OUT OF THE BOTTLE...
RECENT MUSINGS FROM THE ARTIST STUDIOS AT BLUE GENIE
JUNE 2003

 

Self portrait in front of Blue Genie's punk rock entry into the annual Flugtag Event.  This 15 foot behemoth greets me everyday I head into studio.  The Flugtag ('Flying Day', German)  is the event where crazy people build giant crazy things that are supposed to fly off a 30 foot ramp, eventually landing in the waters below.  This punk rocker was given wings, but they didn't help the flight much.

The old F150 parked outside the studio next to Blue Genie's very own art car, complete with one of Rory Skagen's monkeys.  There's a nice feeling driving around town in a big striped truck topped off with a bowling trophy and running across one of the Blue Genie guys driving that lil' car and waving.  It gets the blood flowing.  That and Tecate.

More recent works in various states of progress.  I think the painting of the three women (the three virtues?) is going to be entitled 'Laredo Rojo'.  I got the name after buying some flavored shaved ice in the parking lot from the back of a Mexican man's car on a really hot and humid day.  When asked by my studio mate Rita what flavor it was, I wasn't sure and  replied, "Well, it's red, it tastes kinda like Laredo Rojo." The picture propped up against the easel is all about stockings and women's cheeks.

A view into part of the new studio space, featuring the in process view of a painting I refer to as 'Charlie's Angels'.  It's about 6' x 4', and is rolling along rather nicely, decapitated mannequin heads and all.  You'll notice the un-stretched stretchers to the right, there's another 12 just waiting for paint out of view.  Did I mention I sell those to artists?