Art Plunge

So in case you missed the newsflash... All this work I'm doing is for a show at the Kirk Hopper Fine Art gallery. When I told a friend of mine this he said "Movin' on up Weezy!" Which is hilarious but true. Moving on up indeed! This is a joint show with graffiti artist SONER, you may have caught his work at Dallas Contemporary last year or you may have caught it on the streets somewhere, even if you don't live in Dallas.  Part of SONERs wall at Dallas Contemporary He uses wild bright colors and has a distinctive style in his field..... Kinda like...ME! Luckily I'm well versed in painting on top of spray paint because the collaboration pieces we're doing are quite an undertaking.  This show is going to be a color blast to the senses, as soon as the press release goes out officially I'll tell you more about the show but for now it's enough to say prepare thyself! I'm working hard to produce at my next level and create enoug...

Mice are nice! Getting into the middle of May and hoping time starts going slow from here on out. I have a mountain of work to do and the show just keeps inching closer. I took a break of sorts over the weekend. I just finished two big paintings back to back and needed some brain space before I leapt on another 4ft x 5 ft collaboration piece with SONER. So far I've got 3 new personal works done and 1 colab. Time is ticking but I'm liking the way the show is looking so far. Fantastical! Just wrapped up the Tunnelvisions event and auction, my giant Panda went for.... ....$160! Someone got an amazing deal, I hope they realize that. And with that Im formally ending all other events for the summer and focusing solely on this show for Kirk Hopper Gallery and nothing else so thanks but no thanks to any other showing, event, charity donation thingamajig, etc etc. If you don't focus you get nowhere. Today I tackle another collaboration piece, it's intere...

Clustre, acrylic, latex, spray paint on canvas 24" x 48" The bats out of the bag. I had to turn in images that would be in the show to the press and so much for the secret keeping! This was a major pain in the butt of a painting, clocking in over a week of full days working on it. If there was a way I could simplify the process and still achieve the zany results I'd do it! Right Panel I attempted to work on the two simultaneously, and did at first... Then my OCD kicked in and I wanted to see some results happen so finished this one then hopped over to the next one. I had to put a 2 x4 on the easel to serve as a long base to place them on side by side. They work together and they work alone but they look more  eye catching as a diptych. Left Panel These are just craptastic photos from my digi cam. You can't see the nice two tone shadow work too well in the photos. Im working on breaking out of my usual compositions, formulas and ideas... ev...

Self Portrait, split in half Sometimes being an Artist feels a lot like what I imagine a sailor feels like when he has to go out to Sea for an extended period of time. You get taken away from "normal life" and endeavors and are at the sole mercy of the Sea... Or in this case, your Art. You just happen to love and live it so there are no regrets. You hope everyone understands your absence and will appreciate the discoveries you bring back with you from your trip. This is where I'm at, floating out father away from shore and friends. About to tackle one of four big paintings for my main wall for the upcoming exhibition. Back of my last finished painting, the sun streaming in created a great silhouette. I've been looking at my canvas in different ways and really loved the effect of the silhouette as a whole construct. I'm planning on duplicating these forms and using them again. My feature in Latino Leaders Magazine Yesterday I opened the doo...

A shot of Eduardo Portillos work at Kirk Hopper Fine Arts Yesterday was nefarious art planning day, got down to the Kirk Hopper Fine Art gallery and got to see the new show that's up and took a look at the future while I was there. Taking a look at the future involved imagining my work on the walls, trying to measure out how many paintings I would need (that have yet to be created) and knocking some ideas around with my partner in crime, SONER. Details from some of SONERs pieces This show is the main thing on my radar and I've got 2 months to make it happen. I've made the mistake of amping up my calendar with lots of little shows and stressing because there's not enough time and I don't rush paintings and put sub par work out into the world. I just can't do it. So I've had to be picky and say NO to some things and this is that reason. As it is I'm racing the clock. This show is going to be amazing and SATURATED with our signature inten...

Explosive Growth'' acrylic, latex, spray paint on canvas 30" x 40"   It's finally finished! I really learned a lot on this one and it spawned new ideas for the next piece. I made sure to take shots of the sides so you could see this was an actual painting on canvas 😊  And on to the next one! I've got a diptych of sorts next. I'll be keeping the new stuff under wraps except for the most vague of posts.... Want it to be fresh for the show this Summer.

Easel set up outside in the lovely weather Two months. That's about how much time I have to paint about 8 paintings or so. That might sound like a lot of time but in actuality it isn't. Especially when you consider you might lose a week here or there doing what I call "other work" which is commission orders to keep a roof over your head.  Also consider these paintings aren't very quick to produce. It's definitely time to up the ante, burn the midnight oil and hustle. This week sees me knocking out record orders, shipping and "paying the rent". The funds are tight, had to drop money getting taxes done and drop money on fabric for bags. If anyone on my payment plan hasn't made their monthly payment... I sure could use it! It's tough trying to do this work when it's weighing on you that the electricity might be getting shut off. I shall also be finishing this latest painting up today! No its ands or buts about it! I'll need ...