Fight Nights, and Art Shows, and Shirts... oh my!

The recap of things happening from the 1st of 2010 till now:
One can't deny the commonplace videogaming has in present culture. Where fighting games once appealed to a niche followers, its interest recieved an adrenaline shot with Street Fighter IV. In '09 I dove deeper into the FGC(Fighting Game Community) culture through meeting and learning from such significant figures as Alex Valle. Inspired by the gaming sessions here in socal, I created Fedex Fight Nights. FFN is a contribution back to the community where a few casual and top players could enjoy in the common interest of fighting games, and its location-a Fedex Office conference room- lends to the broader sense that this culture isn't simply for a few fellas playing within their homes, but assembled and accepted in recognized public place. It's thus far been a rewarding weekly endeavor to hold.

Paul Hartley, an incredible influence and one of my painting mentors passed in November '09. As one who has left a impact on my art and so many others', he is honored by a tribute show that's been in Raleigh, NC and has traveled to Greenville, NC. I've been every thankful to be a part of this show, and hope to keep my art growing, if not solely inspired by Paul's prolific career.

There are always plenty of projects I juggle, but at the moment one that has garnered some excitement is that I am currently working on a few Street Fighter themed shirts to go into production next month, celebrating the release of SSFIV.

To be continued!

Prints Charming

Earlier this year I participated in PrintZero Studio's Exchange 6. This group annually collects editions of fine prints, Exhibits them, and distributes them out to artists. My lithograph was on this panel at the bottom, third one over. It was an abstraction of a curtain and telephone. Anyway, you can Check out lots of the other cool entries on their photostream here.

I'm looking forward to the LAPS Exhibit opening reception this Thursday. Was just recently accepted in their society and now I'm allowed to be all in the know of printmaking events going on in CA. It was all just hearty laughs at me before.

The postcard for the show is here, with a little preview of all of the pieces in the show. Come check out the art in person if yer in the area!

All the info on the back: