Claire Clacson

Thursday, March 31, 2011

KMNDZ SHOW

My good buddy Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez has a show coming up at fifty24SF on April 7th. If you are in the bay area, you don't want to miss this.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

So I thought I would post a few interim works for you all to check out. For some reason, I have never been able to take an kind of time off, I work myself to exhaustion before a show, and then sleep in the next day and start painting all over again. I think it is just an obsession, but I also really like working on paintings. This year has been no different so once I finished "Story Teller" I immediately got into a couple paintings that I had personally wanted to do before I even began work on INLE.

So first off I love dogs, all kinds of them, I used to work at a kennel washing dogs as part of my preveterinary medicine classes I began taking (but obviously didn't continue as a career in are just made more sense). It made perfect sense to have a go at paintng my favorite French Bulldog of all time, Tango!

It was a great experience getting to paint a dog that I knew for once and had a sense of his personality.
Next I was able to work on a painting for Comedy Centrals recent South Park Show entitled "Kenny Angel". It was an honor being invited to be part of Ron English's selected artists for the show. I've looked up to the man for years and he is a true legend.

Growing up and being in high school in the early 90's I spent many a day lisening to Pearl Jam and Temple of the Dog on my walkman, so getting asked to do an Eddie Vedder tour poster was a no brainer, and I am so stoked to be a part of the artist roster including Jeff Soto, Munk One, and Roland Tamayo on this run.

And of course there was this piece which for me sums up a boyhood dream of mine to create a Watership Down piece. You know, I have been hiding "Inle" and 280 (the page in my copy of the book which tells the story of the black rabbit of Inle´) for years, probably from my early teens. Being able to curate this show and see a bunch of my favorite artists take on it was surreal and a memory I will get to hold onto for a long time.

With all of those pieces done months ago, I embarked on an ambitious body of work that is keeping me busy as usual and challenging at the same time. I am stoked to be teaming up with my friend Lola for this new exhibition and you'll have to stay tuned for more info on that ;)
but here are a couple teasers....

Stay well and God Bless,
Gregola

Monday, March 28, 2011

"ARTISTS TATTOO" JUSTIN BEIBER TATTOO

Justin beiber tattoo. Teen singing sensation justin beiber gets a tattoo.

Justin beiber photos emerged showing him getting, and then sporting, a small tattoo on his torso or lower stomach or hip, whatever you call that part of body.

Tatuajes de Big Lebowski

"South Park" Group Exhibit opens TODAY

"South Park" Group Exhibit at Opera Gallery, New York

March 28th - April 10th

Featured artists include: Ron English, Travis Louie, Colin Christian, Sas Christian, Beau Stanton, Kid Zoom, Dave White, KaNo, Kathie Olivas, Clark Fox, Greg 'Craola' Simkins, Mark Dean Veca, Lindsey Way, Naoto Hattori and Tristan Eaton.

Famed street artist and pop surrealist painter, Ron English, has hand-picked 14 artists who are drawn from the street and the pop surrealism movement to join him in displaying their South Park interpretations. The artists are unified by their love of the hit series and the passion they bring to their work. Their interpretations feature the South Park characters and the iconic moments throughout the series history.

Opera Gallery, New York

115 Spring Street Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 966-6675
nyc@operagallery.com

Kenny Angel

18 x 12 in.

Acrylic on canvas (framed)

Greg 'Craola' Simkins

Sunday, March 27, 2011

"TATTOO ART"ARTIST TATTOO

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Cross Tattoo Ideas

Praying Hands Cross tattoo design, Tribal Cross tattoo, Humming bird cross tattoo design, Cross tattoo with wings, Religious Tattoo designs.

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

"For someone who likes tattoos, the most precious thing is bare skin." Cher

The perfect tattoo... the one I believe we are all struggling toward... is the one that turned the jackass into a zebra. Cliff Raven

My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist.
~Johnny Depp

Tattooing is often a magical rite in the more traditional cultures, and the tattooist is respected as a priest or shaman."
~Michelle Delio, Tattoo: The Exotic Art of Skin Decoration, p. 73

People have asked me, what about your tattoos when you're ninety? Why would it bother me then? I would still want to get tattooed even when I'm a grandmother.
~Nicole Miller, noted fashion designer