Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Last Week Of Stenzskull Solo Exhibition

This is the last week of the Stenzskull solo show in the gallery. If you live in San Luis Obispo (or close by) I hope you have a chance to check out this show in person. I will be open all week and Thursday and Friday I will stay open until 9pm. Below are some available pieces with the sizes and prices listed. If you are interested in purchasing any of these painting please give me a call at 805.391.0361.
(prices do not include shipping.)



Joe Strummer
36" x 48"
spray paint on wood
$600





Bob Dylan
16" x 20"
spray paint on wood
$200





Kurt Cobain
16" x 20"
spray paint on wood
$220





Eric Clapton
24" x 30"
spray paint on canvas
$400





Sublime
24" x 30"
spray paint on canvas
$400





Crushed
16" x 20"
spray paint on canvas
$200





Georgia On My Mind
16" x 20"
spray paint on wood
$200





Devise A Virus
16" x 20"
spray paint on wood
$200





J Dilla
16" x 20"
spray paint on canvas board, framed (not pictured framed)
$300





Bic Board
approx. 8" x 32"
spray paint on skateboard
$100





Once again, if you'd like to add any of these awesome paintings to your personal collection please give me a call at 805.391.0361. Prices listed do not include shipping, but I will ship anywhere in the U.S. using UPS. For payment I can take a credit card over the phone or send you a paypal invoice. If you do not want to call feel free to leave a comment letting me know which piece you would like and we will work something out. And of course, if you come into the gallery you can pay with cash or credit card. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call.

Gallery Hours
Tuesday thru Saturday, 12pm to 6pm
Thursday, 2pm to 9pm
(this week we will be open 12pm to 9pm on Friday)

Thanks for looking!
www.jeffclaassen.com

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Space Guns And Creepsters

Sometimes I make wallets. In the past couple of days I have come up with two new designs. Well, in a way they are both recycled designs. Not exaclty "new", but you'll get the idea.



This is the "Space Guns Reversal" design, which is basically the negative of the original "Space Guns" wallet. Out of all of Warhol's paintings I've always liked his "reversal" series more than anything else, so I took that idea and applied it to this wallet.

Andy Warhol - Marilyn Reversal Series



The second new wallet is the "Creepster".



"Creepster" is a recycled design from a postcard/flyer I made to promote a Halloween inspired art show I hosted in 2005. Seeing as how Halloween is coming up I thought it would be fun to rework the image into a wallet design.

Both wallets are available at http://dayler.etsy.com

Enjoy!

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Monday, September 29, 2008

I Flip For Flip Video

I got a new toy.

Flip Video Ultra



It's the Flip Video Ultra. And it's awesome! Check out their site for all the details. www.flipvideo.com


They make it super easy to upload videos to the internet. And the simplicity of using the device can be mastered by an eight year old in a matter of minutes. Now that I have a video camera I can make awesome videos of myself doing insane crazy x-games type bike tricks. Check it!






Also, I am now learning how to use iMovie a little bit. That was the first video I've ever edited in my life.

Enjoy!

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Stenzskull For Ten More Days



The Stenzskull solo show ends in ten days. Come by the gallery and check it out before it's too late. You can now see most of the work on my site. Also, we got some press last week. If you are a SLO local hopefully you picked up the most recent issue of New Times (a new issue comes out every Thursday so today will be your last chance to get a copy). Of course with the craziness of today's gadgets and gizmos you never really miss out because you can just go online for everything. (And I mean "everything".) So, if you missed the printed version of New Times you can check out the article at http://newtimesslo.com/art/1010/cats-stacks-and-skulls/. Or, for the really adventurous, you can always zoom in on these photos (simply click on the photo) and hope not to strain your eyes too much.






Stay tuned, more news coming soon!

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Holonic Art Event On Saturday

i was asked to contribute a 6" x 6" piece for the holonic art movement. if you live in the slo/arroyo grande area you should check out this event on sept. 27.

First Holonic Art Event at CorkStop Studios


also, check out the Holonic Arts site to learn all about what they're doing: www.holonicarts.com

and a little note to all you artists out there. Holonic Arts is always looking for new artists to contribute. When you look at their home page just scroll down until you see the "call for artists".

