mprvmnts

thinking & making

  • The Grocer @ Foursided Gallery

    The Grocer @ Foursided Gallery

    I had my first and only solo show as The Grocer at Foursided Gallery in October, 2007. I created over 20 works on panel and sold almost all but two of them.

  • Grocer stickers and small stuff

    Grocer stickers and small stuff

    I would often use the remaining paint on my palette to make little imaginary fruit paintings to paste up around.

  • Ginger and Mushroom

    Ginger and Mushroom

    These two 24×24″ panels was painted by The Grocer for his show at Foursided gallery. In the background of the ginger painting you can faintly see drawings of buildings that my son drew on the panel before I painted the background.

  • The Grocer: more street work

    The Grocer: more street work

    More street installations from 2007 and 2008 by The Grocer.

  • Stubbs Cafe – street art show flyer

    Stubbs Cafe – street art show flyer

    I put a couple of small paintings into this coffee house show – the first time any Grocer solo works on panel were displayed. I met a bunch of people that would become friends. Two who have passed (RIP Solve & Brooks), and one I still keep in touch with (Reana). I couldn’t find any…

  • Trio of apples

    Trio of apples

    These three apples by The Grocer went up on some scaffolding right above state street. You couldn’t miss them if you were walking north from Jackson.

  • Mushrooms up high

    Mushrooms up high

    These two mushrooms by The Grocer went up on a dilapidated high-rise on State street near Jackson. I climbed the scaffolding and used a squeegee to paste it higher. There’s a real fun story about my lookout not looking out, but in the end it was pasted and I got away clean.

  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit

    At the time, this was the largest street installation by The Grocer, roughly 5 feet wide. I put this up on Milwaukee on one of the old bank windows, and it was quite a show stopper. Some tagger went over my piece (in blue) and I heard he got a lot of flack for it…

  • Avocados, relocated

    Avocados, relocated

    When I saw that a construction company had discarded the plywood that I put these Avocados up on originally, I grabbed the board and used a jigsaw to cut it out. After painting the edges, i took it up to Wicker park and screwed it up on a long wall near Uprise skate shop. In…