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AMANDA LYNN IX' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24in 2022 This is one of the latest drawings I've done of @alynnpaint during 'WILDFLOWERS', her current collaboration project with @lady_mags up at @111minnagallery until this... FRIDAY, Jan.13th 2023!!!! FRIDAY THE 13TH (This Friday 1/13/2023) will be the Closing Party and Q&A for @lady_mags and @alynnpaint for their exhibition 'WILDFLOWERS'. Event is from 5-9pm, Q&A begins at 6:30pm. Included in this post are individual works by @alynnpaint and collabations with her long time friend and collaborator @lady_mags With their current 111 Minna Gallery exhibition ‘Wildflowers,’ Amandalynn and Lady Mags have come together once again to bring their unified vision of beauty, femininity, and nature to 111 Minna Gallery. More on Amanda Lynn "Amandalynn is a Muralist and Fine Artist based in Northern California. Inspired by the feminine in all things, Amandalynn depicts the subtle beauty of the natural world and humankind, through illustrated line work and decorative patterning. Her works can be found in Galleries and Streets all over the world. She began developing her distinct Street Art style mural work in 2001, painting alongside the graffiti community of San Francisco. Amandalynn is very passionate about her outdoor mural work and still enjoys collaborating with a variety of different artists, as well as creating large solo works. Fine Art also plays a key role in Amandalynn’s life, as she continues to develop her career as a professional gallery artist. She has a bachelor’s degree of Fine Art from the San Francisco Academy of Art, and recently has started teaching mural classes to high school students. Amandalynn believes that sharing the creative process with others is the key to living an inspired life." - @111minnagallery See more at: www.111minnagallery.com OR Schedule an appointment to view her work in person at: [email protected] #amandalynn #wildflowers #111minnagallery (at 111 Minna Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTpkzNu7tw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'LADY MAGS III' AKA Magda Gross PhD Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24in. 2022 FRIDAY THE 13TH (This Friday 1/13/2023) will be the Closing Party and Q&A for @lady_mags and @alynnpaint for their exhibition 'WILDFLOWERS'. Event is from 5-9pm, Q&A begins at 6:30pm. Pictured here is the third portrait I've done of @lady_mags while her show is up at @111minnagallery which began on Oct.13th 2022. Included in this post are individual works by @lady_mags and a mural collabation with her long time friend @alynnpaint. Be sure to notice their impressive and incredibly harmonious language they create together.. With their current 111 Minna Gallery exhibition ‘Wildflowers,’ Amandalynn and Lady Mags have come together once again to bring their unified vision of beauty, femininity, and nature to 111 Minna Gallery. As long-time collaborators and friends, these two have been creating work together for over a decade and graced the Bay Area with massive public art pieces combining their unique styles. Together they weave watercolor, bold graffiti, powerful female figures, and flora and fauna into one cohesive look. Born and raised in NYC, Lady Mags began her art career as a graffiti writer in 2006, when she started painting tracksides in Chicago while pursuing a degree in education. She has travelled throughout the world, painting street art and large scale murals in many of her destinations. She began exhibiting her fine art in galleries while also practicing her PhD in International Comparative Education at Stanford University. She currently resides in Petaluma CA where she practices her art while raising two very beautiful children. #ladymags #amandalynn #wildflowers #111minnagallery #dyoungv (at 111 Minna Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTk3tHLnIa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

KOOL KICKS ON THE STREET!!!! My latest fashion apparel commission by my favorite Frenchie, Nick Edwards!!!! Every few months or so Nick commissions me to paint one more piece of apparel for him. Each new piece further completes his ongoing full body outfit. It was a facemask at first, then a pair of pants, a tee shirt, then hoodie and now a pair of sneakers!!!! I included a recent letter his mother wrote me thanking me for a portrait I drew of him (in which he gave her for Christmas) and being his creative friend in San Francisco. I love the French!!!! So much class around!!!!! Thank you again Nick and your lovely family for all the support!!!! #koolkicksonthestreet (at Amsterdam Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnS2geiPZmz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'TOVA LOBATZ' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24in. 2022 It's pretty hard to believe that I've known @tovabatzz for 13 years now. I remember first meeting her as a lively young whippersnapper, wet