Geekin out

So one thing I'm good at is not making blog posts. It's not that I'm not doing anything anymore, it's just that I'm working and when I'm not working I'm fighting lethargy. When I'm not fighting lethargy, however I am doing stuff. Lately I haven't really been working on stuff directly art related. In one of my previous posts I posted up a Power Ranger's morpher which I got off of Ebay. I have to say finding that wasn't easy and finding one under $100 isn't easy either but I managed to do both. I can't really speak on the purpose of the power morpher just yet, but there was a reason behind getting one besides it looking cool.



When I first got it, it had the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers toy stickers on them. I did research on the morpher before getting it and let me tell you there are tons of videos on youtube that will tell you those stickers are wrong. They will also guide you to a site where u pay something like $8 and you can get "Show accurate" stickers sent to you. There are two reason I didn't do this: The first of which being that getting the morpher itself wasn't cheap and I wasn't trying to fork over that money, secondly and most importantly I'M A FRIGGEN ARTIST!!!!



One thing about me is that I am a habitual label peeler. Sometimes I don't even peep what I'm doing when I peel off labels, I just do it. I watched quite a few videos recommending using Goo Gone on the morpher to get the stickers off. I found it relatively easy to peel the stickers off with minimal residue and got a wet rag and loosened whatever I couldn't get from my tactical sticker peeling. Then I got to work. Before starting this project i remember purchasing gold paint (from people who didn't notice as a kid like I didn't Tommy's morpher was gold while every one else had silver ones) but after searching, I came up fruitless. I went to an art supply store and got some gold paint. Geez I think I could write a blog about how long I stood there trying to get the right shade of gold. But after an unexplectedly long trip to the store, I got home and went to work. After 3 layers of gold paint, 2 of red and black. I got some decent results.



Ultimately I'm happy with it and don't really care what those fanboys who go for show accuracy and display would think. I'm a PR fan, don't get me wrong but I'm not completely enthralled with my life emulating PR or collecting everything PR. Anywho, that's one of the projects I worked on recently. Currently I'm doing some stuff with hard drives, I'm probably gonna write about that at some point. Until next time guys may the power protect you.

One of those new ones

I made one fatal flaw in writing my last blog. I stated in the blog that my next blog would have a particular topic. Sadly this is not the case and in many circles I will be considered a liar. To all that were interested in the pic at the end of my last blog, all I will say now is that you will see it in the future. The reason I did push the side project post back was simply because between then and now I had a better idea. In mid to late December I started talks with a former classmate of mine who wants to get a painting made. Since then we've ironed out a good deal of the details and it's unofficially in the works. When it's official I may say something, but I may not until the piece is completed and paid for in full. The reason I am bringing up this project is because in essence this is the root of my idea or at least where it began.
      This week started off with a photoshoot that I wasn't really involved in, I was just hanging out with the children of the photographer and the subject. By hanging out I mean watching Nickelodeon with them while the shoot was going on and once in awhile saying "hey don't do that." It was an entertaining and somewhat drawn out afternoon but it got me out the house so I wasn't complaining. My whole purpose of being there was coordinating with the photographer and getting a shot or two for this portrait I'm working on because I'm smart and I thought it'd be easier to do that instead of scheduling another shoot so I could take my own pics. Plus I'm not a photographer so I leave it to the pros (that is unless you pay me enough.) So ideally the plan at the beginning of the day was to go there, get some useful shots and then hit up the art supply store to pick up some colors i recently used to depletion. Sad thing about ideals though is that sometimes the reality never pans out to work with them. That day was no exception. Ultimately I ended up getting to the store at 8:02 and the store closed at 8 and I walked away with the semi defeated look.

       As I was headed home listening to music I thought about change for some reason. Not in the Obamanian sense, but in a more mental sense. In particular I was thinking about changing something that you don't like about yourself , the struggle to change and the victory of success. It occurs to me that in the future I want to create a few paintings that represent that process. Recently I've been really into mirrors and masks and have been contemplating pieces relating to reflections and the act of looking into the mirror. I posted a new digital piece on my facebook page and I was pleased with the results I got so far but am only scratching the surface. More's going to come from the eventual research that will result from beginning this stage of interest. More to come next time and expect to see the Power Ranger's morpher in the forseeable future.

If only I could think of a logical name for this one

      January has come and gone and we are now in the month of February and we all know what that means? Black history month... Don't be shy, you can applause and don't worry I'm not gonna bog you down with black history facts. Hopefully that stopped people from running away so now I can move on to my blog... Before I move on I will address my thoughts on this month because I know some people will question why I am not a fan of he month. I think it's rediculous to give any period of time to an individual group of people. Black history month inexplicitly states that we should only consider black history this month and be reminded of the same select number of figures and what they did in that month. The worst people during this month are black people. You see more hypocrites than a little bit during this month. You encounter people with information about black history every day out of this brief month and then for the rest of the year it goes unheard and unacknowledged. Why even have this month? It's almost a slap in the face because it's the most intolerant form of tolerance. Why give any group of people a month when we should strive for equality and start taking color out of the equation. I'm black, when I wake up in the morning I'm black, when I go to sleep a night still black and while I'm sleeping too. There's no point in time where I can become hispanic, asian, indian or caucasian. Should I be proud of being black? Not really, I didn't have much of a choice did I? Nobody does that we know of, it's not like when we're born there's a character select screen.

Well I think I went on enough with my little spiel on that, here's an update on everything that's going on. In terms of videos, I have recently purchased a couple of backdrops and will soon be purchasing lights, a stand for the backdrop and cameras. It's a slow process but I feel like the outcome of these investments will be well worth it. In terms of my artwork, I took a bit of a break from oils and have just been focusing more on work lately. I recently did a digital piece which can be seen on my facebook page and I am planning out a couple of pieces. I'm really hoping things pan out in terms of getting this new equipment for film as well as the continued creation of my art. I appreciate everyone who has supported me even if they don't necessarily like all my work and I'ma keep at it and of course there's going to be more to come.





In my next blog I discuss side project