MUSIC and OTHER DRUGS Album Art

Recently I had the pleasure of creating some album art for an uber-talented local hip-hopper, Zo.  He wanted something truly surreal for his upcoming album.  I'm thankful for his patience in waiting on my recovery from some recent medical woes before finishing up this commission for him.  Here are some process pictures as well as a few reference shots in this sneak peak of the art!  If you want to see it in its entirety, then click on over to his website, REVOLUTION ZO after you check out the teaser...

HEARTBREAKER from the Sunday Southern Pop Surrealism Session

Braving the wind, the looming overcast and cyclones of helicopter seeds today, I took to the Wolfman's backyard along with Jesse Shaw for a few hours of Southern Pop Surrealism.  Here's my own favorite creation from this afternoon's painting session- a collaboration from the three of us... what do you think their conversation entails?

Impatient dOOdle

"How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?"

-William Shakespeare

"Genius is eternal patience."

-Michelangelo

Take Your Time in the dOOdle ARCHIVE!

HAPPY EARTH DAY! (Treat Her Right!)

You only get one Life to live and you only get one Planet to live it on.  Celebrate our Earth today and treat her right.  She's your mamma and don't you treat your mamma right?  Good, now that we're on the same page CLiCK HERE to LEARN more about EARTH DAY and how YOU can HELP!

4/20 TOUR of WURDZ

Sinner and Saint alike gathered together last night at The Coup here in Clarksville for a special and intimate Easter Sunday / 4/20 Edition of TOUR of WURDZ!  I was more than happy to get back out in public for my first live painting in a very long time with Wolfman Bennett and Mike McKelvey.  We saw a few new faces and some spontaneous collaborations on stage for the most open Open-Mic on God's Green Earth!  Here's a few candid moments from the holiday extravaganza...

Acrylics and Spray Paint on Canvas / Wolfman Bennett, Brandt Hardin and Mike McKelvey

DECORATIVE EGGS (Happy Easter from DREGstudios!)

The past several months, I've been working on a pet project with a small sketchbook I picked up a few years back.  Often we artists compulsively purchase these little books but rarely is the case one actually becomes finished.  As of today I lack only 8 pages in completing this particular collection of miniature sketches!  Included in the book are a series of random decorative eggs I've been playing around with.  I'd really like to tackle painting something similar in the future.  Being close to the graphite finish line, I found them to be fitting material to share today on Easter Sunday... enjoy!

TOUR of WURDZ is this Weekend!

This weekend, The Coup here in Clarksville will host a very special edition of TOUR of WURDZ on Easter Sunday!  All are welcome to attend this FREE event and step up to the MOST open Open-Mic on God's Green Earth!  I'll be on hand doing some live painting and listening to all the music, poetry and spoken word collaborations taking place on the stage.  Hope you join us...

Click HERE to RSVP at the Facebook Event Page!

Click HERE to read about Oschter Haws 

and the sordid history of the Easter Bunny!

INSTASPRING

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ZOMBIE WALK of FAME: Mickey Rooney

This Monday, Hollywood legend and film star Mickey Rooney passed away after a career which spanned eight decades.  In memoriam, I felt it appropriate to share my portrait from the (still) upcoming Zombie Walk of Fame series which I've been raising as the undead fruit of my loins the past few years.  The spirit of this body of work is to represent the mania of pop stardom and how it creates undying legends.  As a child star, the Mickster was a prime target for my art when I chose 101 celebrities from the Hollywood Walk of Fame to zombify!  Enjoy!

Click HERE to delve deeper into the ZOMBIE WALK OF FAME!