behind the ears and desperate to sink her teeth into some SF low brow/street art while interning at White Walls Gallery in 2010. I don't even know if she was old enough to get into bars she was frequenting at that time to be honest. Prior to me meeting her, she had already completed an internship in 2009 with Annodominal Gallery in San Jose where she worked with David Choe and Sheperd Fairey. She was awarded this internship due to a paper she wrote while getting her sociology degree at UC Santa Cruz based on the social implications of Graffiti throughout human existence, from the cave-man era to present day. In the year prior to this internship she was studying abroad in Barcelona reading up on art through @juxtapozmag and @fecalface.gallery. This formative time in her life would plant the seeds for many of her future endeavors in the arts. Tova officially moved to SF in July of 2010 after interning at White Walls Gallery while commuting from Santa Cruz. She quickly moved up the ranks to become White Walls' Gallery director in 2011 to 2013. After White Walls, she spent the next two years curating various public art projects before becoming gallery director of @heronarts in 2015. One of these projects is Art City (helloartcity.com) where she co-curated (with Jenny Scharif), project managed and fundraised a city wide project to replace advertisements with art in SF. This was followed by her involvement in the 2013 and 2014 Nashville Walls Project (@nashvillewallsproject) where she curated exhibitions that coincided with murals being painted by local and international artists in Nashville, TN. Tova's joy comes from seeing an artist's vision come into fruition through providing them with the proper tools, money, resource and space to achieve that vision. Public art is what originally drove Tova to pursue the arts because she believe that public art is for everyone. More on Tova and her exploits soon....!!!!!!! #tovalobatz #heronarts #publicart (at Heron Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSzfrhPvES/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🌻RISE SUNFLOWERS🌻 This exhibition sign was created by myself and @nickolaybereza for our co curated show 'Rise Sunflowers' which opened on July 16th 2022. ***@Select works from the exhibition are on display in the @lunarienne back gallery until September 25th. Proceeds go to @heartsforukraine.us The sign we designed was a throwback to the older @lunarienne tradition of displaying outdoor hand painted sign advertising their art shows. A tradition that went back to 1995 when they were called 'Fabric 8', before changing to 'Luna Rienne' in 2013. Many of those signs are still on display at Luna Rienne in their street level corridor. I'm proud to say that our sign will soon be on permenant display will all the others very soon. Feels good to be a part of such a historical SF collection! The original show features 28 local artists exhibiting affordable works of various media, the proceeds from which will be donated to Hearts for Ukraine, a Bay Area-based organization that delivers critical supplies to hospitals, shelters, schools, orphanages, nursing homes, refugee support centers and the territorial defense forces of Ukraine. For online purchases go to: www.lunarienne.com Participating artists: Amanda Lynn - @alynnpaint Ann Weiler Lady Henze - @ladyhenze Brett Amory - @brettamory Eddie Colla - @eddiecolla Rich Jacobs - @movezine David Ball - @davidmball Nicole Hayden - @nicolehaydenart Calamity Fair - @calamityfair Chris Stokes - @chrisstokes Adam Caldwell - @adamhuntercaldwell Alec Huxley - @alechuxley Seibot - @seibot Nathalie Fabri - @nathalie_fabri_artist Emily Fromm - @emilyfromm John Keating - @johnkeating_artist Antonio Mancera - www.lookgallerysf.com Mykola Bereza - @nickolaybereza Jenny Bagnyuk - @zhenyafoto Chris Farris - @christfarris Misia Farris - @misia.soup Nolan Yeloneck - @nolanwhy John Casey - @johncaseyart Brandon Joseph Baker - @brandonjosephbaker Mark Nobriga - @mr.malicioso_art Fabio Benê - @fabiobene D Young V - @dyoungv #risesunflowers #signpainting #lunariennegallery #fabric8 (at Luna Rienne Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CieA7FZL1lD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'SPARROW II' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24in. 2022 Unframed This one a bit more unconventual compared to my recent work, but I like it... It's got the hair and hands which I love drawing, but also spiritual and sexual connotations which were never intended; but came out in the process of creating the piece. I see it as breaking up the mold so to speak, which is always a good thing! #sparrow #micron #hands #life (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiWS4zOrNQw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'LOTUS FOR MELISA' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24 in. Framed 2022 NFS Happy Birthday Melisa, I'm happy this piece arrived just on time to celebrate your special day and beginning of your