The 7 Deadly Sins Series: Pride

I started a year ago to cover the 7 Deadly Sins via Abstract design. The first painting to come out was Pride. I was unemployed last January and was walking through Macy's and I noticed that they were changing all the clothes on the manikins. They were all nude and poising their with perfect bodies with no imperfections to show. Yet the women that were showing were far from perfect but yet beautiful. But let one of them women with their imperfect body stand tall and proud in the dude and they would be laugh, stared at in discussed and called names. My manikin stands proud with her uneven breast, her cottage cheese thighs and her double chin all worn with Pride. A sin we do not forgive large people to be proud of their bodies.

At last an update!

So I won't lie! I've been lazy with the updates and posting so one of my new goals for the new yr is to update more. Here is the new news! I landed a consignment dead with Benham Designs Concepts. You can see my page at www.benhamdesignconcepts.com/FrankieOlivo/. I also applied for an artist grant working with reusable items for art from the Portland City dump. If i get it i will get $1000 and to show my work a year later with 5 other artist. I should find out any day soon. I'm pretty nervous because I'm one of 46 artist who applied. Let's hope that the fact that i work with animal bones sets me a side from other artist.

I also got my first art studio this month. It's under the Hawthorne Bridge! it's so awesome too!

I'm also in the works of making a website for my art. So more updates coming soon!

Thanks!

Well the year is almost over and what an exciting and emotional year. This year I applied for over 100 galleries, cafes, shops and any where who would show my work. Thank you to the fallowing places for giving me a chance, Purest Cafe, Aloft Hotel, Morpho Gallery, Good Neighborhood Pizzeria and Hash Restaurant. Thank you so much for your hospitality! Thanks to all my friends and family for all their support. I look forward for 2011!

guess who might be coming to breakfast??

No really? guess? Mayor Sam Adams. Well I invited him to go to Hash and eat some food and see my painting of him. I don't know that he will go but that be awesome if he did go! haha

Now Showing at Hash Restaurant!

You can see 9 of my painting at Hash Restaurant in Sellwood! Awesome food and awesome people. They are open 8am to 3pm they are open Tues to Sun and closed Mondays. Thier address is 8728 SE 17th Ave in Portland! Thanks!!

In need of a long rest...

This summer has been very busy for me so far. I was in Seattle a few weeks ago for a little R&R. Then I set up my art work at Good Neighbor Pizzeria and then the fallowing weekend I was in LA for a Power Summit host by the Gay and Lesbian Task Force on how to effectively organize and will Marriage Equality through the country. Then came Pride and canvassing and looking for a place to move too and packing and tomorrow my show and then Friday the move. Plus working graveyards. I'm flipping tired. So I called off of work tonight so I can get some rest. After all I can't be the host with the most with bags the size of cows under my eye balls or falling asleep during my show. So good night bloggers and I hope to see you all tomorrow!

Frankie~

"Lick lick my art...hole" -CSS

What a lovely line from one of my favorite bands. Now that I have your attention I thought I tell you all about my up coming art show at Good Neighbor Pizzeria. Its been showing all month long so far but I've been a little busy with trips to Seattle and LA and moving temporary to Oregon City. So if you are free this Thursday the 24th then come out to Good Neighbor Pizzeria on 800 NE Dekum Street (Dekum is like 7 or 8 blocks north of Alberta and close by MLK Blv.) from 7pm to 10pm and enjoy some pizza, beer and art by me. And I hope you enjoy my latest painting of "Sam Adams La Mayor de Portland" :)

Frankie