Last Post Before Christmas

Paintover of John Fahey Stencil

Ok before I hit the mince pies I'd like to thank everybody who has helped me out this year. It's onwards and upwards next year, already confirmed a groups exhibition out in Philidelphia and lots more in the pipeline. Looks like 2010 is going to be a busy year! So have a good holiday and I'm off to eat drink and paint.

Hare Guitar (part 3)

Here some pictures of the stencil going on the guitar along with some close ups of the over paint I'm doing to achieve a better look to the hair. Quite enjoying combining the two at the moment.

Canvas Exhibition End of Show Sale

CFYE Art Sale

Come join us for a drink on the 20^th of December and feast your eyes on a fine selection of affordable street art canvases and photography prints from all around the globe!

Street art canvases from:

Graphic Surgery, Nol, Luke da Duke, Mr.176, iamdoom, Roy Schreuder, Snub23, Laser 3.14, FarkFK, IvesOne, FAKE, Penny, Ian Phenna, Nine-O, Indigo, Fin DAC and Martin Squires.

And photography work from:
Gui Christ. Stéphane Giner, Mark Osborne, David Richardson, Dana Maltby, Trevor Williams, Paulo Dourado, Paul Dyson, Luca Rossato, Jens Rösner, Sarah Lee, Carl W. Heindl, Gonzago Manso, Roberto Venegoni, Anthony Cronin and Tang Chan

20/12/2009, 15:00 – 18:00

R.I.P. Jack Rose

Guitarist Jack Rose died on Saturday 5th December 2009 at the age of 38. The cause of death was a heart attack.
This is a such a great loss to the musical world. Such a great talent lost at such an early age. I would like to give my sincere condolences to his family and friends at this time. please if you haven't heard Jack Rose please go and get one of his records.

Tate the Biscuit (Part 3)

Here are the final pieces in the show. The location was great especially getting to hang the two smaller pieces above the wrought iron cooker was great.

Thanks to SNUB for sorting this one out! This man is going from strength to strength. Also thanks to all those who came down on Thursday night was good to see you.

Tate The Biscuit (Part 2)

No Such Thing As A Free Lunch Part 1
Acrylic on Wood Panel
49cm x 30cm

Sing For Your Supper
Acrylic on Wood Panel
61cm x 53cm

Two paintings (work in progress) for the Tate the Biscuit show which starts this Friday at Shorditch Town Hall.

Tate The Biscuit (Part 1)

I'm honoured to be included in a room with SNUB, DANK, EYESAW, PILOT, HUTCH and
ASBOLUV. If your in the London area please pop in and have a look this show looks like its going to be a good one.

SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL
Infinity Bunce and Helen Edwards curate…
‘TATE THE BISCUIT’
A blockbuster Christmas Show by fine artists, graphic
designers, street artists and illustrators interpreting
proverbs and phrases.
Full colour catalogue available from 3rd December.

Private View Thursday 3rd December 2009 6-9pm
3rd -6th December 2009
Friday 12-8pm
Saturday & Sunday 10-6pm

VENUE
Shoreditch Town Hall Basement
380 Old Street, EC1V 9LT

Info here

One Night Show With Steffen Basho Junghans (Cambridge 11th November) (part 2)

Thanks to all that came down to an incredible show. I hung 5 paintings including a new Robbie Basho piece (on right) that I did for the night. Steffen was great on and off stage and I look forward to seeing him over here again soon. More Pics can be found on my Flickr page.

One Night Show With Steffen Basho Junghans (Cambridge 11th November) (part 1)

I'm going to be hanging some of my ink paintings at a Steffen Basho Junghans show in Cambridge next week. Find out more about this amazing guitarist / artist here and here.

Lift rocks Museumn8 with CFYE! (part 1)

Crack for Your Eyes have done a great job framing my pieces for the upcoming exhibition Lift rocks Museumn8 at Canvas in Amsterdam starting on 7th November, more to come.

Hare Guitar (part 2)

Did a test run of the stencils last night, just need to sort out some proper colours now.

Interview @ Crack For Your Eyes

Thanks to Arden at Crack For Your Eyes for sorting this interview (click image above to read)

Hare Guitar (part 1)

Started this yesterday. It is a pencil sketch of a piece I'm going to put onto an acoustic guitar. More to come.

Paint and Beer Wrestler (by The Lover)

Just thought I'd post up this amazing piece that my new German friend The Lover gave to me over the weekend.

Paint and Beer Review

There is more info and a review on the Paint and Beer event last weekend. Click Images Below:






Crack For Your Eyes have been nice enough to give me a mention in their writeup and they have also taken one of each of my Limited Stencil Pieces for an exhibition in Amsterdam on November 7th, so definitely more to come with that one.

Paint and Beer

Ok I made it back from an amazing weekend of Paint and Beer at Villa Friekens. Here's my bit and a pan of the wall it was on. After seeing and doing so much stuff over the weekend I'm now itching to get on with some new stuff. For more photos have a look at my Flickr page

Ink Painting in Process (Otha Turner)

Just a quick post before I go off to Amsterdam, to show I haven't been slacking with doing new work. This is an ink painting of Otha Turner I've been sneaking inbetween the stencil work.

Stencils (part5)

Here are the A0 versions of the John Fahey and Apes Ma stencils that I will be working with over the weekend at Paint and Beer in Amsterdam. Really excited Not sure how much I'll sleep tonight, flying out tomorrow morning!

Paint and Beer

Just over a week left and some large stencils to go.

Stencils (part4)

Limited stencil piece based on John Fahey ink painting. Background is sprayed then hand painted using Indian ink making every edition individual.

Stencils (part3)

Here are the first batch of a limited run of stencil pieces I will have for sale at Paint and Beer in a couple of weeks. It is a four stage process using 3 Stencils on Somerset Paper (handmade print paper).

Stencils (part2)

Some more stencil tests using two stencils and 3 colours. Currently working on a stencil of one of the Apes Ma Panels.

Stencils (part1)

A couple of stencils I've been playing about with.

John Fahey Ink Painting (finished)

Here's the finished painting bit rough round the edges on the background but I like it that way at the moment. I'm currently working on some stencil versions of this for a painting jam called Paint and Beer I'm taking part in in a couple of weeks. So stay tuned.

John Fahey Ink Painting (in progress)

An ink painting of John Fahey in his later years.

Screen Printing Setup Part 2

The Last Hole

Just finished Drilling all the holes in the vacuum table top. Now just got to get it all working. Got lots of screen printing stuff being delivered next week so on the home stretch now.

Gus Cannon Ink Painting in Progress

Had so much fun, and got a lot from doing the Son House portrait I started another.

Ink Painting Process (Part 2)

Another three stages of the Son House Portrait.

Ink Painting Process (Part 1)

In order to understand what I do when I'm painting I'm trying a little experiment. I've been taking photos of a portrait of Son House I started today (so far 45 minutes of painting). More later....

Ink Paintings in Progress

Here are a few ink paintings for a project I'm currently working on.