highly refined pirate

update...

2010-04-28T23:03:00.003-07:00

just an update... the show that i will be doing at San Luis Art Supply has been moved to June.
details to come.
here are some tattoos ive made recently.
hope all is well!

rust never sleeps...

2010-04-11T17:32:00.003-07:00

a quick note...
i will be having a small solo like show at San Luis Art Supply here in San Luis Obispo,CA in May.
i will be working on all new pieces... i will be returning to acrylic, and ball point pen pieces, as well as watercolour and who knows what else.
i hope that a lot of people make it out, itd be nice to see friends

also, in June i will be traveling back to my hometown in San Pedro, CA to do a guest spot at So. Cal tattoo... i will be working there June 7th - June 12th, if youd like to get a tattoo(s) from me, make an appt. through the shop by calling them at 310)519-8282
other wise, just stop by to say hi... heck, take me to lunch, haha.

hope all is well
-jason

aging like wine...

2010-04-05T11:26:00.000-07:00

it has been quite some time... so here is a condensed bit of photos since i could not possibly write all the things ive done since last summer... this will be in two parts, blog is being weird about me posting so many photos...

aging like wine 2...

2010-04-05T11:15:00.007-07:00

here are the rest of the photos...
these span across the US from Maui to Maine.... i drove across the US with my friend nichole, went to Maui with robert, went snowboarding in Utah with j. parks and robert... and so much more.
im glad that ive been able to do all of this... cant wait to adventure and explore more.

summer greetings...

2009-07-16T15:45:00.003-07:00

ahoy, ahoy...

here is a painting i finished recently, its based off of an old tattoo flash painting.
watercolor on watercolor paper.
http://www.tattooarchive.com/history/jensen_owen.htm

also, i am super excited to be in another show at Tradition.
It looks to be a really good show, and, come on... how can you not show up?!?!
Its a Michael Jackson tribute show!
My friends Eye one and Axis will be in the show, along with some other regulars that show at Tradition ;
Chase Tafoya
Dethkills
Justin Reed and many more!

Been doing a bunch of fun tattoos that i'll post some other time, here is one i got to do on a guy thats in the navy.

gotta run
hope all is well this summer

odds and ends... aka, SUPER BLOG!!!

2009-05-26T12:43:00.016-07:00

i was recently invited to be a part of the odds and ends show at Tradition in westlake village...

you can check out some of the coverage at these sites...

Tradition

xWHERE EAGLES DAREx

The Lipstick Diaries

also, ive been living at the buchon house, and i love it... but, we are getting evicted.

:-/

so... we are making the house into an art gallery and having an art show for the very end!

also, i bought a lantern from 1934 and some old 1800's photographs!

also, my friend Eye One came for a short visit, hung out a bit, had some coffee... and brought me a painting!

i went avocado hunting and disrupted an opossum... and fixed and finished my bike with the help of tommy.

found this guy down the street from the house... hes pretty creepy.

and... painted an owen jensen woman head ona sheet of flash with my boss robert, i did the woman head.

thats all for now!

hope everything is well!!!

quick pics...

2009-04-06T20:59:00.003-07:00

here are some watercolors and flashlight/ISO fun.
the girl head/space needle were done in seattle and the flower with banner was as well.

.liberation frequency.

2009-04-06T19:31:00.006-07:00

i promise i'll update this hefty like, real soon.
its been wild... i went to LA for a week, then chased that with a week long trip to Seattle, which was amazing.
i went away, got to see some old friends, some art shows and even got to see a hxc reunion show, with No For An Answer/Carry Nation, Chorus of Disapproval and some others.
it was sad and good at the same time... it was sad to see all these old straight edge guys who fell off singing songs about being straight edge, huffing and puffing in between songs, talking about being old and tired.
whenever i see a band with no stage presence, i get frustrated... i think of all the times ive seen 7 seconds... come on, kevin seconds is literally pushing 50, while fronting 7 seconds for nearly 3 decades, his brother steve had cancer, and got through it and still plays.
to this day, 7 seconds plays harder, faster and more energetic than any other band i've ever seen.
anyhow...
Seattle was amazing, i drank coffee, bashed drama, and relaxed.
i finally got to go to the awesome Mighty O Donuts , nerded out and had a latte at the original starbucks, walked on the train tracks, went to gasworks park... and drank more coffee.
i surely enjoyed the weather, a lot.
it was a very fun and relaxing trip.
when i came home i moved into the Buchon house , which has been rad.
very caring and loving community of creative people.
its nice to have a place to draw and paint again.
as i came home, i came home to the news of a divorce amongst the partnership of my boss and his partner, who co-owned the tattoo shop i work at.
my boss and i will be staying at our current location and moving forward, while the other owner will be leaving and taking the other two artists.
i have a group show that i will be taking part in coming up shortly, and if i can, i will also be doing a piece(s) for bike month here in SLO.
more updates on that, bla bla bla.
here are some house photos... loungin.

2009-01-22T14:13:00.001-08:00

Been doing some watercolouring...
And burrito eating.
:)
And a unicorn tattoo on my friend jasons leg!

Hope all is well!

hey...

2008-12-23T16:47:00.002-08:00

new stuff coming soon.
happy holidays...
dont buy into everyones superficial holiday mess.
be well

On Deck....

