GO Festival!

-John De Jesus
-Kevin Eslinger
-Alex Chavez
Meredith Kent
-Pamela Enriquez-Courts

GO! Festival on Gold St. was a smash this year...If you happen to miss the festivities, you SUCK! Just kidding but you did miss out! There was an exceptional pool of artists/people...Everyone was so welcoming to the new fish and it really felt like a community of creativity...The diversity of styles as well as personalities was really the highlight of the weekend...I met so many people that left a lasting impression with me...I've decided I will be dedicating a post each day to each individual artist that I met...I took my own pictures but I will also be posting links to their websites/future events...I'm going to try to get the first up tonight but I really want to get all the information I can to present to you guys so it might take me a day or so...Please keeping checking back over the next couple of weeks for artist updates.

Thanks to everyone that came out and supported!!!! I couldn't have kept such a positive attitude thru out the weekend without every ones love and support...

-ELMER

OG Abel

I grew up wearing OG Abels designs. Being a avid consumer of TRIBAL GEAR, OG Abel has been doing design work for them since I was a toy. Been a fan ever since.

-Elmer

INSPIRATION

-Rockin Jelly Bean

There is a great interview with him via. www.juxtapoz.com

-Takato Yamamoto

This is guy is really amazing, his line work is exceptional and his concepts are both beautiful as well as horrific...

-Elmer

"Goodie Boxes"

-I apologize for the glare, I'll get a better picture up here soon.

(Left)Strawberry Kush
5x7
ScratchBord Mixed Media
Smoking Kills
$150.00

(Right)Sour Diesel
5x7
ScratchBord Mixed Media
Smoking Kills
$150.00


These ladies are part of my "Smoking Kills" series. It's a limited 10 panel run encompassing this concept/theme. Each lady is a manifestation of a different strain of Cannabis. Having had a extensive interest in the attitude towards Cannabis and the culture surrounding it. I decided to take my time researching the individual strains. Studying the qualities of each IE: Visual attributes, Region, Smoking characteristics, etc.... I feel that each painting is the ideal beauty...

I DO NOT CONDONE THE USE OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES...!

This is merely MY feelings towards Cannabis Culture...

-Elmer

"Lilly Pink"

My hope stays alive...


-Elmer

Graffiti Research Lab

Digital Black Book (Graffiti Analysis 2.0): Nuart 2009 from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

Come see me!!!

-Elmer