Stix and Jones

Been a while...

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:42:25 PST

Wowsie Wow. I cannot believe it's been almost 3 months since I posted any progress on the new work! I guess that just shows you how busy school and teaching has been for me. I am...

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Some Studies

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:44:19 PST

These are some studies I am working on for bigger pieces. I really like pushing paint around these days more than coming up with some complex imagery.

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Here Comes the Neighborhood - Ep7

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:55:02 PST

HCTN EPISODE 7 : MARTHA COOPER from Here Comes the Neighborhood on Vimeo.

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Bank Violette

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:04:17 PST

this guy is pure bad assery

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Life In A Day

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:06:00 PST

wowsi wowwww!

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How To Destroy Angels: The Space in Between

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:29:45 PST

Been listening to these guys while I paint... lovely.

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Snowball Fight, 1895-1897

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:27:49 PST

Finals wee. Posting this as I finish painting the last of my work for this term. More to come...

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Curious Saint Candles

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:55:33 PST

I just fell in love with these...

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Kevin Francis Gray

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:30:03 PST

Kevin Francis Gray wowsie wow...

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EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN – NICK KNIGHT, ALISTER MACKIE, LUCYANDBART

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:16:50 PST

Collaboration with stylist Alister Mackie and artist duo LucyandBart, Nick Knight’s latest fashion film captures a series of hand-crafted handicraft homages to the extreme volumes and textures that...

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Lady Gaga - Marry the Night

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:33:41 PST

luv me some lady gaga...

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Julien Salaud: Stellar Animals

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:50:08 PST

French artist Julien Salaud wraps acquired taxidermy deer in intricate shells of thread and nails creating these strikingly beautiful geometric webs. The ongoing series is titled Animaux...

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The Beauty of One Second

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:15:58 PST

Seconds Of Beauty - 1st round compilation from The Beauty Of A Second on Vimeo. A collection of one second video clips from the first round of the Beauty of a Second short film competition...

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No Signs of Economic Crisis @ Christie's

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:30:08 PST

Image: I Can See the Whole Room… and There's Nobody in It by Roy Lichtenstein from 1961. The painting fetched a record $43.202.500 yesterday. Christie's postwar and contemporary art...

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Always Loved A Film

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:12:02 PST

just another day...

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Full Deck is at South Bend Art Museum

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:01:40 PST

A Short History of Skate Art My skate decks are now at the South bend Art Museum. There is an review about the show in the Observer too! organized by Bedford Gallery at the...

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Nicola Verlato Studio Visit

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:39:02 PST

I contacted Nocola Verlato about a studio visit and... we met yesterday for several hours! It was fantastic! We have so much in common and he loves hearing about my experiences with CG...

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Nicola Verlato

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:29:11 PST

Beauty of Failure II 2009, oil on linen, 153 x 312cm 5.2' x 10.2' As part of my painting class with Scott Hess, I have to give a talk on another...

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Open For Business

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:00:01 PST

The second painting we are doing in Scott Hess' class is above. We were asked to bring in a drawing of a proposed idea for the models to pose in for the next seven weeks. Hess said both...

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Jake

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:17:30 PST

After the breakthrough with the test painting I completed, I decided to apply this process to a new series of portraits. I had a photo I took of a friend of mine, Jake... and thought it would...

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The New Shit

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:04:56 PST

October 11th I decided... "I am going to paint how I want to." I grabbed a random photo of a model on Google that was black and white, so I would only be referring to values and using the...

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MFA Progress 2011 - Scott Hess

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:41:14 PST

I am taking a painting class at LCAD with Scott Hess, this term. The class title is Mythological/Symbolic Narratives in Painting. Hess is one of the best teachers I have ever had. ...

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Summer and Fall

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:03:13 PST

I have been a busy bee. Not many posts here since September. I apologize to you and myself. This blog is important to me to document my progress and this journey through my...

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Gil Scott-Heron - "Me And The Devil"

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:34:18 PST

Gil Scott-Heron - "Me And The Devil" from Adam F. on Vimeo. I wish Halloween was more than just one day...

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Woodkid - Iron

noreply@blogger.com (Stix and Jones) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:29:01 PST

Woodkid - Iron from WOODKID on Vimeo. I know I have been neglectful of posting my latest wok here. Grad school has kept me very busy but TRUST... good things are coming. In the...

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