raskoe's playhouse

WEBIE

2010-02-05T16:03:00.000-08:00

I finally got around to update some little things on the website. . . . more updates and newly generated website coming soon. . .

cheers maties.

SHOP

2010-01-31T23:09:00.001-08:00

I updated the shop (found through my site) a while back, however I failed to mention anything about it. . . . . . on that note, you can visit it here

CHeeeeers

PROVENANCE

2010-01-31T22:44:00.001-08:00

Anther live painting that happened this past weekend.I got to chance to work with some solid dudes, and we had a pretty fun time. . . . .I believe everything is still in place for all those to go see and get cupcakes and stuff. .. . .(event flyer posted a couple "posts" below if interested)

KEEN FOOTWEAR

2010-01-31T22:38:00.000-08:00

I had the chance to do a commissioned guitar for Keen Footwear. . . I wish I was able to really work into it, but there was a tight deadline and some crucial stomach flu in the air. . . . either way it was something different for a change.. . .

MASSIVEs

2010-01-31T22:35:00.000-08:00

Some more "Massive" Live paintings. . . . . .

January 2010

December 2009

COMISSION

2010-01-31T22:17:00.000-08:00

I had the opportunity the other month to work on a commissioned drawing for a friend and her husband (the dude on the bike). . . . it's been quite a while since I have done such large scale drawing, but I had a lot of fun working on it. . . . enjoy.

LIVE PAINTING

2010-01-25T00:13:00.001-08:00

Hi folks. it's been quite a while since I've last updated this thing. . . . I have been working on a few projects that I will share later. . . . in the mean time. I will be painting this Thursday night, along with some other nice dudes. . . . come hang out and eat some cupcakes.
p.

MASSIVE

2009-12-10T12:04:00.000-08:00

Once again, another quickie live painting from "Massive" last month. . . . Not sure whats happening at the next one, but I think its going to be a big one. . . .
enjoy!

BIG ONE HUNDRED

2009-12-10T12:00:00.001-08:00

Hey all.
There is a giant one night, cash and carry show tomorrow in Portland. I think there is about 2000 awesome pieces in the show, all of which makes for some nice inexpensive stocking stuffers! See you there!!!
Cheers.

IMAGINARY FRIENDS

2009-12-02T15:15:00.000-08:00

For those in Miami, or near by. . . . don't forget about the Imaginary friends show . . . . Hope you have fun down there guys!
Thanks for everything!!!!!!

FLICKR

2009-12-02T15:10:00.000-08:00

Hey all,
I finally opened up a flickr account. It's nothing too exciting, just some random photos I took while lurking around town and other places. . . . . Take a peek here.

TAC

2009-11-23T12:57:00.001-08:00

The other day, I met up with quite a few dudes from around the N.W. to paint a giant production and have some good times in the cold windy weather at a somewhat of a secret spot. . . .wasn't able to get the best images, since we finished in the night time. . . but here is what I was able to get. . . . (pics in order from left to right) . . . . . .

(myself)

(merlot)

(video)

(Pubs-not finished)

(ajust)

LIVE PAINTING

2009-11-23T12:53:00.000-08:00

I had a chance to do a live painting for a monthly event called "massive" here in Portland. Here is the finished piece (sorry but,not the best image)

ART BASEL

2009-11-19T22:41:00.000-08:00

Hey friends.
If you happen to be in the Miami area in December for Basel, be sure to stop by the Wallove team show that is in conjunction with our friends at Latzero Gallery in Orlando

COLOR ME TIMBERS

2009-11-17T21:50:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine, 18 and counting, curated this fun show that is held at the report lounge this Friday in Portland, Or. . . . . . .
All the crayons and some giant prints are all provided for your color pleasures and dreams!!!!! (I think small prints too)

BELMONT

2009-11-11T11:07:00.000-08:00

after a year plus, we finally got out to re-do a part of the Belmont wall, here in Portland. . .
(Vaquero to the left, and me on the right). . . . . . . . . we decided to do some self portraits of us in the future with our smelly cats. . . . . .

CASTLE

2009-11-11T11:01:00.000-08:00

I moved a little while back to this placed I am pretty excited about. . . . . finally uploaded some flicks of the view. . . although its hard to see in the pictures (if at all), on a clear day, you can see mt. st. helens, mt adams, and mt. hood as if they are across the street. . . . . .. . . . cheerio.

