Category Archives: art deco
so i bought some krylonarr
when i first started painting arrowchitectural decograf i was using canvas. i’d buy them pre-stretched from blick. since i mask my paintings i need a smooth surface – obviously, canvas was a poor choice. in order to get a smooth surface i had to do 3 coats of gesso and sand between [...]
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31 on the job sketches
when i used to work at MCASD as a security guard it could get pretty boring. there would be stretches of up to 2 hours sometimes where there would be absolutely no one in the museum. thankfully, during those times we were allowed to sit and read. i did a lot of [...]
new sketch book
i got a cool new sketch book at “stationers” in hillcrest
the dimensions are 5.5″ X 8.25″. it’s made of butcher paper and string, with a corrugated paper cover. pretty cool.
i did a few sketches in it last night at art night. here they are:
arrow deco club chaira
ok, i’ve been lazy to upload lately. however, as promised, here are the chair photos from the “subjects and thrones” chair show. i’ve included photos from the process of making the chair. since i was so crunched for time i didn’t get to document every step of the construction. i built the [...]
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subjects and thrones
here’s a video of the chair i made for the “subjects and thrones” show. the show was put on by adapta project and was located at basile studio, which is connected to the guild restaurant in barrio logan, san diego. this was shot on the day after the opening reception. the first [...]
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new drawings, non-photo blue
here’s a few art night drawings. the first 2 are from a couple weeks ago and the last is from last night.
that star has a couple butts on it
this one’s a little hard to see because it’s non-photo blue on chip board. i don’t usually draw like this but…i don’t know. felt [...]
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