#jamie regular

Take Your Time!  2018

The very first thing Jamie Regular and I talked about when we befriended each other were his DIY ripped jeans. The second thing was, of course, “is your last name actually Regular?!”  

One of the most effortlessly creative people I know; from his outfits to his hair and to his music tastes, Jamie is always spilling original and sometimes hilarious ideas. I was surprised when he recently chose visual art to express his moods, and after looking through his paintings, I found myself smiling at the little details and many faces of them. With each piece my friend produces, I feel as though I’m learning more about his rapidly evolving inner emotional world.

Safety, 2018

As our conversations naturally cover an array of topics and inspirations, I thought it’d be fitting that instead of a formal interview, I threw a number of prompts at Jamie to delve deeper into his art. He has responded with the following answers.

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11:37

11:37 is what I think of as my favourite time. I’m not too sure on why I gave this time meaning, but I feel when ever looking at the number combination I have a sense of nostalgia. I believe it is a perfect time for when the night starts and the night being when I do my best thinking. “Nothing good can happen after 1137”

#outsider?

I believe my art is outsider because it is not very structured I am always thinking off the top of my head. Also never fitting into the what was popular always struggling to be normal.

ENJOY yourself! 2018

Abstracted smiling faces, ENJOY yourself ! 

I don’t have any solid reason for why I paint faces on so many of my pieces. I mostly do it because I know I can make a face look so many different ways with slight adjustments

No Comment Needed, 2018

Zig Zag: first? last? piece to incorporate collage into your artwork?

Zig-zag was my first piece on canvas to include collage I have had some ideas of works in the future I would like to use the technique on. I really enjoy collage

Zig Zag, 2018 

The first song you threw on the last time you made art?

SPAZ - Plastikman. I feel the repetitive banging through out the song is really  intoxicating. But I listen to all kinds of music while paining I tend to jump around all genres and listen to whatever comes to mind.  

2, to, two, too

I was just fascinated by all the different ways we spell the same word  and also being dyslexic all the different spellings were something that would confuse me in school and still sometimes I catch myself using the wrong ones

Rock Bottom & The Abyss, 2018

Favourite scent

Probably my favourites are gasoline, mint and meat cooking like ribs or streak.

New idea on the brink of your brain?

I’m currently working on some paintings that feature shapes I’m really getting into different shapes proballly will see a lot of abstract shapes.

Suburban, 2018