Live Painting at NABJ

This past Thursday was my first time going to New Orleans. I didn’t really have much time to sight-see, check out the live music, or do all types of rambunctious stuff that I would have loved to do. Philly 360 held a reception at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, and as one their Creative Ambassadors, I was asked to paint portraits of Jeff Bradshaw and Marsha Ambrosious.
I had a good time. Met some folks. Ate a fried shrimp po boy. Hung out with Jeff Bradshaw, who has been added to my list of ‘funniest people I know’.

Photos by S. Glover for GPTMC

Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Oil on Canvas, 2010

So, Janelle Monae is pretty amazing.
I saw her live for the first time a couple weeks ago here in Philadelphia.
And I was blown away. Blooown away.
I did this portrait in about 2 hours. I try to paint pretty quickly when I’m making these time-lapse videos. I’ll probably go back into the painting later to just clean it up – add more details, fix anything that needs to be fixed, check the proportions of her face, etc…

Check out the video!

Donuts are Forever 4

This party is dope.
I had such a good time the first time I went, that I asked to be apart of it.
So, on February 6, I’ll be painting live at Donuts are Forever 4.
W/ ?uestlove, DJs Brainchild, Parler, Low Key, and Tara.

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I’m excited.

Fela Kuti

Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Fela, Acrylic on canvas, 2009

Painted live at Felappreciation at The Arts Garage in Philadelphia.

Video of Me Painting “Duke Ellington”.

Video of Me Painting “Untitled”.

This painting was done in about an hour and a half. The color scheme is different from my usual palette. These colors have a retro feel – muted teal, greenish brown, and bluish gray. It was an experiment and I’m pleased with the outcome. I’ll use similar color schemes in the future.

Music is by Fela Kuti – Fear Not For Man