Going Home
Well, it’s finally happening. I’m moving back east to NYC.
I couldn’t be more excited. One of my friends asked me today if I was nervous. I thought about it, because it seems I should be…or maybe just that I would expect myself to be. And I looked at her, even surprising myself with my own answer, and said “No actually. Not one little bit.” This is the right move for me, it’s natural for me to be on the east coast. I’ve wanted to for a long time. I have lots of friends and family waiting for me, a place to stay while I find an apartment. There seems to be no counter-intention anywhere…internally or externally…in doing this. And I know it will all turn out ok.
I have a new agent, too. My friend, Brandon, is going to be handling my west coast art shows. At least until he moves to NY next year. Then we intend to take over the world as the awesome creative duo that we are.
So that’s the news. I hope you feel briefed. I will keep you posted as this all progresses.
XO Erica
PS: I TOTALLY did not take that photo up there. I just posted it there for effect because it’s freaking RAD. I did, however, take the ones below…
LES at night…
Waiting for the train…
NY Subway…
Coffee and Tattoos…only in the East Village. 
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Holy Hell the new "ModBook” Mac Tablet!!!
Well, it looks like all our bitching, moaning and petitioning is finally starting to pay off! I just received a press release in my email last night from Axiotron about the first and only Mac Tablet, now available from Macsales.com. It’s brand new, of course extremely pricey, but it’s made, it uses Wacom technology and runs on OS X. And it looks like this…
Pretty, huh?
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The Razzies
Got invited by my friend, Fred, to go to the Razzie Awards last night. So that’s what I did. That was definitely entertaining, despite the fact that they just dis EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD. But I suppose that’s a nice balance from the way everything at the awards tonight will be spoken of with total love and admiration, as though it/he/she/ is the most fantastic creation in the history of ever.
The Razzies intro looked something like this…
And before that was a great and quite large Magritte exhibition, full of his paintings as well as those of other artists who, overtly or covertly, admire or emulate Magritte.
Then an amazing dinner at Figaro Cafe on Vermont. It truly feels like France. And since I was with actually eating there WITH someone French it was like I fit into a french scenario…for once. Noone sneered at me about my lack of French speaking skills or my awful pronunciation. And oh the food was great. And of course, creme brulee at the end. And Orlando Bloom was there for a minute, too. Just a good day overall, wouldn’t you say?
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digg button?
just checking if it will show up where I put the code…oh wait…guess i should activate the plugin first eh?
ok…trying ONE. MORE. THING. then i’m going to have to get someone’s help on this…
What My Show Actually Looks Like
I finally made it down to the Whittier Law Library to take photos of the actual display. It looks really different with the display tiles than just the original paintings, so I thought you might like to see it. Or not. Either way, I’m SHOWING you! XO Erica
This is “Where the History Comes From” with the display tile I made to go behind it. Whoever can guess correctly why I named it that will win something COOL!!! *Disclaimer: You can’t be someone who I already told.
This one is called “Pretense” and it was sold opening night.
For some stupid reason, this window isn’t letting me type above this painting only below it. So ok…this one is called “Walking Away” it has acrylics, nail polish, ink, and spray paint all over it. Fun!!! Ok more to come… XO Erica
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I’m Wearing My Merch!!!
Ok here’s my very first tshirt from my bummerarmy.com site! I’m very excited about it!!!
More to come! XO Erica
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Art Show Update
Thank you all sooo much for coming to my art show last night and showing your support. I had a wonderful time and hopefully you all did too. I got very positive feedback from a lot of people and I found the whole experience very encouraging and satisfying.
This is only my second solo show, and the first one that I sold a painting opening night. So that makes me happy. Here’s a pic of the one that sold:
Thanks again! XO Erica
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Outside the Tate Modern
This is a painting I did based on a photo I took when leaving the Tate Modern Gallery. It will be in my upcoming show.
XO, Erica
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For Banksy
Here’s a new painting that’s going into my show. I’ve dedicated it to Banksy, an amazing artist, a man who has no idea how much he has inspired me, and creator of the best manifesto in the history of ever. He reminds us that we aren’t asked by the media whether or not we’d like their message shoved down our throat in public, so it’s completely within our rights to communicate OUR message publicly. You’re right, man, forgiveness IS easier to get than permission. <3
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Solo Show #2
Well, a LOT has happened since I last posted anything. So it’s time to get back to keeping my friends et al updated.
I’ve been working on getting all the paintings done for my new show. Opening night is Feb. 1 at the Whittier Law Library in Costa Mesa, CA. 7 pm. I’m still trying to find out if I can have food and drinks there, since it’s a Law Library and I’ll let you know once I find out. 20 of my paintings will remain there for 3 months, so if you can’t make it opening night, you’re free to stop by any time for 3 months afterward…if you’re so inclined.
I’d love to stay and chat but I’ll be up til about 4am painting for the next 2 weeks or so, so I’d better go. I’ll leave you with one of the new paintings. It’s called “Morning Cafe”, and it’s a place I had breakfast near the Mansion House tube station in London.
More to come…
XO, Erica
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