Promo Video for my show at the Usuals

Thanks to Phillip and Marie, from the Usuals, for making this video to promote my show this friday!

"Pillar" painting at the Usuals shop

Click the "read more" link to see a photo of the finished piece...

Caricature Vote Results

The results are in and Monelle wins by a 38 vote margin over Vanessa! She will be taking home the night of the show, either a free print or her choice of and archived dNA painting. Thank you to everyone that took the time to vote! This was a much bigger success than I could ever imagine. 

Stakes Is High! Last day to Vote (Winner now gets a Prize!!!!!)

Last day to vote! 

The winner now gets a free print or their choice of an archived dNA painting! Vote closes tonight at midnight so get your vote in before it's too late! And don't forget to join us for the event on April 22nd for the Usuals 1 year anniversary and my last show! My cousin Cutso and my homies David Ma,  Square Weezy and maybe some Hells Bells will be there to provide the tunes. Can't Wait!!!!!!

Raffle For Free Caricatures and Two Free Weeks of Training With Team Mo!

At the show on April 22, with every $25 worth of dNA merch or painting purchases, you will receive a raffle ticket to possibly win one of two caricatures ($60 value) done by me or a voucher for 2 FREE weeks of upcoming 4 week season of either, Boyz Boot Camp or B.A.B.Y. (Be A Better You) Boot Camp. VALUED at $150. This will be my last show before I will be taking a long break since my wife will be giving birth to our first child (so excited)! Please come by and support!

Also, I'm super excited that this little vote I've been doing has been getting so much attention. It's getting really close there in the middle so don't forget to vote for your favorite before friday. You can vote for more than one person and also you can vote once everyday before this friday (April 15). So if you've already voted, come back and vote again! 

Vote for who will be in the show!

*You can vote for more than one person!
**Vote Ends Friday, April 15, 2011

I will be printing out a select few of the caricatures (10) to be in my show at the usuals. They will be special edition prints so get as many people to vote for your caricature so that it can be in the show. They will each be sold for $30 but if you happen to be the one in the caricature it will only cost you $10 (at the show only).

I will also be raffling off two free caricatures at the show to anyone that buys some of my merch or paintings. More details on that soon!

2 New Shirt Designs

Two new designs that I'm trying to get printed for my show at the end of this month.

Another finished for April Show

"Homegrown" at the Usuals

Another artshow coming up on friday the 19th. Hope to see you guys there!

Bouncer

The night of the show I got a text message from Bella saying that the bouncer at the door was telling people that the show was canceled. I wasn't really sure how that was possible and chocked it up to a misunderstanding at the door. How could the bouncer have thought that the show was canceled when it was so obviously not? There were musicians coming in and out of the venue and he was there all week while we laboriously hung our pieces.

Later in the night I went outside to rest my ears from the loud music and yelling patrons to have a cigarette when three young ladies come to the entrance where they were met by the bouncer. They asked him if the art show was being held there or not and he promptly replied "the show is canceled". As I turned in disbelief of what was actually happening, anger and frustration from all the work putting the show together began to boil over.

I yelled, "are you fucking kidding me?!! Please don't tell people that! You know damn well there's a show tonight. you saw the bands coming in and you saw us hanging our pieces all week!"

To which he replied,

"doesn't mean if there are paintings on the wall, there's a show tonight."

{sarcasm} There's no arguing with that right?{sarcasm}

I ended up having to grab the flyer for the show to show him there was an actual show that night. I can't believe that this guy almost ruined a night that I worked to put together for months. Fortunately the show was a blast. Hopefully some people end up selling some stuff and some others start there careers as fine artists.

Hawk Jones "Pot Grass"

Illuskrate 2 Artshow (Slide Show)

Special thanks goes out to all those that helped put this show together. Also thanks to those that submitted their work and played the venue, including Bella who helped get all the artist together, Rene, who got all the bands, Bill, who let us use his massive tool collection, Case in Theroy, for renting the stage, Mike and the Usuals for bring the apparel, and Ben for allowing us to show at South 1st Billiards. I know I'm missing some photos in this slide show of some of the artists works but please send them to me so I can include them in the photos. The show went great with the only exception being the idiotic bouncer telling everyone that there was no show that night!

SJ/FAM Write up

SJ|FAM Link

Nice little article about me and my art. Thanks again Mayra!

Illuskrate 2 July 2

Hexagonal Painting

Finished Piece:

Last Day to Submit to Illuskrate 2

Tomorrow is the last day to submit to the Illuskrate 2 Art Show in July. Please make sure if you want to submit to click on the link on the top of the right side bar. If you have any questions, please email me at: dionbello@gmail.com.

Bella's Artshow at The Usuals

Friday May 21st at the Usuals! Go Bella!

Maturation: New Painting outlines

Update: Final Piece

The start of a new painting I'm working on for the upcoming Illuskrate 2 Art show. Will post more progress pics as the painting moves forward.

Usuals grand opening photos

Got a small mention on this blog if you want to check it out:

thesanjoseblog.com

the Usuals opens tonight!