LURK TATTOOS

Did this one on a lovely Aussie chap!

New Murals in friendly places.

At the tail end of my vacation I decided to call by and visit friends in Vancouver. I managed to talk some good people into letting me put art on their walls.

This is a little interview my friend Tash Baycroft did for me, very cool indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SURSWcUyXQA

Thanks Tash.

Check more of his work at http://www.nakedjams.com/

T-Shirt Available.

New shirt available, white sizes M to XL

$20

New art

These little fella's will be up at an art show I'm doing in England. If you are from those parts check out Vj's art cafe in York Friday the 23rd of April.

SUMMER RECAP

Here are a few examples of what I got up to over the summer.
The outside wall is on the side of a building right next to my friend's store on Douglas Street in Victoria, BC. Check them out at http://www.mergedesigns.ca/concyse/index.php.
The piece in the stair well is part of a bigger project featuring other artists including: The darkness, Randy Laybourne, Tim Barnyard, and Ben Tour. Check out more from the Timebomb wharehouse at http://www.timebombtrading.com/blog/

Miss Spears loves LURK

Well, she loves my custom shoes at least. Here are the shoes that I hand painted for non-other than Britney Spears just before I sent them off to her. I was told that I would be getting full photo credit in whichever magazine she's wearing them in. Fingers crossed. LURK hooking up the stars.

The Crew

STILL LIFE collective includes: Tyler Simpson, Kevin Rockwell and myself. We are going to try and do group shows from now on, but solo ventures will not be abandoned. We sat around doing a little brain storming and came up with a themed idea for the next show: Birds it is. So, we are working on pieces right now which all have to feature bird motifs, whether large or small. Keep your eyes open, Lurks coming and this time he's got wings.

PAINTINGS THAT GO DING DING

So, new paintings for the eyes of you beholders. Hope you like 'em. The crew got together and decided that birds will be the next big adventure in painting and photography. New show coming to a city near you soon......Well, maybe.

NIXON ART MOSH 09

First post of 09. Our little crew attended the "Nixon art Mosh" in Vancouver last week. Here are some photos from the event. Thanks to all the helped us out.

New Lurking

I'm really into the idea of doing live paintings, or going places just to do lurkers inside of shops and such. I've been working on paintings, but tattooing is so busy that it's hard to keep up. Will post some pics next week.

Yikes

It's been awhile since I updated anything. Just thought I'd share that with ya.

Lurk Rocks

I did this for an old friend. She's getting 'em produced, hopefully. Lurk pics now that's a good idea, rocking out with your lurk out.

So, the show in Victoria went really well. Thanks to the boys from Incite screen printing for the good space and the good times. Will for sure be coming back to Victoria maybe in the fall for another show. Click on the photo for more detail!!!

Commission

Tasty little treat, this one.

Cheers

Oh....yeah. I just picked up two more sponsors, thanks to Dirk from Electric and Nixon. I feel really lucky to have the support of all my sponsors.

www.electricvisual.com
www.nixonnow.com

T-shirts

Sneak peak at the t-shirts. The colours are very close to production. Email for more details.

It's been awhile.

So as it goes, I get really busy and find it hard to update the site. Sorry, Lurk fans. Lots has been happening in the world of LURK. First up, I have a show coming up in Victoria, BC, on June 1st. Check the poster for all details, or you can always email me at we_activist@yahoo.com for more info. At the art show I will be releasing LURK clothing; just a few pieces to start with very limited edition numbers. I will have both mens and womens clothing. The shirts will be $40 each; I prefer cash but if you want to order one from me feel free to email. Anywho, check the poster for info on the show and I hope to see you there.

That's me doing a little wall ride, but I love it anyway.

Photo Rigo G

New clock art

So, here is the clock I'm doing for the useless wooden toys show (see below). So stoked on this event. In the next couple of months the clocks, from all the various artists involved, will be up for the bidding wars of ebay. All money raised goes to the "Skate for Cancer" foundation. I highly recomend you also check out Furni creations - find them in google. Furni makes amazing designer decor, clocks etc. All their gadgets are named after pro skateboarders from, lets just say "the golden years". This clock is the Mullen.

Other good news

Wow, I'm so hyped right now. My boy out in Montreal got me hooked up with a awesome art event. You have to check this, I will post my entry in the next couple of days. Please support the event 100% for charity.

http://uselessartshow.blogspot.com/

I'm in there with some of my artistic heroes, such an honour.

