SURREALISIM & BCOM UPDATE

SURREALISIM: This past weekend we made an afternoon/evening of art. About 2 pm we headed downtown to check out the open studios at Sawyer Yards Studios. It was a lot of fun, inspirational and informative as we are looking to get a studio space in one of the established studio/galleries up and running soon. From there we made our way to Hardy & Nance for the 100th Anniversary of Surrealism Exhibition where I was showing my original piece MACADELIC. I want to just briefly touch on this as I am planning a super in depth video and blog post of the full experience from making the art, submitting to the show, attending the show, and my thoughts and feelings about the process.

Julianne, Trae and I were met by my sister, Courtney, her husband and their daughter, as well as my parents. I am just so happy I got to share that with my family. I did not place, or sell my piece, but this was an big success in my book.

As I said, I just wanted to give an update on the show, but look out for more about that whole experince.

BCOM UPDATE: Besides the art show, I spent the rest of the weekend working on the BCOM series. I added 3 new canvases, 2 of which are at least half way done, bringing the total to 11 in this series. I dedicated a sketchbook to this body of work, partially to help with concepts and ideas and to help keep me organized, but also as a way for people to get a more in depth look at the process.

I am also taking a lot of video of the process and behind the scenes, and as of now the plan is to start shopping these around for a solo exhibition in the near future. The 2 newest additions are a scene of our hero aka The Clockmaker and an antagonist in a showdown/dual. The characters and story have come a long way in a little less than 2 weeks, an I am honestly amazed at the speed I have been pumping these pieces out. That being said, the day to day process now is making the characters and the environments a little more cohesive through the series, as well as really developing the story behind the images. So far the pieces have just been off pure inspiration with maybe a little thought of their place in the story, and through that process the story begins to reveal itself.

Now that there is enough to go on, I plan on fleshing out the story on paper and in the BCOM sketchbook, loosely stick with the archetypal hero’s journey.

I am also in the middle of prepping for The Insomnia Gallery - Channel Surfing Show on Friday, November 8th as well as one of my all time favorite events, The Purple Show Part 6, so stay tuned for updates and info on those shows.