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These are pics of the live art I did back in March for the Cure The Music Fundraiser. I had fun rocking this show, despite the monstrous chest cold that was threatening to destroy me that night. My paintings for the night were this tribal-girl-with-flaming-wolf-mask piece, and a painting of good ol' Mega Man.
The Wolf-Mask piece was exciting, with lots of pattern, bright colors and texture. Unfortunately, I don't have a good photo of the finished painting. The Mega Man one was a blast to create, with lots of drips and texture. He's all shot up and worn (mostly, because my fondest memories of the 8-BIT Mega Man games all involve me getting blasted to bits, very quickly), If you look closely, you'll see that he's saying, "Mo' Mega," a shout-out to a very delicious Mr. Lif album.
Off to slumberland....
- King Gum
Cure The Music is a charity fundraiser blasting off this Thursday, March 25th, at 111 Minna. And the kind folks organizing the event asked yours truly to come out and rock the live painting action!
Some incredible DJ's and bands will be providing the soundtrack for the evening. Everything I make that night will be sold off, silent auction style. There will also be raffle tickets sold for a variety of prizes, donated by some fine local businesses (including Capcom, Electronic Arts, and Mission: Comics & Art). All proceeds will go to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Word booty!
So come down and get'cha groove on, get'cha drink on, get some original art and get funky for a damn good cause! For more info, peep the Cure The Music blog and their Facebook event page.
Coming with that In Sound From Way Out,
- Dave "King Gum" Crosland
Hey yo! I did another Sketch Tuesday at 111 Minna, in downtown SF. I didn't have my camera on me, so there aren't any photos of kids rocking it. But I did bring home 3 of my pieces from the night. I did a fourth, but it sold just as I was packing up. The artwork below is all for sale. I'm asking $50 each, plus $6 for shipping in the US. Hit me up if you're interested.
"Draw." acrylics & on cardboard
"Experience" acrylics, white-out, & ink on paper
Box." acrylics, white-out, & ink on paper
That's all for now. I'm working like a 2-legged ferret, busting out artwork and collaborating with Deadbeatsister, in preparation for The Alternative Press Expo (APE). I'm sure I'll look like a burnt-out toaster oven by next Friday, but it'll be well worth it. I love the smell of print ink and glue sticks in the morning. It smells like... victory.
The horror... the muh'fuckin' horror!
-Bunker, out!

Last Tuesday, I got in on some sketch-madness with a room full of Bay Area artists! It was on like Donkey-Kong! They were playing Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow's "Brainfreeze" thru the sound system, the bar was churning out $3 Dewer's drink specials, and the room was packed with artists sketching, painting, collaging, and having a creatively awesome time. Everyone was encouraged to tack their finished pieces to the wall and try to sell 'em off on the cheap. I was lucky enough to grab the last open table and bust out a couple bangers.

Nate Van Dyke was in the house!
Below is yours truly with my favorite Krull-fan (besides my dear ol' Dad, that is), Skinner. This kid is a riot... super-talented, fun as hell, and an all-around nice guy. Check out his work at www.theartofskinner.com. If you're in SF, you should see the mural he did on the side of Lower Hater (corner of Haight & Steiner). And yes, that's his art on the shirt he's wearing.

Skinner at work. Or is it play?

Two of Skinner's pieces from the evening. See, I wasn't kidding about that Krull thing. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out. Movie's got a cyclops in it, and a dude who can turn into a tiger. That's right, a TIGER. Hell yeah!


These were my contributions to the wall. One is another of my boxers, called "Here Comes The Haymaker." The other is one of my Savage Soldiers, only high-tech, called "Modern-Made Soldier." I still have these for sale, if anyone is interested.

I get the whole "Great Emancipator" thing, but this piece (Ron English's "Abraham Obama") really freaks me out. It's kinda creepy!
Yours in capitalistic democracy, always.
-Bunker, out.