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Category Archives: painting
I Woke Up Very Mad – KirkWood SpringFling
Today I woke up angry– really angry. I felt pretty mad too. After stomping around for an hour I went over to do some live painting at the KirkWood SpringFling in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a bunch of other people … Continue reading
Posted in art festivals, painting
Tagged art, blackcattips, cat, dog, festival, fun, kirkwood, KirkWood SpringFling, live painting, mushrooms, paint, psychedelia, sam flax
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Sam Flax In-Store Painting
Yesterday I went and painted at Sam Flax – Atlanta. They are having 30 artist for 30 days. It is all to benefit One Love Generation. Then on May 3rd there will be a showing with a silent auction at Kai Lin … Continue reading
Making A Sign (all fast like)
I have been working on a couple signs. These are not regular run-of-the-mill signs but hand lettered custom BlackCatTips decorated ones. I am making them for a local school. I made this short time-lapse film showing myself painting some of … Continue reading
Posted in painting, short film
Tagged blackcattips, hand lettered, hand painted, painting, signs, time lapse, Turning Sun School
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3 Doors (for Boys & Girls Club)
I don’t know what you have been doing. You won’t tell me. I have asked. Maybe you watched Five Easy Pieces a few times or ate spagehtti in an ironically named italian joint. I didn’t do either. I think I … Continue reading
Posted in painting
Tagged 75th, animals, art, atlanta, bagc, bears, bgcma, blackcattips, boys & girls club, brooks, doors, neofolk, paintings, WonderRoot
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New Paintings
I have posted a lot of new art on my website. I wanted to get a few new paintings posted for people who have gift buying in mind. Some people, unlike myself, take care of holiday shopping early and … Continue reading
Painted Trucker Hats
I wanted a new hat. I got paint on my old one. It lost its shape. I shopped online and couldn’t find any I liked. Some were too big. Some were too bright. Some were corny and some were just floppy … Continue reading
New Paintings (wooden cut-outs)
I made some new wooden cut-out paintings in the last week or two. I had an order to create a Willy Wheatgrass character for a local Smoothie business. Since I was in the cutting mood I sawed out a few … Continue reading
Posted in painting
Tagged art, blackcattips, chomp and stomp, east atlanta farmers market, halloween, midway pub, wooden cut-out
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Saturday Paintings
You go to the store and buy a large sheet of wood. You load it into the truck then take it to a secret location. Did anyone see us? Cut it up using electrical power tools. Reciprocation and saw dust and then you sand … Continue reading
Posted in painting
Tagged blackcattips, folk, kyle brooks, painting, saturday, thoughts, wooden cut-out
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Creative Loafing / High Museum Paper Box
A couple weeks ago I was asked by Creative Loafing – Atlanta to paint a paper box for them. It is for an event in association with the High Museum. It will be Creative Loafing’s 40th birthday party and will … Continue reading
Posted in painting
Tagged atlanta, blackcattips, creative loafing, goat farm, high museum, kyle brooks, paper box
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I Feel Better
I feel better. The spout opened up. The colors came out. My brain relaxed. After days of not being able to paint or draw anything I felt happy about it happened. Colors. Drips. Happy times. I feel better now. I … Continue reading
Posted in painting
Tagged artists block, bear heads, bears, blackcattips, feel good, happy
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