weather report.

San Diego was hit with some really cool weather on Mon...about time! We really need the rain. Days like this are ideal for me, good energy for creating art.

Looking out

Black earl grey.

Gutter

Catching up

About 4 months back...maybe longer....whew!!! This year flew by!!!.... I FINALLY started moving into the new art studio that was rebuilt by my good friend and my 1st writing partner, Richie... aka Kaze. This was happening right before the new edition to the family, our daughter Matisse. At the time I did have a few opportunities... not much, but just enough to at least get the moving rolling. I was also working on a dozen of drawings and paintings for a few art shows that was quickly rearing its head. ( I will post flicks later)

During my move and going through all my stuff and organising. I would draw at the kitchen table and paint on the porch, which I don't mind. Not to mention the expansion of our family's restaurant was finally completely finished and up and running for a few months before hand. We also did a name change from "Megans" to The Trails Eatery . I was in charge of decorating the new restaurant...which is not quite finished yet....Due to finding frames that fit the art work/vintage photos/collectibles and finding the time hunting pieces down at antique shops and from regulars and family members, personal archives of ole stuff that won't work in the art studio/tat station/home decor. We also had few construction jobs inside our house to get it ready for Mati. And....Around the same time I started working at my good friends tattoo shop (propaganda) After 2 years of not tacking I started missing it and gave it a try....more on this later!!!! So after all that.... Slowly but surely I had some time to move in to the studio, decorate it a little... I still have tons more stuff to put up. and finally was able to start working on some older unfinished paintings and start the new larger paintings with a new direction and technique..... Here is a few shot I took the other night.

East wall

Paint desk

Brushes

Books

Drawing box

Knick Knacks

Drawing desk and drying rack

Found the rack behind our restaurant.. ironically it was

planning on building one that day..but found this instead.

purgatory

This is were I keep all of my frames that waiting for the art work to be finished.

Rosy the manikin is keeping an eye on them.

Bloody mess.

Walked in to the studio and found this.....

Well....Rich, ruined the accident free days record of 1,034 days at the ranch.

Construction Junction whats your function...

A few more shots from my studio remodel.

Construction, Terror and Mayhem.

Ye Ole Toole Shede

FINALLY!!!!!!  

 Originally I was supposed to have this part of the art studio finished last year...Uh yeah, right.

I was going to do all the work myself which......Uh.... yeah... right!   The old tool room would probably still look like the photo above. Luckily for me, this "Book Project" that I have been involved with had me reaching out to old writing mates form the 80's. I recently got back in contact with my ole buddy Rich (kaze uga) who actually does construction. I told him what I wanted to do. He bid the job.... I agreed and he started getting on it. With exception of us yakking fo hours about BMX, breaking , graffiti and ole times. He managed to get a lot of work done......This is the first week of work.

As of last year I gutted it out and tore the floor up that was decayed.

That's Jay bird and old neighborhood buddy. He was the Spring Valley wheelie king. He was also the one of the first to have  THESE skyway mag wheels in SV.  

Rich working hard while Jay...is being a lackey!

Floor leveled 

The new floor.

Ye Ode Arte Roome

Pile of shit!

More to come!!!!

Fri 13th

More from the studio.

here are a few studio shots that I took awhile back while getting ready for the show.

Sign outside of studio.

A fresh coat of fixative to gessoed panels.

More panels.

and even more!

A few photos my wife Chyna found in Oakland.

A 1902 Sewing machine.

Studio Part 2

Not the greatest  collection....Chrome Yellow, Pastel Aqua, Chippewa (Paper Label) , Pastel Yellow, Spanish Brown, Burnt Orange, Avacado, Baby Blue..Etc This is what I have left from my bust in 94.

Dont see alot of these anymore. Same with Growco paint.

Large Oils

Small Oils

References and Art books.

Old lock from The 18th century and my late Aunts dentures.

A few victorian era umbrellas minus the short one.

This ones my favorite because of the print. I think its from the 50's - 60's.

Some skull I found on the grounds of the ranch. Could be a cat or some miniature mythical beast.

Eh...I wished I had my original S.W. action figures from 77. I blew them up in 78 with fire crackers. The books are the only survivors.

My folks wedding cake topper from the 50's.