Happy Holidays!!!! (plus a little announcement)

ok, so im a couple days late but seriously take it easy! well, our holiday here went excellent and let me tell ya i got the best present ever, i got engaged!!! i'll have some pictures of the holidays coming up plus a few of the ring and surrounding festivities....

also, a new website is in the works for your favorite half assed artist so keep on the look out!

hope all is well with all 3 of my followers (tell me, how did that chick from Julie&Julia get so many followers in just a couple weeks?!?!?!)

PEACE!!!!

Another Great Success!

well, another successful night! some would define success by selling out all your pieces or getting hooked up with a huge commissioned gig or something, i define it as having a kick ass time with many friends both old and new.....here's a few pictures from the evening (ps....and since i got my camera back there's some from the set up, the first night and also last night)



me standing by my art tryin to look artsy or mysterious or something, and failing miserably at both

me and Mr Bora, my legal representation and happy art collector

Bob, Charles, Leina & Stone (aka Persephone)

Stone, Bob & Cheech (Sappho's Secret Love)

Stoney, me and Bob

Stoney, myself & Cheech


more pictures and more events are coming soon!!

Great Success!

A great big thank you to everyone who came out last night to support their favorite local bum ass artist! I really really appreciate all the friendly faces and compliments from everyone, even if you didnt mean it! And a special super huge thanks to Bob and Nadine for opening their house to a bunch of hooligans....And thanks to Winston and Leina for providing their music for our evening...







we're doing it again Monday night so hope to see you there!!!

4 New Pieces in the Works

new stuff.....fun.....i think i like schlopin paint around more than i like finishing these, and definitely more than showing them! and i for SURE like them way more than Metallica's Load.....oh well, what can ya do?






so, i opted for puttin on some Frank Sinatra on vinyl and havin a cocktail......you can never go wrong with that option

New Show This Friday & Monday!!!

Just to review....

not sure if i've actually posted my monster paintings here so as a refresher (and in hopes to motivate myself to make more stuff!!!) here's a few of them again....

new addition

couldnt find my camera for a bit but here's a couple more, not really for the show coming up, probably still gonna show the old monster pictures...

Couple of new things in the works....

i got a couple fresh boards to paint on and decided to try something new, not sure how i like it but its definitely something new......



also, managed to sell 3 more of my drawings at Thanksgiving Dinner before losing all my money at our annual "ThanksTaking" poker tourney....eh, win some lose some



hoping to get some more work done today, not a lot of time left!

No Sleep Till Brooklyn

ok, thats not entirely true.....but i dont have a lot of time left to prepare but here's some pics of a piece i was working on yesterday.....






dont know why that last picture is up on end but it is so i guess just deal with it

New Work in Progress

not really sure what direction im headed or where i want to take this (or any of my stuff for that matter) BUT it is some new stuff and i like it so im sharing....with my 2 followers

ArtBrainStorming

so i had the day off today and since i been having difficulty being "creative" and coming up with new ideas i decided to paint anyways and it wasnt a total loss, not that these are finished pieces or something im planning on displaying but its puttin some paint on the board none the less.......anyways, here is my days effort.....






eh, what can ya do.......now i got a head ache from all the fumes in here...i should probably get a fan....but.....im......so.....sleepy

Photo Restoration

so I been doing this part time and people seem to be pretty happy with the results. now I'm no pro but a few more of these and I could probably do this full time, at least I think I could....granted there's enough people who want stuff like this done....anyways, here's a couple more I did last night and this morning....

where did October go?

....well, in all honesty it hasnt been a lazy month, i just havent had much time to get anything done besides work! not complaining, cause i still dont "work" as much as most folks do but man where does the time go?!

updates: several new projects in the works, couple paintings, couple calls for mural work and still gotta finish the webdesign for my patiently waiting friends (its on the way!!) and also a new show is in the works! we're shooting for December 11th down in the Pilsen District...here's a link to the venue we'll be at

http://posterchildart.com/

and

http://chicagoartsdistrict.org/gallery_detail.asp?galleryID=54

well, i suppose i should be getting back to work as i have not even started the new show pieces....anyways, enjoy the links and in the mean time here is a project i just finished for a friend, old painting that i digitally re-touched

