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Bunch of Decks…

Posted: May 8, 2023 in geisha, Paintings, painty bits, ukiyo-e
Tags: animation, anime, art, cartoon, colour halftone, custom painted skateboard, geisha, homer simpson, japan, kimono, manga, marvel comics, mr sparkle, new zealand artist, pop art, powergirl, skateboard, the simpsons, ukiyo-e

Let’s face it – taking decent photos of your work is overrated… Heh heh heh. Not really – and this was a reminder of my new resolve to take better photos in future. Or even better – take each piece to a professional to take even better shots. That’s the plan.

Skateboard decks are fun to paint. I like to paint both sides, because it feels a bit like cheating otherwise. Or something. With these I went for a Ukiyo-E type geisha character to the”graphic” side and went a bit wild with spraypaint and a halftone stencil (and a Mr Sparkle) on the top side. More colour for your dollar!

Graphic side – geisha and Powergirl!

Would look interesting with clear griptape! Although I probably wouldn’t recommend riding one of these…

Doo that hath been Scoobied.

Posted: May 8, 2023 in geisha, Paintings, painty bits, ukiyo-e
Tags: acrylic on canvas, animation, anime, art, cartoon, commissionedpainting, geisha, hannabarbera, homer simpson, jackson guitars, japan, manga, ninja, nintendo, pop art, racerx, scooby doo, supermario, the simpsons, thesimpsons, ukiyo-e, ultraman

“Gitahiro Iichi”. Commissions are great. Otto’s guitar is based on the Jackson owned by the new owner of the piece. Might have to do Ultraman Homer again soon too…

Here it is in it’s new home.

Bike time is the right time.

Posted: January 24, 2023 in bmx, custom painted bike, geisha, kidsbikes, painty bits, ukiyo-e
Tags: 1980s bmx, animation, anime, art, bmx, captain america, cartoon, geisha, hattori bmx, homer simpson, japan, japanese bmx, manga, marvel comics, mr sparkle, ninja, old school bmx, pop art, powergirl, tange bmx, the simpsons, ukiyo-e

After painting the 88′ Cyclecraft I decided that I wouldn’t paint another small diameter tubing 1980s BMX frame given what a mission it can be. Let alone forks. So when a friend asked if I would like to paint his early 80s Hattori Pro Sight frame of course I said yes.

Not sure what brand the handlebars were, but they’re “Ut Tentacles” now.

Sure, it all looks great on our very old deck that needs a stain, but how about on a wall surrounded by some killer artwork?

I have a few more bikes lined up to paint this year – all have a lot more paintable surface!

SWOK! BLAM! NEW! POST!

Posted: January 22, 2023 in geisha, Paintings, painty bits, ukiyo-e, Uncategorized
Tags: acrylic on canvas, acrylic painting, animation, anime, art, art for sale, cartoon, comic book, geisha, japan, kimono, manga, new zealand artist, pop art, ukiyo-e

“SWOK!’ and “BLAM!” 75x75cm acrylic on canvas.

I’d had the idea of a Ukiyo-E geisha figure over the top of a comic book exclamation type image for a while and did a trial run on some old cheap canvases with the geisha figure as a sihouette. They looked ok (we have one on our wall, so I see it every day and enjoy it being there), but doing the geisha properly stepped it up a bit. I’ll be doing some similar pieces again at some stage this year.

“BLAM!” is sold, pending the completion of the deal, but “SWOK!” is available. Do please get in touch if you’d like it on your wall.

Practise runs below.

The Ghost Who Walks. And Swims. And hangs on it’s new owner’s wall.

Posted: October 17, 2022 in geisha, painty bits, ukiyo-e
Tags: acrylic on canvas, animation, anime, art, cartoon, comic book, geisha, japan, kimono, manga, new zealand artist, the phantom, ukiyo-e

“Saisho no Fantomu.” Commission – finished last week and now in it’s new home.

1st 3 – almost took 10!

Posted: June 21, 2022 in painty bits
Tags: 1980s, 8 bit, acrylic on canvas, animation, anime, anpanman, art, baikinman, birds of prey, cartoon, dr john zoiburg, four square man, fututama, geisha, japan, kabuki, kiwiana, manga, mr sparkle, nintendo, philip j fry, pop art, retro, sailor moon, Super Mario, the simpsons, triptych, ukiyo e, video game, waylon smithers

The first triptych that I started (have finished several since) around 9 years ago. Used some fairly cheap canvases as couldn’t really afford much much else at the time. Because of this, the frame of one of them warped a bit pretty quickly, so I gave up on them and started on some new work. Had worked on them a little over the years, then decided to get ’em done after finishing the Matua School toilets job. And as such it’s quite a cool collection of different elements that I’ve been painting at different times. Anpanman and Baikinman for example – we’d not long returned from living in Japan and my wee boy was a big fan!

Two more. Yes indeed!!

Posted: November 17, 2020 in Memoirs of a Salaryman exhibition, painty bits
Tags: acrylic on canvas, acrylic painting, anime, bender, captaim america, cartoon, doraemon, futurama, geisha, good luck cat, japanese cartoons, kimono, maineki neko, manga, marvel comics, miyazaki, phillip j fry, spiderman, studio ghibli, totoro, ukiyo-e

“A Biru… Biru…”. If you guessed that the title is a Google translation of the speech bubble, then you’re darn well correct! Nice one! Congratulations!! Omedeto!!! You win Tuesday!!!!

“Kusuri… Osugiru… Shigamitsuku koto ga dekinai…”. Again – a Google translate of the speech bubble – but I think you know how to play this game by now. Still – I admire your consistency. Mmmmmm… so consistent…

彼女は着物に花をつけた。

Posted: June 10, 2019 in painty bits, Uncategorized
Tags: acrylic on canvas, acrylic painting, animation, anime, art, cartoon, dr zoidberg, futurama, geisha, japan, kimomo, manga, new zealand art, pop art, pop culture, postcards, racer x, sailor moon, ukiyo-e

Via my Google to facebook and back translating method it ends up being “She put flowers on her kimono”, which is ok, but I might need to try another method in future. Or name the next few from Homer Simpson quotes. Or Genbaku Onanies lyrics. Good to get it finished and it’s off to it’s new home. And I had some postcards made! PM me if you’d like one.

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Geisha Ichiban!

Posted: November 13, 2016 in painty bits
Tags: acrylic on canvas, anime, cartoon, geisha, gravion zwie, japan, manga, pieman, pop art, the simpsons, ukiyo-e

If I had more time available, maybe it wouldn’t take me 7 months to complete a painting… Still! On to the next one!

No skulls, but it’s Four Square, man.

Posted: November 1, 2016 in painty bits
Tags: 4squareman, acrylic on canvas, cartoon

He’s a convenience type store logo in New Zealand – made famous by NZ artist Dick Frizzel. Not trying to riff of of him – just playing around with some colours…

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