IAN MAILHOT WINDOW AT BANNED SKATE SHOP

IT IS NO SECRET THAT FRIENDS UNITED NETWORK IS BASED OUT OF REDLANDS CALIFORNIA (EVEN THOUGH SOME PEOPLE THINK WE TRY AND KEEP IT A SECRET). THERE ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A GREAT SKATE SHOP IN REDLANDS CALLED BANNED, THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO BE OUR VERY FIRST ACCOUNT AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR BEST. EVERYONE WORKING AT F.U.N. HEADQUARTERS HAS ALSO SPENT SOME TIME WORKING AT THE SHOP SO WE TRY OUR BEST TO KEEP NEW ARTIST P.O.P GOING IN THE STORE. THIS TIME WE ASKED MR. IAN MAILHOT TO COME ON IN AND DO IT UP. IAN RAN WITH THE SAME VIBE HE USED AT THE SHANTY TOWN SHOW AND NEEDLESS TO SAY THE WINDOW LOOKS GREAT.
sean t

DEREK ALBECK SHOW AT BLACK MARKET STORE

i know its been a while since dereks show and this should have been posted like a week ago, but we have been up in the north west working on the new line up of friends united network tees so i big SORRY to derek for lagging.

the turn out for the show was awsome. derek is a great guy and you could tell that he has both talent and a good head on his shoulders which tends to create a sort of magnet affect on people. if you know derek then you are aware that he is more humble then the average humble guy. If you get a chance to stop by the store then do it. the piece in the front window of the store is amaizing. there is also a piece inside that derek collabed with his buddy jawn that i wish i had a shot of. great show dude

sean t

DEREK'S BANDANNA FROM F.U.N.

IAN MAILHOT AND DEREK ALBECK
GERRY AKA GRIZZLEY ADAMS, SEAN THE T AND IAN

BEN TOUR

"Secrets Travel"
New Solo show of paintings by Ben Tour
Opening Reception: March 3, 2007
7-10
www.blkmrktgallery.com

jesse reno - what ive been up to...

recent 4x8ft commission.

this is one of my newest favorite paintings..


truth will measure - a live paint i did at braveart vancouver, in BC, Canada... its a 4x6ft canvas i painted from 6pm - 1am, it was a heavy session..

a new mural installation i did here in portland on new years day.. i know new years happend like 2 months ago.. but im sure most of you havent seen it.. its a collab between me and my good friend ashley montague..

ive got tons comming up as well..

PIART GALLERY - kansas city, mo - solo show
BRAVEART- sandiego, ca - march - group show
BLKMRKT GALLERY- culver city, ca - april - solo show with install


to see more of my work and a list of upcomming shows -
http://www.jessereno.com

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munch munch





hi guys, hope you're all having a nice february!

pdx in europe

from munich to chamonix to paris, we experienced so many amazing things. so here is a little preview of some wild times and drawings that happened on our journeys through the old land of europe.



i am not sure if this cab ride home was the same night as the giant bong like beer, but pinski was passing out pretty often.



from the Louvre to drinking a bottle of wine at the Eiffel Tower we saw so much history and also created some along the way.




on trains and in bars Levins, Pinski and I found some time to draw, paint, and play exquisite corpse.










it is good to be back in portland!

vegas trade show getting there was half the battle..... or was it getting home?

a lot of people put in a lot of hard work for the Pool trade show this year and it showed. From the art in the booth to the garments on the rack it was amazing.














after the u haul was taken back "newport"had a great idea, lets hitch hike back into Vegas. That DIDN'T WORK we walked 5 miles, what a night















our booth looked great thanks to Ian your the man thanks for coming out and throwing down for us and the tagging wall, nice work man

And most of all a special thanks to the artists who contributed this season , you guys are amazing

JIMMY FONTAINE- new shots from Chicago

These are some point and shoot shots from Chicago from a couple weeks ago. Hope you enjoy. Thanks!-Jimmy

Life

The man that loved to hump bricks
The man that loved to rub his back in flowers swarming with bees
The man that loved to lick and rub his face in dirty socks
Scott, what do you want to do, Asked Alan and Sue? I want to have fun! Cried scott.
The man that loved to punch himself in the balls and face
The man that loved to lick razor sharp objects
The man that peed out of his mouth
The man that loved to eat poop
The man that ate his own body parts
The man that wanted to fly so he jumped out of a 2 story building
The man with 20 arms
The man that loved to do art



When I was really young my dad used to tell me that laughter is very important! After going to art college where I thought I would be happier and have much more fun than being in Denver going to a regular school learning about boring things like math, literature, law, business, medicine, or any other boring subject. I decided screw it I am going to go to NY I don't know anyone I don't know where any thing is and I am going to leave all my friends here in Denver and meet new people in NY. The school that I wanted to go to in NY is very expensive and has a lot of kids interested in art that go to the school. The first year was very good a lot of experimenting. I was able to paint draw sculpt make movies hang out with friends skateboard meet tons of kids. It was great!
The second year I wasn't able to hang out with friends very much anymore and I had to paint a specific way and draw a specific way. And all my classes were required except I could choose a few of them. The difference I noticed between the two years is the second year was way more serious. For example in my class principles of illustration my teacher asked us to make an illustration that had to be sad. I made a painting of a man getting kicked in the face by a boy with spikes on his shoes. She told me to bring that piece home and make another one only the one she wanted me to make had to be sad not funny at the same time. I thought a lot about this and I decided that the only way I could make a piece that was very sad was to make a photo realistic piece that was about a very serious topic. Or take a photo of something very sad. I began to paint as I painted I became very into my piece and I began to feel very sad. When I showed it to my teacher I was sad and when she looked at the piece she said very good. Although she wasn't as sad as I was when looking at the piece. When I got home that day from school I began to paint another sad image. When I talked to my mom on the phone she said how are you and I said not so good. Maybe I didn't explain to her why or even knew why but she began to worry. As the weeks went on I became more and more sad and didn't even know exactly why all I could think about was how terrible the world was and how terrible my situation was. I was angry and sad all the time. I decided fuck it I am going to switch majors to fine art. I did and then I switched right back because earlier that day I had talked to the chair of my program about how I felt and he said that I should stay in illustration because I will be able to learn a lot more. He showed that he disliked the idea of fine art by telling me how bad it was. I became very confused and then this time I began to panic I couldn't decide what to do and I stopped eating properly and stopped being around other people as well as stopped doing art. I wasn't myself at all. As the weeks went on I talked to my parents and my friends and didn't do a lot of my homework and I missed a bunch of days of school. I needed a break from everything so I could think. I still wasn't feeling much better when I began to think about what my dad said how he wanted to keep things simple. I had always said when he said that why keep things simple? Life isnt that simple and why not challenge yourself and sort of argue with what he said. Although the idea began to make sense, perfect sense. I tried it I said, “fuck all this crap in my room and all of my files on my computer and all the things I need to do I will just do what I need to do today”. Then the next day I did the same thing only I tried doing a few more things. This went on for the next few days and I began to feel much better…

derek albeck show at black market

derek will be showing new work on febuary 23 at black market in los angeles. if you have the time, stop by and say hello to him. hes a super nice dude.