B33n A Long Time, B33n A Long Time: New dates and info for you luvahs of the Beard
10/20/11
It’s 4:02 in the morning. The darkness lies in black cat, purring quiet over the city of Charlottesville and I am UP. Why? Because I find that I have to be awake almost all of the time these days. I am awake for YOU.
And it’s b33n eating at me that I haven’t posted anything on the site for awhile, or the Blogger, so here we go. Some of you that honestly care may wonder…well why is this? So I am here to tell you…just a little insight into my world.
Summer was crazy busy and amazing, with a huge chunk of Phish tour ending with Super Ball IX. This included an epic boat party post Portsmouth with some of my favorite people on the planet. I honestly can’t get enough of Virginia Beach and the surrounding areas these days.
After Super Ball, things in my personal life kind of fell apart. I moved out of my cabin that I’ve loved so dearly for the past three years or so and my life kind of got thrown into the air. I did it on Purpose. But it also just HAPPENED to me, if that makes sense. The perfect storm, so to speak. I do not type these words in anger. Just recognition that sometimes things have to come together to fall apart. That sometimes we have to surrender to our experience, even when it s33ms like the experience is insane.
Through not really having a home base, I continued on to Kanrocksas with the amazing Shannon Mordhorst…a truly beautiful mind whose art is like ice cream for my eyes. There I painted for Primus, A Perfect Circle, the Flaming Lips and did a community art peace with some of the artists in the Kanrocksas Gallery. Below is the Primus piece, titled Les Is More. It’s going for $550 (which includes shipping). PLEASE CONTACT ME AT CRAZYREDBEARD@CRAZYREDBEARD.COM if interested in any of the paintings you will s33 below:
Les Is More: painted live to PRIMUS at the Kanrocksas Music Festival, summer 2011, KANSAS
Back From Extinction: Painted live at Kanrocksas: 30 x 40: $2500 (portion of proceeds will go to save endangered animals)
Getting interviewed for a documentary
Shannon Mordhorst, playing in the Heart of Gold Band…
Happy fan with his new Flaming Lips painting
Painting to a Perfect Circle….dream come true…
…This Guy’s The Limit…
Purple Passion: painted directly post Kanrocksas in a dingy hotel room; 24 x 36; $333+$50 shipping=$383
With Kanrocksas over, interviews given for documentaries, meeting some of my personal art heroes, it was time to head back to the land of the lovers, Virginia. I believe what came next was Jam at the Grove 5. Things were coming so fast and furiously at this point that I was getting overwhelmed. With my worldly possessions kind of scattered, I had no personal computer set up and my printer has been needing attention which I still haven’t been able to give. I’m currently typing on Lioness’ laptop here at the home of Central Part of Town Pins, of which I am an associate and contributing artist. I’ve nested here for the time being before a move that will take me to Richmond…back home for a while to tend to my grandmother and what else may come.
So JstG5 was fun, but I was also dealing with a lot of pain. I was when I went to Kanrocksas as well. But from past experiences, I have learned to not shut myself off from society in any respect. To do so means venturing disconnection and dis-ease. Shannon was a huge healing factor through this time and I can honestly say that I am in the best kind of love with her a person can have. She is beloved, cherished and appreciated…a part of my Phamily in the truest sense of the Word.
Jam at the Grove was a soggy, random, amazing mess for me. I cranked out about four paintings, I believe. I could feel my style starting to change a little at this festival. In some ways, it was getting pared down with more bold and definitive groupings of black lines. Harsh, stark…contrasting with the outburst of color bouquets. The Kung Fu painting is a good example of this…still playful, but darker. More focused in some ways, I think, but still completely random in a lot of other ways. Yin and yang.
CRB/JatG5 Laminate
RAWR!: Painted live at Jam at the Grove 5 to various bands; $550 includes shipping
The following weekend found me in wild, wooly West Virginia for my 3rd Camp Barefoot running. I’m grateful that Scott and co. have honored me with the title of Head Live Painter for their event. What was amazing to me this year was the sheer number of live painters present. Over the years this movement on the East Coast has been significant and progressive and I am grateful to be a channel for this sort of inspiration. It was touching to look down the row and see these amazing souls, many of whom had contacted me for advice or information in the past…many of whom needed just a little push…to see them all there…it brought me to tears. And knowing how many of THEM have helped ME, especially in recent times. You are all the loves of my life…Amity, Shannon, Thomas, Andy, the BeasterBoards crew…all of you…so much love it fills my heart to near bursting.
Camp Barefoot 5 was one of the most healing experiences I’ve ever had. It brought me back from the edge again in a big way and reminded me why I’m here. To be connected with this community of life, love, peace and joy…to keep giving, no matter what the cost. THANK YOU.
We debuted the She’s So Heavy pins here as well which can be purchased for $20 total with payments being sent to crazyredbeard@crazyredbeard.com via Paypal.
JUST BEE!!!
RED LOVE
IF ANYONE KNOWS THIS YOUNG WOMAN, she promised to come back with payment for this painting but never did. I would like to speak with her.
Jedi in training…DJ PHARHEAD!!!
Be Rock Perpetually Grooving: Painted live to Perpetual Groove at CB5; $450 includes shipping
Artichoke Heart: Painted live and on stage to Orchard Lounge at CB5; $450 includes shipping
Papa Love and Co.: Painted live to William Walter and Company, Big Daddy Love, Papadosio and others; $750 includes shipping
Up next was a fun C(razy)POT hosted yart party here in Charlottesville that went off smashingly well. My EZ Up was then destroyed by Mother Nurture (thanks Lucas…you will never be forgotten!!!) before heading off to Pink Moon 3 at Rock Camp, WV. For now, because it’s now two hours later and I’m growing weary of wading through the torpid state of the internet on my computer, I won’t upload photos from this event. The paintings from this one all got sold in any event so no sense teasing you with stuff you can’t have. Unless you like being teased, then just send me a message at crazyredbeard@crazyredbeard.com and I’ll send you some pics of said paintings.
Finally, recent stints with Papadosio and The Former Champions have yielded some interesting work…
HEart: Painted live to Papadosio and The Former Champions; $850 includes shipping
Riding the Snake: Painted love to the Former Champions; $450 includes shipping
Finally, new Biscuits Stealies came in…only a few left but will be reordering more very soon. I managed to get a handful to Allen Aucoin recently and told him to his phace that he’s a drumming alien from outer space, to which he laughed.
Just Crossed My Mindless Dribble: $20 total includes shipping
Created with BigWoolleyMammoth of Weebly Designs
What else, what else…new shirts and hoodies and pins are on the way for Xmas…be ready. Onesies, women’s sizes…oh YEAH! Here’s a calendar of upcoming events for you phine phlocking pholks:
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22ND: Shockoball with The Former Champions and Conspirator at The Canal Club in Richmond, VA
CRB goes to NAWLINS for HALLOWEEN!!!
NOVEMBER 15th: SCREENS ‘n’ SUDS with The New Belgians and NO BS Brass Band; Capital Ale House, Richmond, VA
NOVEMBER 23rd: THE MANTRAS at The Canal Club in Richmond, VA
NOVEMBER 25th-27th: ROCK AND ROLL RESORT v.1.5 in Kerhonkson, NY: I will be leading a live painting workshop here as well as hosting a community live painting during one of the band sets. Come One come All!!
MORE DATES TBA! Please contact crazyredbeard@crazyredbeard.com for booking and pricing inquiries.
EXCELSIOR!!!
i wUv 3w3!!!
All Good Things,
Jonathon D. Blake (Monsieur Crazyredbeard of la Villalobos)
