SLEW OF PIGS

THESE ARE MY LATEST PIG PAINTINGS
SORRY ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE PHOTOS, I SUCK AT TAKING THEM AND DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO GET SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE THEM.
ANYWAY, THEY ARE AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFO SEE WEB SITE.
http://tracyhartley.blogspot.com/

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AIRPLANE WINGS AND COCKTAILS

THIS IS THE DRINK RAIL AT THE MELLOW MUSHROOM BAR. IT IS ABOUT 2' WIDE AND 10' LONG. IT WAS MADE TO LOOK AS IF IT WERE BUILT FROM AIRCRAFT METAL.

THE BAR IS MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL, BUT YOU CAN'T TELL FROM MY PREVIOUS POST.. I DIDN'T BUILD THE BAR, I JUST PAINTED ON IT AND THE DRINK RAIL. CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE FOR A GOOD LOOK

MELLOW MUSHROOM FYETTEVILLE N.C.

SO, WHERE HAVE I BEEN AND WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO YOU ASK. MAYBE YOU DON'T ASK, BUT I'M GONNA TELL.
LAST YEAR I FINISHED A REALLY HUGE JOB FOR A RESTAURANT HERE IN ATLANTA. LOCAL 3 IS THE RESTAURANT AND Ai3 WAS THE ARCHITECT FIRM HEADING UP THE PROJECT. AFTER THAT ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER AND I FOUND MYSELF DOING SOME REALLY BIG, FOR ME ANYWAY, JOBS.
THE LATEST IS A MELLOW MUSHROOM. THE THEME OF THE RESTAURANT IS MILITARY SINCE FT. BRAGG IS IN THE SAME TOWN.
I CAME UP WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG FROM SALVAGED MATERIALS IDEA. Ai3 CAME UP WITH 400 PIZZA PIE TINS ON THE CEILING IDEA AND THE BAR THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MADE FROM SALVAGED AIRPLANE WINGS. I WAS CHARGED WITH DESIGNING AND INSTALLING FLAG. HANGING PIE TINS AND PAINTING MILITARY AND MM GRAPHICS ON THE BAR.

NEXT UP IS GOING BACK TO LOCAL 3 AND REDOING THEIR PRIVATE DINNING ROOM. THEN I'M TAKING THE REST OF THE YEAR OFF. THAT IS AFTER I FINISH 3 CUSTOM PIG PAINTINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ON ORDER FOR A FEW MONTHS. THEN I TAKING THE REST OF THE YEAR OFF.

BELOW ARE PHOTOS FROM THE MM JOB. I WAS PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS.

                                               (thanks stacey and jamey)
                                                                    

WHOLE FOODS MARKET

SO I HAVE BEEN WORKING EVERYDAY FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IF YOU KNOW ME YOU KNOW I DON'T DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ON A REGULAR BASICS.  BUT, I GOT WORK, I GOT WORK COMING OUT OF MY EARS.

LAST SUNDAY, THE 16TH OF JULY, STACEY AND I WENT TO NORTH END OF ATLANTA TO A BRAND SPANKING NEW WHOLES FOODS MARKET AND INSTALLED A BUNCH OF  MY ART WORK.

IN LATE MAY A YOUNG LADY WE WILL REFER TO AS JULIE BECAUSE THAT'S HER NAME, ASK ME TO DO A SITE VISIT WITH HER AT THIS NEW WHOLE FOODS. SHE WAS INTERESTED IN HAVING ME DO THE ART FOR THE CAFE AND COMMUNITY ROOM.
SHE TOLD ME HER IDEAS AND TALKED ABOUT THE OVERALL DECOR IN GENERAL. I TOOK JULIES IDEAS HOME WITH ME AND A WEEK OR SO LATER WE MET AGAIN. I SHARED WITH JULIE THE IDEAS I HAD COME UP WITH.

 FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS I CAME BACK WITH THIS.
DIG IT. PLANT IT. GROW IT. EAT IT. CATCH IT. KNOW IT. PREPARED IT. SHARE IT.
I THOUGHT I COULD DO A PAINTING THAT ILLUSTRATED THESE PHRASES.
THERE ARE FIVE LARGE SPACES IN THE CAFE JULIE WANTED ME TO FILL WITH ART AND COPY. COPY I LEARNED ARE WORDS.

