tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51281343053838228332024-03-13T04:08:05.070-07:00Elstabo's CanvasELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-2778621673801079402020-02-17T08:28:00.001-08:002020-02-17T08:28:15.321-08:002020 sloppy scams <div class="header" data-dojo-attach-event="onclick: headerClick" data-dojo-attach-point="headerNode" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px; overflow: hidden; padding: 15px 10px 5px 20px; position: relative;">
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ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-20863727681148510322018-11-29T11:43:00.000-08:002018-11-29T11:43:55.060-08:00My latest book.http://www.blurb.com/b/9072810-my-erotica<br />
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<br />ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-33636821778294039622018-05-15T12:25:00.003-07:002018-05-15T12:30:22.016-07:00Poison clients<div class="header" data-dojo-attach-event="onclick: headerClick" data-dojo-attach-point="headerNode" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px; overflow: hidden; padding: 15px 10px 5px 20px; position: relative;">
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<span data-dojo-attach-point="shortHeaderNode"><span class="addressItem fromAddress" style="color: black; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin-bottom: 2px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="address wsItem" style="padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px;"><span class="addressDispForm"><i>Hello my name Marie my kids dad has dealt with you for logos etc. Osha I'd his </i></span></span></span><span class="addressItem fromAddress" style="color: black; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin-bottom: 2px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="address wsItem" style="padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px;"><span class="addressDispForm"><i>name so I wanted a couple of logos done also one is Sugar Carrie wit </i></span></span></span><span class="addressItem fromAddress" style="color: black; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin-bottom: 2px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="address wsItem" style="padding: 2px 4px 2px 0px;"><span class="addressDispForm"><i>a pic silhouette with fancy letters</i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span data-dojo-attach-point="shortHeaderNode"><span class="addressItem fromAddress" style="color: black; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin-bottom: 2px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; white-space: normal;">My phone number is 7573671407 Marie I want a logo it's two hands that look like puppet hands with the 🌍 underneath it and I want Mingo World in words going around the earth and the fingers on the could you make them look like </span>a m and<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; white-space: normal;"> on the hand it's a tattoo Ling on each hand u may not be able to see it clear cuz that's the only pic we could find it's for my nephew he got murdered </span></span></span><br />
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ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-3518997004339437662018-02-17T01:46:00.000-08:002018-02-17T01:51:21.154-08:00<a href="https://youtu.be/tXOGXGmO4s8" target="_blank">European Tour</a><br />
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I took my first vacation to Europe this year landing first in Rome,Italy then continuing my adventure to Berlin, Germany.<br />
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<br />ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-58303467693492438672017-12-23T14:29:00.004-08:002017-12-23T14:39:25.747-08:00Holidays portrait commisionsThis be the season where I get the most requests for family portraits, being that its the holiday season.<br />
One of the things a <u>professional artist</u> must be ready for is those last minute clients that need it by tomorrow. And you better deliver the <b>quality</b> goods on time and budget, after all its your <b>reputation</b> that is on the line.<br />
So of course I say yes to a client a week before Christmas for a family <b>portrait</b>. All I need is a good reference photo, well like most things in life, things never go as easy as one would like. Three days later the client brings me a print- out of the reference material, Ideally not what I would use but at times like these one has to do what they got to do, plus (I take these type of requests as a personal <b>challenge</b>). My schedule is all ready tight as it is working a full-time job, but none the less I take the print out and make due with it. Here is the process and the final product which is 12x16 oil on canvas board. The art work took me exactly 30hrs of actual painting spread out in 5 days. Typically I have ice coffee next to me while listening to the <b>NBA</b> replays on <b>youtube</b>.<br />
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I would be misleading you if I said that the muses I collaborated with in my past didn't play a major role in my Life. Regardless if that time has been short or long, they have introduced some experiences that could never be replicated again. God only knows I try and try again, but there were times that pure magic has manifested in front of me. I am always seeking that inspiration, that excitement, that tease, that hunger to recreate that moment, that feeling, that awe of unity with another person.<br />
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You can some-what reach it with sex, but its only lasts for a moment, The creative process is one that leaves you returning, going over all the details in your mind, collecting all the ideas that spring up from what they do and say. It spills over to other projects, expanding those ideas and fueling that want to create. For me the relationship between an artist and his muse is the most perfect love that exists, from that collaboration, life springs forward and art is born.<br />
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I know- it sounds obsessive, but that's what artist do!<br />
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People ask me all the time what type of women I choose to model for me, My answers has been and always will be, " I don't choose them, they choose me!."<br />
My ideal muse is the one who gets off on our collaboration. I want to excite her with my ideas, and I want her reactions to boomerang that feeling back to me naturally. There is a fine line that has to be treated carefully, because it can be an excitingly dangerous one. A sense of nervousness will be present, not knowing where that magic may lead us. I find myself anchoring myself all the time over that line so that I don't lose the inspiration. The ride is a crazy one, and I wouldn't have it any other way.<br />
