My Old Track & Field Days

Watching the #Olympics reminds me of my old track and field days. Way back when, my events were the shot put, discus, and javelin (I even learned a little hammer throw from Leslie Coons).

In 1999, I went to Cleveland, Ohio for the NATIONAL AAU JR OLYMPIC GAMES and later took 3rd place in the San Diego USATF Regional Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships at Balboa Stadium, SDSU, in 2002.

Even though shot put was usually my best event, I think I miss #discus the most.

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Live Painting III

Here is my third live painting. What is interesting about this instance is that the girl painted here didn't appear until the end of the painting. I had painted the girl very quickly at home (it's not very clean) and then applied a new medium I've discovered that allows you to essentially erase paint. So, I painted the entire piece in one color so the figure couldn't be seen underneath. Then I let it dry and packed it up in my car for the show. At the show, I proceeded to paint the background in several layers. I was even allowed to spray paint a bit. And then half way through, I began to expose the painting underneath. People were pretty amazed at my "performance" and kept questioning me about what I described as a "magic trick". Only one person knew what I had done. :) Anyway, I think I will reclaim this idea. That is of the girl as a guitar. <|3

Live Art of Simply Kat

Here's a live art piece I did last week. The feature that week was an amazing poet named Simply Kat. That night, I had the intention of just looking at her, "capturing her essence" and trying to transfer it onto a piece of bristol. So, I asked to look at her for a few minutes before the show and later on before she went on while she was out back smoking. I did the sketch then went in with various sharpies (haven't used those in awhile) and then splattered some paint. She really dug it so I gave it to her. She told me, "it made my week...no, my month" and that it made the long drive down from Inland Empire worthwhile. :) <|3

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