Femdom Art: Strap On Domination

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Jay Moyes

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You may remember this, I started cooking it up last spring in the garage. A lot of things happened over the year and so this had to get put aside. It happens a lot with artists. You get an idea. You start it out. Sometimes you are not sure where to go with it. Other projects pull you away. So we get half-finished pieces, or art we never quite worked out in our head.

Big problem that comes up is this is a learning experience, especially when painting. So, I had one goggle here doing really well, but I had to stop. Now I have to finish the other side, trying to remember which paint I used and how I got this effect. But I did make progress today.

My eyes hurt like hell doing it. Getting something sharp in there like a pen or pencil is easy. Getting a tiny brush with a little glob acrylic to work right is a pain. No wonder so many painters work big.

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El Cuervo Gallery and Antebellum at Tom of Finland

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Jay Moyes
Picked all this up, along with a T-shirt for less than a good sushi binge. Click the art to go to the El Curervo gallery Facebook page

Picked all this up, along with a T-shirt for less than a good sushi binge. Click the art to go to the El Curervo gallery Facebook page

My schedule on the driving gig changed, and is about to change again. So while I was already on the move after work on Saturday, I took advantage of the moment and dropped down to El Segundo for the group art show at El Cuervo Gallery. I’ve been meaning to check this place out for about a year as pieces by artists like Keith Weesner have been showing up in their group shows.

This show rocked and you can see a few of the photos I got over on my Instagram account at @FetishAritst. Ralph, one of the staff, quickly got a beer in my hand and a warm welcome. The owner had on display a hand crafted brass knuckle dispenser, which was swiped by Long Gone John of Sympathy For The Industry Records before the show even opened. Sara Ray had two pieces on display and I got to check out new art by lowbrow artists I hadn’t even heard of yet (such as @DamienFulton, @SwaggerSkot, @FourEyes74, and @TheBettyHunter on Instagram). I walked out with a signed print by Sara Ray and one of the last signed and numbered prints by The Pizz for less than the price of one of his books.

I got a signed Sara Ray print for a great price, and picked up one of the last signed and numbered prints by The Pizz for less than the cost of one of his books. I’m not saying these guys are cheap. There is some very valuable artwork in the show by knockout artists. But they still have one of the last original paintings by The Pizz for only $400! If you collect lowbrow, pinup, hot rod and skater artwork, this place needs to be on your list!

Meanwhile….

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Could this really be the end for Rick Castro’s Antebellum Gallery? Or is this just the beginning of something new?

Antebellum has closed permanently. While many of us who supported Rick Castro, knew he was eventually going to loose the location to Hollywood development, I didn’t know his “Last Tea Salon” was intended to be the last goodbye to the gallery. Due to the timing, I thought it was a goodbye to 2016 with his last tea salon for the year.

But, to paraphrase Desslok from Star Blazers, as long as Rick Castro lives, Antebellum lives! His next tea salon with be in honor of the Black Dahlia. The Tom of Finland Foundation has a greed to host his tea salon on Sunday, January 15th at the foundation house in Echo Park. Donation is $10.  Once again, chaotic schedule. Not sure if I can make it, but if you can, check out details about Rick, Black Dahlia and more at antebellumgallery.blogspot.com

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Bar Sinister, January 28th in Hollywood

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Jay Moyes

 

I whipped this up just for the fun of it. These will only be available for free at my table at Bar Sinister. This is a limited run too.

I whipped this up just for the fun of it. These stickers will only be available for free at my table at Bar Sinister. This is a limited run too.

On Saturday, January 28th, I’ll be vending at Fetish Night at Bar Sinister. Odd, I thought every night was fetish night at Bar Sinister, but hey! I’ll be there!

To celebrate and say thank you, I whipped up a little something on a sketchbook I got for Christmas. So what I’m going to do is make some stickers out of this, and bring them over to the club. These will not be available for sale, and only available until supplies run out.

Bar Sinister does have a site BarSinister.net, but their instagram page is even better, check them out at @ClubBarSinister.

Meanwhile, back at home, I’ve been cooking up my first video blog. Came out a little stilted, but I figure I’ll start to relax as these progress. While I’ve doubted everyone, even anyone would want to see my ol’ face, it gave me a chance to talk about upcoming events and send some love to friends.

By the way, Tom of Finland Foundation is doing their nude male figure drawing workshop on Sunday the 8th. RSVP’s are requested and women are welcome. Go to TomOfFinlandFoundation.org for details.

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