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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Just a quick blup about this Occupy shiz...
I really wish the right people were doing this occupy wall street thing. The only ones I've seen get interviewed or get any recognition through the web are all "spotlight seekers". The ones that are "only there for the cake". This unorganized peaceful protest has become more viral than photos of Scarlett Johansson. I can bet you that half the people holding signs and shouting nothings just wanted to go occupy, simply to be part of something. This basically eradicates any ideas that this occupy wall street movement might have been trying to put forth. The ones who really want change shouldn't be holding signs marching the streets. Keep your mouth shut and write a letter to your congress men and women. That will speak a lot louder than the ones that just want to shout in front of the Alamo where nobody is listening.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Love/Hate
I've come to the realization that I have a Love/Hate relationship with my Drawing 1 class. It is among the three art classes I'm taking this semester at SAC, along with the photoshop class, and has proven to be the one that I've found my self hating the most at times and loving the most at times.
In my Painting 2 class its always great because all I'm doing is building frames, or painting... except for the ominous week of critiques, which sometimes have proven to be enlightening. In my Design 1 class I have a good time because with every project we're assigned, I see it as an opportunity to outshine the rest of the class. I take it as a challenge to have the most interesting piece on the wall when we put them all up on the due date, and although we do sometimes get bogged down with the grim sight of power point slides projecting vocabulary words, I can honestly say this class has given me some great insight on the basic fundamentals of creating a piece of art work.
In my Drawing class though there have been some high highs and really low lows. I started this class positive and excited, and I soon found out that we wouldn't just be some hand book, Mickey Mouse drawing class. The first project was to go home, get in a corner of our bedroom, and draw it. As creative as I might have proven to be in my life, I never could draw so this was pretty challenging. Although my professor's opinion of the work, and my grade, was pleasing to me, the "art work" I created wasn't. Today however, I see that I've come so far since that horrid bedroom drawing and I can say I'm actually creating art that I can share with people. It's funny to me because just last night I hated my Drawing class, even contemplated not going to it this afternoon. I hadn't done the Positive/Negative drawing that was due today and I was just tired of not being at home. I did go to class however, and I'm glad at that. Seeing the work the other students produced made me jealous. All of the art work was great, which made me think- I can do something better than that! So when I got home today, I grabbed my charcoal and got straight to work. I liked what I was doing so much that I did two pieces. Just this morning I was dreading the class and now I can't wait for Thursday so I can go back.
This drawing class has developed into a roller coaster and it's only half way done. It's crazy to try to predict what the next turn will be. Higher or Lower, I know I've learned a lot and I'm pleased with my progress so far.
Here is the work I produced. I decided to do one representational and one non-objective. Thanks for checking the post.. be sure to click that follow button in the top left of your screen.
18"x24" Charcoal on paper
In my Painting 2 class its always great because all I'm doing is building frames, or painting... except for the ominous week of critiques, which sometimes have proven to be enlightening. In my Design 1 class I have a good time because with every project we're assigned, I see it as an opportunity to outshine the rest of the class. I take it as a challenge to have the most interesting piece on the wall when we put them all up on the due date, and although we do sometimes get bogged down with the grim sight of power point slides projecting vocabulary words, I can honestly say this class has given me some great insight on the basic fundamentals of creating a piece of art work.
In my Drawing class though there have been some high highs and really low lows. I started this class positive and excited, and I soon found out that we wouldn't just be some hand book, Mickey Mouse drawing class. The first project was to go home, get in a corner of our bedroom, and draw it. As creative as I might have proven to be in my life, I never could draw so this was pretty challenging. Although my professor's opinion of the work, and my grade, was pleasing to me, the "art work" I created wasn't. Today however, I see that I've come so far since that horrid bedroom drawing and I can say I'm actually creating art that I can share with people. It's funny to me because just last night I hated my Drawing class, even contemplated not going to it this afternoon. I hadn't done the Positive/Negative drawing that was due today and I was just tired of not being at home. I did go to class however, and I'm glad at that. Seeing the work the other students produced made me jealous. All of the art work was great, which made me think- I can do something better than that! So when I got home today, I grabbed my charcoal and got straight to work. I liked what I was doing so much that I did two pieces. Just this morning I was dreading the class and now I can't wait for Thursday so I can go back.