2008-11-26T08:55:00.004-08:00

im listening to this band by the name of, Tortoise... interesting.
its been a short while...
ive been rather busy with this and that, working and getting fat.
my board for the On Deck show killed me, nearly.
it was attacked by a dog at the bus stop,i got makeup all over it... things werent blending the way i wanted them too... i had to drive way out of the way to even paint it, but i finished it and was the official last piece turned in.
what is this On Deck thing that i speak of.... my generous friend Eyer curated a skate deck show at Tradition.
it was awesome... and again, thanks to Eyer for putting the show on and having alana and i over, thanks to Andrew and Jason at Tradition for having us, big ups to Axis for taking us to Suru to see his show, and thanks to the friends that drove all the way out to Tradition for the opening.
hope all is well
ive got some new pieces in the works...
photos soon.
be well
Eyelost.com
Shoptradition.com
Stylepig.com

shows, shows,shows!!!!!!

2008-10-24T00:51:00.008-07:00

hey, i will be in a show on nov. 1st at Clandestine Rabbit tattoo in tarzana, check out the flier.
http://clandestinerabbit.com/

also Chris "Devious" Gliebe will be traveling out from the midwest to have a solo show in long beach on friday nov. 7th at ddr projects in long beach.
http://www.ddrprojects.com/home.php
and!!
my good friend Greg "craola" simkins is having another solo show at gallery 1988 on thursday november 6th.
http://www.imscared.com
http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/entry/entry.html

and lastly, on saturday dec. 6th, my friend pablo put together a show, peep the flier.

sketchy at best...

2008-10-09T16:20:00.004-07:00

so... while most people watch tv or go "out".
i typically draw.
here is what ive done since i moved up here last year, im pretty sure a few are missing/in storage some place.
i like seeing sketchbooks, who else has some to post??

two shows are better than one....

2008-10-08T20:24:00.005-07:00

hello...
how are you all... all none of you that read my blog, haha.
any however,
i will be in a show next week, opening on the 11th of october at alpha cult in long beach.
the show is titled, "against the grain" and all of the works featured will be on or of wood.
(thank you jefferee for the hookup).
also, sometime next month, i do believe (or it is in december), i will be in a skate deck show at Tradition, it is curated by Eye one... it is an amazing line-up cant wait to see the show.
below... for your visuals, are my first two watercolour attempts... i was satisfied with the first piece... but not so satisfied with the second.
gotta get to drawing... and my birthday dinner.
hope all is well

owdf;oajpgqjepg ... do you get it?

2008-09-03T15:33:00.003-07:00

just a quick post right quick...
my australian friends dabs and myla just recently launched their website, check it out at
http://www.dabsmyla.com/
and, after quite a while... axis re-launched his site at
http://stylepig.com/
that is all , check that shi out.

too legit too quit.... or, goodness, i have to pee

2008-08-20T14:53:00.007-07:00

hello.

i was recently in a show at Tradition again, with EYE and a handful of really good artists.
i had finally got to meet Axis , my good friend Greg "Craola" Simkins always had told me good things about him.
he was way nice and pretty funny... he invited me over to his studio to check it out.
he paints like a mad man!!!!!
we finished off the visit by watching some mr. t videos on youtube,haha.
i gave Eye one of my drawings from the LostxTradition show as a token of my appreciation... and he hooked it up with one of his pieces from the show as well!!!
its the one on the right, the can with the tree in it. it has a history too... i'll tell you later.
here is the only picture i have of what i put in the Pen at Work show... i had two other pieces in the show as well.
my friend vince recently came up to visit and he decided to get a tattoo from me... what a crazy bastard,hahaha. he got this guy, based off of that character i put in the pen at work show.

a couple of weeks prior i did this one on my shin... it was a terrible, terrible pain.
i am super excited to see progress in my tattooing, and at the same disappointed... i wish i was picking it up quicker.
a few weeks back, my girlfriend and i took a trip to see the elephant seals... these guys are huge!!!! and then i fed a rodent,haha

and here are a few flicks of some public art for your viewing pleasure.

hope all is well
-jason

Pen at Work and ramblings...

2008-07-19T10:47:00.009-07:00

hello...

i was invited back to Tradition to be a part of their next show, i am super excited about the show.
it is an all pen show, come check it out.

also... here are a few pictures from last weekend.
my boss and i went to san francisco, my friend april and i ran around the city and met up with my friend max who made us curry. we also met up with my friend kelsey, i was dropping off a painting she had bought from me a while back... here are a few photos

hope all is well

drawings, burritos and jake the pirate....

2008-07-06T21:24:00.005-07:00

Here are the other two pieces i had at the Lost/Tradition show.

this one is titled, "A place where awkward belongs"
ballpoint pen on recycled paper 2008.

this is titled, "Is that a whale in your pocket...?"
ballpoint pen on recycled paper 2008.

two of my good friends came up from LA for the fourth of july weekend, i tattooed them... say hello to jake the pirate. he is my seventh tattoo, making tattoos is pretty hard.

we barbecued on the fourth and i got down on some watermelon.

then fernando demonstrated his new dance inspired by mongolians after we had watched, "mongol".

sunday morning we had burritos and went to the driving range, where i hit four houses!!
it was awesome.
here we all are on some indian hill, around some indian rock.

thats all for now
hope all is well

Hello...

2008-07-03T11:48:00.007-07:00

this is my first post... i prefer to type in lower cased letters, giving greater emphasis to words that are capitalized, when and if.
i will be using this as a sort of shameless self promotion type of, "i cant afford a decent website".
so i will post my artwork and adventures on here, mainly me rambling about nothing.
a couple of weeks ago i painted live in tulare, ca at the zumiez couch tour for Keep A Breast.
it was boiling hot and literally too hot to paint, my paint was drying as soon as i put it down.

after that, my friend Eye One invited me to be part of an installation/show at " Tradition "... it was awesome.

here is one of my pieces that sold, it is titled, " funny like a funeral "

thats all for now.
-jason