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ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-52273257584783723112017-09-19T20:59:00.000-07:002017-09-19T21:56:40.912-07:00Pregnant portrait of Yanilda<br />
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So a few weeks back I was contacted to do a commission of a beautiful woman who was pregnant and wanted a portrait of her self done before giving birth. This was a first for me and I was very honored to do this portrait for her.<br />
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She had a special location in upstate New York at of a huge body of water near Congo,NY. She was supper excited to have her pictures taken and decided to wear some high heels in the process.Since I had no desire on rushing a 8 month pregnant woman with broken ankles to the hospital, I took the shoes away from and shot her standing in the water.<br />
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After that was done I completed the portrait 2 weeks later. The painting was done on a 18x24 stretched canvas.<br />
She was very happy with her painting as you can see here in this video sent by her lovely sister.<br />
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If you you cash any of these checks that you know you shouldn't be getting, Do not do it because your account will get wiped out once your bank account processes it. And the banks are not responsible either because at the end of the day its your responsibility.</div>
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<br />ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-52074782005042463132017-08-16T16:25:00.001-07:002017-08-16T16:25:46.828-07:00Chili pepperSo I was asked from a friend of mine to do a design for the Brooklyn's chili pepper festival<br />
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I designed this for it, and of course it was deemed too sexual....lol<br />
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one of the things I learned over the years, is when it comes to marketing ( sex sells)...what makes me laugh about this design, is that I actually toned it down from the other ideas I had for it...oh well, back to the drawing board</div>
<br />ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-22694559640966449892017-08-15T20:13:00.001-07:002017-08-15T20:14:42.392-07:00Neopolitan dreamsI always had a thing for them Italian women. Sofia has played a role in that obsession. She had a natural sexuality that can freeze you in your place.<br />
I started painted her this week and she is coming along very well..the Italian muse has been fueling my imagination intensely.<br />
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ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-15360273108078283652017-05-23T00:52:00.004-07:002017-05-23T01:00:03.957-07:00scammers....So a few days ago..what I thought was a client...reached out to me when he found me on #thumbtack<br />
a website that caters to artist.<br />
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The guy gave me a sob story about being in a hospital as a cancer victim, and that he was moving out of the U.S. and wanted to get his wife a birthday gift for their anniversary. yada yada yada....<br />
he sends me a check<br />
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I got the check with in a few days of sealing the deal...Fedex- ed to my house!<br />
I was rushing to get to the bank before it closed (Saturday) but something seemed off once I opened the package.<br />
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1st. <span style="color: red;">red flag</span>....was the name of the check...the check was under a different name!.<br />
I thought maybe it was the guys assistant which he did mention was going to handle his affairs , (since he was in the hospital..)<br />
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2nd. <span style="color: red;">red flag</span> was the check paper it self..<br />
The paper itself felt a little light,, and the signature was digitally printed in a different opacity than the rest of the print type.<br />
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Being a freelance artist for almost 2 decades, you see a good amount of personal, business and paychecks in your life time.So to be on the safe side, I will have the bank look into it before actually cashing it.<br />
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Once I spoke to the bank manager about my suspicion, he did a few things to see if the check was fraudulent. After wards, his assessment was about 80% fake, but he wasn't completely sure.<br />
So I called up the bank that is on the actual check and gave them all the info on the check...and they confirmed to me that the check was fraud!.<br />
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Its easy today to get scammed...and being an artist its easy to get duped if you don't pay attention to those red flags. Listen to your intuition, you'll save yourself a huge headache, and from loosing any money you had worked hard for.<br />
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If I had cashed that check.. the same amount if not all of my money would have been stolen...stay frosty out there my people! There's plenty of scum bags out there and you got to be on the look out.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica"; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Anthony smith</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e1eff7; color: #202020; white-space: nowrap;">thonnysmith1111@gmail.com</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e1eff7; color: #202020; white-space: nowrap;"> 305-306-6094</span><br />
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feel free to send him a message....lol<br />
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A few days ago I came across a post on invaluable.com on the matter of Art collectors , called How to Start a Fine Art Collection. It got me thinking about my own ideas about this topic. I can not speak much from the art collectors position, but mostly from the art maker and seller. So here is what I can share from the twenty plus years of doing my craft.
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In my situation there has been two major factors in people who collect my work, those who have shared personal moments with me and those who feel connected or admire the subject of my work.
Social functions always played a major role in the sales of my art work, those people who collected my work usually shared some sort experience with me.
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Example: There was a young woman who would attend frequent art shows I exhibit in, after repeated interactions with her I asked her one day to be part of my art work. Since then she has modeled for me in several paintings and through out that time I have given her 5 of my original paintings out of appreciation.
So it pays to get to know the artist.
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Other times people buy my work because they connect with the subject matter.