This drawing class has developed into a roller coaster and it's only half way done. It's crazy to try to predict what the next turn will be. Higher or Lower, I know I've learned a lot and I'm pleased with my progress so far.
Here is the work I produced. I decided to do one representational and one non-objective. Thanks for checking the post.. be sure to click that follow button in the top left of your screen.
18"x24" Charcoal on paper
18"x24" Charcoal on paper
Just a Question (or two)
Okay so if you pick up an issue of the current or you happen to be facebook friends with any local artist it's really easy to find a live art show. Seriously eveybody's a promoter on facebook. You go to the show, you meet some great people, see some cool stuff, maybe even buy a painting or two, but what I am wondering, and maybe you have the answer for, is where are San Antonio's gallery art shows? I'm not talking about First Friday or Second Saturday gallery shows, I'm talking about the real classic style shows with wines and cheeses and large scale works displayed to people who are actual art collectors. Maybe I'm missing the loop, maybe I'm in the wrong loop but I know of tons of places (mostly bars) that have live art shows and a lot of which produce some really good art from some really cool people. It's progressivly getting easier and easier to find live painters, even tonight Art Vibes is going on at Studio 13. Although these art shows are fun and provide us "artists" a great opportunity to display our talents infront of our peers, where and when are we going to display our large scale pieces to a different demographic (the demographic with money). If somebody, anybody could fill me in on that it'd be much appreciated.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
New start
So I've decided to jump back into the blogging game with a totally revamped OverHeard spot. I am sticking with the original name because it still encompasses everything I plan to do. This will be a posting about local artists, film makers, musicians, and our everyday heroes that deserve a little spot light. With that I will also be giving myself random little spotlights, since well it is MY blog and all. Over all this should be an insightfull blog that you can check on to find out who's who in the San Antonio Area. This is not going to be a blog letting you "Show Seeke
rs" and "Party Bombers" know where things are going down every day. Puro Pinche is already holding that down for the city. If that's what your looking for check it out puropinche.tumblr.com, that's going to be a site that will disprove anybody that whines the words: "there's never anything to do in San Antonio". If you encounter a friend or over hear anybody snob out that sentience slap 'em in the face with some Puro Pinche! They'll thank you later.
Now that Puro Pinche! has somehow gotten my first spotlight I suppose I can talk about myself for a little bit now. I am a "wanna be" artist in San Antonio, which doesn't really set me apart from a big crowd. I've noticed the influx of "artists" in town over the past year and it's almost.... almost made me question weather or not I'm pursuing my goals in the right city. It's almost like being a musician in Austin. There's just so many of them it's pretty hard for people to actually hear your music unless you're whoring it out on the corner. In our case to "whore" our art out on the corner we usually have to wait for that fabulous day of the month when artists and art seekers alike converge to one street in South Town to network, drink beer, hear music, ride bikes, eat, and.... oh look at some art work. It is somewhat disappointing that we have to wait a whole month just to do it all over again, but who is really there for the art anyways, besides the artists themselves of course. Anybody who's been to First Friday can testify that when your down there in the thick of all the people, drinking beers, listening to some reggae band, checking out the fancy bikes, and meeting people, it's pretty easy to forget that your surrounded by galleries displaying some art work. If only there were more art events throughout San Antonio for true artists to really display some talent amongst true art lovers who can turn into actual customers.
Oh wait!! There is one that pops into my head that's managed to gain a strong following here in town and help out a lot of local live artists get noticed. ArtSlam! has been putting on great shows for quite some time now, showcasing local artists who live paint within a given theme. With themes ranging from Martial Arts to Star Wars to classic video games ArtSlam! always brings out a great crowd for San Antonio artists to market to. This month the theme for ArtSlam! is Return of the Living Dead, and seeing as how everybody I know LOVES zombies so much I can only imagine the a
mount of clientele that will be at this show. I almost hopped out of my seat trying to get in and paint at this one. However once I read the flyer a little closer I found that this month's ArtSlam! is going to be held at....... THE ED... in Austin. Seriously?? Okay so the website for ArtSlam! is artslamsa.com so can somebody PLEASE tell me what the SA in artslamsa.com stands for because now I'm just confused. Maybe I'm being a little bitter, but doesn't Austin have enough events going on all the time. Can't we keep our artslam in Bexar county or has ArtSlamSA gotten too big for "lame" San Antonio? Well all bitterness aside, I hope our local artists have a safe road trip up I-35 on Oct. 22, and I hope those Austinites enjoy what San Antonio has produced.
