Lately I've been inspired by the painting a day movement all over the internet. Especially by Cbai Bayoc doing his "365 Days with Dad". That is a phenominal undertaking and he is really producing some great pieces. Being the realist that I am, I know there is no way I could make a beautiful, completed painting every single day like he does. For a lot of reasons, it just wouldn't be a reasonable goal. So I have challeged myself to completing a finished piece every week. This will be a drawing or painting or some mixture of both. The only restriction is that it must be done in one week. Start to finish.
This is going to be an exciting challenge. Sometimes I look back through my sketchbooks and I'm always amazed at all the different thing that I've drawn and been inspired by. This will be the same thing. A weekly chronicle of all the things I come up with. I may end up with a series of paintings or I may end up with a bunch of random pieces. Who knows. That is the fun part of doing this challenge and being an artist in general. Creating with no limits.
Stay tuned to JBarberStudio. Follow me on this new creative journey.
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This year I'm doing a linocut of a centaur hunting on the african savannah in honor of my fraternity, Iota Phi Theta Incorporated. In my last post I transferred the drawing to the linoleum and started the cutting. The initial cutting of the centaur linocut is all finished. I inked it up and printed off a proof. The proof is a preview of how the printed image will look. It is printed on cheap newsprint paper while the final run will be printed on an archival quality paper. It looks like to the original sketch and is very close to what I wanted to do. I can already see a few adjustments that need to be made before I get to the final image, a few more cuts to bring it all together. It will be a nice piece to have in your house to represent our great fraternity.
There are 20 prints still available out of this 25 print edition. Prints are hand pulled and can be pre-ordered for $50 each. Pre-orders can still be made for the next 2 weeks by emailing me at jbarberstudio@gmail.com. The remaining prints will be available on etsy.com for $55 afterwards. Order yours today.
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This year I'm doing a linocut of a centaur in honor of my fraternity, Iota Phi Theta Incorporated. In my last post I showed the final sketch. Now that I have the final sketch completed I transfer the drawing to the linoleum. The image is reversed so that in the printing process the final print will be in the proper direction. I've changed the composition slightly by making the sky a different pattern. The new sky pattern will give a better contrast to the figure. At this point I'm thinking of the mark making. Using the different shaped cutting tools I'm removing the areas that I do not want to print. This is also how I can add form and flow to the piece. The cutting is the most fun part of the process. This is where everything will begin to take shape. There will probably be more changes as the cutting happens. As I go along I'm reacting to each cut just as much as I'm holding true to the final sketch. It will all add up to a great final piece.
There are 22 20 prints still available out of this 25 print edition. All prints are hand pulled and are available for $50 each. Be sure to pre-order to make sure you get a chance to have an original, hand-printed piece of artwork in your home. Email me at jbarberstudio@gmail.com to reserve yours.
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]]>Its refreshing every once in a while to do new things. I like to do linocuts a few times a year almost as a vacation from my usual creative process. Carving and printing gives you a different kind of image, with its own rhythm. Each cut has an impact that contribute to the whole feel of the image. My prints are one color which also make design very important.
In the last few years I've done linocuts to commemorate weddings. This year I'm doing an image in honor of my fraternity, Iota Phi Theta. A centaur hunting in the African savannah. I've finished the final sketch and will be begin carving very soon.
I'll only be printing an edition of 25. They will all be hand printed and numbered. The prints will be sold for $50 each. Anyone interested in reserving a print should contact me. I'll keep posting as I continue the creation of the centaur.
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ManoaManoartshow.com presents
The Way of the Gun
Date: March 27
Place: The Five spot
1123 Euclid Ave, ATL GA (Little Five Points), Atlanta, GA
Music By DJ Osmose
Art By: Artistic Sole, Bo Harmon, Cambia Smith, Cedrick Wiley, Chanson Presley, Christina B, Christopher Batten, David Mcleod, Delbert Hewitt, Jr., Derrick Weaver, Gerzon Rodriguez, Honestie DeGross, Jamaal Barber, Jamaali Robert, John Hairston, Justin Anderson, Marilyn Myers, Monica Singer, Odari Yohanes, Wade Harrison & DTM
6pm show starts
check out the work and get comfortable
7pm artist talk
check out the list of artists we have lined up!
8pm Pencil Wars drawing contest
sharpen your pencils... Grand Prize is a C Presley Original!
9pm raffle off a DTM skatedeck
tickets sold through the night.
a portion of the proceeds will go to the Yele Haiti Organization
The Sunday Art Social was a success. David McLeod help organize a great event. There were a variety of artists there. Everyone at LeNiche Lounge was really. A good time was had by all. ]]>