SO AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF BACK AND FORTH WE SETTLED ON USING DIG IT, PLANT IT, GROW IT, EAT IT IN THE CAFE AND PREPARE IT SHARE IT IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM. IT WAS DECIDED I WOULD PAINT SHOVELS FOR DIG IT. FOR PLANT IT I WOULD DO SEEDLINGS JUST SPROUTING OUT OF THE GROUND. FOR GROW IT I WOULD PAINT TONS OF PRODUCE AND FOR EAT IT A KNIFE, A FORK AND A SPOON.
IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM I WOULD BRING THOSE PAINTINGS TOGETHER WITH PREPARE IT SHARE IT. I WOULD DO A TAKE OFF ON A FARM SCENE. TREES, CLOUDS, SUN, A PICK UP TRUCK, A PIG AND A TABLE FULL OF PRODUCE AND PREPARED FOODS.
THESE ARE THE PHOTOS FROM THE GRAND OPENING 2 DAYS AGO.

click on photo to enlarge

EL BANO

I CAN DO STUFF. IT ALWAYS TAKES A WHILE, BUT I CAN DO STUFF. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I DECIDED TO GUT THE "MASTER BED AND BATH" HERE AT OUR HUMBLE ABODE. AND GUT IT I DID. TWO YEARS LATER WE HIRE A GUY TO DO THE SHEETROCK. TWO MONTHS LATER WE PAINT THE NEW SHEETROCK. GRAY, RED AND AND AND I CAN'T REMEMBER. IT'S BEEN SO LONG NOW I CAN'T REMEMBER THE THIRD COLOR WE USED IN THE BEDROOM.

SO IT'S BEEN ABOUT 4 YEARS SINCE I GUTTED THAT BATHROOM AND TOMORROW MORNING A CREW IS GONNA COME IN AND BEGIN TO FINISH THE JOB. WE ARE GOING WITH LIl LADY'S FAVORITE COLOR. BLACK. BLACK SLATE SHOWER. BLACK POLISHED RIVER ROCKS ON ALL FLOORS. BLACK TOILET. BLACK SINK.

AND AC/DC PIPED IN 24/7.

STANDBY.

AS OF LATE

As of late, this is whats been going on.

A friend sent us a couple cupons for a couple restaurants here in the metro area.

$100 at 3 SHEETS in Sandy Springs and $50 at Dogwood which is in between downtown Atl. and Midtown, Atl. We did em both last week, back to back cause time was of the esscence.

3 SHEETS is a night club in Sandy Springs. It was kinda of weird, but the food was good.

We had lamb Lolipops with a green sauce. We had a tenderloin steak.  We started with calamari and a plate of Chrizo sausage with grainy mustard. We got mac and cheese and egg rolls to go.
It was all pretty good. Best of all Stacey had a 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle. Just a short glass
of some of the best Bourbon in the world.
It's was a good night. Thx K.E.N.

Dogwood has been around a few years and they advertise a "GRITS BAR". No bar per se just a focus on grits and a grits tasting on the menu. We enjoyed, but it was a stuffy place and over priced. But, again thx K.E.N. (and has since closed)

We have also enoyed a couple of really good meals at MISO as of late. Tempura fried advacado.

Dumplings, bla, bla bla.

We also spent all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Lake Chickamauga, Tennessee. Our friends have a big ole fat house. Pier. Jet skis. Green Eggs. Big brains. Pork. Hot Dogs. Sliders. The need for speed, drinks and boat rides. You get the picture? FUN FUN FUN.

Jamey's Crawfish boil. The beer maker the shooter maker and the competition were all there. This was a fun day. Jamey lives a few doors away and this was his 6th annual boil. Tons of good food, jello shots and lots of neighbors.

Later that night we went to another party and got to catch up with a bunch of other friends we don't see much these days. It was real nice to see some folks we have not seen in 15 years or so.

As far as work goes, I am working on a big bunch of art for a new Wholefoods Market that will open around the first of July. Big job for me and big art. Today I worked on a painting 4' X 8'. It is a painting of a knife, fork and spoon. Like I said big job for me and I will post plenty of photos when done.

More later.
STANDBY

WHATS NEW PUSSYCAT

MY LATEST COMMISSIONED PIECE
IT WAS BIG 6' X 4'