Whether you're pregnant or just rocking a Dad Bod, have I got a drawing for you!
After pondering about the "good fat" that hides in an avocado, I thought about the good fat that women become when they are having a baby! Maybe all avocados are pregnant..... it is a seed after all.
As a change for Stupid Little Squares, I wanted to do this in COLOR! It just pops so much better on a t-shirt as a reminder for pregnant women to tell the public, I'm good fat! Hell, even if you're just comfortable with your curvy body, it's good fat!
If you haven't watched the new series "Love" on Netflix, then you are missing out. Your only excuse is not having Netflix, or not having a family member with it that you can mooch off of.
"Love" is a great story of life and dating between two great characters, Gus and Mickey. One of my favorite aspects of the show is how much of this show doesn't even involve the two of them interacting. You really feel like you know these people by the end of the series, especially after diving deep into their everyday lives. Paul Rust and Judd Apatow created the show and its feel is very reminiscent of the realness of Freaks and Geeks, which Rust said he was a big fan of.
Take a look at the portrait I made of Gus and Mickey, set to the theme song by Lyle Workman from the KILLER soundtrack(the score/music selection for the show is a big plus).
It has been a lot easier for me to compile time lapses lately thanks to Twitch. It always feels like such a waste running a camera on art while it dries, with Twitch I don't have to blink an eye about computer disc space or camera batteries and I love it!
Here are two paintings I made last month and their time lapse videos.
The first is a commissioned piece entitled "Speak Up" that is a mix of decopage and acrylic paint. The prompt was to add a visual to Proverbs 31:8-9. After reading the text I felt a woman in despair would be appropriate to use to depict what the text was saying. I don't want to specifically say how she is in distress because I feel that the writing can be translated to mean many things to different people.
Youtube didn't like my music selection so the music for Speak Up is just some instrumental royalty free music that YouTube provided.
My newer painting is a little less serious and revolves around the video game Far Cry Primal. I loved the visuals and the time period of this game and jumped at the opportunity of painting someone with paint on their face sine that look would go well with my sloppy methods. Check out the time lapse below.
This video uses the song "Soultwerk" from the album Pizzacult by Graz! You may remember Graz from my Pizza Party Month last year involving my Stupid Little Squares and his new album.
I have been trying to make a point to broadcast more of my art live. I have been using Twitch and while I am still getting the hang of it, I love it so far.
Here is my second video drawing a cartoon version of my face with multiple expressions for my channel page.
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I am still getting all of my audio settings and equipment working properly. Unfortunately all of the nifty apps and plug and play features of broadcasting from a PC are a little harder to come by for Mac, especially with a small budget. I JUST WANT SPOTIFY AS AN AUDIO SOURCE! But enough about my silent streams.
Many more fine art videos will join my digital drawings as well as a slew of video game streams. Crossing my fingers to upgrade and get party chat voices onto my stream since my friends are much funnier than I am.
Anyway, I hope you can tune into some of my streams, I'll be keeping a schedule of what you can expect on Twitch.tv/mikespicy, come say hi!
The fighting gallery is over, but don't beat yourself up about it!
Both "K" and "O" are now available as prints and other merchandise on Society6! So whether you're sipping your morning coffee or just putting on today's t-shirt, you can do it in style!.... very violent style.
Check out what else is available in my S6 store below!
I am proud to announce that I will be one of the many great artists in the upcoming gallery "The Art of Fighting" presented by The Yard Muay Thai. The gallery will take place in the beautiful Titmouse Studios (Superjail, Metalocalypse, China, Ill...) in Hollywood, CA.
Take a look at my two pieces below, made with clippings of wrestling magazines and cut-out drawings.
Both will be on display for one night only at this event so be ready to snag them before they are gone. A percentage of proceeds will go to The Yard Muay Thai.