new year! Since we met all those years ago at Vesuvio Cafe, September 9th has become my personal holiday to celebrate you. You've been so many things for me over the years; a path to happiness, a huge inspiration, spiritual guide, voice of reason, a shoulder to cry on and most importantly a wonderful friend. This set of hands has been a reoccuring theme in my work for sometime now, always serving as an expression of love, endearment, hope, life and now you. This new version includes the lotus, a flower that best represent you in so many ways; purity, rebirth, resurrection, resilience, strength and healing. I hope it serves as a reminder to all things YOU, as well as a thank you for all you have given me throught the years. Thank you for everytime you built me back up when I needed it most, for everytime you took my tears of sadness and replaced them with tears of joy, for all the inspiration you've given my art and heart, for all the times you offered your healing hand again and again, for your joyful eyes and glowing smile, for your passion and lust for life, for being there for me every single time I needed you most, for giving me a sense of sanity when confronted with total chaos, for allowing me to share my adventures with you and you sharing yours with me, for your soft and comforting voice, for your continuing will to change and evolve, for serving as such a great example of how good and virtuous a human being can be in a world that can so often brings darkness, for all the light you radiate and bring me and so many others in your life, for your full moons, for your deep sense of spirituality and curiosity, for you continual openness, for your kind heart and everlasting beauty, and for every shot of Makers Mark we've shared together in person and at a distance. Your the BEST!!!!! I'm am truly grateful for everyday you've been in my life. I look forward to all the years we'll have to learn from eachother and continue to grow... CHEERS to you Melisa!!!!!!! (at Hillsborough, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiTh_t5p0SQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

FIRST CATCH OF THE DAY!!!!! @montyguy SKETCH THURSDAY!!!!! Coming up this THURSDAY (9/8) from 5-9pm. We've decided to experiment with our conventional 'Sketch Tuesdays' by hosting it on different weekdays and times of the month. For THURSDAY we've got quite the line up curated by @bowenstuff, @alechuxley, myself and even @theartofskinner !!!!! ***As an extra added bonus @69n8vandyke has reassured me (several times) that he'll be bringing THE HEAT, John McClane style!!!!! So keep an eye for out for him and see him light it up! Coinciding with ST is the @bowenstuff solo show 'BLASPHEMPOUS NATURE' and the @alechuxley solo show 'ABOVE IT ALL'... Robert Bowen will be doing a book signing for his currently released 'Blaphemous Nature' which will be available at @111minnagallery for only $45!!!! And... SAN FRANCISCO favorite @davidchoonglee will be DJing all night!!!! The artist roster includes: Robert Bowen - @bowenstuff Alec Huxley - @alechuxley Skinner - @theartofskinner Ransom & Mitchell - @ransom_mitchell N8 Van Dyke - @69n8vandyke Yung Cocunut - @yungcocunut David Polka - @slowcoolassault Daryll Peirce - @daryllpeirce Lady Henze - @ladyhenze Jack Keating - @johnkeating_artist Anthony Mancera Nolan Yelonek - @nolanwhy Carrie Cottini - @carrieann22 Leon Loucheur - @loucheur Monty Guy - @montyguy Micah LeBrun - @micahlebrun Mario Navasero - @mantistic Felicia Ann - @felishita Raul D'Mauries - @rdmauries Misia Farris - @misia.soup Max Ehrman (EON 75) - @maxehrman James Perry - @realsmij Rachel Perls - @rachelperls Hiericbo - @hiericbro Alice Koswara - @alicekoz Calamity Fair - @calamityfair Ben Ahn - @ioryuzo D Young V - @dyoungv #111minnagallery #sketchtuesdays #robertbowen #blasphemousnature (at 111 Minna Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiQ9F3rpQAo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

SKETCH THURSDAY!!!!! Coming up this THURSDAY (9/8) from 5-9pm. We've decided to experiment with our conventional 'Sketch Tuesdays' by hosting it on different weekdays and times of the month. For THURSDAY we've got quite the line up curated by @bowenstuff, @alechuxley, myself and even @theartofskinner !!!!! ***As an extra added bonus @69n8vandyke has reassured ne (several times) that he'll be bringing THE HEAT, John McClane style!!!!! So keep an eye for him and see him work his magic! Coinciding with the @bowenstuff solo show 'BLASPHEMPOUS NATURE' and the @alechuxley solo show 'ABOVE IT ALL'... Robert Bowen will be doing a book signing for his currently released 'Blaphemous Nature' which will be available at @111minnagallery for only $45!!!! And... SAN FRANCISCO favorite @davidchoonglee will be DJing all night!!!! The artist roster includes: Robert Bowen - @bowenstuff Alec Huxley - @alechuxley Skinner - @theartofskinner Ransom & Mitchell - @ransom_mitchell N8 Van Dyke - @69n8vandyke Yung Cocunut - @yungcocunut David Polka - @slowcoolassault