Bleeding Heart Front Counter Process Video

so yes, it took me WAY longer to finish this front counter for the Bakery but I got it done and this is a time lapse (sort of) video I made of the entire process from raw naked wood to being installed at the bakery.......

(and yes, there will be more wedding photos coming soon)

WE DID IT!!!!!!!

yes, we finally got married! thanks to everyone who helped, showed up, took pictures, gave hugs, ate food, gave gifts and pretty much made our most wonderful day the absolute best it could be.....the ONLY mistake of the entire day was me forgetting to turn on the video camera!!!! i was pretty ticked when i realized it about half way through the ceremony but what can ya do? anyways, it really was the best day ever. thank you

Video Collection of Selected Works

a LOT of work needs to go into the editing of this video but that will come with time (as everything with me eventually does)

Evolution of a Counter-face

so I was asked by the awesome people over at the Bleeding Heart to do something for their front counter....up to me as far as design goes....so here's the progression from scrap to, well.....a pretty nice almost finished piece
cut to size

primed

the first rough layout....the initial idea was the 2 pieces would meet at Damen and Belmont, thus the black "buildings" and for some reason some rolling hills in the back ground?


also, in the original plan there was to be some baked goods at the far left and a whole herd of zombies charging down from the right side towards the deliciousness (yes, Frankenstein and Chewbacca made the initial cut, but didnt make it to the finals)


the one piece was a little short so i went through some trial and error efforts to make a suitable "extension"

and then something happened, i got a whole new perspective/outlook on this "street scene" and realized how flat and uninspiring this looked, so i went to town in an attempt to make some changes.....



and so now....here it is, almost complete....questioning whether or not to add the zombies now that i actually like the painting part......oh well, the customer is always right

questions, comments and critiques are ALWAYS welcome and encouraged......

cannibals ninjas pirates and hooligans!

no, not really....and not really much to say (for once) but seriously, i have been working on some new book ideas, plus a new installation piece is in the works for display at the Bleeding Heart Bakery (for which I desperately need this humidity to go down so I can finish it already!!!!!) and quite a few new other pieces in the works as well, been dabbling with mixing some styles and coming up with new ones in the process, anyways....blah blah blah....here's some stuff to look at.....






here's a few pics of the process if you will.....this orange one will be done soon




and i got to witness one of the greatest movies of all time, "Terror Beneath the Sea" which i promptly purchased on amazon.com after seeing it


but most importantly, we're having a baby and here "she" is (the hospital person couldnt tell for sure but he was pretty sure it's a girl)

and we ARE taking name submissions, if we like your's and USE it you will receive a prize which is yet to be determined......

luv you all, i need to sleep.......

New Addition

no, not New Edition the band...New ADDITION to the family! still early on and we wont know till next week if its a boy or girl but either way i gotta say i'm super stoked (that's the 3rd time i've used "stoked" this month, yuck!) about this whole thing! anyways, just had to share......

ok ok, back to painting!

Bleeding Heart Bakery Update

i finished painting the bathroom at the Bleeding Heart Bakery





check it out @ 1955 West Belmont, right at the Damen/Belmont intersection

Long time no see fellow bloggers!

sorry i have been absent as of late, lots of stuff going on at the Zee household.... There will be updates soon but rest assured I am still painting, drawing, creating etc... There will also be a new member of the Zee family in a few months so as you can imagine its been a bit hectic around these here parts....

STAY TUNED!!! UPDATES ARE COMING SOON!!!!

Johnny Cupcakes World Tour (featuring my art?!?)

ok, not "featuring" per say but if you watch the video you will see my stuff hanging up at the Bleeding Heart Bakery! pretty cool!

go check them out!

Some old stuff I found while trying to think of new stuff....

some late night sketch book scribbles....


and at some point i managed to invent a new language and i started writing my autobiography in it.....here's a sneak peak into the life of me.....

critiques are always welcome ;)

Just Hangin' Around.......

at the Bleeding Heart Bakery, 1955 West Belmont........


and this exciting news just in........Food Network will be on location TOMORROW filming for a new upcoming show and guess what? my art work is gonna be ON TV!!!!
by the way, come in and buy some of their awesome goodness! the picture below is just a sample of what they have to offer and trust me, IT'S ALL GOOD! (as in delicious!)


so yeah, go in and meet the awesome owners of this place and all the super friendly employees and if you got any $ left over after stuffing your face full of their stuff buy some of my stuff! i mean, its already there....might as well!

Mother's Day flowers from Kiko's

been working on editing the photos for our website today and thought i would share a couple of the new Mother's Day arrangements my brother made




these will be available this weekend at www.kikokiko.com

Forgot I Had A Blog!!!

man, i can't believe its almost been a month since posting....well, i have been busy but i'm not making excuses......anyways, here's what I been working on lately



oh yeah, did i mention i started oil painting too? well, i did.....




well, i guess that's all for now....until next time
"God bless, and happy painting" -Bob Ross