Monday Moanin'

Some more sketches done while at the Tom of Finland Art Show the other weekend....

Saturday Evening Post Sept.

Enjoying a do nothing weekend after the whirlwind of exhibiting at the Tom of Finland erotic expo. If any of you have info about other similar erotic art events in your cities/countries, let me know. I'd like to expand the brand, so to speak. I'm interested in events that are overseas, Canada, and of course within the States. Most of these type of functions are usually on either coast here in America (exceptions being some leather events that happen nation-wide...I'd be interested in those too) but some of you guys may have more knowledge about erotic art fairs (straight or gay) in your area. For instance, if I had done my homework, I'd have known about The Folsom Street Fair happening this week up in San Francisco. Any help would be greatly appreciated so I can form a schedule for next year. Anyway, on to the smut...er, art!

Thurs Evening Post

Thanks to the Tom of Finland Foundation...

...For another amazingly successful Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair. The location, though more compact than previous years, really worked well for the crowds as far as parking and attendance. Hopefully we'll be staying there for future art fairs. It was great getting to see the artists I've worked the fair with over the years (going on ten years now! amazing!) as well as getting to connect with artists who are newer to the fair like a terrific artist from NY named Ingmar and the mack daddy of homoerotic art, the incredible Joe Philips. And of course the best thing about the fair is getting to meet my peeps (yes, I said 'peeps'...)who have supported me over the years like master photographer, Greg McNeal and a good friend from the Chicago dayz, Jongo. It was equally as nice meeting some of you who frequent my blog (Frank,Alex, Larry, Maurice, FreeLeo, and Ahtha...those are the ones at the top of my mind now, if I've forgotten anyone, feel free to read me later in the comments section...smile). Another pleasant surprise was the attendance of Chris Dickerson, whom I met almost seven years ago at the Tom of Finland E.A.F. in New York City! Wonderful seeing you looking so good, Chris! And finally, a very special thanks to my helpers or co-conspirators who helped me sell this weekend, E.D. and Lil C! I would have been a basket case...(ok, MORE of a basket case) without your invaluable help.
For me, of the nicest aspects of the fair was the warm reception my change in drawing styles was met with. Everyone was very complimentary of it and I hadt a lot of different types of people responding to it than I've had in previous years. I think the style allows for more variety and the content doesn't seem quite as explicit, so people can see the quality of the art rather than the size of the penises, asses, etc. I guess I must be onto something since the sales were brisk. 'Course, everything was priced to move. I plan on making the sketches available on a separtate site in the near future, but until then, anyone who's interested in anything they see on this site can email me privately at Belasco96@aol.com and we can go from there.
Again, thanks for making this art fair and this year in general a great one for me creatively! Here are some sketches I did while meeting and greeting folks at the art fair.










Again, many thanks to the Tom of Finland Foundation for another successful erotic art fair!

One more day until The Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair!

Ok, I know this is getting redundant, but I've been accused in the past of not promoting my appearances enough, so I'm going to beat this one into the ground! Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair. Sat and Sun. 22-23. Info in the post below.
For those of you all who can attend in person, I will be selling a new sketchbook with samples of some of my sketch posts sans the watermark on them. This is the cover

I'll have it at the art fair and be selling signed copies for 10$ along with my other books.The reason this one is number 2 is that I was going to print up two, but it got to be two expensive and I chose this one to go with. It's focusing on my big boy sketches because I have a lot of other types of men in my other work. Hopefully this one will sell even in anorexic West Hollywood. I'll be offering it and my other books online in the very near future. Stay tuned and until then enjoy the freebies!

Some Drawings and a reminder about the ToFEAF

More sketches and another reminder about The Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair this weekend. I'll be there with original sketches (a lot from the blog) and art, signing books and selling tee-shirts. Come on out and say 'hi'!
click the link to get the full details. I'll be appearing at the following location and times:

Saturday
September 22, 2007

West Hollywood Park
(Map)
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard,
West Hollywood, CA 90046

Parking: On street and
a nearby parking structure.


1:00 - 7:00 PM
FAIR IS OPEN!
Life drawing and photography all afternoon.

Symposium Saturday at 4 PM: Artwork created or adapted through the use of computers.

Admission $12, good for both Saturday and Sunday.
(Foundation Members $10)


Sunday
September 23, 2007

West Hollywood Park
(Map)
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard,
West Hollywood, CA 90046

Parking: On street and
a nearby parking structure.


Noon - 6:00 PM
FAIR IS OPEN!
Life drawing and photography all afternoon.


Symposium Sunday at 3 PM: Art piracy and those responsible for it.

Admission $12.
(Foundation Members $10)

Making up for missed posts...Day 3

Tues. Posts

As promised, here are some new sketches and a reminder to come see me at the Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair in West Hollywood, California Sept. 22-23rd! Oh, and here's the drawing I had to commemorate the 200th post! Pet Peeve for the Day: People who use 'axe' instead of 'ask'(I'm lookin' at you, Beyonce!)
Enjoy!

Come See Belasco at the Tom of Finland Erotic Art Show LA This Weekend Sept. 22-23!

Ok,sorry for the lack of posts lately. I've been having problems with my external harddrive again, so it's been a process rescanning some things. I must learn to back up onto disc! Anyway, this post is important for two reasons. The first one is to annonunce that I'll be appearing at The Annual Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair being held this weekend (Sept. 22-23rd) in West Hollywood, California. I'll be there selling some original artwork (sketches I've posted on the blog sans the watermarks!), my books and some sculptural work. Be sure to come out and say hello if you're in the Los Angeles area this weekend oh, and buy some shit! LOL.
The second reason this post is important is that it's the 200th post! Yay! I think I'll toast with some Arbor Mist! LOL. I'll be back to posting sketches later this week!
Ciao!

Painting in progress

Yesterday was such a beautiful day (and thankfully, the heat wave is over for now) that I decided to put something on this big canvas I've had laying around my studio for almost a year now. I started around 3pm and just went to town. It's amazing how often I stared at that 3x6 foot canvas without a clue as to what I was going to put on it. Then suddenly I just quickly sketch the composition out freehand and start painting. I limited the palette to three colors plus white. This is a trick I learned when you want a picture to have some harmony without really planning it. lol. I have no sense of color other than what's pleasing to me, I just feel my way thru the dark as it were, and see what I end up with. Here is the work at midpoint by the time I finished around 9pm.Hopefully I'll be able to finish it Sunday (today).