Here is some good news~!


Drum roll please....
Our first official featured art-monkey for Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia is none other than the fabulous Miss Andrea Grigoropol! Congratulations Miss Grigoropol! ;)
You will be featured on our blog until you have been de-throned by January's featured art-monkey! (awwwww!) All kidding aside, your piece really caught our attention and we are proud to feature your beautiful piece on our site!

It was so hard to choose...there were so many fantastic pieces submitted. Keep 'em coming!

Kate and I went Hiking today!

Hey y'all! I'm taking it easy in AZ! My good friend Kate Niazi lives here. She is a bad ass on drums! I visited the Phoenix Art Museum. They had a special exhibit on some grafitti clothing. I wasn't too crazy about it.

Dress
Stephen Sprouse, 2000.
Cotton knit printed with Andy Warhol image of Jean Michel Basquiat.
Lent by Mr. Todd Allen Bundy.
I went to the Heard Museum which is only a few blocks away from the Phoenix Art Museum. I learn a lot about Native American culture there. They had a special exhibit that I really enjoyed called "Life in a Cold Place." Here is one of the many pieces of art i love from that show....

Autumnal Owl (1999)
Artist: Kenojuak Ashevak
Medium: Stonecut
Size: 61 x 77 cm
I also found out that my special "magic ring" that I always wear is a piece of work from the Zumi tribe. It was nice to find that out, since no one ever told me. I got it at a flea market in New Jersey.

At the Guggenheim in New York the current exhibit is about Richard Prince.

Richard Prince
Untitled (Upstate), 1995-99
Ektacolor photograph, 40 x 60 inches
I found this exhibition to be very exciting, because I have seen is art on one of my favourite Sonic Youth album "Sonic Nurse".

I just went to Manhattan to see Robert Pollard's art show. You know, the guy from Guided by Voices. I went with DVN and here he is at Times Square wear and posh black hat that cordinates with is black jacket.!
Here I am with a look straight out of Parisian romance.

When we got to the art show, we pretty impressed~!









I never thought of displaying art on music stands!

I just got back to Philly from the Midwest with my friend Jenna J! I had a great time. We mostly spent time in Grand Rapids.


We also visted Chicago, and met up with one of my best friends Maeve Parker at Chicago's Art Institute. http://www.artic.edu/

Max Beckmann
German, 1884–1950
Self Portrait
This was my favorite piece in the museum. It inspires me to paint something like it.


Utagawa Hiroshige. Red Plum and Moon. Kate S. Buckingham Endowment.

There was also a special current exhihit of japanese woodblock prints. I love them.


We also visted Bloomington, Indiana!
Here is a video Jenna J taped of a Dretime performance at the Cinemat in Bloomington.




After playing at the Cinemat I went to the "House of Strange", for another round!


I think Ben Myers made this flyer. Thanks guys!

Special shout out goes out to DVN Tarbuck! Thanks for the support, you are the first person in this city to own a Dretime Deck!

Here are some pictures of my new paintings on decks. I just finished two yesterday.










I also painted this 51 in x 27 in portrait of a blue whale on wood. I'm not sure if it is finished, or what?

I went to PS1 today with Bob Judge. Here are some favourite pieces.

This work reminds me of my childhood friend "Big Bird".

Paola Pivi
Life Is Great
2007
Urethane foam, plastic, wood, steel, feathers
236 x 133 x 118 cm
Courtesy Galleria Massimo De Carlo, Milano
© photo: Johanna Tilche

I think that Kathe Burkart's series about Elizabeth Taylor was cool. I really like how each painting uses some untraditional material.



Kathe Burkhart
Lick Bush: from the Liz Taylor Series (Butterfield 8)
2001
96 x 78”
Courtesy the artist and Alexander Gray Associates, New York, NY

I would have to say that my most favourite artist featured at PS1 today is Tony Fitzpatrick. I love his collage. I need to make some collage time. Here is a pic of one of the pieces I saw today that I found on his website.

TonyFitzpatrick




Club Lucky Scorpion
mixed media, 2007
image 10" x 15"

I just made a flyer for this upcoming show on Halloween.

Some of my friends and I are featured a Halloween art show at the Tiberno Museum and/or the Ellen! Lou from the Geek Boys Press (and Eric Reamer was there), one of my former teachers from Moore College of Art and Design Rich Harrington, Alyssa Maloof, Todd Marrone, and I have some Halloween themed pieces on display in the gallery space.

Here is a picture of my piece.

Medusa (in Frame) 22in x 22in, oil on canvas

Here are some important links!
Todd Marrone
Tiberino Museum

Here is the information about the reception, which already happened... But the show will be up for a month.

What: Halloween Art Show Reception at The Ellen
Where: 3819 Hamilton Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
When: Friday, October 26, 6:00-9:00pm

I had so much fun on the 19th! Best birthday and party I ever had!

I just made this flyer for my upcoming birthday party!

I attended this show last night. I bought two Cheer Accident CDs, Enduring the American Dream, and their newest What Sequel?

On Saturday night I visited the Padlock Gallery to see the current show which features philly comic illustrators, like my friends Jesse Moynihan and Hans Rickheit. I really enjoyed the work displayed by all of the artists.

Here is a link for more about the
Padlock

Today I took some photos of Normal Love, which is a instrumental quintet for High Two Records. I had lots of fun at the photo shoot. I want to take more pictures.

www.myspace.com/normallove

I went to Greg Labold and Tara's art reception at Cafe Mocha last night. Their work has been in there for a few months, and they finally had a reception for it. Greg told be about a photo of me being in the Philebrity blog modeling one of the Labold Brother's shirts.
Here it is!
Philebrity

John took that photo.

Here is a video I made at a show at the Circle of Hope on Broad street in Philadelphia of local jazzercise avant garde group ShotXShot. This show was on September 8th, 2007.

I created an animation for my first music video!

Here is a flyer by Sherman Arts for an upcoming show I am performing in!

Dretime music at the Northstar Bar! My housemate Liz Knauss is also playing as Music for Ladels. We are exicted for this upcoming event!