December 5th 2009 was the Airbrush Event of the year. Down in Anaheim, CA every year Dave Monnig, owner of Coast Airbrush puts on a Kustom Kulture art show. These art shows are geared toward the Kustom Kulture of automotive customization and paint. For years Legends like Big Daddy Roth and Von Dutch were developing this underground California scene. Now the playing field is wide open. Some of the eye candy available at the show was as follows.
In attendance were many of the Airbrush Industries finest, Guy's like Cory Saint Clair, Gerald Mendez, OG Abel, Fonzy, Noah,Victor Sepulveda and Craig Fraser to name just a few. I always look forward to going to these shows and kickin around. It gives me time to chat with my fellow artists and catch up plus all the inspiration I can lock into my creative mind.
I look forward to these shows every December and I will keep everyone updated so we can all hang out. I missed the after party at club Ember but next year I will make sure to stick around. Hope you enjoy this small glimpse into the Airbrush Industry and now go support your local artists!
Jason
Alright everyone, here's the feedback on the expo! First of all many thanks to all my friends and fans of my work for coming out and supporting me and Peachy. Although the event was not as packed as we would have liked you guy's made up for it and we had a great time.
I got to hang a bit with my buddy Fonzy! He's the sh*&t! Scott got an eye tattooed by him on the back of his head this weekend. We saw some cage fighting and ate some overpriced stuff they call food.lol. The guys from Goodfellas Tattoo were across from us, Go see Larry he's a cool guy. Frank Vescovi and Steve Soto were tattooing a portrait. Roman from Artistic Element did not stop the whole time we were there.
We were placed in the middle of the event under the Tattoo Potion banner and sat in between the guys from Kustom Kulture tattoo from Hollywood and Fallen Angel Tattoo in Sacramento. Brandon and Jesso, You Guy's Rock! See you soon!
All in all we had a good time. I got to see some old friends from the band Alien Ant Farm, Terry Corso and Jason Penman and got to meet Shifty from Crazy Town. I got interviewed from several different sources and lot's of photographs taken. It was good to see Alien Ant Farm's original lineup back together and they entertained as usual.
We are looking forward to doing more shows in the future so watch out for new posts and deals.
JCD
Just a reminder to everyone that Me and Michelle aka "Peachy" will be out at the Fairplex in Pomona tattooing. Peachy is putting together a small book of designs for the show and offering them at the low rate of $100 for any tattoo in the book! What a Deal!!! You can see her work at http://www.myspace.com/peachytattoo or you can reach her at 909-957-9396.
I will be there selling prints, t-shirts and tattooing. Come out and enjoy the weekend with us. We are in the middle of the building somewhere. Also in case you didnt know, there will be lot's of fights to watch and tattoo contests. Alien Ant Farm will be Live and performing on stage as well as many other local bands. To get all the info click this link. I have a few spots available still so call me now to schedule if you are interested in getting some work done.
JCD
Come Join me at the Sycamore Inn April 16th at 6:00pm!!! If you are on my VIP mailing list then you already know about the special tattoo deal I am giving away with this event.
If you are not signed up on my VIP mailing list, then I suggest you sign on now. The deal is only offered to the people on my list!!!! You can sign up by entering your name and email on the right side of my home page. (Make sure you confirm your subscription or it won't work!)
We are going to have a really good time. Good food, wine, music, art, and of course, ME!!!! lol Seriously, I hope you all can make it, this is going to be the start of many good times! See you there.
JCD
As some of you may know I just got back from my Airbrush Getaway Class with Dru Blair in Las Vegas. I have been a fan of Dru Blair's photo realistic style of art for years. When I found out he was going to be in Las Vegas for an intro to photorealism class I jumped at the chance.
Every year Airbrush Action Magazine puts on a series of classes for airbrush artists or for any artist for that matter. These are held at various locations and for a small fee you can spend four days in a class and learn everything from photorealism art, automotive airbrushing, pin-up airbrushing to t-shirts art and so on. These are great! It gives you a chance to Brush Up on your skills or just hang out in Las Vegas with some like minded artists from all over the world.
Dru Blair's airbrush class is a favorite and man did I get my moneys worth. Dru is a fun teacher who likes to keep the momentum flowing with humor and an over all wonderful spirit about art and the business. I was surprised to see so many newbies in this class and the fact that they were getting good results as well with the work will attest to Dru and his lovely assistant Mel's style of teaching. We covered many terms on lighting and equipment used and spent grueling hours mixing colors from 9 am to almost 2 in the morning most nights. I can't wait to get out to his school in South Carolina and pursue this education further. Plus I cant wait to offer the results of my education and add some of these techniques in all my different mediums of art to you guys.
Anyone considering taking his classes should save up the money and go! Whether you are just a hobbyist or do art for a career. Like I always say, learn from the best first and proper education is priceless! Here is a link to Dru's site. www.drublair.com By the way, tell um Jason Dunn sent you and I'd love to see the results you get out of the school.
Hello Friends! It's been a while since my last post. So I thought I would share this with you. Yours Truly, Jason Dunn was mentioned in the latest issue of Tattoo Magazine November 2008 issue 231. Tattoo magazine features the band Five Finger Death Punch this month. As many of you might know, the guitar player Zoltan from the metal band 5FDP and I have been good friends for years. I tattooed his lower arms years ago and now these tattoos are starting to get some recognition these days due to the bands success.
Here's a bit of what Zoltan had to say: "I have the flame with the wheel of dharma that covers my full forearm, and I have the same thing on both arms. Each was a nine-hour , twenty-four-needle torture, which a friend of mine named Jason Dunn in Ontario, California, did. He used to own a shop, but now I think he paints choppers. He's a great artist."
Is that cool or what? However we'll give Z a pass for not looking at my site in a while, he must be busy taking care of all those new metal groupies. As we all know I am slingin ink daily! And painting for your pleasure! Plus they did spell my name wrong in the article, but hey... Who cares, right? I am just grateful to have some of my work on some cool people and sprawled across the pages of Tattoo Magazine.
Make sure you go out and get a copy today! Who know's maybe someday you'll see more of my work in one of these magazines
Go to Zoltan's personal site to stay updated on events: www.zoltanthehun.com
Official website for 5FDP: www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com
I'd love to hear any feedback or see people's 5FDP tattoos!
JCD
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