The Fubar
6The FUBAR was actually my friend, Seth Lehr’s idea. Seth works for Peace Action West and he often has suggestions for me. In this case, he even drew a sketch. His idea was a chocolate candy named after the…
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Sprayteam6: Expect Us
5I did not come up with the idea of cleaning messages into the sidewalk dirt. It’s been done before, sometimes called “reverse graffiti.” A bright young woman who…
Chalkupy: I Heart the First Amendment
4Not every city handles Chalkupy as graciously as Oakland does. In LA, Austin and elsewhere, people, children even, are being arrested. The mayor of LA…
Chalkupy: Chalk the Police
3OPD lies and ignores their own protocols when it comes to activists. They arrested us on trumped up charges. They arrest people on antiquated statutes…
Chalkupy: Obstructing Public Access
2Chalkupy began after Occupy Oakland was forcibly removed from Oscar Grant Plaza. The final thing to go was the word “OCCUPY”
PILGRIMAGES: Ryan Britt, “Seeing Your Art Remade By Someone Else” (5/6)
5Several people have given me very nice compliments about the four illustrations which populate the pages of Luke Skywalker Can’t Read.
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “Elizabeth King” (4/6)
This is an artist whose absolutely uncanny work I also grew up with in my family house, but I had never met her. When I was working on “Curious Worlds,” David Beck…
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck” (3/6)
The biggest change for me in approaching this film and subject was that I knew I could not film it myself—the limits of my skills as…
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “The Cardboard Bernini” (2/6)
I always marvel at the way this film grew totally organically out of the sudden death of my father and the way that one of his artists confronted his death. And at the same time…
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “The Collector” (1/6)
Olympia Stone grew up in a house where the artworks […]
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Painting His Old Dog Ruby (6/6)
People were always asking me: “When are you going to paint Ruby?” Ruby was a bearded collie, and my soulful companion since she was a puppy.
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on the Importance of Eyes (5/6)
People often tell me they feel I’ve captured the soul of their animal in my paintings. It’s true that I feel a great connection to animals—and one of the great joys of my work is that…
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Painting People with Pets (4/6)
I’ve been making paintings my entire adult life and have made all kinds of work: Still Lifes, Landscapes, Portraits, Fantastic Fantasies and more.
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Working with Particularly Large Commission (3/6)
This was a fantastic assignment and a great gig: a friend, who’s a successful screenwriter and owns a really great…
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Backgrounds (2/6)
For my animal portraits, I’ve created a signature of bright colorful, graphic backgrounds that are fresh, contemporary and timeless. But I love to be challenged…
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on How He Got Started (1/6)
I first met Robert Lucy as co-creator (with his […]