I’m at 35,000 ft. — on my way back to SFO from Boston. it’s Virgin America, so i’m writing this and watching Die Hard, aglow in purple light and surrounded by what looks like a giant flying ipod. It’s now been over a week since I painted anything, and I can’t wait to get back to it.
“Looking East” opened on Wednesday night at Yves Laroche Gallery. The gallery had just recently moved to a brand new 9000 sq. ft. space — huge for a gallery. that was enough room for a solo show from Daniel Martin Diaz, Justin’s “Looking East” group show with 40+ pieces, and a more permanent collection.
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I got into Montreal late last Tuesday night and met my good friend Chris Sherriff at a hotel downtown. I met Chris 12 years ago in Toronto on tour with my old band. We stayed with him and his parents every time we were in Ontario and a few years later he was on tour with us as our roady/merch guy/mechanic/driver.
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Montreal has been awesome so far, and the opening at Yves Laroche was amazing. I’ll post pictures and a more detailed entry within the next few days, but wanted to drop a quick word about the London Miles “Next Generation” group show opening tonight (Friday) in London.
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I got some fun mail today: a couple copies of the June issue of Ego Magazine i’m featured in. I have no idea how I got on the radar of a Ukrainian print magazine, but it’s quite an honor. A huge thank you to Aleksandra at Ego for the opportunity. I did an interview for the feature, and was asked some really interesting questions.
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The sister painting to the 12″ x 12″ I posted last week will be down at Thinkspace for the Culver City Art Walk on June 5th. There’s a really solid lineup so if you’re in the area, definitely try and stop by.
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As I mentioned a while back, I’ll have a small painting in “the Next Generation” group show at London Miles Gallery in London, England. the opening is June 4th. there will be something like 45 artists in this show and should be fantastic. I really wish I could make it out for the opening — next time.
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This was the first piece I finished after the “Marks” show (progress pic posted a few weeks back here). It’s now on it’s way to Montreal for the show Justin Giarla (of the Shooting Gallery) is curating there. The show will be at Yves Laroche gallery in their brand new space, and I’ll be making the trip out for the opening June 9th.
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Since I don’t have any new work to post yet, I thought I’d do a quick entry on paints, and one of my favorite painting supplies: the Tube Wringer –a very simple device with gears that will squeeze every last drop of anything from a tube.
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I’m still painting…not a whole lot else going on. I’m about %80 done with the first of the wood panel pieces, and this week I started on a new bigger canvas (below). this new one is 48″ x 48″, and while that isn’t huge for me, the composition is much different than I’m used to. I usually tend to focus on a single torso/head, but this one will have two subjects, with both full figures within the scope of the canvas.
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