It was an awesome day had by all, fantastic sunny weather, great artwork by all the artists involved and just good vibes all round with some funktastic beats keeping the body grooving all day long.

I took the opportunity to go in a completely new direction with my artwork after the venue expressed an interest in works along the theme of ‘Tropical Birds’.

It was great to step away from my typical monster/character style stuff and very rewarding since the Venue chose my artwork as one of the favourites to keep and put on permanent display in the bar… so if you’re about the area go check it out sometime soon.

Some rough pics of the day below… better pics to follow soon once all have been processed and sorted.

Detail from my final artwork

Mobile Phone Wallpaper

Mr. Smileyman officially supports In-Gur-Laand and wishes them well in the World Mug competition.

Get the official Smileyman In-Gur-Laand phone wallpaper (above) by opening the full size image then right clicking and selecting ‘save image as…’

OR: Get the official Smileyman In-Gur-Laand desktop wallpaper for your computer (below) by opening the full size image then right clicking and selecting ‘save image as…’

“IN-GUR-LAAND, IN-GUR-LAAND NA NA”

Smileyman In-Gur-Laand Desktop Wallpaper

Artwork by Sune in the Kitch-en Gallery window display

I’ve been involved quite a bit with the relaunch of Kitch-en Gallery.

From a design perspective I took charge of all publicity and promo material. Business cards to flyers, posters to website. Everything was redesigned from scratch, bar the Black Teapot Logo, to tie in with their all new line-up of artists and relaunch event.

Design work for the Kitch-en Gallery Relaunch poster

From an artistic perspective I had a couple of brand spanking new originals on show in the exhbition.

The big Relaunch took place in Newcastle City Centre on March 4th.
There was a fantastic exhibition of artwork on show from big names and emerging artists from around the UK. I can proudly say that I was part of that exhibition.

Preview Night

Preview Night

The preview night was one of the best I’ve ever been to. From 6pm the whole space was flooded with people of all ages. The vibe was funked up by the groovy beats and basslines provided by Mudfoot Blaps and the booze was flowing freely thanks to Alvinos Bar. The interactive tag wall received much attention through the night and ended up becoming an abstract piece of art in itself. Then came the real surprise – The Bad Taste Cru performed live inside the gallery, doing a half our set of body popping, head spinning breakdancing madness that was just purely awesome to observe so close-up.

Overall the whole relaunch, from design, production, curation, exhibition and organisation was a massive success and I really look forward to seeing what comes from Kitch-en Gallery in the future.

Smile All Day Artwork

Check out my new pieces of artwork available to buy online now.

Mr Smileyman got abducted by an alien being from the jellybobgrib universe and held him to ransom for 5 official jellybelly jellybeans of the most rarest flavours. It took me a million mollyzib hours to find all the flavours they requested but eventually I got them all and they handed Mr Smileyman back over to me. Now he is safe and tucked up in bed recovering so I can get back to writing stuff on here.*

*This is not a true story, but it sounds much better than “I’ve been a bit lazy in keeping you all updated with my goings on”

Come down to the preview night on Thursday 9th July 6 – 10pm and you might also pick up a little Arteest freebie – you’ll find me wondering around in my Smileyman ‘SMILE’ T-shirt armed with posters, badges and stickers.

Globe Gallery Art Sale ft. Mr. Arteest

Globe City Gallery 10 July – 8 August 2009

This summer, Globe Gallery presents a unique Art Sale showcasing hidden gems from the studios of over fifty artists and designer makers. From July 10th to August 8th, the gallery will transform into a market-place offering 100s of pieces of original artwork with prices ranging from £10 to £350. If you are looking for the rare and unexpected, then this is the perfect opportunity.

Join us for a preview evening on 9th July 6pm – 10pm,
Please RSVP to info@globegallery.org to confirm your attendance

Including work by:

Mr Arteest / Eva Bauer / Oliver Beck / Lyndsey Best / Louise Bradley / Frank Briffa / Hannah Brown / Elly Clarke / James Crowther / Colin Davison / Edmund Francis / Esther G. Garcia / Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau / Yvette Hawkins / Lauren Healey / Laura Hebron / Adam Hogarth / Tessa Holland / Ruth Houston / Peter-Ashley Jackson / Daniel Jagger / Stephen Jaques / Adam Kissack / Hannah Mackay / Mikhak Mirmahmoudi / Sebastian Muscio / Tessa Payne / Victoria Proudfoot / Amanda Raby / Claire Rousell / Helen Schell / Andy Slater / Joseph Steele / Pauline Thomas / Maggie Walker / Roxy Walsh / Harry Watton / David Webb / Sarah West / Sarah Woodburn / Mick Wootton

Peace, Love and sandals with socks on

Mr. Arteest xxx

DESKTOP WALLPAPER: 'Mr. Scaryman' (Widescreen)

Another funkydoodle desktop and mobile wallpaper design. This time round featuring, for the very first time (like a world exclusive kind of thing)… ‘Mr. Scaryman’ - Smileyman’s evil cousin from a far, far away place you can’t even imagination.

Download the wallpaper for free, simply click on the thumbnail relevant to your device and then save the image on your computer (usually by right-clicking). For mobile devices you will need to transfer the image from your computer to your device via bluetooth or something.

DESKTOP WALLPAPER: 'Mr. Scaryman' (Normal)

MOBILE WALLPAPER: Mr Scaryman (screen res 300 x 400px)

Feel free to pass them on to others

Peace, Love and mishaped socks after wearing them too many times

Mr. Arteest xxx

I’ve started tweeting now, follow my updates over at www.twitter.com/mrarteest

Absolutely awesome music. Not just cos it’s drum n bass and I love most things drum n bass but this is purely musical brilliance. It’s like being in another world listening to it on my headphones. Will definitely be one of my all time fave albums.
Highly highly recommended to anyone with an appreciation for fine music.