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A friend of mine posted this on my Facebook wall the other day, and I still am finding it to be amazing. The technique is brilliant and the final work is beautiful!

The BordoBello 2011 artshow is this Friday September 30 at Redline Gallery in Denver.

Here is a sneak peek at the deck that I painted for this year’s event.

title: Rabbits’ Head
Acrylic on Skateboard Deck
Sept 2011
(click to zoom)

You can visit my previous blog post for more details: Bordo Bello 2011

BordoBello Artshow
Redline Gallery 2350 Araphoe Street
Denver, CO 80205
click here for map
$15/$20 day of

more info and to purchase tickets: http://www.bordobello.com/

Bordo Bello 2011 is coming up Friday, September 30 and will be held at Redline Gallery at 2350 Arapahoe Street in Denver. This is a great art show featuring a lot of artists and many local ones. Each artist paints or designs a skateboard deck and these decks will be for sale with proceeds going towards AIGA mentorship opportunities among with charities Access Gallery and  The Robert Taylor AIGA Colorado Scholarship.

A few friends of mine among with myself will have pieces featured in this gallery, so come down and not only support your art communities, education and artists, but get a visual taste of the talent with some amazing paintings & designs on skateboard decks.

I’ll be posting a sneak peek of my deck just before the show.

BordoBello Artshow
Redline Gallery 2350 Araphoe Street
Denver, CO 80205
click here for map
$15

more info and to purchase tickets: http://www.bordobello.com/

I just designed a new limited edition skateboard deck graphic for BC Surf & Sport and a new series to help raise funds for Japan Tsunami relief efforts.

The sun rays and the red cross are pretty obvious in what they signify. The bamboo was inspired by the the various meanings it has to Japanese culture, primarily strength, resiliency and regrowth. I can’t think of a better time than now where that holds true.

You can purchase the deck at BC Surf & Sport locations for about $35 and proceeds will go to Japan Relief efforts.

Go skate an help the world!

Thanks to Jake Pedroza (Snakes) and BC Surf & Sport for helping with this project.

Our new iPad application, Smart Stacks, is available ($1.99)!

My colleague and friend, developer John Blanco (Rapture in Venice), and myself, have just completed a new iPad application called Smart Stacks.

This application is focused around education and children. This isn’t the first flash card-based application, but after reviewing some of the existing ones, we felt there was some room for improvements to this arena.

This application is based on digital metaphor of the traditional flash card model. Using visual image and word association to teach and learn. Currently, we have decks featuring alphabet, numbers, animals, and foods.

We really wanted to focus on the user, be it a 35 year old mom or dad, or a 3 year old child. Now, not many 3 year olds have iPads, but there are plenty parents that do. Many more children are being exposed to technology and devices at earlier ages as these items become more common in daily life and activities. By considering the user personas, we wanted to provide a really simple and easy-to-use application.

Streamlining the UI and reducing the clutter of unnecessary complex features, allowed us to make an application that helps steer the user to the primary objective of the application, which is interacting/playing with the flash cards. We wanted the path of least resistance to get the user to the play view, even if they are 3 years of age, as long as they interact with the objects on screen, they will end up in the play view. Navigation is also provided as a simple and minimal “back button.” The user can always get back to the main menu when needed and without a focus detouring or UI obstructing navigation.

Another feature I’d like to point out is the multi-language support. The application has built-in localization support for up to 7 languages: English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Russian and Greek.

Alongside localization, we wanted to add to the educational aspect of this application by utilizing the multi-language support to allow for translation and multi-language teaching also. This is the other UI element on the screen, and it provides a menu of languages to select from. This can be done on-the-fly and from wherever they are in the play view, so the user doesn’t have to interrupt their flow.

As for the visual design, we wanted to make this have a very analog, classic feel, like if you found a flash card deck in your granny’s attic. Although some younger users may not perceive the feel as “vintage,” we wanted to deviate from a modern technical direction to a feel that is more traditional. We also wanted to use hand drawn illustrations instead of photos, to help emphasize the features of the subjects and provide a more unique and fun visual experience.

