joey parlett blog

Space 28 (Ancient Martian Highlands II)

2012-01-14T12:23:00.000-08:00

Space 27

2012-01-14T12:20:00.000-08:00

Flowers 3

2011-12-11T16:27:00.000-08:00

Flowers 3 2011. Ink and spray paint on paper, 18.75 x 22 inches.

Concert Scene progress....

2011-11-30T11:39:00.000-08:00

Allllmmmmmost done. The final size is 60 x 40 inches on two panels of 30 x 40 inches. I'm working on the ceiling of the hall and adjusting some of the values of the top panel as well as the details with the stage. I'll be able to scan this one in about a week.

detail of the top panel so far

a lonely reader

2011-11-15T19:49:00.000-08:00

can't walk sign / goodbye tooth

2011-11-09T17:23:00.000-08:00

They just installed this one last Friday. Its on the corner of Johnson and Gardner.

eadweard muybridge...

2011-10-31T19:38:00.000-07:00

This is the piece I created for the 24 hour work session / show at Camel Art Space earlier this month. I started with the upper left image and "plowed" through...as in I chose to create the work not by always starting on the left like the way we read, but by moving down the way an ox would plow a field, zig zag like. The 24th muybridge is the lower left image. I like number seven best.

muybridges animated gif

2011-10-31T19:29:00.000-07:00

here is an animated gif of the 24 eadweard muybridges I created for the 48 hours show at Camel earlier this month.

24(ish) consecutive hours of drawing eadweard muybridge timesheet

2011-10-31T19:23:00.001-07:00

Flowers progress

2011-10-31T19:20:00.001-07:00

treehouse

2011-10-31T19:19:00.000-07:00

man with phone and notes

2011-10-31T19:17:00.001-07:00

Space 26 (distorted bootprints)

2011-09-30T11:32:00.000-07:00

I'm excited about this new process...I printed out a section of one of the well known bootprints images and then crinkled it up and photographed it with a single light source, then used that photo of a photo as the source for this drawing.

Flowers 2

2011-09-30T11:26:00.000-07:00

Erin in progress

2011-09-30T11:25:00.000-07:00

Her face is still a bit wonky here but I should have her in tip top shape in the next few weeks.

mona's kid gloves (test/collaboration)

2011-09-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

I've had this Mona List drawing Mark gave me around the studio for a while. I finally decided it would be interesting to fill it up with a texture to see if I can make it read more like a magic eye. I'm going to give it back to Mark to see if he wants to do anything with it.

floralonimbuscalvus

2011-09-30T11:08:00.001-07:00

Opening 10.02.11

2011-09-27T11:50:00.000-07:00

I'll be participating in a group show this weekend in Jersey City. I'll be showing "Space 25 (ancient martian highlands). The gallery will be open all weekend for the Jersey City Studio Tours from 12-6pm. The opening is this Sunday 10.02.11 from 3-6 pm. You can get there with your metrocard....no need to purchase a Jersey Transit pass, just take the Path Train to Grove Street.

The Moon's North Pole

2011-09-11T19:06:00.000-07:00

information pulled from the NASA:
This image of the moon's north polar region was taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC. One of the primary scientific objectives of LROC is to identify regions of permanent shadow and near-permanent illumination. Since the start of the mission, LROC has acquired thousands of Wide Angle Camera images approaching the north pole. From these images, scientists produced this mosaic, which is composed of 983 images 983 images taken over a one month period during northern summer. This mosaic shows the pole when it is best illuminated, regions that are in shadow are candidates for permanent shadow.

Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

space 25 (ancient martian highlands)

2011-08-31T19:46:00.000-07:00

detail below......

space 24

2011-08-31T19:43:00.001-07:00

abracadata

2011-08-31T19:42:00.001-07:00

modern house

2011-08-31T19:41:00.001-07:00

leadville

2011-08-31T19:40:00.001-07:00

scientist

2011-08-31T19:38:00.001-07:00

swiminteen

2011-08-31T19:37:00.001-07:00

Pattern Test

2011-08-31T19:36:00.001-07:00

hair parties

2011-08-31T19:35:00.000-07:00

sadgear

2011-08-31T19:32:00.000-07:00

Flappyarms

2011-08-31T19:30:00.001-07:00

Durango

2011-08-31T19:29:00.000-07:00

Woody Guthrie's New Years Rulin's

2011-08-30T10:11:00.000-07:00

Work more and better
Work by a schedule
Wash teeth if any
Shave
Take bath
Eat good - fruit - vegetables - milk
Drink very scant if any
Write a song a day
Wear clean clothes - look good
Shine shoes
Change socks
Change bed clothes often
Read lots good books
Listen to radio a lot
Learn people better
Keep rancho clean
Don’t get lonesome
Stay glad
Keep hoping machine running
Dream good
Bank all extra money
Save dough
Have company but don’t waste time
Send Mary and kids money
Play and sing good
Dance better
Help win war - beat fascism
Love Mama
Love Papa
Love Pete
Love everybody
Make up your mind
Wake up and fight

thunderstorm

2011-08-18T12:55:00.000-07:00

Jennifer Bartlett

2011-08-15T07:51:00.000-07:00

Detail from Rhapsody 1975-76

E.P.R 1992

2011-08-09T07:14:00.000-07:00

Flowers 1

2011-07-31T20:00:00.000-07:00

Jump in the Line - By Joseph Spence

2011-07-31T19:58:00.000-07:00

space 23

2011-07-31T19:56:00.001-07:00

space 22

2011-07-31T19:55:00.002-07:00

space 21

2011-07-31T19:55:00.000-07:00

concert scene.... ... ...

