The Texture & Specificity of Life

I painted with whites and greys. I painted pictures of lovely young ladies, and thought of the myth of them. And I felt that this myth was true. That there is a synthesis in them of beauty and truth and purity with the wretched bullshit that seems to actually make up this mad game of birthing and eating and dying, in the day to day, many days. That for sparkling moments (goddamn it I feel those moments, goddammit I feel those moments right now) the clutter and debris of our moments of our lives can shake into a perfect snowflake and be. And, as an artist I want to control that, but, in honor. I want to preserve that. To stretch it into a material, to build a forever for it. And I just mess it all up. Invariably. But, that can be a beautiful thing too. Messing up. Failing. Doing our best. So much , so much so much. At the end of the day, the bastards wont be able to say I didn't try. Dammit

Muse One graphite and gesso on canvas 24 x 36 inches for sale jq@jordanquintero.com

Stolen from Sarah Kay. Stencils are the new black "It's nice, but it needs a sliver of light." "This painting is nice but it needs a sliver of light and a bluish gray, kinda slightly metallic glare" So f*ing tragic I cant f*ing stand it. Elle will take care of Beckman if he outlasts me. She knows he is a commodity. My favorite painting a lightpost memory, wall palimpsest etc The community art wall Huitzilopochtli, Aztec warrior/hummingbird God. After 2nd day of work. Thanks to everyone who partied in J town this weekend, so much fun, on the reallly real.

ahhh, jtown is nice when there is sun. djing tonight @ the tsistas afta pahtay gonna be fun :)

Walking down the stairs into my studio and looking around ready to make some many paintings

City Study One: Blue City oil on panel 11.75 x 9 inches $200 City Study Two: Late Rains oil on panel 27.75 x 9.875 inches $450 @ City Art Gallery Opening Friday, August 6th 7-10 pm 828 Valencia St, SF city, in da mission cheers