U4E

2009-11-03T19:29:00.000-08:00

I got to paint a trailer with my friend Foset, (Vaquero) at U4E, over the past couple of days. . . .
me to the left, him to the right. . . . . . click on images to see details. . . .
p.

YARPY. . . .

2009-11-03T19:19:00.000-08:00

I had the chance to paint a pretty cool food cart last week (yarp?!). . . For those not in the upper left area of the united states, food carts pretty much rule everything around here (go discover these cheap eats when visiting, the food is pretty awesome across the board).

LIFE

2009-10-18T03:06:00.001-07:00

rocks!

ORLANDO

2009-10-01T11:31:00.000-07:00

Another show in a couple of weeks, which I am proud to be showing with some solid people such as these. . . . . Check it out if you're in the area. . .

p.

ONE WEEK

2009-10-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

left to check the show at 88.5. . . . . . . .

Click on this link to check it out!!!
p.

1988

2009-09-10T12:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a small teaser thumbnail of my poster for the "Now Playing" show that is opening in a week or so. If you happen to be in the Bay Area, stop by and have some funs. . . . .Cheers.
more info about the show, visit: gallery 1988 Sf

A GOOD EVENING

2009-09-10T12:54:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos from a night of lurking around at a random place or two. . .

PAINT DEMO

2009-09-10T12:51:00.000-07:00

My friend Josue and I collaborated on a paint demo held at WSU yesterday. It was nice to get out of the house, and play around a bit, try something different for once. . . . enjoy .

"NOW PLAYING"

2009-09-05T15:09:00.000-07:00

Opening Sept. 18th.
San Francisco.
Details and such about the showing are located at:
Gallery 1988 and blogggggggger

TEASERS!!!!

2009-09-05T14:15:00.000-07:00

Here are some thumbnails from a handful of my paintings for my upcoming show through 88.5 . . . . . stay tuned for the opening next week!

FINALLY

2009-09-03T16:11:00.000-07:00

finished the paintings for the 88.5 show coming up in a couple of weeks!. . . Its been exhausting, but I'm glad to move on to the next. . . . . I will post some teaser images up later this evening.

CHEERS!

DON"T FORGET

2009-08-25T18:01:00.000-07:00

to get some goods at the shop: here

88.5

2009-08-25T17:46:00.000-07:00

the time has come. . . . . . .

RANDOMS

2009-08-25T17:43:00.000-07:00

just some random flicks around portland. . . . .nothing too exciting

MASSIVE

2009-08-25T17:34:00.000-07:00

I took part in this event called "Massive" last month, where I was on stage doing a live painting.
This event was a fashion show, dance thing which eventually went out completely out of control.
For the event, I had about an hour and a half to finish a painting, where I came pretty close. Once I ran out of time, the fashion show started, ended, and I attempted to continue. However, at this point, it was just too out of hand, so, I had to do rush finish. . . . . BUT, I think it turned out ok, given the circumstances and such. Although, I was really hoping it would turn out a lot different then it did. . Beyond that, I had a pretty fun night altogether. . . . . .

SUNNY SET

2009-08-25T17:32:00.000-07:00

portland.

MT DEW

2009-08-25T17:27:00.000-07:00

About a week or so, I had to chance to paint at the dew tour, here in Portland for a non profit organization, to promote recycling to all the little peoples. (don't remember the org. sorry). Aside from the absolute insanity of the event, I had a fun time painting a quick one outside.

THUMB NAIL

2009-08-19T10:40:00.000-07:00

Thought I would post a a small teaser from one of the paintings for the showing gallery 88.5 . . . . . . . .many more posts coming this week.
Cheers!

MONZUKI

2009-08-17T09:48:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,
It's been a while since I've been on here, as I have been rather crammed getting prepared for an upcoming show in September. . .. .

I just wanted to make a quick post about this blog I was featured on, Monzuki. On this blog, he shares artwork, and or design by artists from all over the globe, many of which I never knew existed, and was glad to be introduced to their work. He really does a great job with this site, as some of the artists he showcases are definitely worth checking out.

Check it out: Monzuki

MERCURY

2009-07-25T01:24:00.000-07:00

I stole this from my friend Paige, who runs the Breeze Block Gallery. She was kind enough to mention my friend and I who, painted one of the murals mentioned in the article. . . In anycase, I am excited to hear Portland is making some moves for the better. . . .

