Hi. My name is Neal. Come to this group show and watch me awkwardly stand next to my piece, waiting for someone to say something bad about it so I can be up all night thinking about what I should of said to them.

Also, new stuff on teh flickrs. Check it.

-n

End of May News-bursts

Hello All-

I helped paint a wall mural in Temecula, California, home of Halfbad Art Supply & Gallery. It was based on my recent Chaos series of paintings.

I will be speaking in Paso Robles, California as part of a panel. "Dont Feed the Artists" features awesome people like David Settino Scott, Drew Silvaggio and Charmaine Martinez. The details of the event can be found on the Facebook event page.

I am selling my vinyl collection to put together another art supply store. Please donate to my cause and pick up a cool record or two.

n

ps: News-bursts is not a word, but do you think I care?

Creating an abundance of art on a regular basis, almost on command requires you to be in touch with a lot of things. Being aware of your local and global environment, being aware of your own emotional state (and the state in which your emotions affect others) can be important as well.

This new set of work I have embarked on attempts to chronicle the timultuous chaos I'm experiencing from every angle. These pieces have no set fulcrum, and will be hashed out on everything I can get my hands on from scrap peices of cardboard to wood panels.
Big change is around the corner. I have sold San Luis Art Supply after four years; it has been the hardest thing I have ever accomplished and I can say that I am happy for this chapter to close. I have no idea what is next for me. I have done everything I have set out to do, and all of it before 40. I feel acomplished and uneasy all at the same time. My work here is not done in SLO, and I plan on still serving the community in some way until I hear the next calling. Most likely I will open a small studio and continue to sell my core customer base what they need while attempting to get a few freelance scraps from the New Times.
I plan on travelling this year in an attempt to get my artwork out into the world. If you have a favorite gallery in your area, tell me all about it and I'll look into it. Goodbye for now.

Blog Titles Are So 1996.

Hello There-

Haven't written here in a while, so I thought I'd make it a jam packed picture blog. I paint a lot of stuff, at least I try and stay busy. I try and produce and enjoy briefly and then try and sell it as quick as I can. Some pieces go too quickly, like this one titled Cover For Redcat Journal No. 12. It was purchased by a good friend, and she gave me more than the sticker price, very kind of her. I still miss it a little.

I just like his expression, and the fact that this could be a real human being attempting to make the world a better place while fighting his own demons like a boring office job or a series of bad dates. I find Daniel Clowes work to be inspirational and honestly perfect in this regard. His expressions and character development are impeccible. Check him out if you're in the dark about this brilliant artist.

In other news, there's a show on Friday, March 30th that you should go to if you live in San Luis Obispo. Evening Wood features some pretty awesome artists like Lena Rushing, Mark Bryan, Joshua Jesse, Laykin Hamilton, the infamous SOAK, Mo Matus, Jamie Coxon, Jason Hudson and a whole bunch more.

I'll be showing three little pieces on these amazing Duho Panels now in stock at San Luis Art Supply! Woo plugriffic! And now exclusive looks into the doodles of yours truly, the images below will shock and amaze you! Ok, probably not, but the first one is a sneak preview of one of those pieces on display at the show.

This one is a Barry McGee inspired test piece on the back of some illustration board. I was testing some acrylic and some ink and some cool acrylic ink mediums. Turned out so good I wish I would of done it on the front. Oh well, I'll probably still frame it and sell it at some point.

Wait and see, indeed.

Actual News?

Hello All-

I am lucky enough to have been chosen for the Winter Group Show at Vale Fine Art. Five of the "No Lunch" Series paintings have been framed and lavishly displayed in one of the nicest looking galleries on the Central Coast. The opening reception is on Saturday, February 4th from 5 to 9. Don't feel too guilty if you can't make it. Do keep in mind that if you like any of those pieces, they are for sale, custom framed, at an excellent introductory rate.

In other news, San Luis Art Supply is moving. We didn't want to, but we also didn't want to pay three times what we were paying for this dump (even if we do have awesome neighbors). Our new place of business is 974 Monterey Street, inside Coalition Skate. We plan on being open on March 1st, but on the 10th of February, we will be moving our wares from our current location to the new place. If you're in the area, come on by and grab a box, won't you?

n

Super Exclusive Picture!

Hello All-
I do a lot of posting on Facebook. One piece gets a slew of "likes", another may not. Judging that "negative space" is a good way to see what strikes a chord and what falls flat. Well, I like bears, and I like lasers, and this week I hate Facebook so here you go, a nb dot com exclusive:

AAAAH! Run! Lazerbear will strike you down with his righteous beams of colored light!

In other news, I am part of a group show that will be highlighting some really good local street artists and a couple of old pals. The Defense Budget benefit show will feature Stenzskull, Jeff Claassen, Soak, Gary "Sawdust" Ellsworth, yours truly, and other peeps tba. This is a benefit show for our friend Rowen who is in need of some funds for legal fees incurred defending himself, a woman and small child from some childish hothead. Here are the hard facts:

Where: Heaven and Earth Gallery, 964 Chorro Street between Palm and Monterey Streets.

When: Friday, January 27, 7 to 10pm

Refreshments and snacks will be served. Do come by and pick something up for a good cause.

n

Well Happy New Year, All-
Lots of changes coming up for 2012. The store will be moving to a location TBA, and I am going to try my hardest to get my work into two prominent galleries in the area. If both fail to happen, I'll be living on my mom's couch in Glendale, CA. Things never seem to get easier as you get older. Ah the simpler times:

The end of this month will bring about a fun group show to benefit a friend's lawyer expenses. So far, I know it will be on the 27th, from 7 to 10, hopefully in a gallery close to the mission. I'll let you know when it's set in stone. The "Defense Budget" group show featured collaborators will include a lot of cool street artists, one cool tattoo artist, and the godfather of SLO's urban and contemporary scene.

Here's to a less tentative 2012.

n