Photoshooting w/ Frustration

lately I have had the ability to be inspired by some pretty amazing people and accomplish some really cool things.. I just finished with my first photoshoot and it went really well.. Things could have been better of course but after enduring the little things and hang-ups I tend to come across doing new things.. the ending result was perfect.. Ashley was an amazing model to work with and I couldnt have asked for a better turn-out. I will post pictures on here as soon as I get them back from the photographer. Thanks Ashley your the best..

Since then I have scheduled a few more models to do photoshoots and I am really excited to work with them and get more experience.. I also have talked to some pretty amazing photographers who I am really excited to have come out and do the photography. http://camhatesblogger.blogspot.com/ This is Cam's site and I have nothing but confidence in him and his ability to make this a really successful shoot.

So Im super excited for the future and all the new things I am learning and trying to accomplish. I am taking a class in March from an amazing hairstylist named Nicholas French, going to LA to a hairshow with my school in the end of January and working on my photoshoot for the NAHA's.

Art..I have this amazing ability to start all these new ideas and when it comes to finishing them well I either loose interest or run out of time but im bound and determined to finish a few this break... so stay tuned.. I have also made arrangments to have my art show up in SLC sometime in the first few months of the yr so I really need to finish a few by then..

Merry Christmas

-Bean-

Life is interesting.. Life is well...Grand

I dont know how long it has been since I have felt the ambitions and the drive to just live. Even walking seems diffrent when your excited about life. Isnt this the worst picture of me you have ever seen..? But yet one of the most full of life pictures I have ever seen of myself. -Bean-

Well I should be a lil' more faithful at writing on this site but with all the new and exciting things going on it is hard to find time. Sooo here is the update If anyone cares to know..-Holla- . I just recently started @ Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design.. to endure the long awaited path of being a hair stylist. I really like the school It is way cool and of course all the "girls" I go to school with are dope too...It is awsome to be learning new things and finally enjoy school for once. For those of you who know me you know how creative and artistic I am (Boastfully) I am really enjoying being able to use my talent and incorporate it into my leducation and future career.

I have also decided to tackle the wall of runnin a marathon...well a half marathon for now but I have wanted to do it for a long time and I am realizing everyday that I am not getting any younger(28). arggg so it is prolly a good time to start. A bunch of friends and I have started training and we are running the half marathon in St. George on January 17th. -Effin tight huh-Training is hard but in the end it will be well worth it so I say why not. It will also be nice to loose a few and get in better shape. So January 17th come to the finish line I will be the one that Calapses and gets carried away in an ambulance..but atleast it will be at the finish line and it should be a good show for all you who enjoy watchin' someone come near to death.. Hopefully I will have the drive and ability to tackle a marathon after that.

So anyway life is it, School is the jam, Training is training, and Art is my life. I have been workin on a few pieces that I am eager to share and hear feedback on.. I am sure as you can see with time.. Well its pretty hard to maintain it all but I am trying..

-Bean-

Stranded in the Heat N' Skinwalkin' Slang

Amazing things are on the rise in my life peeps..Who would have known the heat in Arizona could make me want to bath in ice water and who would have known my "again"busted Audi would leave me stranded in St George. Final opinion and conclusion... gather up all the swear words in the world and combine them into "SHIT" its definatley deserved.
Audi + me = broke down
Arizona + me = Get the hell out
I know it may be disappointing to hear to some but hold on'.. heat is awsome, too much heat not so awsome. I really do appreciate Utah mornings and evenings more now that I ventured into the off beaten swells of the Arizonian oven. Bullhead city..eat shit
Yay for Germany.. could it possibly be that Hitler is back from the grave and in the Audi manifacturing business. I believe so.. Although its just my speculation these chisle faced, over engineering foreigners have found a damn good way to screw with my life.. Germany..eat shit, Audi..eat shit too.
There it is out and I can breathe. With the conclusion of one nasty week always comes the start to an amazing new one.. " I Learned A New Word" well its in high debate to the authenticity of actual grammar or if I have been subject to some Vernalish slang.. (Swig..or Swigg) either way you spell it it still ranks in an 8 on the bad ass wierd word scale. So Swig on Swigs its the Swiggin' new swig to swig too. (huh) yeah I dont understand it either but who cares. Its best just to ask Cami. Skinwalkers..yikes anyone heard of these lil jewels. To be completly honest I wish I wouldnt have maybe I would have slept last night and not woke up wondering if there is a beastly shaped creature ready to steal my soul or what ever they do.. "Google That Shit" I was told and I suggest everyone else do the same.. Its a good read and a horrible night.
-bean-

The New Mural

This is the new mural that I started in my room. It spans roughly 12' x 5'. Deciding to do a project this size brought the harsh reality of .. Time.. yikes I am still working on it and I will post updates-Bean-

Random Drawings

The Effects of Music-Graphite

Still Life-Graphite

Skull-Charcoal

Demons-Oil

Gesture Drawings 2

Here are more Gesture Drawings I have done mostly using live models-Bean-

Charcoal-Live Model

Charcoal-Live Model

Charcoal-Live Model

Charcoal-Live Model

Charcoal-Live Model

Graphite-Live Model

Red Pencil-Live Model

Red Pencil-Live Model

Red Pencil-Live Model

Red Pencil-Photograph

Red Pencil-Photograph

Portrait Drawings

"Have no fear of perfection because you will never reach it". Salvador Dali
Here are some of my portrait drawings I am still trying-Bean-

Old Man-Ball Point Pen

Dollar Bill-Self Portrait -Graphite

The View-Graphite

A Gift For An Ex-Graphite

Oil Paintings

I never really enjoyed painting until I got older and now more than anything this is my preference-Bean-

Man Vs Machine

Freedom of Speach-Incomplete

The Beast Within-Incomplete

The Begining-First Painting

Still Life

Rooted In My Art

The News- After they sent my brother to war.

The sickness of Feelings

Still Life

The Fears That Lurk Inside

Still Life

Gesture Drawings

I love the freedom of gesture drawing and there simplistic outcome

Artistic Point of View

Art so far in my life has been one of my only abilities to speak freely about feelings and things that currently go on. Feel free to make comments and critisism but please keep in mind most of these mean more to me than what you may see. -Bean-

Alot of times I cant speak as freely as I would like and in frustration it comes out in my art. -Bean-

A Way In

Lately I have been contemplating the past..past, The past..recent, The now, and The Future. In summary as a whole I find it insane how I have ventured into off beaten paths of wasted time worrying about were my life is going to take me. In-fact I dont know if they would be refered to as traveling or just finding myself confronted by these avenues of life, then standing there like a lost little boy wondering hmmm I wonder what its like down there. Still I have always been too afraid to take a chance I am finding that unfortunatley life doesnt pause like I do waiting to make these choices. It seems like the only real things I have done in my life have been for other people. I know it is important to be mindful of others when we make our lifes choices and decissions but lately I have been soul searching and realizing I finally need to do some things for myself.

So here I am @ 28 and finally taking a stand..Think what ever you want but its my life and I am finally going to live it. Hansome fella aint I.. -Bean-

This Is It...This is War

Yesssss Blogs.. The new craze and of course im in.. Who wouldn't be really since everyone has a life and a story to tell and more important than that we are all messed up some how and to read about it well..how can you beat that. So here is mine.. the off-the-wall world and imagination of myself. I have always looked at things diffrently and been content veiwing the world in my own little way and its nice to give others the chance to finally understand what makes me tick. Enough said.. So here by popular demand is the blog and a chance to venture into the dank, run down ruins of My Head, My Life, My Art, and My World as I turn on Parkin-The Mind Faucet.. Enjoy -Bean-