Check out the Mercury article that just came out about the new mural laws in town...we gots interviewed :) For more info on mural laws in Portland, check here: http://www.news4neighbors.net/article.pl?sid=05/12/20/177253 or see p. 46 in print

In 2003, Clear Channel sued Portland for allowing large public paintings (murals) while giving billboards the thumbs down—up until then mural laws were relatively lax. In an effort to keep billboards out, the city was forced by the media giant to regulate murals under the city's sign code. The new regulations quickly made one thing clear: Artists and sign codes don't mix. The code is long and approval of signage is required, but most importantly, the code just wasn't designed to regulate murals.

The Original Art Mural Project, the proposed remedy to the mural's troubling legal identity, is scheduled for implementation on August 1. While still red tape, it's better than the sign code—it involves fees, a neighborhood review to approve location and mural content, and an inspection of the final product. So it's partly cloudy out for murals, but a few walls peek through the cloud coverage, either from the pre-Clear Channel days or through the cracks of the waning sign-code era.

I've designed a little walking trip to show off some of these murals. (While the first mural on the walk isn't in a public space, it's still well worth a looksie.) Start inside Bishops Barbershop on SE Hawthorne, where Shepard Fairey—the designer behind the iconic Obama "Hope" poster campaign—put up multiples of the "Obey" face, framing a menacing red communist star. Further down SE Hawthorne at the corner of 35th is a piece by Jesse Reno in which two faces tangle into a reptilian creature, caught in fields of turbulence and a brush-slashed atmosphere.

Continue north to Belmont where you'll head west until you reach the Belmont Garage, between 32nd and 31st. Suer and Raskoe have the west-facing wall right now, using the space for a green-faced boy who points with a twiggy arm toward a splintering of abstract shapes. Facing the street is a paste-up of a plump geisha crowned with skull-handled hairpins—part of a collaboration between Japan's Imaone, Tenga, and Shohei, which wraps around the wall in black-and-white characters. (Paige Prendergast of Breeze Block Gallery curated these murals.)

Now make your way to the Goodfoot on SE 28th and Stark, where you'll be taking a beer break. The Goodfoot's open-air smoking lounge displays permanent works by locals Jason Brown, Chris Haberman, Derek Olsen, Klutch, and Jesse Reno. Haberman packed a shotgun shell with multi-colored faces and unloaded on this wall, while Klutch painted a tidy flowing braid of grasses over the room's red basecoat. After you've beered yourself, keep going north on 28th until you pass yet another Bishops location—between Davis and Everett—then turn around and look up. You'll see the abstract works of Seak (Germany), Daim (Germany), and Joker (Portland)—this mural dates back to 2003, and is something of a landmark.

From here, head down to NE 7th, between Burnside and Couch, where you'll find a noteworthy piece by Brazil's Herbert Baglione, whose art is on the July cover of Juxtapoz magazine. On a background of golden floral bursts, a fat woman lies horizontally with an androgynous figure emerging from her belly, a face like a nesting doll's, with arms held up in a dramatic "O."

While it's not entirely clear if all of these murals are fully legal, the city is taking the right approach: getting a new law on the books and turning a semi-blind eye to murals that lack a permit. This isn't to say that acquiring a mural permit under the new program won't be a pain—especially when community reviews tend to churn out works that are both safe and mediocre. As Paige Prendergast puts it, "Public art should be the voice of a city... don't we love that Portland is weird? Then we should have some weird public art."

PRINTS-STORE

2009-07-08T23:56:00.000-07:00

Are here, and the store is now up and running through my site. I have put up the two prints I mentioned on here before, and there is also a handful of original drawings, such as this one, up for grabs. Click here to visit the shop.

Thanks for the support!

PAINT UPDATE

2009-07-08T23:54:00.000-07:00

It's been a little while. Thought I would give an update on my slow progress.

GARDENS

2009-07-08T23:48:00.001-07:00

My friend and I went to the Japanese Gardens a little bit ago. I was too lazy to go through the photos sooner, but here are a couple

KATOE AND BOX

2009-07-08T23:46:00.000-07:00

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HUNG FAR LO

2009-07-08T23:41:00.000-07:00

I was able to explore this abandon historical building the other day. It wasn't the most exciting empty space, but I thought I would share this with you folks, since I guess its a Portland landmark in China Town. . . .

STORE/PRINTS

2009-07-03T11:43:00.000-07:00

On Monday, (July 6th) I will be releasing two prints that are a limited edition of 20, each signed and numbered. These will be available directly through my website, as I will be adding a shop section to the site this weekend.

