Post by darkstar on Sept 8, 2005 12:21:29 GMT
Jim Morrison "Body Painting"
The Paper Heart Gallery -January 2nd 2004
THE EVENT: This was the 3rd Annual "UNINHIBITED" exhibition held by the Paper Heart Gallery and again the theme was Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll. In addition to my bodypainting demonstration, the event featured a live band and art/photography by Bill Bailey (photography), Richard Bledsoe (acrylic on canvas), Holly Cole (digital print), JA Jurewicz (mixed media), Leslie Ross (photography), and Jen Sanders (mixed media).
THE VENUE: The gallery is located in the heart of the downtown Phoenix art district and is a part of Artlink's First Fridays: A self-guided tour of the inner city art galleries held on the first Friday of every month. Paper Heart also has a strong internet presence and can be fount at www.thepaperheart.com . The site includes live webcams so you can see what's happening from the comfort of your home. The venue is operated by artist Scott Sanders who is an absolutely great guy to work with (thanks for the opportunity Scott!).
THE MODEL: It takes a very special model to do a project like this. The first thing that weeds out many models is posing topless, second is posing topless in front of a crowd of voyeuristic art lovers, and the third is posing topless in front of a crowd of voyeuristic art lovers while being painted with a cold mist of alcohol-based paint from an airbrush. Kayla Rei was not only up for the challenge, but she was enthusiastic and very beautiful to boot. Kayla's website can be found at www.gotkayla.com and her portfolio has some fantastic images. Kayla is very professional and cool to work with.
THE PAINTING: In keeping with the theme of the night, Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, I decided to paint a portrait of Jim Morrison from the Doors on her upper torso. His life was filled with all three. This was my first attempt at painting a human face on human skin and I would have to say that it is one of the toughest assignments that I have given myself. To draw a face on paper is tough enough for an artist, but to paint it on a moving canvas and have little opportunity to erase parts and start over proved to be very challenging. I was trying to incorporate the look of the cover of the movie "The Doors" that featured a black and white photo of Val Kilmer with the fiery red and orange hair. Instead of using Val Kilmer's photo though, I used an actual photo of Morrison as a "go-by". I'm not sure how well I captured his features, but there's no doubt that it's a face.
www.futureclassx.com/bodypaint/kaylarei/morrison/morrison.htm
The Paper Heart Gallery -January 2nd 2004
THE EVENT: This was the 3rd Annual "UNINHIBITED" exhibition held by the Paper Heart Gallery and again the theme was Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll. In addition to my bodypainting demonstration, the event featured a live band and art/photography by Bill Bailey (photography), Richard Bledsoe (acrylic on canvas), Holly Cole (digital print), JA Jurewicz (mixed media), Leslie Ross (photography), and Jen Sanders (mixed media).
THE VENUE: The gallery is located in the heart of the downtown Phoenix art district and is a part of Artlink's First Fridays: A self-guided tour of the inner city art galleries held on the first Friday of every month. Paper Heart also has a strong internet presence and can be fount at www.thepaperheart.com . The site includes live webcams so you can see what's happening from the comfort of your home. The venue is operated by artist Scott Sanders who is an absolutely great guy to work with (thanks for the opportunity Scott!).
THE MODEL: It takes a very special model to do a project like this. The first thing that weeds out many models is posing topless, second is posing topless in front of a crowd of voyeuristic art lovers, and the third is posing topless in front of a crowd of voyeuristic art lovers while being painted with a cold mist of alcohol-based paint from an airbrush. Kayla Rei was not only up for the challenge, but she was enthusiastic and very beautiful to boot. Kayla's website can be found at www.gotkayla.com and her portfolio has some fantastic images. Kayla is very professional and cool to work with.
THE PAINTING: In keeping with the theme of the night, Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, I decided to paint a portrait of Jim Morrison from the Doors on her upper torso. His life was filled with all three. This was my first attempt at painting a human face on human skin and I would have to say that it is one of the toughest assignments that I have given myself. To draw a face on paper is tough enough for an artist, but to paint it on a moving canvas and have little opportunity to erase parts and start over proved to be very challenging. I was trying to incorporate the look of the cover of the movie "The Doors" that featured a black and white photo of Val Kilmer with the fiery red and orange hair. Instead of using Val Kilmer's photo though, I used an actual photo of Morrison as a "go-by". I'm not sure how well I captured his features, but there's no doubt that it's a face.
www.futureclassx.com/bodypaint/kaylarei/morrison/morrison.htm