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“Catch Us If U Can 2″ Art Show, New London

“This night will feature a collective of artists from Boston, Providence, and New London. Many different styles and mediums will grace the walls of MUSE on saturday night so please.. Do yourselves a favor and come check us out…” (from MuseNewLondon.com)


“Catch Us If U Can 2″ art show
opening Saturday, November 21st 2009
(show runs until EARLY JANUARY)

Muse Gallery
102 Golden St.
New London CT


with artists:
Rob V. Guess
Greg Pennisten
Alone One
Adam O’Day
Liz Purcell
Drop One

..and make friends with Muse on MySpace.



“Westin”
November 7, 2009, 8:18 pm
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"Westin"“Westin”
pen, marker, colored pencil on Westin Hotel envelope
2009
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“Get In To Win”
October 28, 2009, 12:22 am
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Alone1 - DC_GetInToWin“Get In To Win”
pen and marker on Washington D.C. Lottery paper
2009



“South Street Diner #2″
October 27, 2009, 11:50 pm
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Alone1 - South St. Diner 2“South St. Diner #2″
pen and marker on South St. Diner menu
2009



L.A. River Buff

So last spring I started a what I thought was going to be a 150′ fill-in on the Los Angeles River (Frogtown section). The first night, I rolled out 3 gallons of black/brown which only got a skinny outline done. It was more like the sketch so I’d know where to start filling in the next night. Well I couldn’t get back for the second session for a few days, but I figured “no biggie”; this was gonna be a big project and gonna take many nights.  So I stroll up there a few nights later to start the filling in, and um…. I could swear I started it earlier that week. …Where was it?!! …Buffed?!  What?! But the Saber piece was running for years. The MTA piece was just done. WTF?! Why me?!!! Little did I know, this was the beginning of something big. Or should I say the REMOVAL of some things big…

Turns out that even with these crazy economical times, they’ve come up with $837,000 to start to buff the Los Angeles River.  Now if you don’t already know, the L.A. River is not exactly a beautiful “river”, but actually a literal drainage ditch with 60′ cement banks running through industrial and unvisited parts of Los Angeles. One of the only things the river has offered has been the enormous canvases for some of the largest murals on the planet.

LARiver-Saberthe “SABER” piece. 60′ x 250′, 1997
(check out Saber himself siiting in the upper left part of the “B”)

Saber buff (a)
Saber buff (b)

Saber buff (c)
Saber buff (c)“SABER” buffed September 2009 (above 4 photos: Known Gallery)

Then, last week, they had the US Army Corps of Engineers buff the MTA piece. Yup, the Army is now working to buff graffiti. Must be a national security issue. Gotta get the army to fight art done without permission. In related news, they’ve arrested 10 of the alleged MTA crew, and are charging them for the graffiti. They claim it took them 400 gallons of paint and 4 nights to do it. They also might be seeking to charge the crew the clean-up cost of $3.7 MILLION to buff it ($38 a square ft). What The Fuck?! Sounds like the Army Corp are the ones cleaning up. I’ll do that shit for $1 million. Fuck.. even $100,000.

MTA - L.A. River“MTA” Piece, L.A. River, 60′ x 1700′, 2008

Buffing MTA (1)
Buffing MTA (2)

Buffing MTA (3)(above 3 photos: LaTaco.com )

MTA buffed“M” of the “MTA” buffed (photo: fotograffia.com)

MTA buffedMTA piece buffed, 10-11-2009 (photo: jondoeforty1)



“Chi-Cha”
October 1, 2009, 10:29 am
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Alone1 - "Chi-Cha"“Chi-Cha”
11″ x 14″
acrylic on canvas
2009

Related Post: “Ralph’s Chi-Cha Recipe”



Ralph’s Chi-Cha Recipe
October 1, 2009, 10:00 am
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End of the summer. No more of Ralph’s chi-cha till spring. But no worries… just make it yourself!

Chi-cha


Ralph’s Chi-cha:

  1. Boil 3/4- 1 gallon of water.
  2. Throw in the rinds from a pineapple.
  3. Stir in 2-4 cups sugar.
  4. Turn the heat off, and pour into your container.
  5. Put it in a warm place.
  6. Every few days, open the top to let the fermenting concoction have a “breath”.
  7. Let sit ONE MONTH.
  8. Strain out any weird shit that has grown on the top and drink (at your own risk!)!

Chi-cha

Related Post: “Chi-Cha” painting



Alone1/Louis Vuitton
September 13, 2009, 7:41 pm
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Alone1 - LVLeather paint on knock-off Louis Vuitton bag

Alone1 - LV
Alone1 - LVLeather paint on knock-off Louis Vuitton wallet Sold

Alone1 - green LVLeather paint on knock-off Louis Vuitton wallet



“South Street Diner”

Alone1 - South St. Diner“South Street Diner”
pen and marker on menu
2009

South Street Diner.. one of the only things that doesn’t sleep in Boston (“the City That Loves To Sleep”). It’s that spot by South Station. After hours crowd, nightlife spillover, travelers, bohemians, writers, hustlers, pigs, punks, weirdos, cute waitresses. Open all night. Grilled cheese and tomato. With a Pepsi.



“The Daily Race Game”
September 5, 2009, 5:49 am
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Alone1 - The Daily Race Game“The Daily Race Game”
Pen, marker, and colored pencil on Massachusetts lottery form
2009



“New England: Relief”
September 5, 2009, 5:46 am
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Alone1 - NewEnglandRelief“New England: Relief”
Pen on found paper
2009

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“MARC”
September 5, 2009, 5:43 am
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Alone1-Marc“MARC”
Pen, marker, and colored pencil on reassembled MARC schedules
2009



PRE-EXISTING CONDITION SHOW, Palm Springs, CA

Got a piece in the “Pre-Existing Condition” show at the M Modern Gallery in  Palm Springs CA. Opening August 15th 2009, 7-10pm.

TypeOne art show August 2009
M Modern Gallery
2500 N. Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, CA

Check out my art for the show here.



Still Alive
August 7, 2009, 3:37 am
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For all the people worrying about me since I haven’t updated the blog lately… I’m still alive.

StillAlive



Pre-Existing Condition show, Phoenix Arizona

Got a piece in the “Pre-Existing Condition” show at the Pravus Gallery in  Phoenix Arizona, July 3 – July 25th, 2009

Pre-existing Condition
Pravus Gallery
501 E. Roosevelt St.
Phoenix AZ 85004

Check out my art for the show here.