SlinginPaint
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Ill have to check out their work, I have not heard of either!
What am I working on tonight in the Vapor Lab?
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Ill have to check out their work, I have not heard of either!
arf777
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Lovecraft I get not having heard of. Lots of folks have no idea who H.P. Lovecraft was.
But you seriously have not heard of Jack Kirby? Maybe under his real name, Jacob Kurtzberg? or his nickname, King Kirby? Sorry for the shocked reaction, but I have never met an artist before who did not know his work, and I know a ton of artists from all over the world. It's as surprising to me as an artist not knowing Warhol (and Kirby is more universally loved). And especially in the herb community it's a surprise to hear an artist who does not know him. His art has been adapted for album covers (and acid blotters) since the 60s.
According to my visual artist friends, Kirby is one of the three or four most influential pop artists of the 20th Century. He designed:
Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, the original X-Men, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, the original Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, Thor, Magneto, Nick Fury, Doctor Doom, the Inhumans, Black Panther (just about everything Stan Lee wrote, except Spider-man, was designed and drawn by Kirby, and except Wolverine and Spider-man, just about every Marvel character in movies). At DC comics, he designed the New Gods, Kobra, Atlas, Deep Six, and Sandman, just to name a few.
According to Wikipedia, Jack created over 300 comic book characters (he is widely considered the greatest and most influential comic book artist of all time) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Characters_created_by_Jack_Kirby.
And that is just his comic book legacy. He also did animation, posters, and government propaganda work during WWII. There is a Jack Kirby award and a Jack Kirby hall of fame.
Have fun checking out his work. You are in for a treat. Some good places to start are the Jack Kirby museum - http://kirbymuseum.org/ , What If Kirby (http://www.whatifkirby.com/) or a time article, "Jack Kirby is the Most Important Artist You Might Not Have Heard Of" http://entertainment.time.com/2013/...important-artist-you-might-not-have-heard-of/
SlinginPaint
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Thanks for the links arf. Honestly I have never been into comic books, which might explain my lack of knowledge on those artists you had mentioned. They certainly were very influential in pop culture, comics and made very long careers mastering their craft!
stickstones
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so what are you listening to now while you create?
SlinginPaint
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Been bumpin some Reggae and Funk alot recently. Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad, and the best funk band alive, LETTUCE.
Long work day today then into the studio after all the noise subsides.
SlinginPaint
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Hope everyones Friday is stayin cloudy! Here an update from th Lab, this ones getting some line work in white now for the Fluorite structures framework. (See 2nd picture).
Detail of the Fluorite.
Detail of the Fluorite.
stickstones
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I absolutely love your style! I feel like I could look at your work all day. And that's the point, right?
SlinginPaint
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Thank you sticks! I aim to please the eye and intrigue the soul.
SlinginPaint
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Working on this piece tonight. Coding the life support system currently 
Here's the whole piece
Here's the whole piece
SlinginPaint
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Cheers ladies and gents. Rockin out these 15 smaller pieces today until I leave in a work trip. Started about 1.5 hrs ago. Brushing up on some technique and working on formulas for live performance.
Blazin some Durban Poison and sippin on the last of out Costa Rican coffee!! Bzzzzzzz!!
Blazin some Durban Poison and sippin on the last of out Costa Rican coffee!! Bzzzzzzz!!
SlinginPaint
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Pretty much finished with this piece. Wanted to stay loose with this one. Felt good to mot stress the details.
Bumpin The Motet this evening. Simply supreme jazz/funk fusion.
Bumpin The Motet this evening. Simply supreme jazz/funk fusion.
SlinginPaint
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Took some time off for summer and travel! I enjoyed the simpler strokes and negative space I was able to achieve in these two pieces I created for my grandparents last month. Really enjoyed giving it to them in person on our long road trip to Florida this past week. Smiles for days. Tell those that matter to you that you Love them today!
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stickstones
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still love your stuff!
SlinginPaint
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Thank for looking @stickstones
virtualpurple
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Dude, do you have an online store? Your work is DOPE!
SlinginPaint
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stickstones
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Nice!!
SlinginPaint
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Commissioned piece of work I have been digging into for the past 2 months. In case you have wondered, all of my work is created from stretcher-bars and un-primed canvas. What I love to see is a project morph form literally nothing, simply sticks and fabric, into what you see here (75% finished). Thanks for lookin!
Gray Area
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SlinginPaint
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No shipping to the UK??
That's a shame...
I'll ship anywhere!! I just don't have it setup on the website. Just email me at smwellslive@gmail.com and let me know the piece you are interested and I'll figure out the cost of shipping, and drop you a PayPal Invoice.