These are the prints that will be available, and in the mean time, other prints are always available at Wallove.com.

Take care folks!!!

FUNGI

2009-07-03T11:40:00.000-07:00

Found this pretty cool stuff. . .

BEAUTIFUL DAY

2009-06-29T09:56:00.000-07:00

I was able to get out on my day off and take a small road trip to paint a production with my friend "ajust". . .

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KATOE

2009-06-26T12:29:00.001-07:00

I found this guy hanging out in the cupboard the other day. . . . . . .

SCAFFOLDING

2009-06-26T12:26:00.000-07:00

HOMIE

2009-06-23T20:14:00.001-07:00

We will catch a high life elsewhere on the continent. . . Until then . . . Safe travels.
p.

AS OF NOW

2009-06-23T20:09:00.000-07:00

I'm on my 13th hour of painting today. . . .thought I would take a breather and post an update. . .. . enjoy

PRODUCTION

2009-06-15T10:48:00.000-07:00

I was able to get out yesterday, and help paint a production with some old school friends of mine, Ming and Ajust. Here are a couple of flicks of what we did, Ajust (left) wasn't able to finish, as he showed up a little late. I will try to get some images up of the finished mural once he finishes. . . .

BIKES

2009-06-09T22:23:00.001-07:00

. . . These were taken specifically for my two "brothers" as they are motorcycle and scooter dorks, so here you go dudes. . . . .

SOMETHING

2009-06-09T22:14:00.000-07:00

Cool is going to happen here next weekend. . . . gyea!

KATOE

2009-06-09T22:08:00.000-07:00

My cat, Katoe, or also known as "shits the cat" has had a weird obsession with any bags, or
boxes that arrive in our apartment. . . . so. . . . . . . . . . .

PAINT UPDATE

2009-06-09T21:59:00.001-07:00

I recently became employed ,so as a result, I have been constantly painting every free moment I have to keep on schedule. These are still the same 8 paintings out of about 20 that are being worked on. enjoy. . . . . . . . .

FOUND THIS

2009-06-06T15:28:00.001-07:00

On notcot. . . . . . thought it was rather clever, and quite solid. . . . .Design is from the folks at Despair inc.

PAINT PROGRESS

2009-06-02T11:05:00.000-07:00

Update on some things I have been working on. . . . more to come soon!

ZOO TIME

2009-06-02T10:59:00.000-07:00

Finally made it to the Oregon zoo the other day. Thought I would share some of the pictures of the friendly animals I took while I was there. enjoy!

PRINTS

2009-06-01T16:46:00.000-07:00

There was some confusion with the price of the prints I mentioned below. They are actually $45 not $75. . . . Sorry folks!

MORE PAINT

2009-05-27T11:50:00.000-07:00

I started working on a new piece for a show coming up in July. For this one, I thought I would share the process from start to finish. .. . . . .This would be day one.

PRINTS

2009-05-26T10:39:00.000-07:00

Two more prints have become available at WALLOVE this weekend. I should have more available here in the short future, as soon as I upload the files. In the meantime. . . you can find them here.

**I will be opening up a "shop" through my site in the near future, which will also feature other prints with limited editions. **

INTERWEB SOCIETIES

2009-05-19T17:52:00.001-07:00

As I try to cut back on myspace, facebook, and others, I did randomly found this art networking site that is pretty much clean and clear cut. It really doesn't get anymore simple and or functional for artists who are trying to get some exposure, friends, and feedback. . . . . .

take a look here.

SERCRET JOURNEY

2009-05-19T17:01:00.000-07:00

My secret friend and I went on a long journey to find a place to do some "art" stuff. We didn't think that we would have much luck, however we did find this cool little place that was very hidden. ( I would post some images, but I think its best that I don't). . . . . . .afterwards, we took yet another journey, and ended up at a place that everyone in Portland knows about. While I was there, I found these cool swallow nests on the ceiling of the large building. Being from Ohio, I have never scene nests like this.. . .If you look close enough, you'll see the little dudes hanging out. . .

PODCAST

2009-05-18T23:36:00.001-07:00

If you are into nature and happy animals, I found this awesome video podcast that I highly recommend getting. . . . .it's similar to Planet Earth
You can either down load the videos in HD, or some other smaller versions.

find it at:
earth-touch.com

PAINT PAINT PAINT

2009-05-13T14:26:00.001-07:00

I'm getting ready for a solo show at the tail end of the summer, where I'm doing 15-20 new paintings. I thought it would be nice if I were to share the progress of few of the paintings. . . . . .
enjoy!