John Blanco provided great insight to make this application happen, with his iPhone development experience and direct user feedback. We worked on the interaction architecture together making sure that both of our knowledge and perspectives were considered in the creation of this app. John is a great developer to work with, helping make the stereotypical developer/designer challenges non-existent. I also provided the visual design and illustrations.

We do have a list of features for a following version, but we would still love to hear feedback. I’m sure the App Store reviews will provide honest feedback and criticism.

It’s priced at only: $1.99!
You can check it out at the App Store: Click Here

Visit:
SmartStacks

I was invited to do some Live Painting last night at Snowboard on the Rocks event held at Colorado’s Red Rocks amphitheater. Well, the invite was around 10:00p the night before, and kind of caught me off guard. I never have done “live painting” at an event before, let alone at Red Rocks. After some beers and thinking, it hit me that this was an amazing opportunity that I had to jump on.

I thought of my subject on the way home from work yesterday evening and printed out a couple photos. I decided since one of the best MC’s of the hip hop world was performing, I figured he would make a good subject, so a portrait of Del was the objective.

I got to the venue and there were two other artists set up on the right and left sides of the stage. I met one of the talented artists named Brian, who did an amazing charcoal portrait of Del as well, so I guess the funky homosapien was the man of the night. Brian was a really cool person and humble about his awesome piece and talent. Although it didn’t turn out to be an original idea, I decided to proceed with my acrylic portrait of Del.

I think this was one of the quickest pieces I have ever painted, as I was just feeling the energy and was excited for the whole show and also wanted to make sure to catch some of the videos and performances. This was a style that I was just experimenting with based on my time and surroundings. A little looser, expressionistic style then some of my other portraits. Plus, this was a larger scale piece then I usually have worked with, but I must say, larger pieces are much more fun to paint. I was pretty focused and laying down the paint for some time and didn’t even pay attention to time, and then I went back in the crowd with my girl for a break and to watch the beginning of Del’s performance. I headed back down to finish the portrait while Del was still performing, which was a really awesome experience. Bukue One was heading up the stage as well and throwing down some skating skillz.

It turned out to be a great event, even with minor technical difficulties (not the Mack Dawg snow video but w the projector). I did miss some of the videos premiered, but I can watch those on DVD, I’m not sure when I’ll be able to paint up near the stage at Red Rocks again.

I received several compliments and offers, which was kind of my guide of the progress of this piece, as it was a larger canvas and I was crammed in a little corner at the right of the stage, so I couldn’t step back very far to view it in its entirety and ideal viewing distance.

Finally, near the end of the show, another girl expressed her interest in it and offered to purchase it. Not only did it feel good to get great feedback and an offer on a piece, but it just added so much more to my night. Needless to say, I sold the piece and I only have some photos of it from my phone. Thank you to the girl (Beth?) who purchased this painting. I really hope you enjoy it! And thanks to everyone who provided their support and compliments! And a big Thanks to Melissa for inviting me to paint at this awesome event!

I also got a chance to head backstage and meet the man himself, and he was really chill, even with all of the fans hitting him up for intros and pics. It was a good night.

If you’re in Denver today, or for the next few days, be sure to roll down to Lisa Kowalski Gallery on 27th & Walnut for the 2010 Denver ArtCrank poster show.

Here is a preview of my new poster for ArtCrank:

The Big Wheel ‘o Death!

Event Info:
September 4 – 11
Lisa Kowalski Gallery
2762 Walnut St., Denver, CO

For more info visit:
http://www.artcrankpostershow.com

http://www.artcrankpostershow.com/denver/

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143447882348886&ref=ts

ArtCrank is back again in Denver.

This is a poster art show for bike people, featuring works from a lot of local artists and designers. The array of work you will see will span a wide spectrum and you will definitely find at least one piece that will surely please your eyes.

*All posters will be limited of 30 for $30 each. Arrive early because posters will sell out fast!

