Here is a link to my portfolio. I am in the process of unifying all my art and blogs and websites so they are more easily accessible. For now, my portfolio is on a separate site from the blog.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Island of Misfit Toys: YEAH SCIENCE
The Foundry Gallery of Bakersfield had their last member's group art exhibit for December titled Island of Misfit Toys based on the stop-motion animation Roudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Artists were challenged to create something with that theme.
"Yeah, Science"
I watched the animated special again and came up with the idea to paint Breaking Bad characters as if they belonged in the Island of Misfit Toys. I used a combination of Youkon Cornelious and Sam the Snow Man for Walter White and Hermey the (would be dentist) elf as a model for Jesse Pinkman.
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Painting with Alex
Hey all, I created a video where I paint a piranha. It's a bit long. There may be more videos to come. Here goes.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Retrospective: A Year of Curating Oct 2012-Nov 2013
Retrospective: A Year of Curating
NX ArtHouse Oct 2012- Nov 2013
My name is Alex. I curated at the NX ArtHouse for about a year. When I finish this blog entry, my work will be complete. It was quite a ride.
October 2012 Forbidden Forest, The Art of Alex Ortiz
Curated by LisaAnn LoBasso, assisted by Alex Ortiz.
November 2012 Stone Soup
Curated by LisaAnn LoBasso, assisted by Alex Ortiz.
December 2012 nXmas Art Sale
Curated by LisaAnn LoBasso, assisted by Alex Ortiz.
February 2013 Deliverance, The Art of Christine McBride
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
March 2013 Blank Gone Wild
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
June 2013 Unconventional Beauty, The Art of Audrey
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
July 2013 Yes, We Have No Bananas
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
August 2013 Your Mama Don't Paint! Paint Off!
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
November 2013 Quintessence of Dust, The Art of Sarah McComb
Curated by Alex Ortiz.
During these art exhibits The NX ArtHouse hosted OnTheFly Open Mic with flymaster John Davies and SPEAKEASY Open Mic with co-hosts Alex Ortiz and Zeke Hughes.
During these art exhibits The NX ArtHouse hosted OnTheFly Open Mic with flymaster John Davies and SPEAKEASY Open Mic with co-hosts Alex Ortiz and Zeke Hughes.
I had always planned on this being temporary. It was just time. I loved curating these shows. It was a huge challenge. I would do it again, in another time and place. I'm not planning on curating any events soon. Who knows what adventures will happen next. For now I'm going to focus on my own art. Thank you to everyone involved for this experience.
Much Love,
Alex Ortiz
Much Love,
Alex Ortiz
Quintessence of Dust, The Art of Sarah McComb. November 2013.
Quintessence of Dust, The Art of Sarah McComb
NX ArtHouse, November 2013
NX ArtHouse, November 2013
Artist Statement: Sarah McComb currently lives in Bakersfield, California. She draws things sometimes, usually with black Uniball pens.
About the artist:
Sarah McComb is a primarily self taught artist who is new to the Bakersfield Art scene this year. She has participated in several group art exhibits and First Friday in Downtown Bakersfield.
Her favorite media is ink and paper, however she also experiments with collage and acrylics. All the titles of this exhibit were taken from Hamlet.
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