Somebody's Baby

As you know, I'm a huge fan of Pat Benatar. When I was at her concert this year, she sang this song called Somebody's Baby. Wow. She gave a little history about how the song came to fruition.

I've included the link so you can watch the video - and listen to the lyrics. For the video, they went out onto the streets of some city.. and I wish I knew which one; and filmed real life people; homeless people, struggling people, sick people and compiled them into this video. Before she started singing this song at the concert, she says how this song is supposed to make you look at each other in a different light. I wish I knew how much I loved this song before she performed it so I could have recorded her talking about it. When I find the history on it, I'll post it. But, go ahead and watch the video.


This one actually gets me all choked up because ever since I was a kid, I've had such a hard time seeing homeless people on the streets, and how cold some people are to them. I used to never be able to go downtown as a child because of them. Now I just try and deal with it when I'm there.

Vine-L Friday Art Show

I was blessed this past weekend with the opportunity to show my work at an event in Over the Rhine called Vine-L Friday. It was so cool; something different from Final Fridays at the Pendleton. I had a bunch of people come down and support me. Thank you to those of you who made it out! I shared an awesome, historic room with a great artist named Nick Perrino.

The room we were in was the bottom floor of newly renovated lofts on the corner of 13th and Vine. They are called the Lackman Lofts. Apparently, the space we were in was an original speakeasy back in the day. All the tiles and bricks were original - it would have been a beautiful art studio!

Here's a few pictures from the show!

Just Imagine....

Woo! It's done.. :) This painting is for a friend of mine - he's gonna be soo happy to finally have it. This is John Lennon's cover of his Imagine album. So for your viewing pleasure...




I also wanted to add a few other photos from that previous painting I had to get done for the local movie...





The director of the movie loved it by the way.. and I was all worried that it just didn't look like them enough... turns out, they weren't really supposed to look like them! Copyright laws or something I guess :) Anyway, off to finish some more paintings!

Painting for the local movie

Well, ladies and gentlemen.. here it is. The painting I completed for the local movie being filmed in the Cincinnati area. It's 3 x 4 foot large and I used acrylic paints instead of oils. I do not think it is my absolute best work, but c'est la vie. We can't be perfect everyday. :) So think what you will, and now onto other things!


For more info on the movie, check out:

www.hittingthenuts.com

Goin old school!

Just wanted to share with you my awesome new shoes!!!!

SHA-BAM!!!



I wore these to the Blondie/Pat Benatar concert.. it rocked. And so did my shoes. :)

Ohhhh the Economy. *tear*

So, another lovely day in corporate America. The entire work force at my day job, including myself, got a 10% paycut today. That totally sucks. The suckiest thing of all is that I probably won't be able to afford my rent payment anymore - sooo it looks like I may be moving.

Awesome.

Just peachy.

It's a good thing I've been stepping up my Mary Kay business. Soon I'll be a director and I won't have to worry about making sure there's enough money in my bank account for food.

Onto other brighter things.

I've been working on a few new pieces and it's definitely been super hard for me to finish some paintings I've started. For those out there who are waiting for things from me.. please be patient! Things will soon be done! For example, I am SO close to having this painting done for a friend of mine.


It's getting there! It's the John Lennon Imagine cover.

Although, something has taken priority over this project. I have been asked to paint a portrait for a movie that's being filmed locally. Annnnnnd it's due this coming Tuesday, the 18th. So I've got a pretty good start on it and I'm feeling good about it. It's 3 x 4 foot big!! As soon as I get it done, I'll post it.

If you would like to learn a little about the movie that is being filmed here, here is the website:

www.HittingTheNuts.com

It's sure to be a great movie!!

And I can't remember if I have mentioned anything on here yet about this, but regardless, here it is:

My artwork, namely the 24x36's of Audrey, Marilyn, Cary and Grace, and last but not least the little Lucy are hanging down at Keystone Bar and Grill in the back room. It's an awesome place for them since people eat in there and they are getting constant exposure.

And for a short time at the end of this month, they will be going to the VINE-L Friday Gallery Walk. I don't know much about this event, but I do know it's for a good cause and you should definitely come down and check it out!

August 28th, 6-10pm
The gallery walk is on Vine Street between Central Pkwy and 13th in the gateway quarter.

If you're interested and want more information, email me at robin@rewers.org and I can get information for you.

That's all for now... onto painting before the Bengal's preseason game!!!

A few fun things from Hotlanta

So while in Atlanta for my business trip, we stayed at the Georgian Terrace hotel. It was so beautiful; here's a blurb from their website:

"To be great, a city must have a great hotel, a grand hotel. When Atlanta was coming into its own in the early 20th century that hotel was The Georgian Terrace Hotel. With its floor-to-ceiling windows, crystal chandeliers and white marble columns, The Georgian Terrace had an elegance Atlanta hadn’t known before. When the hotel opened its doors in glamorous Midtown nearly a century ago, it opened them to some very notable guests, including President Calvin Coolidge, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Tallulah Bankhead. In 1939, The Georgian Terrace hosted the premiere gala of Gone with The Wind. Every decade brought more notoriety to the hotel. In the 1970s, concert promoter Alex Cooley turned our Grand Ballroom into the famed Electric Ballroom, hosting concerts by musicians such as Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, and Patti Smith.

As Atlanta modernized its skyline many of its older buildings disappeared, but not The Georgian Terrace Hotel. As did the nearby Fox Theatre, this beautiful historic hotel had dedicated fans, and in 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places."




Right across the street was the Atlanta Fox Theatre, and I just about freaked out when I saw a movie advertisement scroll across the marquee:



I would have LOVED to see Breakfast at Tiffany's in an actual movie house!! But unfortunately, I won't be in Atlanta on the 23rd.. maybe another time..

And then while I was relaxing before dinner one night, I got bored and took a picture of myself, reading Enchantment:The Life of Audrey Hepburn in my room.


Just getting a little artsey :)

Whew! It's been a while!

So I haven't written in a while!! Busy busy busy... So, I've been working on a few new pieces of art, but the one thing I'm so excited to share with you - is my newest addition to my skin :) I think you may know.. my eighth tattoo!! It's a Robin bird with some swirls. The dogwood flowers are for the dogwood tree that was in my front yard growing up. Every picture that was taken, for first communions to high school dances to weddings, was in front of that tree. It reminds me of my childhood in the neighborhood that I grew up in and I thought it was perfect! It's not quite done yet - I'm going to have more blue color in the background, like how it is behind the fish. But I decided that 2.5 hours of pain was enough for one day!!



I love it! Let me know what you guys think! I'll be writing more frequently as I get more art done!

2 down, 2 to go!

Here is George Harrison, my 2nd Beatles painting completed!


I had to make a thank you card for an AWESOME, kind post office worker in New Jersey who forwarded and paid for the express shipping on my 311 concert tickets this year - in the card, I included a check for the money he spent on shipping and a picture of Erin and I in VIP! I'm going to send him a gift card I think too. Anybody have any suggestions for gift cards of places in New Jersey?


And here's what I think my new logo is for the back of my greeting cards! I like it! It's so fitting for name like mine ;)

Purple Haze...

Ok, go me is all I have to say... I started AND finished this painting in one night... in 3 hours.

I think it's 16 X 20... but I might be wrong.... anyway, enjoy!


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