Daryll Pierce - @daryllpierce Lady Henze - @ladyhenze Jack Keating - @johnkeating_artist Anthony Mancera Nolan Yelonek - @nolanwhy Carrie Cottini - @carrieann22 Leon Loucheur - @loucheur Monty Guy - @montyguy Micah LeBrun - @micahlebrun Mario Navasero - @mantistic Felicia Ann - @felishita Raul D'Mauries - @rdmauries Misia Farris - @misia.soup Max Ehrman (EON 75) - @maxehrman James Perry - @realsmij Rachel Perls - @rachelperls Hiericbo - @hiericbro Alice Koswara - @alicekoz Calamity Fair - @calamityfair Ben Ahn - @ioryuzo D Young V - @dyoungv #111minnagallery #sketchtuesdays #robertbowen #blasphemousnature #alechuxley #aboveitall (at 111 Minna Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiMB1CDrfOB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

SKETCH THURSDAY!!!!! Coming up this THURSDAY (9/8) from 5-9pm. We've decided to experiment with our conventional 'Stetch Tuesdays' by hosting it on different weekdays and times of the month. For THURSDAY we've got quite the line up: Coinciding with the @bowenstuff solo show 'BLASPHEMPOUS NATURE' and the @alechuxley solo show 'ABOVE IT ALL'... Robert Bowen will be doing a book signing for his currently released 'Blaphemous Nature' which will be available at @111minnagallery for only $45!!!! And... SAN FRANCISCO favorite @davidchoonglee will be DJing all night!!!! The artist roster includes: Robert Bowen - @bowenstuff Alec Huxley - @alechuxley Skinner - @theartofskinner Ransom & Mitchell - @ransom_michelle N8 Van Dyke - @69n8vandyke Yung Cocunut - @yungcocunut David Polka - @slowcoolassault Daryll Pierce - @daryllpierce Lady Henze - @ladyhenze Jack Keating - @johnkeatinga Anthony Mancera Nolan Yelonek - @nolanwhy Carrie Cottini - @carrieann22 Leon Loucheur - @loucheur Montey Guy - @montyguy Micah LeBrun - @micahlebrun Mario Navasero - @mantastic Felicia Ann - @felishita Raul D'Mauries - @rdmauries Misia Farris - @misia.soup Max Ehrman (EON 75) - @maxehrman James Perry - @realsmij Rachel Perls - @rachelperls Hiericbo - @hiericbro Alice Koswara - @alicekoz Calamity Fair - @calamityfair Ben Ahn - @ioryuzo D Young V - @dyoungv #111minnagallery #sketchtuesdays #robertbowen #blasphemousnature #alechuxley #aboveitall (at 111 Minna Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiJDG4xhdmM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'NOD' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24in. NFS This was recently commissioned by @realsmij to celebrate his girfriend's birthday on 9/15 during her stay in SF, all the way from London. N.O.D. stands for Never Off Duty, an acronym her collegues gave her while working as a sociologist. Since retiring from that profession, she now works as a Professor Of Innovation for the University of East London. She's works with PhD candidates and tech students researching how different technolgies effect people's lives. Her academic background includes: Head of Innovation Studies and Asst. Vice Chancellor for the University of East London, Head of Education at the University of Manchester, and she ran a year long international festival called 'Life On Learning' in London. She had met @realsmij at Burning Man in 2007, they've been dating since 2008. They became more intimate after losing a mutual friend to murder. They both collaborate in the virtual world on digital projects, and interact on 2nd Life; a program in which people interact with one another through the use of digital avatars. One type of interaction they enjoy together on this platform is playing darts. She's also been a recent participant at Sketch Tuesdays at @111minnagallery. So keep an eye out for her!!!! #nod (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiIy4uEhJum/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Gotta little love at the @amsterdam_sf #optimist (at Amsterdam Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiEkg9FOdzm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'Misia Farris' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24in 2022 $450 Unframed (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiDxZ_kBIp1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'AMANDA LYNN V' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24 in. $500 Unframed I could say a million and one things about @alynnpaint, and more then likely will in time. This is the fifth portrait I've done of her and plan on doing a sixth and a seventh... It's hard to keep track of this one, it almost seems as though she has the uncanny ability to be at several places at once, working on various projects simitaniously. A mural here, a mural there, a solo show in one city and curated project in another. She is definitey an anomaly, a force of nature and one of the great mysteries of the art world! For now, I'll just say stay tuned for her upcoming exhibition with @lady_mags coming up at @111minnagallery this October. She's confident that this show will be a spectacle that will leave the viewers in awe!!!!! Considering how her and @lady_mags always bring their A game to