Hey if you are an artist, or film maker, or screen writer, or musician, or anything else thats worth letting people know about, drop me line (calvinjpressley@gmail.com) and I'll do my best to give you a little spotlight. I know there are tons and tons of fascinating people in this town. If you know any of them, tell them to stop hiding under a rock and send me an email. This blog will feature interviews, trailers for your films, info about an event you might have coming up and will eventually be read my millions! ...Okay maybe only thousands, but it'll be a lot better then the handful of family members, co-workers, and classmates that know about your material right now. Thanks for reading, look for me around town and FOLLOW THIS BLOG so you can get the next post.
rs" and "Party Bombers" know where things are going down every day. Puro Pinche is already holding that down for the city. If that's what your looking for check it out puropinche.tumblr.com, that's going to be a site that will disprove anybody that whines the words: "there's never anything to do in San Antonio". If you encounter a friend or over hear anybody snob out that sentience slap 'em in the face with some Puro Pinche! They'll thank you later.Now that Puro Pinche! has somehow gotten my first spotlight I suppose I can talk about myself for a little bit now. I am a "wanna be" artist in San Antonio, which doesn't really set me apart from a big crowd. I've noticed the influx of "artists" in town over the past year and it's almost.... almost made me question weather or not I'm pursuing my goals in the right city. It's almost like being a musician in Austin. There's just so many of them it's pretty hard for people to actually hear your music unless you're whoring it out on the corner. In our case to "whore" our art out on the corner we usually have to wait for that fabulous day of the month when artists and art seekers alike converge to one street in South Town to network, drink beer, hear music, ride bikes, eat, and.... oh look at some art work. It is somewhat disappointing that we have to wait a whole month just to do it all over again, but who is really there for the art anyways, besides the artists themselves of course. Anybody who's been to First Friday can testify that when your down there in the thick of all the people, drinking beers, listening to some reggae band, checking out the fancy bikes, and meeting people, it's pretty easy to forget that your surrounded by galleries displaying some art work. If only there were more art events throughout San Antonio for true artists to really display some talent amongst true art lovers who can turn into actual customers.
Oh wait!! There is one that pops into my head that's managed to gain a strong following here in town and help out a lot of local live artists get noticed. ArtSlam! has been putting on great shows for quite some time now, showcasing local artists who live paint within a given theme. With themes ranging from Martial Arts to Star Wars to classic video games ArtSlam! always brings out a great crowd for San Antonio artists to market to. This month the theme for ArtSlam! is Return of the Living Dead, and seeing as how everybody I know LOVES zombies so much I can only imagine the a
mount of clientele that will be at this show. I almost hopped out of my seat trying to get in and paint at this one. However once I read the flyer a little closer I found that this month's ArtSlam! is going to be held at....... THE ED... in Austin. Seriously?? Okay so the website for ArtSlam! is artslamsa.com so can somebody PLEASE tell me what the SA in artslamsa.com stands for because now I'm just confused. Maybe I'm being a little bitter, but doesn't Austin have enough events going on all the time. Can't we keep our artslam in Bexar county or has ArtSlamSA gotten too big for "lame" San Antonio? Well all bitterness aside, I hope our local artists have a safe road trip up I-35 on Oct. 22, and I hope those Austinites enjoy what San Antonio has produced.Hey if you are an artist, or film maker, or screen writer, or musician, or anything else thats worth letting people know about, drop me line (calvinjpressley@gmail.com) and I'll do my best to give you a little spotlight. I know there are tons and tons of fascinating people in this town. If you know any of them, tell them to stop hiding under a rock and send me an email. This blog will feature interviews, trailers for your films, info about an event you might have coming up and will eventually be read my millions! ...Okay maybe only thousands, but it'll be a lot better then the handful of family members, co-workers, and classmates that know about your material right now. Thanks for reading, look for me around town and FOLLOW THIS BLOG so you can get the next post.
Every now and then I'll post up an image of some of my artwork... Here's one now:
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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