Im Back...

Its been a while since I hot rock bottom. I was looking at previous blog posts and had come to the realization that not enough of myself was being talked about. Yea its all good and fun when you see someone else doing something cool or trying to make it, but I feel its my turn.

I feel like I have to go back to my roots, graffitiwas the probably the soul reason I continue to draw and sketch today. Dont get me wrong I loeve artwork and all that comes with it. I just feel somewhere along the line I lost that or misplaced all that I felt was true, but now its time I feel that I gotta go back to my roots, back the foundation, the pen, pad, markers and paint with a clean twist of design on the side. Look of out more design because I have too many ideas to share with the world to let them just past me by.

You love something dont let the bad times take you down. nor should you stop anything you love because at the end of the day its what you want out of this life and what your passion is.

-Be Well
-SmurkOne

COPE

I have come to realize that when your willing to share and speak to people across the world, you can definetly find out more than you could ever imagine. Twitter hands down has been the number reason I still blog and have any reason to even want to communicate with the outside world. That being said Twitter has introducded me to many different things and many different people. Gabriel Egbuson the founder of Cope Brand is one of them.

                                                                                                                promo t-shirt

Although we have never offically met, many ideas have been passed back and forth and some what of an online connection has been made, kinda like a twitter colleague. He is coming out with a t-shirt company that strive to be unique and provoke a reaction. This and more can be found at cope-bigcartel. I should be getting mine very soon. I love the concept and what he is bringing to the table. checkout the his website: COPEBRAND. Trust me when I say your not going to want to look like a band-wagon jumper when the Cope brand goes global.Get yours. If you have twitter check out Copebrand at: @COPEBRAND.

keep cheering for the under dog

-Stay up-Smurkone

BUA BUA..

Could never understand why a girl in the same colour course who loved hiphop would always recommend that I check out Justin Bua. I finally did one day and I knew why she did, for the mear fact that its a different look. He's not your conventional artist which makes him unique in every sense of the word. I recently seen this is vlog on Vimby felt that I had to share the knowledge of Justin Bua and his artwork.

VIMBY - Bua

Put A Staple on It..

Surfin' the web as usual and stop and the favorite Hypebeast where I found an interview iwth Jeff Staple. Jeff Staple most known for the Piegon Dunk. Drops a very inspirational interview with Brand RMX. I am an artist/ designer myself and feel like the pursuit of perfection is the passion, but still never being able to attain it. Please yourself because in the end your the one that has to love with your decisons definetly a great video and one I can look back at and remeber where I was then and where I am now and how I plan to get further.


Brand RMX : EPISODE 2 pt 1/2 from R+I creative on Vimeo.



Brand RMX : EPISODE 2 pt 2/2 from R+I creative on Vimeo.


...LIVE LOVE AND LAUGH...
-Find your inspirations-Smurkone

Blow Up Status: Patrick Martinez

I hard these days to find genuine people and artist for that matter, because these days people have the internet and programs to help them further themselves. Yes the web has help people connect a hell of alot easier, but the software seems to be taking over. People are paiting with the same look as a real painting just with a cleaner look. I came across this video of Partick Martinez painting, but going about it the way I feel it was meant to be with substance, foundation and authentisity.

blow up status: patrick martinez from Patrick Martinez on Vimeo.

What I take from this is, keep doing what you love and never be afraid to say or expression whats on your mind. Embrass your creativity and capture the essense of it all.

Stay Strong-Smurkon

Theatrical Experience: Repo Man

Everyday we wake up wondering whats new in the world today and how much different will it be from yesterday. New births, deaths, born days, this list goes on. My life is one that is out of funk due to the simple fact I work during the might when a large majority of the world works in the day. It definetly sucks that I am a manager at my job, but hey if your good at some progression is the only way out. Lucky me tonight I had the night off and my sister decided to get Repo Man in bootleg.

A futuristic movie featuring Jude Law and Last King Of Scottland Forest Whitaker. I have found that in recent months the alarming rate of future movies, and this is a good watch for me anyway. I like different movie and this one of a kind. These Repo Men dint jus t take wolrdly possessions like furniture, cars, houses or think like that, but they are goin after your organs, yes I said your organs I dont want to him too much away but thats what these men are after. Its definetly seem a bit gory. but overall a good movie. I guess it doesnt hurt that it was filmed in |Toronto.  I didnt want to distract the post with metioning the cameo from The Rza...

Well thats enough of me, back the real world...

Stay Up-Sean

Flight: The Love in Us

The Love in Us, I believe its a reference to music and the love that we all have in us when it comes to music.Today was diffrent for the sheer fact that Erick Arc Elliott's Plane video was goin to be dropped at 11:59 why I dont know but my timeline was filled when the video made its debut. I watched it and for some reason it feel like one of my homies was finally making a video. It was surreal I had listened to the album which to me was dope. I was hook from Traducation the 1st track on the album. Anyway instead of  me talkin about Arc the music take a look see for yourself..

You can find more information about Arc at TheLoveInUs or you can follow him @erickarcelliott. Homies got talent. been doin' it since '88. This is see signing off I gotta listen to Hunger...Noir is Black definition of rawww! download the album: Noir Is Black

Today like any other day I felt sleep was being underrated, for the clear fact that when I am in dream land the members of my family find it nessesary to walk in and out of my room like a busy NY street. This only leads me to get my ignorant shit on and start yelling at memeber of the family. Anyway with alot of sleep and a passion for art is dawn on me I still dont have my tattoo and the more I think about it the more I want it, the more I want to pull myself away from the normal way of life and branching out. The days I wake up and realize I am still young and hate what I do, a really begining to catch up to me.

