Best Conversation Ever

Hi Everybody,

I've entered another contest! If you could go vote for me that would be so great! You can vote once a day! If you end up entering the contest yourself please shoot me an email so that I can vote for you! And I will! Everyday! :)

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The contest was about who your Best Conversation Ever would be with. It's 40% based on votes and 60% based on the jury. If I can land in the Top 100 my entry will make it to the jury where they will decide on the 5 winners. And based on my entry and my person that I'd like to talk to I think I may have a pretty good chance. Here is my entry:

Shepard Fairey Has a Posse: Our Generations Andy Warhol

My Best Conversation Ever would be with Shepard Fairey. Shepard started out as a street artist and was most famously known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" campaign of stickers, posters and spray stencils that have appeared all over the world. Shepard has moved from having his work "illegally" in the streets to having his HOPE image of then presidential hopeful and now president, Barack Obama, housed in the Smithsonian. Using his skill, knowledge, and talent Shepard made a stunningly beautiful and now iconic image of Obama in hopes of bringing the word out about the then little known presidential candidate. Shepard helmed a grass roots movement unlike any seen before in recent history and through his art he helped decide the current president of the United States. He has went on to use this notoriety to champion the numerous causes that he has always supported. Through his art, his design studio, his OBEY clothing brand, and his gallery Shepard continues to inform and educate his massive audience. Shepard Fairey is an artist, businessman, philanthropist, humanitarian, dedicated family man, champion of free speech and my hero. I would love the chance to tell him that.

Thanks for all of your votes. I really appreciate it.

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-Lon

Art Show

This is the poster for the upcoming Art Show that I was asked to be a part of. It promises to be a fun night filled with great art and great music. I am looking forward to it. You can click on the poster or go HERE for more information.

I am going to have at least 9 pieces from my Rainbow Series on display and available for sale. Each piece is spray stencil + silver foil + markers on a reclaimed album cover. They are approximately 12" x 12" and will sell for $100 framed. The pieces available will be:

Tree James Dean Satellite

Tank Abbey Road Deer

Riot Cops Brooklyn Bridge Cassette

I will have additional work for sale and if space permits may be showing some of my POP ART.

-Lon

Handmade Mafia 2011

This is the schedule for this year's Handmade Mafia Markets. I am going to be participating in all of them except the ones on July 15 & 16 that coincide with Art Walk. I will be debuting a lucky 13 new album covers from my Rainbow Series. You can expect classics from Nirvana, Madonna, and the Beatles. I am hoping to have the same location for Art Walk that I had last year but there will be more information on that in the months to come...

I have signed on to be a sponsor of the Handmade Mafia this year and am hoping to have a very active and visible involvement with my new family. I am very excited and looking forward to my future with them. They have been nothing short of amazing thus far. In the markets in the months to come I am looking forward to debuting new items and exclusive collaborations with some other very talented family members. I have a couple of collaborations ready to debut at the Market on March 19. Quantities are extremely limited to start and will be based on first come first served...

For more information about the Handmade Mafia and the upcoming markets you can click on the flyer or go HERE

-Lon

S.I.R.E.N.S.

I recently had the opportunity to work with S.I.R.E.N.S. This is the piece that I did for them. S.I.R.E.N.S. is a charity that helps children. To find out more about them, what they do, and how to get involved please click HERE

Frank, the founder of S.I.R.E.N.S., approached me with the idea of creating an art piece that exemplifies S.I.R.E.N.S. goals, what is important to them, and how they seek to lead by example and mentoring. I had fun with this project and am so proud with how it turned out. I can easily say that it is one of my most ambitious projects to date. It was exciting to depict a concept and an idea in a very visual way. I look forward to working with them more in the future.

-Lon