HIGH RISE

2009-05-13T14:23:00.001-07:00

Saw this new high rise being built. Thought I would try to get a good night shot of it, although it was rather difficult to get on top of a building to shoot it, let alone hold the camera still. . . . in anycase, I thought it was nice.

DOOODLER

2009-05-13T13:53:00.001-07:00

EXPO

2009-05-10T18:14:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine invited me to paint some ramps for an upcoming "Portland Action Sports Expo". Here is a purposeful crappy picture of what we did. Due to the contour of the ramp, this was probably the most difficult and frustrating thing I have ever painted. But, I still had a good time hanging out and trying to do some yoga paint moves. Once the ramp is all pieced together with the others, it should be pretty awesome, as the other guys did a really awesome job.
If you want to learn more about the event, check it out at: www.extremeexpos.com

W+K

2009-05-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

The other day, we happened to stop into giant art opening at Wieden + Kennedy (I could be wrong) , and as far as I understand, this was their first of many more to come. . . .I thought their space was pretty much awesome, so I took some pictures. However, I skipped out on catching pictures of the actual opening, but if your in Portland on first Thursdays, this should definitely be a stop. (the show kicked ass)

Thanks

2009-05-03T12:18:00.000-07:00

For everyone that showed up the other night. It was a great opening, got to meet some nice peoples, and it seems as if everyone had a good time. . . .here are a couple of images from the show. . . I will have to go back and get some more, as I thought I took more then I actually did.

me.

Josue

Cole Kemp

(Sorry Steve, didn't get a good shot of your whole thing-I'll get it later)

Storm

2009-05-03T12:08:00.001-07:00

I got to experience my first thunder storm in Portland yesterday. (I don't think those happen too often) It was all short and sweet, and the hail was quite frightening. . . . . I found this dude's truck. . . . . I guess the storm was a little worse then I thought. . . ... .sucks for this person.

Yawn

2009-04-30T03:21:00.000-07:00

I was bored today. So, I messed around in illustrator for a bit. . . Its been a while since I last used it, and still needs a lot of work.but. . . its just for fun. . . . .

STEEL

2009-04-28T22:33:00.000-07:00

I was wandering around again today. Found this cool little steel place with a ton junk in their "backyard" scrap area. . . . . . .

Preview

2009-04-27T12:06:00.000-07:00

The show is coming up this Friday. For this show, I decided to do all drawings for many reasons. But, I figured I would leave you with an example of what to expect to see this weekend. . .

NATION WIDE

2009-04-23T15:05:00.000-07:00

A couple years ago, I had the privilege to be a part of an award winning "wallscape" advertisement in Columbus, Ohio with Orange Barrel Media and Nationwide. For this project, I was the person who painted all of the green paint on . . well. literally everything.
This particular was my first massive painting project which had a good run for almost 2 years.

Apparently, Nationwide has changed its mine and decided to go back to their old slogan, and as a result the ad will be removed. Not that it really affects me, nor should it affect you as to what Nationwide decides to do with their campaigning. I just thought it was a fun project that I was glad to be a part of and I thought I would share the end of the project.

BREEZEBLOCK SHOW

2009-04-23T00:30:00.000-07:00

Greetings

2009-04-22T23:18:00.000-07:00

Hello there.
Thought I would give this blog thing a shot.. . . . I think I am going to blog about things I do as an artist such as, progress images, thoughts, ideas, playing around images, updates, you know and some of the other things in between that may be of others interests.

As some may know, the past few months I have been in hiding working on quite a bit of painting which was worth every second of isolating myself socially as I learned new things, and was able to focus everyday. Although, as expected I simply got burnt out on using a brush for the moment. To take advantage of such exhaustion, I have returned to drawing as my friends and I are doing a show here in Portland in a couple weeks at the Breeze Block Gallery.

With spring right around the corner and taking a break from painting for a month, I found that to be a good excuse to get out more and roam the streets at night . I recently purchased a new camera that motivated me to do something productive as I walk around at night looking for things. So, I have officially became a fake photographer that takes pictures of random things effected by light, because I think its fun and I also think it would be pretty cool to be able to see things like a camera does. . . . . . . . So on that note, I am leaving you with this photo of something random. . .

good night
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