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD

...well, i think it'll take more than a couple comedic semi-geniuses to fix the world but i think these guys got a good thing going and maybe more people will catch on, but as pointed out in our discussion tonight it'll make those of us who are aware even more aware now and even more upset at the ignorant ones who think everything is ok.....someone said tonight "Why can't America be a world LEADER instead of a world POWER?" something to think about....maybe its cause we cant make as much money that way? ah the joys of a capitalist democracy, or whatever you wanna call it.....maybe i've had a few too many tonight and maybe im just tired of lookin the other way knowing there's really not much bite to my bark these days.....oh well, who know what tomorrow may bring...but untill we find out enjoy this preview



http://www.theyesmenfixtheworld.com/



COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU - THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD - The new movie that exposes the world of big business and the outrageous pranks that highlight the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. Featuring Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno.

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Opening Night Review

well, it was a small turnout but we had a great time! thanks again to Tamiz and his wonderful staff for taking care of the guests and my friends and family. and thanks to my friends who made the trip down (or up in some cases) to check out my stuff. its been a long road but we finally made it! special thanks to Winston and Leina who provided the beautiful music for us as well. i would post pictures but i think i forgot about my camera until the very end when most everyone had left. oh well, hopefully we'll get some up through out the next week or so.

thanks again!

mz

World's Largest "Piece" is finally buffed

Many of you in the graff world are familiar with "Saber" a Cali based graff artist. He's the guy who painted the huge mural on the LA River.



well, the greater LosAngeles area thought it would be a good idea to spend a LOT of money to "fix" this problem



way to go LA, time and money well spent

and so you know, this mural took over 125 gallons of paint! it was over 250 feet long and 55 feet tall..........maybe they're just clearin a spot for the next world record piece!

but considering LA has been on the news lately for cutting into school budgets, not buying new books for the students, firing teachers, and over crowding their class rooms, but they have money to do something like this......glad to see their priorities are in line

My Bio?

this is what came of a brief interview.......

To describe Mark Zee’s body of work would be akin to attempting to sum up the dictionary in five words or less. A life-long student of the arts, Zee began as soon as he could grasp his first Jumbo Crayola. Arriving on planet Earth in 1974 in his home-made spacecraft, the infant Zee absorbed everything he saw around him at his Earthling parent’s flower shop. Starved for knowledge, he unblinkingly stared straight ahead at his 10” black and white TV, captivated by Zorro, the Wolfman, Flash Gordon, kung-fu flicks and an excess of Saturday morning cartoons. At the age of 9, while watching public broadcasting, young Zee’s life is changed forever after seeing the graffiti documentary “Style Wars”. Arming himself with a black marker and a home-made Zorro mask, Zee proceeded to leave his “mark” on every possible surface. After years of practice, the marker and spray can had become extensions of his arms, allowing Zee’s creativity and positive message (namely, don’t pay for art school) to be seen by the world.

Influenced heavily by punk rock, underground hip-hop and modern cinema, Zee has transformed his roots in street art and graffiti into something unique and original. The following collection of works from Zee are being debut here at Treat. The inspiration for these pieces came from his obsession with drawing and designing the letter “Z” of all things. The letters soon became bubbly creatures and took on a life all their own, and those soon evolved into what you see before you today. These mixed media works are a concoction of wheat pasting, punk rock flyers, aerosol paints, stencils and a very shaky yet somewhat steady hand inking the outlines.

I'm on a flyer!

yeah, i know its not a big deal but for me it is! its my first time!

my good friends Winston and Leina, formerly from Ulele, will be performing music with their new bands, i will be providing as many drinks as i can afford and if you're hungry the kitchen will be serving dinner as well........this will be a lot of fun so come on out if ya can!

Book Preview

here's a few pages from a book im putting together to go with the show pieces

I'm Hung!

well, i finally managed to get some of my work hung up! thanks to Tamiz and Treat Restaurant in Chicago my work will be on display for the next 2 months

Treat Restaurant is located at 1616 N. Kedzie

check 'em out here!

http://www.checkplease.tv/ViewRestaurant.aspx?restaurant_id=406

Welcome to the Terror Dome

this is my first blog. well, i've already started off with a lie. this is actually my second blog. i forgot i created one on myspace a few years ago, or maybe only a few months ago...anyways, this is my first "official" blog. i will be trying to update it and post my art works and what not.

enjoy