two art shows this week

I'm in two fun group shows that open this Thursday night, March 10th.

One is the Warhol Reimagined show put on by Warholian, over at Project One Gallery.

We were each given a panel and different works of Andy Warhol's to choose from to 'reimagine. And some artists recreated his famous soup cans. I went for good ol' Jackie O.

here they are side by side.

 

and here she is with an instagram filter, which always makes everything look better.

The panel was gesso-ed when I got it and had a trickier relationship with the paint than I'm used to, but I made it work. I like challenges. I also like that we all painted on panels of the same size, it's going to look so neat-o all together. (Yeah I just said neat-o)

 And of course I couldn't help myself. Had to give her an extra eye, tattoos and a haircut. Oh and a lil nose ring. Kind of a self portrait? I guess?

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The other opening is a collaborative photo exhibit with photographer Kelly Nicolaisen at 111 Minna. Me and a bunch of other artists did individual "light painting" collabs with Kelly, which was an entirely different medium than I'm used it. My shoot was kind of painful as it consisted of me being topless at the beach. At  night. In december. In san Francisco. I was only sliiiightly frozen. (Art is pain?) But I was really happy with how our picture came out. Shoots with her are always memorable. ha. I'm super excited to see the picture in person, as well as all the other artists' pieces.

I'll be gallery hopping, la la la! See you there :)

xx

first tattoo + a work in progress

Went and got myself my first tattoo.

 Naturally this has been something I've been wanting to do for a while now. Ever since I first started including them as themes in my work. I've been fascinated by them, as means of storytelling and making a portrait into something more than just a portrait. Also, I love drawing.

This little anchor wasn't something I thought about prior, I didn't know what I was getting until an hour or so before I got it. But it's an anchor, with a heart, which pretty successfully illustrations my love for the sea, I think.
This tattoo shop in SF, Picture Machine, does $25 Valentine's Day themed tattoos each year, with a bunch of options to choose from. So on Sunday a bunch of my friends and I all got love-themed little inkings done. My tattoo artist Derick was super friendly and amazing and was actually familiar with some of my work, which of course made me giddy and excited like a 5-year old. But, yes, it did hurt. Luckily my kitty Wesley has inadvertently been preparing me for it, as he is, well, playful. Playful with his claws and teeth..? Ha. Kind of just felt like Wes was scratching me in a very careful and organized fashion. With ink. 

Anyway, there's something so intriguing about it. It's now a part of me forever. It's important to me and for my art, I think. To understand it. Yeah yeah, I know, it's super tiny, but it's a step. I'm already planning my next one. There will definitely be boats involved. (duh)

Also, I'm going to be in a super fun Warhol-themed group show that opens March 10th at Project One in SF. Here's a lil teaser image of my piece of Jackie Kennedy that I started the other night. (one of Warhol's pieces re-imagined by me)

kbye!

xxx

C