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Tag Archives: painting
You Can Only Please Some Folks
You know there is that old saying about “making some people happy some of the time…” Well I encountered that this week. Some people were and some people were not. I have a lot of folks that write me and … Continue reading
Posted in street art, writing
Tagged art, atlanta signs, blackcattips, folk art, hate mail, love, painting, peace, pie, pink pig, some people happy some of the time, soul, street folk, the pie sign
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Half A Painting – Half A Squid
I had to take a painting apart. It was 8 feet tall. The original title was Ten French Squid. It can be seen here. The reasons for its disassembly are personal so don’t think about asking me. Please do not even try. … Continue reading
Hot Fish Sign
A real nice guy gave me some cardboard. He works for a TV making show and gave me some scraps of wood and cardboard to paint on. So I did what seemed logical and painted a HOT FISH sign. I painted it … Continue reading
Posted in street art
Tagged art, atlanta, blackcattips, fish, hot fish, hot fish sign, painting, street art, street folk
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Scattered Items
Lately I have been doing a number of things. Little bits of this and that all stacked up in a pile. I thought I would just share a few photos of what I have been working on. I delivered … Continue reading
Posted in current events
Tagged art, atlanta, bears, blackcattips, folk art, painting, street folk
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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-Eyed Bear
I was asked by some people who live on Wiley Street in Atlanta to paint on an old abandoned sign in their neighborhood. I told them I would. So, yesterday I did. I took my dog with me and she … Continue reading
Posted in street art
Tagged art, atlanta, bear, blackcattips, blue, painting, pink, reynoldstown, signs, street art, wiley street
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A Day At The Office (A Cabbagetown Mural)
Last week I made friends with a 14 foot step ladder. I step up. I step down. I step up. While I was on the ladder I painted a 20 foot mural in a loft home in the Cabbagetown Mill … Continue reading
Posted in mural
Tagged art, blackcattips, cabbagetown, cats, conglomeration, indoor mural, mill lofts, mural, office, painting, rabbit
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Willie Jinks I Found You
There is a artist from Atlanta that has inspired me. His name is Willie Jinks. I do not know where he is now or much about him. He made a lot of these paintings in the 80s and 90s. All … Continue reading
Posted in inspiration
Tagged art, atlanta, folk art, jinks, painting, tabernacle, willie jinks
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Vita-Men-Dee – Midway Pub Mural
I am happy to announce that I have wrapped up the mural on the Midway Pub in East Atlanta Village. I finished yesterday. The sun came out. The rain went away. I felt glad. The folks at the Midway are … Continue reading
Posted in mural
Tagged art, atlanta, blackcattips, brooks, east atlanta, eav, lucky frank, midway, midway pub, mural, painting, street art, vita-men-dee, vitamendee
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