The Outsider

The Fine Art Of Getting Punched In The Face (A tactical guide to defending your creative path)

Sometimes, you have to fight. No matter the stakes, no matter how strong or imposing your opponent may be. Others may tell you that you are bound to lose. Shit, you may know it in your heart that its a no win situation but you choose to fight anyway out of pure survival instinct orContinue reading “The Fine Art Of Getting Punched In The Face (A tactical guide to defending your creative path)”

Dying as an Artist and Becoming Undead

I died as an artist many times. It’s not so complicated. Just like the concept of a romantic drowning; drink in the darkness, and just let it take you. Just fade to black and don’t fight it. Accept fate. Accept failure. The killing room begins to fill slowly at first. Trickles and droplets from theContinue reading “Dying as an Artist and Becoming Undead”

The Head that Wears the Crown Gets a Little Heavier…

Time… I took some time yesterday to answer my demons (DEMONS!) That devil said “Get your ass back to work boyo!” So I went back to the painting I started earlier this month and put some time in. This is “Ugly Phase,” of the process. Colors and tones are figured out but not as definedContinue reading “The Head that Wears the Crown Gets a Little Heavier…”

How The Fuxk Did I Get Here?

I rediscovered this sketchbook a couple months ago. I date it back to somewhere between 1998 or 1999. When I shoplifted it from the CVS on Wheeler Road in Central Islip New York. It was with me all the time during my first few years of bouncing and somehow it’s one of the few possessionsContinue reading “How The Fuxk Did I Get Here?”

It’s all in your head…

“Heavy is the Head,” is the WIP on my easel right now. It started as a doodle. I wasn’t thinking about anything beyond the basic idea that severed heads are cool and I should draw more of them. Then something happened… During the Spiritualism Movement, some mediums used automatic writing to communicate with the dead.Continue reading “It’s all in your head…”

Tools

There are tools for every project and craft. When it comes to artistic expression, there are many combinations to consider. I’ve worked with a variety of different things to turn an idea into something tangible. I work on paper, canvas, human skin, steel, wood, interior and exterior walls and anything else that can accept paintContinue reading “Tools”

Thoughts in the Dark

ART JOURNAL: 12/14/21 10:13 PM McKeesport PA. STUDIO Perhaps it was some ancient wisdom absorbed through text or audio… Maybe it’s the reflections on the past, seen through the mind’s eye or a higher-self. Or maybe it’s just me looking for the weaknesses of former selves that have died in order to create the amalgamationContinue reading “Thoughts in the Dark”