One day I exhibited a large piece and was approached by a well off to do gentleman who asked me about my art work. After briefly explaining the construction of the piece he admitted to me that he once had a similar experience that was depicted in the painting (orgy scene). Shortly after he asked me if there was anyway I could do the piece larger, and from that brief interaction alone he commissioned me to do a similar piece at double the size.
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So interaction with the artist plays an important key to collecting their work. Don't be shy about sending them an email or asking them questions when they are in the room with you. Artist are seeking to connect with people all the time , especially art collectors.
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Be sure to check out
<a href="http://www.invaluable.com/"> Invaluable.com</a>
for more informationELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-73521854882053054492016-04-14T06:47:00.000-07:002016-04-14T07:00:21.845-07:00Babes with blades
This piece here was 20x24 and an attempt to do an oil illustration with multiple glazes.
The main challenge for me here was to fit in multiple figures in the scene with detailed recognizable faces.
The faces at this size were very difficult for me, because of how tiny the details were, about the size of a quarter coin. I don't like spending to much time on a painting, so I had to slow down my process. Part of that process was doing the layers of glazes, then having to wait for it to dry before passing over them again. Torture for me, but at the same time rewarding when complete.
<br> These photos don't do the painting any justice though, because of the multiple layers, these colors change when you stand in front of the painting.
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This particular painting was done in oil, and here you can see some of the process. I first start with a under painting done in acrylic then I will do a wash over in oil. After laying in key color swatches I will blend the colors in a unified flow. Painting faces and hand tend to be most challenging for me, especially at this small size. The painting is over all 18x24, but the face it self is only 2x3 inches.
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kL8MD7eIFM"> <b>Sylvia on youtube</b></a>ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-30355487817152148832015-11-25T13:05:00.001-08:002015-11-25T13:10:35.100-08:00Red Hook artist Tommy Kane
So one summer day I was hanging in Red Hook visiting Donato Giancola and I bumped into this other artist who was doing a a cool drawing of an old trolly that was parked and out of use for a long time. I didnt know it at the time, But this artist was one of the major designers behind the Steve Madden shoes back in the days. Small world!
<a href=" http://www.tommykane.com/"> http://www.tommykane.com/</a>
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<a href="http://tommykane.blogspot.com/">http://tommykane.blogspot.com/</a>ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-41218039644277610472015-11-08T12:42:00.001-08:002015-11-08T17:07:05.927-08:00Surreal artI don't do much surreal art but I wanted to give it an go. This process has gave me a opportunity to do something of a personal matter.
Back in August 2015 my lovely friend Sylvia Ortiz crossed over, after a long battle with cancer. She was a great artist and awesome human being. She mothered me with lots of love and spoke bluntly on my work like the Puerto Rican sister she was. She was one of the first people I associated with, back in my early Virginia days and the chemistry we shared was rock solid.
The morning after I came back from the hospital visit I had a dream, In this dream I remember sketching in a empty room with stairs leading upward. At the bottom of the stairs a black dress was floating with no human body with-in it. The dress floated all around me and it then grabbed a white blanket, and covered me - pushing me back onto a bed in the next room. I was tucked into the bed like a child but I could't see the one doing this. I felt some spirit shaking me, as if to wake up, when I finally did I heard a message come through on my phone. The message was from Sylvia's partner, informing me she is no longer suffering on this earth.
A few days later I connected with a woman named Carmen who had some association with Sylvia's past, who eventually met me personally at one of my art shows. Since that time, Carmen and I have built up a good relationship as friends and creative partners. Carmen one day showed me one of her portfolio references that Sylvia was planning on incorporating in her own work, but never got that chance to.
Because of that, I decided to pick up where Sylvia left off and somehow in this unexpected love triangle, this piece of artwork has graciously manifested.
I miss you Sylvia and I hope to see you again one day.
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ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-73416344532973892052015-10-19T22:07:00.001-07:002015-10-19T22:07:22.413-07:00comiccon2015nycclip<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AqQhjMV6g8c" width="480"></iframe>ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-15351673963657971372015-09-25T16:46:00.001-07:002015-09-25T16:46:17.893-07:00Hotsy Totsy pinup art group show<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uCPzA7o0ezI" width="480"></iframe>ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-66168415391676704522015-09-20T08:50:00.003-07:002015-09-20T08:55:22.678-07:00quick review on G40 summit by Artwhino<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=P27QzNhG4QY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=P27QzNhG4QY</a>ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128134305383822833.post-51040075024633413912015-09-18T23:25:00.002-07:002015-09-18T23:25:47.866-07:00Sept 24th group pinup art show<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CJ9EznZttOs/Vfz_vz_9xmI/AAAAAAAAAnE/yvJxhZpuql0/s1600/11951148_399297210268497_5404849539748047959_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CJ9EznZttOs/Vfz_vz_9xmI/AAAAAAAAAnE/yvJxhZpuql0/s400/11951148_399297210268497_5404849539748047959_n.jpg" /></a>ELSTABOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294774844243743047noreply@blogger.com0