2011-07-31T19:54:00.000-07:00

concert scene still under construction. we're about 45% complete. ETA...is august 31st.

todd rundgren

2011-07-31T19:51:00.000-07:00

http://www.tr-i.com/flash.html

Misty wizard mountain top

2011-07-31T19:48:00.000-07:00

self titled 07.31.2011

2011-07-31T19:46:00.000-07:00

rob

2011-07-31T19:45:00.000-07:00

train sketch for a drawing

2011-07-31T19:44:00.000-07:00

tv space

2011-07-31T19:42:00.001-07:00

Hobo pedestal holder / collector

2011-07-31T19:41:00.000-07:00

Its Nice That

2011-07-17T22:43:00.000-07:00

A nice little blurb about Whitey on the Moon, Book 2 over at Its Nice That...

Whitey on the Moon, Book 2 Joey Parlett

Really nicely rendered, pieces of moments and crops of the Apollo missions, including some wonderful vignettes of boot prints and an intense 6 × 6 frame pages that does incredible things to the pace. Also, got really excited and looked for part one of the series on his site – and I can confirm, it is equally as good!

self titled - jul 7 2011

2011-07-09T19:33:00.000-07:00

Art List II

2011-06-30T13:17:00.000-07:00

Art List II 2011. Mixed Media, 19 x 19 inches.

detail

Pet Bird / Crazy Toe

2011-06-30T13:12:00.000-07:00

Pet Bird / Crazy Toe 2011. Mixed media, 19 x 24 inches.

Collaboration: Heaven and Earth

2011-06-30T13:07:00.000-07:00

One of the 3 collaboration pieces I worked on with Mark Wagner.

Collaboration Work

2011-06-30T13:04:00.000-07:00

One of the 3 pieces I worked on with Mark Wagner.

Collaboration Work (untitled/ spelunker)

2011-06-30T13:01:00.000-07:00

Spelunker 2011. Mixed Media, 36 x 36 inches.

This is one of the 3 collaboration pieces I worked on with Mark Wagner.

Lee Baxter Davis

2011-06-30T12:50:00.001-07:00

Man of the West, 2007 pen, ink and wash on paper 44 x 56 inches

St. Obe, 1994 - ink, waterecolor and graphite

Saint Obe Discovers American, 1994 ink, watercolor, collage 21 x 29 inches

The Crisis is Past, 2004 Ink & collage, 33 x 42 inches

Seven, 1999 ink and watercolor 18 x 31 inches

Flood, 2007 ink wash and watercolor on paper 26 x 48 inches

Sister Dee Bee ink wash, watercolor and collage on paper 28 x 20 inches

Lee Baxter Davis creates intense, imaginative, detailed, textured, finely crafted works out of seemingly random symbols. They have a fun mystical dark feeling without being overly emotional and corny. His line quality has a magic balance between being loose / energetic and very articulate. He's obviously passionate. I enjoy comparing his old work with his newer pieces and speculating on his spontaneous process. He taught Gary Panter and Trenton Doyle Hancock while he was teaching at East Texas State University. He's now a retired assistant Pastor in East Texas at St William the Confessor Catholic Church, Greenville, Texas, and works in his home studio.

Whitey on the Moon Book Two

2011-06-30T12:48:00.000-07:00

The second book of the trilogy. Get it here!

Chicken Livers and Jojos

2011-06-30T12:46:00.000-07:00

Introducing Chicken Livers and Jojos....(My mom called me once and thats what she ordered for lunch while we were on the phone. She's the best)

Get it here!

Yikes, Look out Dadd!

2011-06-14T18:27:00.000-07:00

The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke, 1855-64

Richard Dadd 1817-1886
According to the Tate Collection online: "Richard Dadd painted this work in the Bethlem Hospital where he was sent after murdering his father and being declared insane. The scene was drawn from his imagination." I always thought this piece was "crazy" but had no idea the artist was too. He killed his father with a knife because he thought his dad was satan in disguise. I've never mistaken my parents for personifications of evil but it is curiously easy to switch the n in santa around to spell satan.

This is a photo of Richard painting Contradiction: Oberon and Titania

Songe de la Fantasie, 1864

Just What is American? pt 2

2011-05-31T07:24:00.000-07:00

Just What is American? pt 1

2011-05-31T07:20:00.000-07:00

Concert Scene Progress... ... ...

