Saturday, May 19, 2007

MOVING

Change your bookmarks!

My blog and website are melding and I'm closing this bad boy out.

Plenty of new updates.

I've been slacking on entries because of getting the move together.

The blogging and art continues here....

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Monday, May 14, 2007

Weekend recap

Oh Monday is here again. Yet another sunny day but fortunately today isn't 50 degrees. I'll be able to ride without a jacket.

First thing's first, Caity, here's your painting as of today.



Friday night I went out for a drink with Jenny and some of her friends. It was at... crap I can't remember what D bar? I think it was D Bar on Dorchester ave in Dorchester. Turns out Fridays are gay nights and they were having some American Idol style contest where people signed up for $10 and sang as much or as little of a song of their choice a cappella.

After going back and forth with the notion for a while I decided what the hell, I'll sing.

When it was decided that I was going to sing I realized that I don't remember lyrics for the life of me unless I'm listening along to a song.

I had to go out to Jenny's car and scan her ipod for a song to do. I ended up choosing "To Be With You" by Mr. Big.



I stood there on the tiny stage in the corner of the bar scanning my brain for the lyrics and finally went into a shaky rendition of the song all while feeling the gaze of 100 gays.

I've played in bands for ten years. I've played the Hatch Shell on the Charles River...



I've played the Hampton Casino Ballroom in front of a near sellout crowd...

...but I've never been more nervous onstage than the time I sang Mr. Big for the gay dudes.

I have no idea what the hell was wrong with me. At least I got a free martini out of it. Even though that tasted like seawater.

Saturday was sweet. Went to the gym. Printed some prints. Rode a little bit. BBQ'd all night with friends.

Sunday was mother's day as we all know and since Skip and I both have out of state mom syndrome we decided to take our motorcycles out for a good ride while everyone else was at brunch with thier moms.

After slacking last week I'm going to get down to business with the remaining commissions I have left.

Enjoy the weather.

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Runnin with the devil

That title doesn't really have any meaning. It's just the song I'm listening to while posting this entry.

Well where do we start?

The weather is ridiculously nice. I should be riding right now before I have to go into the hell that is my office. But NO... I have to work on paintings. I paint on this beautiful day completely without remorse or bitterness. I really had a strong desire to paint since I was away for the weekend and since I checked out some Alex Ross books that my roomate bought.

Alex is an incredible painter who works primarily for comic book titles using watercolor gouache.



Today I finished the Geisha. Unless you want anything added/taken out, Lili. Email me. Let me know.



I also started a new commission for a dude named Matt that lives the next town over from me. He and his brother restored a badass '32 Ford and I'm going to render it for him in sweet sweet oil paint.



Here's the canvas so far. It's going to be very layered and each process is going to possibly be none-to-exciting to look at for you until times comes to put the car on last.



Look at this goddam thing.

Ok now time to clean the brushes and hopefully do a little bit of riding.

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Monday, May 07, 2007

Triumph Part III

Well, good news. I got a Triumph. A Bonneville 750.

For free.

Only problem?

It's been sitting in my friend's yard for the better part of the last 25 years.






I'm not worried though. I have all the time in the world and no worry of screwing it up. How can it get any worse? I'd love to learn how to fix up engines using my current bike, but I'm afraid to screw it up since it's already running. This one will hopefully uncover some of the secrets of motorcycle engines.

Ideally I'd love to chop it's ass end off and turn it into a hardtail. White walls, Z shaped bars, minimal as all hell.



I was talking to my stepfather over the weekend and his eyes lit up when I told him about the dead Triumph. "I'll fix it up!! I can get that thing running in no time!"

He happens to be a master mechanic of like 40+ years. He wasn't keen on the hardtail idea. "You run over a cigarette butt with a hardtail and you'll feel it"

Oh well. I have yet to even grab the bike.

Thanks for the hookup, Sarah!

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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Triumphant trip

Skip and I took the bikes to Riverside Kawasaki in Somerville to go look at Triumphs. I fell in love with a Speedster 900. Only thing is, they don't come with spokes. I hate any other type of wheels. They are retarded unless they are spokes. I love the bike, but that's a dealbreaker. I've shied away from numerous bikes in the past because of this problem.



In other news, watch this totally radical video of insects getting hit with pies.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Triumphant

I have no news or stories today.

I'm thinking of switching to a Triumph motorcycle. That's about all.

Maybe a Bonneville America.



Or maybe a Thruxton.



I like the looks. I love the power they have.

Only thing I don't like is the quiet purring pipes. I'm a firm believer that loud pipes save lives (and scare the shit out of would-be jaywalkers). I love going into a tunnel and lighting it up to hear the obnoxiousness of my bike. I'm an American after all.


Caity, here's the progress for today. It's slow going on city scapes. Hi, Matt and any other lurkers that Caity might have brought over who are too lurkerish to comment.



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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Gone Silverfishin'

So today I woke up sort of groggy. I was afraid it was much later than it actually was. I pawed for my lap top on the ground next to my bed and opened it to find that it was only about 10:00 am. I sat up in bed and checked email and whatnot. I was ready to get up and have some breakfast when over my leg, like the Seven Samurai cresting the cliff on horseback, came a huge goddam 1,000 legged silverfish bug.

I scared the shit out of my roomate Anthony who's working from home in the office/art room this week with my girlish screams of terror. I took this picture after the fact and realized that I sort of look like the king crimson guy when I scream.





I killed the sucker and we had a laugh about my Mammy Two Shoes tirade.



AHHHH!!!



Anthony informed me that silverfish love paper and cardboard. Oh great.











GAH.


I'm going to go eat breakfast. Pray there aren't locusts in my shredded wheat box or something.

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