I Wish That it Would Rain

If you are in OKC, Oklahoma Next Friday night make sure and check out Tony Thunder at Tree and Leaf.

Check out the homies Dusty Gilpin and Tanner Frady from Tree and Leaf in this installment of V-Dub Sessions

Big ups to Joshua from Wichita, KS for signing up and winning the free art for January!

For February’s piece I am showing off my shoe fetish a bit. This is a piece I painted in 2010, and is still a piece I really enjoy seeing. It is approximately 14″ by 22″ and is acrylic on wood. Once again framed and ready to go! For all the details and to sign up check out the free art page.

Loving the weather for this time of year. I ride my bicycle year around, but usually in the months of January and February I am in not mood for joyriding and taking pictures. Since we have had such sunny weather I have just been relaxing and hanging out with my bike(s) alot.

If you have never been to visit me here is some of the local scenery… real beauty.

José Guadalupe Posada has influenced you. Whether you are conscious of it or not his figures have crept in to the public mind and thus yours. This point was illustrated through a display of contemporary objects displaying either a direct reference or, even more directly, one of his original figures.

Walking through the south side entrance of the Nelson Atkins Museum, just to the right in the hallway sits an exhibition unassuming but unparalleled in it’s significance. This is just the second bilingual exhibit in the museum’s rich history, the first being an altar I featured earlier made by Jessica and the Mattie Rhodes crew that was actually dedicated to Posada. This was made possible by the Mexican Consulate, the works are on loan from them and more of Posada’s work is or was hanging at the Mexican Consulate of Kansas City’s offices.

The works are small and detailed. A wide variety of works are shown. Some tell stories, others reflect Posada’s beginnings as a revolutionary newspaper comic artist. All are important.

Sorry for some of the pictures being less than desirable quality, it seemed like I might be doing something wrong taking pictures. Besides you should really just go. Between this exhibit and the recent “After Ghostcatching” video I was able to catch before it left, it’s easy to say that the Nelson has retained it’s timeless elegance post addition and has really got something in new museum director Julian Zugazagoitia. The guy has been on fire

If you live in Kansas City or ever visit, don’t pass up a chance to visit the Nelson ever again.

Jose Posada Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Guadalupe_Posada

I have some pictures from the Nelson’s second floor I’ll post up soon. I forget quite often to visit the second floor since to new wing has opened. After last visit, I might just start going up to the second floor first…..

Hey hows it going everybody? Been a second, sorry, but I am finally “with keyboard.” That said, I have a post waiting in the wings that popped up for a second I just have to do some writing for, some flicks upcoming from Wiley’s trip up here. Still have to get some batteries for the real camera, but if you live in Midtown, Downtown, City Market, or off Troost we made you some art. It’s out there for you. A nice love sign across from the Strand on Troost for the old fashioned out there, a nice Wiley skull on a dumpster as you head to Ponaks and the lot of famous mexican joints on the Boulevard. Feel free to link pics in the comments from a flickr or whatnot if you have them cause it’s possible.
Anyways, I had no clue who Harry Nilsson was until last night. I’ve finished some shows lately and put a random documentary based on …… wel really no reason. Pretty much from the first moments I liked the guy and his music and grew to even more so by the end of the documentary. How someone could smoke that many cigarettes and still sing like everyone’s favorite choirboy on sunday is mind boggling. Most everyone Has Netflix nowadays so i won’t tell you more, just trust me. Pretty damn cool.
So to make you want to watch the documentary “Who is Harry Nilsson (And why is everybody talking about him?)” heres some of my new favorite songs and some random flicks past and present….

Some snapshots from the recent SSION show at Recordbar. I always go see this band when the come back to town on tour. I love the majority of the music they play, it reminds me of college, and they always play super close to my house……

Quick preview: Some snapshots and info on the special exhibit of Jose Posada prints brought to you by the Nelson and the Mexican Consulate.

We’ll talk soon.