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so I've decided I really wana start trying to use this blog just as things of inspiration that I find inspiring or just plain wicked.... I will steal, and rob from ANY blog out there, and I haven't figured out how to post that via think thing for images stolen... and I ain't about to start putting links in myself because that's just WAY too much work... so if you see something of yours here and I haven't put a link to your site or you want me to take it down or your pissed off or whatever please feel free to send me a message in the comments and I'll take it down or link you or whatever... Thanks and enjoy!

2010.09.25

heavy metal band names

letters

Eine Alphabet timelapse from Make Some Tea on Vimeo.

dopeness for the morning....

Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

NowHere trailer by Absinthe Films from Absinthe Films on Vimeo.

Hello World - Official Teaser from Alterna Films on Vimeo.

cool little short film....
"Set in the distant future, Connected is a story about survival and greed with a post apocalyptic wasteland as its backdrop. Survivors of an unknown disaster shuffle through a desolate landscape, as it quickly becomes clear that not everybody has the strength to survive."
http://www.ov43.com/

amazing!!!

some sheez

amazing Artist - POSE

Artist Driven with Pose | New York from LRG on Vimeo.

Some STEEL!!!

COPENHAGEN TRAINS - VANDAL TACTICS trailer from Copenhagen Trains on Vimeo.

Vice Guide to travel.... CRAZY

Liberia







etc....

" Up There" a short documentary...

" Up There" a short documentary on mural painters.... I guess they would be called mural painters... or maybe sign painters..... either way dope doc

UP THERE from Jon on Vimeo.

bitches aint shit.... check it!

documentary... check it out

Documentary on The Power of Nightmares (political shit)
Part 1:


Part 2:


Part 3:

finishing acrylic paintings.....

This post is more for myself than anyone else... simply so I don't loose this information... but maybe others will find it useful aswell...

So for finishing my acrylic paintings
If they are mixed media.. having some enamel, oil Acrylic etc....
I should be using...Liquitex soluvar (gloss,Matte, Satin) Varnish. I can apply it right away directly onto the painting after making sure its all dry... Oils can take up to 6 months before they are considered dry, acrylic = a few days.... so yea.. you can apply the varnish directly onto it or you can put a medium overtop of the entire thing, and them apply the varnish. The reason for doing it that way is that if for any reason you wanted to take the varnish off, in doing so there would be less risk of damaging the painting since they is an additional layer that you would protect the painting.

If it is purely a Acrylic painting - NOTHING ELSE
Then same as above either apply a coat of medium (acrylic in this case) to the ENTIRE painting and then apply the Varnish which is... " GOLDER polymer varnish with UVLS " just an extra layer of security if for any reason the varnish needs to be removed later.

These varnishes help protect the painting from the UV rays and any yellowing etc that happens over time...

another thing I found out while at opus asking for help...
Oil can go over acrylic but acrylic CANNOT go over oil... so any solvent based mediums... i think thats what oil things would be considered can be a good final coat on any mixed media work, to ensure a consistent final medium before glazing.

I love Opus, their people really do have a lot of knowledge, and I've always found them to be happy to help. Props out to OPUS Granville Island!

Season Mustful RULES!

Check it out! My home girl, SEASON MUSTFUL down in Minneapolis, sent me one of her AMAZING creations.... The YETI! Shes SUPER talented... check out some of her other stuff over at http://seasonshotdiggityblog.blogspot.com/

Stark Family Commission Piece

This is a Commission piece I did for the Stark Family. I had them fill out a information sheet with a bunch of questions about their likes and what not. I then went back and forth with them to figure out final composition and elements for the painting. I did up a real quick sketch of the final piece for approval, then started painting.
This piece is 36" x 36" and all painted in acrylic on canvas.
Enjoy!

5 Second project - Cookies and Milk

5 Second Project: Cookies and Milk from Josh Awesome on Vimeo.

A lil animation project done for fun and for a competition over @ GreyScaleGorilla.com

Theme was Cookies and Milk, and a time limit of 5 seconds

All 2d Hand drawn animation scanned in and Then digitally inked and painted, and slapped together in after effects.

BG Painted in Photoshop

Enjoy!

Holiday Spirits

My house

FRONT YARD

BACK YARD

Here's some flicks I took of my place, I'm trying to figure out what to plant I really want lush and hopefully colorful plants but as most of you know.... I don't have time to garden.... work work work.... so we shall see what happens.
Enjoy!

TrainBox: Painting final

Here is the final painting of the electrical box that I did with some local kids, through Arts Connect. I will post the WIP paintings later.... Enjoy!

Updated Train Box

Jsut finished... going to show it tomorrow we will see how things go... anyways.... ENJOY!

Comments and critiques PLEASE!

Maillardville Electrical Boxes

SO I got review back today bout the boxes and it looks like there are too many artist for me to do 2 boxes so I will be concentrating on the Train box. I'm frigging pumped, TRAINS WAHOO!!! but apparently my lumber mill concept and sketch may get passed onto another artist to do so who knows you may still see my lumber mill concept out there still, even though I wont have done it. I will post an updated train piece within a week.

Maillardville Electrical Boxes

Man I'm not doing so good with this keeping up with my blog thing...
O well maybe someday I'll get better bout it.... but for now here's a lil' update on the life and times of Josh Awesome....
I started working with local artist Tammy Pilon, and a bunch of other artist to create designs that will later be painted on Electrical boxes around Maillardville (Coquitlam). Here are my two initial sketches. One is based on the history of the lumber mill which was the reason the town started and the other is based on the trains and how people from Quebec came out on them and then had to live in boxcars for awhile while they built their houses here in Maillardville. Let me know what you think! Thanks!
Please not these Drawings are REALLY rough and done quickly but the general layout and design is there.... if you look close enough....
ENJOY!

UpComming ArtShow

yea.. i know i haven't posted on this in quite awhile... life has been busy.. VERY BUSY... anyways.. im in an upcoming artshow... heres the add....

Update!

Hey,
So since I don't update this blog that much and I haven't had much time to get nicely finished pieces to put on here... I've started a new blog, where I will attempt to post something every day.. sometimes I miss a few days but eventually they get posted and in the end everyday should *fingers crossed* have something on it.

Enjoy!

http://www.awesomeartoftheday.blogspot.com/

Live Paint =>Rejuvenation (Heart Show)

This is the Live paint that I did at the Rejuvenation: for the Howitzer show... I hadn't gotten around to posting flicks till now.. but yea.. here it is! Enjoy!

New work!

Here's a bunch of new works I did for Xmas presents for people... Photos by Zebulon Zang.

Back... FINALLY!!!

It's been ages since I've been on this thing... but i really gunna start making more of an effort to get posts up here...... i hope... haha.. anyways.. he are the 2 pieces I'm putting in a fundraiser show this saturday, and the poster for the show (I made it aswell).... ENJOY!