DNA LIVE PAINTING

Well, the live painting show at DNA went well; unfortunately, I had a little too much liquid courage before I got there and couldn't complete the painting. I sold a bunch of little ones though, which was cool. Thanks too all. The night got messy after that some laughs were had and some tears were shed. Sorry if I upset you that night I was a wasted bum hole spewing turd out to the masses. My bad. No pics from the night but thats probablly for the best!

For those not in the know, I'm the art director for Kitsch skateboards. Check out our site and become best of friends. http://kitschskateboards.com

ANTISOCIAL

The two paintings I sent to antisocial in Vancouver.

These are the painitngs I will be hanging at DNA during the live painting/pre-Christmas sale extravaganza.

Upcoming

Gonna be doing a live painting at DNA's huge sale they are having on Saturday, December 9th. Should be a good time for sure. As usual, I would like to thank my sponsers WESC and Etnies for making me look good while I paint. Contact DNA at 250 753-3665 for more info or email me at we_activist@yahoo.com

Russ

SORRY

Man, I keep forgetting to post new info on my blog and I feel mighty bad. No really, I do. I have been crazy busy doing lots of other things like photography, tattooing, buying a house, relaxing, being lazy, farting, a little healthy masturbating, and wondering why I'm going bald. This all takes up a lot of my time as you would imagine.
Well, here is the news for the last little while, I sealed a deal with TAGUR shoes and will have my own limited edition shoes released late spring. Should look good because I did 'em. At the end of summer I relaxed a little with painting and concentrated a lot of my efforts into tattooing, my other income, though, during this time I managed to be talked into doing T-shirts for Pauls Boutique in Vancouver, DNA in Nanaimo, and Off the Hook in Montreal. Phew.
I started up a skateboard company with my friend, Geoff Dermer. I'm the art director in that particular mess and I'm loving it. We are getting carzy positive response out in the barracks. http://kitschskateboards.com check it. I've been doing a few smaller custom pieces for friends and I have nearly completed 6 new larger paintings for the new year. I'll keep the world posted on the location. One thing's for sure though, there will be a private show in my home gallery, for arse kissers only. I just finished two paintings for Antisocial in Vancouver, they will be up for auction to raise money for the Lee Matasi skatepark. Check Antisocial in Van for more info, search google you'll find em. Early next year I will also have paintings hanging in Courtney, BC. More info to come. Also, right now in the works are plush Lurker Dolls (sorry Nikki, I'll get on it), and clocks for a show in Montreal. Speaking of my home from home, I may also be doing another show at "Off the HOOK" and "Art in the Park", makes me sleepy thinking about it but a man has to hustle.

russ

Old workings

Some old paintings from about 5 years ago now. The colours are a little out but you get the picture. Things have changed.

Russ

New workings

Sneak peak time folks. New painting that I will be putting up at a show in Vancouver. I'll keep ya posted.

Russ

Lurk for real

New painting I did for some of the best people in the world specially for their happy day. I'm lurking with my friends!

Interview with the big man

Well kinda medium sized really. So check this, http:www.whipup.net
Now its like you all know me. Hey, get outa my head. Thanks To nikishell.

Vancouver destruction

So, the show was a huge success. I think there are maybe 4 paintings left, and they will be gone by the end of the week. Awesomeness. Thanks to all the supporters, for sure. Got some new projects coming up, It's getting crazy out there - me heads gonna explode...............

New show

Here is the flyer for the show, it's very hush hush. There are 20 individual paintings, not one big one, and they are 50 bones each(I may actually except bones). I told Tyler Fedchuck that I was over painting; well, Tyler I lied. Thanks as ever to my sponsors Etnies, WE clothing, and drop.

Some new friends of mine

Here are some of my new pals. They are very misunderstood, but are very willing to accommodate your every fantasy. Oh, they will be hanging at NLA showroom at the FX building in Vancouver. I'm pretty sure that it's open to the public, but if not it's ok cause I'm an elitist piece of shit anyway. Could someone get the door for me?

Shoes galore

Painted up some shoes for the lovely ladies at sole tech in Cali. They are the peeps behind Etnies. Hope you enjoy them, ladies, your gonna make a lot of people jealous. If anyone wants shoes contact me. Send me a pair of white Etnies and I will paint a pair for $200can. They gotta be new Etnies though. Unless, you got cowboy boots cause that would be straight up cool.

we_activist@yahoo.com