Oogie Boogie

For the past few years, I have painted various characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

I first start with projecting an image of a character and tracing the image on plywood. After tracing the image, I start layering--first with the background and then with the character. Using a jig saw, I trimmed around the corners and added finishing touches.

Oasis - Wonderwall

Music Appreciation

I was a freshman in college and the girl I was dating had a cassette tape playing in her car of Oasis. The song I remember her singing to was Wonderwall, and she knew every lyric to the song.

Released on October 30, 1995, the song was written by Noel Gallagher and performed by his brother Liam Gallagher. The music video featured the band using the various instruments included in the song along with clowns which may be a subliminal message of the song.


  via Oasis

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderwall_(song)
https://prezi.com/f6oxipskvbut/music-video-analysis-2/
http://reflectproductions.blogspot.com/2010/11/music-video-analysis-wonderwall-oasis.html

Co-Play is an Art... Anime Weekend Atlanta 2015

via beatdownboogie

Cindy Press

Art Appreciation

I came across Cindy Press, a well known and respected freelance fashion and portrait artist, while surfing the web for Peter Max. Before becoming a full-time artist, she was a fashion designer for Neo Max, clothing inspired by Peter Max.

Her current watercolors and oils present of attractive women in sensual and empowering settings. You can see more of her work HERE.

Gossip (2015) via toyastales

Sources:

http://cindypress.com/home.html
https://www.artfinder.com/cindypress
http://www.saatchiart.com/cindypress
http://parimastudio.com/blogs/the-blog/30182275-cindy-press-and-new-works
http://toyastales.blogspot.com/2015/05/art-of-day-cindy-press.html

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation

Music Appreciation

"We are a nation with no geographic boundaries bound together through our beliefs we are like-minded individuals sharing a common vision pushing toward a world rid of color-lines"

I was thirteen years old and dancing when I first watched Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation music video on MTV. I knew all the words and the moves like any other kid did at the time.

The music video was directed by Dominic Sena and featured a cool military-funk Janet Jackson in a post-apocalyptic warehouse setting. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video.



via JanetJacksonVEVO


Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Nation
http://www.metrolyrics.com/pledge-lyrics-janet-jackson.html

HAPPY #BTTF DAY!!! - OCT 21, 2015

I guess this comes close to the hoverboard I was promised 26 years ago: http://amzn.to/1W4zVdb.




via MovieClips

The Dead Zone

Film Appreciation

The Dead Zone is probably one of my favorite thriller films. The film, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, was directed by David Cronenberg and starred Christopher Walken.


  via Paramount Movies




Sources:

http://www.cinefania.com/movie.php/34684/en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Zone_(film)