of new places, good food, great people, and big changes. after being out of town more days than i've been home for the past two months, i have decided that it's time to uproot a little. so at the end of this month, i am relocating to saint louis.

!!!

more to come soon....

shirin neshat

iranian-born artist/videographer shirin neshat:

charleston

just got back from charleston where i went to paint a mural with the chART outdoor initative and gallery: AMAZING. with projects like this so much depends on the chemistry of the people involved, and the group of artists and organizers in charleston is so full of heart and soul (and southern hospitality at its finest) that it was definitely one of my favorite painting experiences. thanks so much to geoff and noel richardson at lava salon, my old friend ishmael, mollie howey, haley hobeika, patch whisky, ben sellers, sarah stewart, john pundt, anson cyr, and everyone else who made this project possible/awesome. check out the walls on alycia alley (just off savannah highway in west ashley) if you are around charleston.

also, mr. patch whisky is having a show at push in asheville that opens july 15, so go on and see him.

and finally, here's a video of geoff talking about the initative and also of me wiping paint off the wall then licking my finger.

vee speers

australian-born photographer (now living/working in paris) vee speers' collection, "birthday party":

this last one especially, a masterpiece.