everything they touch, we all have something to look forward to... More on that project soon... #amandalynn #alynnpaint #lady_mags #ladymags #faries #fariesarereal #inspiration #badasses (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiBEkyoBVL1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'CHIRSTINA JOY' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24in. 2022 $450 Unframed This'll be one of my more interesting posts. I was slightly hesitant to post this earlier due to people's views on social distancing due to the pandemic. Any artist know the value of $$$, epecially in regards to all the odd jobs one must undertake to support their habit of creativity. I've taken on plenty of 'roles' in my day; commercial muralist, bartender, bouncer, teacher, housepainter, asst. carpenter, etc..... None of those as nearly as interesting as 'Lingerie Applicator'. Yes, that's what they call it in the 'industry'. During 2020 I was searching for any options I could in order to make some extra $$$. I responded to add for for 'Costume Changer'. Upon my interview, I learned that my role would be to adjust model's lingerie (costumes) on (often) erotic photo sets. Adjusting, preparing and helping them fit into their chosen outfits while applying various oils on their skin between photo sets. This also include a unique variety of glitter applications which I was required to assist in removing after each set. Despite how incredibly sexy this sounds, it's actually way hatder and frustrating then one would assume. I also learned that the job was willing to pay me 'hazard pay', which is DOUBLE the normal rate for this type of work. They also compt food and transport! Not to mention the the very generous tips I would (and did) recieve from the models on each set! And.... I soon learned there was no shortage of work because I was their ONLY applicant! This role was conventually taken on by women in the past. So I was told: no creeping, preforably no fraternizing (at least no hints of it on sets), show up on time and sober always and then I'll be good to go. Weeks into the job I realized how high in demand I was, so models were actually willing to schedule their shoots around my art schedule. I was painting alot of mural in 2020, so this worked out perfectly!!!!! Pictured here is @christina.joy.imagery, she soon became my favorite model to work with. Due her interest in the arts and quirky personality, we soon became friends. More on her soon.... (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch-sGsePih6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

111 Minna Gallery will be keeping gallery hours today and tomorrow 11-6pm! Please stop by to see Robert Bowen's 'Blasphemous Nature' and Alec Huxley's 'Above It All'. Two great solo shows under one roof! A double grindhouse feature.😉 I'll be kicking it at the gallery all day today and tomorrow drawing and repping the gallery. So come on by and check out the show, bring your sketch pad, rap about art and get inspired! #robertbowen #alechuxley (at 111 Minna Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch-khm5PejH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'David Choong Lee' Micron 08 Pen on Bristol Paper 19x24in. $450 Unframed A San Francisco classic, I immediately started becoming familiar with the work of @davidchoonglee just weeks after first moving to SF in the summer of 2003. From seeing his works at galleries such as @111minnagallery and @lunarienne , learning more if his works from new local artists I befriended at the time, various printed publications and often seeing him on the street in downtown SF; I soon realized David was a staple in the SF art community. I've witnessed various manifestations of David's work over the years from depictions of the local homeless population, representations of people and figures on cigar box assemblage installations, various mixed media pieces showing individuals of the local art/music scene, all the way to his more spiritually driven abstract works of present. He is also know for his published books: 'God Made Dirt, And Dirt Don't Hurt', '4 Words', 'DIRT' and 'Convergence'. "The artist usually starts his paintings without a proper idea of what he’ll paint or how his artworks are going to look like in the end. His painting process also represents a process of discovery as the image starts to take on a life of its own. He uses acrylic, latex and aerosol paint to create works that can be described as moving between organic and geometric. His non-figurative vividly colored compositions arise from what he calls his inner visions deeply rooted inside the artist’s soul. His works are inspired by meticulous studies of physics and Darwinism. Every one of his images contained slightly altered forms and variations that show the beauty present in details." - Mirus Gallery #davidchoonglee #chakras #mirusgallery #sanfrancisco (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch7vKo5pAOp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=