Aaron Ray • Alan Peters • Aaron Cohrs • Allyson Byerly • Andrew Carr • Andrew Hoffman • Andrew Price • Andi & Alex Todaro • Anthony Cozzi • Aron Dubois • Austin Weyer • Blue Beanie • Brian Oliva • Broox Pulford • Bryan Cavanagh • Chase Courington • Chris Huth • Chris Nguyen • Cole Sletten • Cristian Whitney • Cypher13 • Danyel Latour • David Schell • Drew Dahlman • Firelily • Debbie Clapper • Jake Theno • James Gardiner • Jason Bowers • Jason Shiskowsky • Jason Wedekind • Jenn & Tom Goodrich • Jeremy Graston • Jeremy Pruitt • Jerimy Brown • Josh Shively • Kris Fry • Andrea Gomes • Kyle Warfield • Manu Budant • Markham Maes • Matt Scobey • Miles Fenn • Nicki & Stuart Alden • Oscar Woodruff • Patrick Hansen • Paula Cuevas • Rafa Jenn • Rob Mack • Sam Turner • Kerntheword • Sandra Fettingis • Scot Lefavor • Sean Klassen • Shane Harris • Stephen Beneski • Vanessa Wilde • Nigel Penhale

The Event:

September 4 – 11
Lisa Kowalski Gallery
2762 Walnut St., Denver, CO

for more details, visit:
http://www.artcrankpostershow.com

http://www.artcrankpostershow.com/denver/

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143447882348886&ref=ts

It’s been a minute since I participated in an art show, but I’m going to have a new piece in this upcoming event. I also have a lot of friends with pieces going in too, from paintings (AJ McCormick, Jon Strieby, Chad Everhardt, Ryan Parker) to photography (Amanda Baker, Bridget Mahoney)!

Ink Monster is putting on a HUGE Art & Music Festival, Power of Free. Saturday August 21, 2010, from 2pm – 4am at Casselman’s Bar & Venue (2620 Walnut Street Denver) and it’s all FREE!

This will be an incredible experience from your ears with some awesome music and crews, to the art that will please your eye balls! I’m sure you can get our taste senses stimulated with a lil’ something from the bar too.

This is going to be an awesome event featuring:

• ART from over 30 LOCAL ARTISTS, including Me, Patrick Hansen.
• Body Painting by Dread.
• Ohh La La Burlesque Dancers.
• Snowboard Mag Release!

Featured Artists:
Sara Ford, Tom Bond, Axel Geittmann, Patrick Hansen, Scot Lefavor, Emily Ayers, Joe Triscari, Amanda Baker, Mike Graves, Ryan Parker, Matt Scobey, Mike Ortiz, Bridget Mahoney, Chad Everhart, David Jones, Atsu Saisho, Andrew Hoffman, Whittney Wells, Angel Lujan, Seth Lockard, Mike Hubert, Jared King, Jon-Paul Belongea, Sandra Fettingis, Pat Milbery, Andrew Heard, Jonathan Lamb, Jon Strieby, AJ McCormick, Henry Daniel Bell, Sarah Adams, Jimmy, Kelly Monico, Pedro Barrios, Libby Wann, Patrick Duffy….and many more.

A huge music line up featuring:

• BUS DRIVER
• WHYGEE
• BUKUE ONE
• The pirate Signal
• The Dendrites
• 200 Million Years
• Astra Moveo
• The Get Down Science
• Pillow Fight
• Mike Deez
• Stretch
• Musa
• Danial
• Chris Specht

sponsored by:

• Ink Monster
• Universal Herbs
• SnowBoard Mag
• Pabst Blue Ribbon
• Smith Optics
• Zumiez
• Spacecraft
• Lib Tech
• The Produce
• So Gnar
• and more

@:
Casselman’s Bar & Venue
Saturday – August 21, 2010
2pm – 4am at
2620 Walnut Street Denver
FREE!

Ink Monster

BLU strikes again!