2011-05-31T07:17:00.000-07:00

idea manufacturing device

2011-05-31T07:07:00.000-07:00

liberty and the early aviation enthusiasts

2011-05-31T07:05:00.000-07:00

self titled

2011-05-31T06:59:00.000-07:00

turn / say no to nostalgia

2011-05-31T06:55:00.000-07:00

the virtue of selfishness

2011-05-31T06:53:00.000-07:00

Battle Scene 5 pt 4 of 4 Paradise Loft / For Lease

2011-04-30T16:22:00.000-07:00

Battle Scene 5 is finally done. The very small bottom image is what it looks like as a whole. You can click on it to enlarge.

Drummer

2011-04-30T16:17:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook work

2011-04-30T16:14:00.000-07:00

steam of consciencness

2011-03-31T18:39:00.000-07:00

News: 2 Interviews and a show.

2011-03-20T11:13:00.000-07:00

A while back I was interviewed for BreakThru Radio by Thomas of Sleepies. Thanks Thomas!

Reminder:
I'll be participating in this show for the Birdsong 3 year Anniversary at Brooklyn Fire Proof on April 1st.

& here is another fun interview.

lil' rascal

2011-02-27T21:36:00.000-08:00

this is what I hope my decked out little rascal will look like in 2065. the pizza oven is conveniently located below my seat so I stay warm while reading and waiting for pizza.

George Washington

2011-02-27T21:32:00.000-08:00

this is the first portrait of my new portrait series. it was done with a pilot p700 gel pen on watercolor paper, 30 x 22 inches.

Battle Scene 5 part 3 of 4

2011-02-27T21:28:00.000-08:00

this is #3 of 4 in battle scene 5. the image below is what it looks like together so far. the next one will be done in march. this is the peacful forest dude milling about next to some psychedelic trees. there are also gnomes.

Babel's Mortgage Crisis 5 under construction #1

2011-02-27T21:21:00.001-08:00

untitled

2011-02-27T21:20:00.000-08:00

this is a piece inspired by The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce.

boquet with american mastadon bones

2011-02-27T21:15:00.000-08:00

This is my contribution for the upcoming print show to benefit Birdsong, I'll have more details about the show later. 2 color on some nice mr. frenches stock.

Teens Film

2011-02-27T21:11:00.000-08:00

Good Night Rolloff / Sperm Dream

2011-02-27T21:09:00.000-08:00

Rolloff was my first dog. He was never neutered, and ran away. He had very soft ears. He was half beagle and half german shepard....or another strange combination. I'm sure there were several other breeds involved with his mix.

Relationship

2011-02-27T21:07:00.000-08:00

This is a piece I made in 2006 for a show in Cleveland. If you can't tell the ship is made of little tiny butts. Glitter gel pen on watercolor paper.

shitstorm/ back to collage progress

2011-02-27T21:04:00.000-08:00

Experiment: Feb 1, 2011

2011-02-03T17:56:00.000-08:00

Moon Man

2011-01-31T19:16:00.000-08:00

Moon Man 2011. ink on paper, 30x22 inches, with detail below.

Art Jam Mckoochers

2011-01-31T19:12:00.000-08:00

Here is my second short story comic about Beardman. Maybe you can find the spelling error!

Tired Broke

2011-01-31T19:05:00.000-08:00

Stupid Maplewood

2011-01-31T19:04:00.000-08:00

Glowing Squirrel and Pyramids

2011-01-09T15:25:00.000-08:00

regular ship ghost ship

2011-01-09T15:23:00.000-08:00

Led Zeppelin

2011-01-09T15:21:00.000-08:00

Battle of Evermore

2011-01-09T15:20:00.000-08:00

Concert with Eagle

2011-01-09T15:18:00.000-08:00

A Special Moment

2011-01-09T15:17:00.000-08:00

Battle Scene 5 part 2 of 4. Sandwich Face and Finger Face get involved.

2010-12-31T12:18:00.000-08:00

The top image is part two of four. The bottom image is how the pieces will be displayed. I'm working part three currently. The total width of Battle Scene 5 will be 160 inches.

The Devil Most Definitely Drinks Diet Coke

2010-12-31T12:09:00.000-08:00

Beardman and the Infinite Guitar

2010-12-05T20:53:00.000-08:00

I'm working on a series of short stories about my recurring character Beardman, and this is the first one. Here, Beardman has conceived of the infinite guitar. Once the guitar is created and the concert commences time melts away 4-ever in a wash of finger tapping, jam zone, ecstasy, witnessed by a large crowd of people with long, wavy, black hair.

Battle Scene 5 part 1 of 4 Pow Jammer Soft War

2010-11-30T18:34:00.000-08:00

you can click on the images to see them larger

Motorbreath

2010-11-30T18:31:00.000-08:00

battle scene 5 studies

2010-11-30T18:29:00.000-08:00

flower waves

2010-11-30T18:27:00.000-08:00