Category: Art

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Slideluck Potshow

Slideluck Potshow is calling for artists!! This is a pretty cool idea and I’m definitely going to submit for the NYC one. My friend Sabrina did it last year and the event was super fun. A huge space, lots of people, lots of work, lots of food and lots of drinks. good times. check it out and submit!!

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3rd ward solo show

3rd ward in brooklyn is calling for artists! A solo show will be granted to artists of pretty much all mediums..the winner will get 1000 bucks, 2 months residency and full studio access…get to it and submit, there’ not much time left!!

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Pasqualina Murals

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(more pics here)

Last night I ran into one of the many construction sites in the city, but noticed the walls where painted with a familiar style that I had seen before. While I worked in DUMBO (down under the manhattan bridge overpass), I would see Pasqualina’s murals around the construction sites. It was refreshing seeing art work painted on these usually ugly places. I thought it was very fitting for DUMBO, an art neighborhood. But to see it in Manhattan itself, was even better. I think companies should hire local artists like Pasqualina, to give people something nice to look at other than a dull construction site.

Here’s a video of Pasqualina Azzarello talking about her work and this particular project, which happens to be the site I ran into last night.

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recent painting process

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In this last series, I wanted my canvases to be thick with layers, I wanted to allow each of them through. On some occasions, I began by applying a think coat of gesso with a palette knife or cardboard and create subtle waves of texture/thick paint. Then I apply a thin background color. In other paintings I used newspaper for texture as well. I also used spray paints and stencils for patterns in some layers. I do have a tendency to paint too thick, so I lost some layers after a while… I then make a rough drawing with a thin brush to get the main shapes and idea down. I begin with thin layers of paint and start working in the color. At the end I remove the scotch tape I placed in the beginning layers so they peek through, like this.

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how to: clean your brushes

One might think that there is no science to cleaning brushes, but If you want long lasting painting brushes, here are a few tips. After finishing your painting, or taking long brakes (many hours or days), clean the brush throughly with turpentine (oils) or water (acrylic). When removing the paint, don’t rub the brush hard on the bottom, this will brake the bristles and damage your brush quicker. Just soak it in the solution and pad it on the insides of the container to remove excess. then use a brush cleaner (Lava soap or special brush soap) using the same technique from before to remove paint. Once the brush is clean, dry it with a cloth or paper and straighten/flatten the bristles with your fingers. No need for it to be 100% dry, it can finish drying once put away.

sidenote: With oil painting: the main issue I remember when learning how to paint with oils is that you need to keep your brushes clean in-between color, or keep (different) colors separated by brush… if not, you will get mud very quickly…and frustrated even quicker.