Here’s a look at a prelim painting I’m working on atm for my solo with Thinkspace Gallery LA, coming in July!
Stay updated with my show as it progresses by searching hashtag #rodluffsolo!
Also, HUGE thanks to everyone that has shown support for my new “Owl Song” prints, it means a lot and at this point I need all the help I can get! Cheers!
Cheers
My painting from the Rooster show at the Safehouse. “Roses for Rooster”, oil on panel, 8x8”
Love this painting by PJ Mathews.
With some incredible artists that make me realise how much I suck! Top-Karla Ortiz and Ryan Lee, who were generous enough to let me stay at their place for many days, and below is one of my all time favourites- the great and almighty CORO!
Moleskine project 2 opening photos online! Such a fun and awesome night, a big thank you to those who came, it is open until Dec 28th, 2012!
Progress shot compilation for “Moleskine Project #2” entry + a link to the hi res PSD file
Hit the Click through link to see the larger jpeg.
Tonight I’m also showing with the wonderful art collective, Prisma at Trifecta Gallery in Las Vegas, for “Second Sight” It’s going to be a hell of a night!
This is the flyer with art by the awesomely skilled painter, Edith Lebeau!
It’s not everyday that you get to curate a show with your favourite artists, including those who inspired me to draw in the first place. Inviting these artists forced me to work harder, anything less than my best would be pointless-no excuses allowed. I wanted to put everything I learnt from my moleskine experiments into one sketch page, using crushed pastels and iridescent oil paint and every media I had.
I struggled from start to finish, had to combine three photos of a model I photographed, I redrew, repainted the face so many times I lost count. The scariest thing about committing my best was that I had no excuses, no matter how embarrassing the mistakes, or how long it took. The entire show is what I am most proud of and how it has brought many of us together. I went against good advice and included over 50 artists- an enormous task on top of my already busy schedule (4 group shows this month).
It’s funny that it happened because I couldn’t provide enough work for a solo show (too many group shows). I seem to always feel like I’m failing, and somehow with enough luck it works out for the best.
I am super humbled and inspired to be a part of it, and this is the first time I’ve felt part of an art community. Thanks to everyone who submitted inspiring art and for the support (you know who you are), I am looking forward to the show tomorrow night, see you there at Spoke Art, San Francisco!
You can’t avoid mistakes or the horrible feeling that comes with it, but you can transmute it into something better and learn from it, with persistence and patience.