Art work is definetly a passion of mind, its been instilled in my membrain since the day my mind was able to figure out how to use an object rather than putting it in my mouth. I have drawn any things for people and for myself. I dont think I could ever let the pencil down, but as these night begin to catch up to me the funk seems to be dying. Its only happen once when I was not drawing and all my frustration were let go on to the people closes to me. These days my state of mind ismt about the artwork, it has more to do with get the day over with. It has come to a point when real life has caught up to me and the life I want to love have clashed and reality looks to be settling. No this is not get giving up this is me realizing that the life Im living now needs to be changed and soon before I end up with children a mortgage and fall into the normals struggles of a married man that hates his job. Definetly one of my shorter blogs I will say, but it was more of a rant for me to get off my chest since being on nights it seems like the computer and the rest of the world are my friends, funny part about that it  90% of the people I have spoken to I have never seen in real life.

Anyways, on to the next one. The days between blogs these will few and far between. Expect more dope shit to becoming your way, stilll looking for an offical name for the clothes but that doesnt mean that artistic expression has to stop so get ready for it. The old wrist are starting to develop rust.

-Free Chillin'-Sean

Blackbook Fiend

Today among other days I woke up with this awful taste of un-brushed teeth, but I think that's everyone who own a pair of top and down teeth. I have a triple stack of hamburger with frings. (onion rings & fries) Had a epic battle of basketball playground. I must say I am out of shape and the more I think about it winter seems to longer. I came in from losing in 21 and jumped on the computer to see what the rest of the world had been up to. This is what i came across this:

Sketchbook artwork from Only Ny. I love to see the creative side of other artist, the rough process where the ideas and inspiration comes from. Ive got about 7 sketchbooks that I actually like and pull out every now and again to see where I am now and where I'm going. For me its like when NBA players watch each other play and admire the skills displayed on the court like when Lebron talks about Kobe.

This wasnt the only thing I cam across as I usually do these days I check out The Award Tour. I came across his rough works and the process he carrys when he is in his Dungeon as he calls it.

I dont know what it is, but I feel as if creativity has to be spread throughout the world. I love to show off my rough work and then the finally product because it another way of showing the authenticity of the work and how its being made. I wouldnt say I search for it but it I come across it, I bound to dig deeper and see the process that he or she displays. I dont discriminate I am a fan of people that come from the same country I do its not always about America, some dope work come from up north. The phenom "Smolik". Born and raise Canadain dope thing is he paints as well, but thats another story. check him out: Smolik Design.

Coming across new work preferable dry mediums, get me pumped and makes me wanna push more and more. I wanna do more because to me if I'm not doing it someone else is. So I use it as motivation and a way of see whats good out there. Its all about sharing I was never one to share my work which I think made me more creative, but now I second guest what to put up and what not to put up, but its all good cant stip wont stop.

These days its seems like my art has taken a backseat to the illustration based work I use to deal with and if more design based. Im not sure why I kinda just go with the flow but at the same time I think I have to go back to the good ol'days, the glory days and bring back those creative juices. I find artwork like The Brooklyn Cirucs:

I find that art work is self expression in so many ways, its the same with any other medium like music, But enough about me Im taking off So maybe someone can talk about me and my creativity in a blog just like this one day. On that note spread the love and be creative. If you got the skills dont be afraid to display them.

-Be Well
-Smurkone

March 9th Day in the Life..

Another day another struggle. Today will be one of those days that everyone under the son pays their respects to Christopher Wallace aka Biggie Smalls for the children born in the mid-90s who may not of heard of him. Haha! Pretty dope that I am blogging from my blackberry. Technology has come along way, although my network is being a little difficult all the same being on my phone and blogging about today I have to say is pretty dope. Have not figured of the machanics of putting new photos up but I believe its about progression. Been in the lab(my bed room) a lot lately other than for means of sleep and just veggin' out. I have been working on some new designs for the t-shirt the brand and everything that comes with it. I will say that brainstorming on your own can have it sturggle but nobody has been on a hussle and failed horrible unless it was drug related. I have come along way when it comes to be an artist the have been times I have just wanted to give up, but I have realized that this is me. This is who I am I love art and everything that comes with it, the process, the composition, the rendering the whole 9. I think I'm going to be one of those 35 year old men that have a full-time job and draw on the side. That's being said I'm going to enjoy the rest of my day just in case its my last...(Knock on Wood)..live love and Laugh.

-Be Well
-Smurkone

Funny that the world got me full of myself...

You ever wake up and wonder what have I dont in my life, what have I accomplished. I think to myself in the 20 plus years of life. I have come across many people, many different persnalities and when I come to think to myself I am my own worst critic. Im having fun with my computer, listening to music and I love basketball its clear that I love artwork ecspecially my own. I dont mean to toot my own horn but Im a damn good artist. its been a long time coming, but I am not finished I feel life is about progression and so is art..I love many different forms of art. Music has played a big role in my life, and is the main reason I still make art today other than my passion and mear love of it all.

As you can all see I have taken a liking to the digital realm of things, but its time to go back to my roots and deal with the fundamentals of life. The pencil is the foundation of my entire existance as an artist, it feels like since I could remember. My mom has always be academically forward, I was never really having all that. Always wanted to create and way to stubborn to have anyone tell me diffferent. Its what has kept me going...

Look for more art work to come your way...I dont think I will change anytime soon...

-Live Strong, Sean