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

My Eyeballs Are Bleeding

Way too many hours staring at the computer screen the last couple of days. The end is in sight, but not quite here yet. What have I been doing, you ask (or I pretend you ask)? Well, I am working on getting all the Stenzskull artwork on my site. And I'm doing that in between posting things on etsy, checking out flickr and ordering goodies from www.buttonmakers.net. The good news is that I am very close to being done with the Stenzskull update. Against my better judgement I have been uploading things sporadically, as opposed to making one big upload with all the new artwork at once. I've never been a fan of having "coming soon" items on my site, but this time around I've decided to not be such a nazi bitch about it.

In San Luis Obispo art news 1/2 tones is back in town. Welcome back, homeslice! For those of you that don't know 1/2 tones here is one of his deer paintings.


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Monday, September 15, 2008

Ego Boost

Tamika, over at vimby.com, just made my day.

check it out.

Thanks, Tamika!
- Jeff

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Bloody Lip, Cocaine Mirrors, And Other Nonsensical Bullshit

First off, I can't stop picking this fucking scab on my lip.



so...




Next, I've been trying to get all of my new pocket mirrors online. I have three up so far and hope to get the rest of them online real soon. Like by the end of the day. Let's see, there are about 20 items on my "to do" list, so we'll just have to wait and see if that gets done today. Here are the two newest ones. The world famous (yes, my dear 10,000 readers, "world famous") Some Bitch Stole My Lunch Money.








And the almost "world famous" (at the time of this writing it's super famous in the Pacific Northwest and Indonesia) Let's Talk About Fidelity.






If you click on either photo you will be directed to the "pocket mirrors", or as I like to refer to them "cocaine mirrors", section of my etsy shop. There you will find more crucial info as well as have the option to purchase.



In other news, I should have all of the artwork from the Stenzskull solo show, "Cut & Paste", available for your viewing pleasure very soon.

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

New Obey Giant Book!

Awesome! The new Shepard Fairey book "E Pluribus Venom" is finally available! I was lucky enough to get a couple first edition copies for the gallery. Come on in to check it out in person and if you're in some other part of the world you can always order it from my online shop.





(click photo to see a couple of sample pages from the book)




I've learned some stuff about books since I started selling them a couple of years ago. 100% of the books I sell are printed in China. Not 99% of them. 100%. That's every single book I sell. This, of course, keeps the cost down for the publishers, which is great. The unfortunate trade off is that they never know exactly when new shipments of books are coming in. So, if something is in stock you have to grab it as fast as you can because it could be six months to a year before you can get it again. And a lot of these art books don't go into multiple printings, so then you've really missed out. Then you're stuck paying a super inflated price on ebay. And nobody wants to do that.

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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

A Photo Post From Art In The Park

Art In The Park - Sept 2008
We basically made my booth look like a mini-version of the shop.



Art In The Park - Sept 2008
Goodies.



Art In The Park - Sept 2008
More goodies.



Art In The Park - Sept 2008, MNKR Clothing
My booth was right next to my friends Matt and Kandace who own this awesome clothing line called MNKR, www.mnkr.com.



Art In The Park - Sept 2008, MNKR Clothing
Here's Matt totally pimping it.



Art In The Park - Sept 2008, MNKR Clothing
MNKR goodies.



Art In The Park - Sept 2008, Marni Mutrux
My friend and fellow local painter, Marni Mutrux, was there. www.mmutrux.com.



Art In The Park - Sept 2008, Marni Mutrux
Here's Marni too busy texting to look up and say hi.




My friend Shannon has been putting on this event for a few years now and it's getting quite a following with over ninety artists participating. For more info visit http://www.artintheparkshellbeach.com.

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Sunday, September 07, 2008

Today. Art In The Park, Shell Beach, CA

For locals. I will have a booth today at Art In The Park. You should come by and say hi. I'll have A LOT of goodies to check out.




For more info and directions click the flyer or visit http://www.artintheparkshellbeach.com.

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Thursday, September 04, 2008

Stenzskull Tomorrow Night

Stenzskull came to the gallery this afternoon and applied his madness to the outside gallery wall. The reception/party for his solo exhibit is tomorrow night. I hope to see all your fine sexy asses there.


Stenzskull - outside #8



high achiever stencil by stenzskull




For more info navigate your browsing application to www.jeffclaassen.com.

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