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Gabriel Pons

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About Me



Artist, Architect, Skater and Father. Got an Art Studio in Fredericksburg, Virginia called PONSHOP that I run with my wife Scarlett: www.ponshopstudio.com www.scarlettwares.com Our Son, Diego was born in December 2005 and it's been a rollercoaster ride ever since.

For Current News about The PONSHOP visit our blogsite: ponshopstudio.blogspot.comI enjoy painting on everything from skateboards to canvas to paper to walls.

My Interests

Making Paintings:

Working on Skateboard Graphics, Drawings, and Sketchbooks. Designing stuff that may (or may not) get built. Seeing other people's work and being both blown away, jealous, proud, and inspired all at once....Skateboarding with friends or skating alone solo session style - pushing my own limits and having fun...Roman and Egyptian Architecture, traveling to places that are both intimidating and exciting, Good free concerts and meeting up with friends that I haven't seen in months or years and picking up right where we left off. Spending quality time with my wife - working in the PONSHOP and having FUN. Mornings with my son when he's in his "happy place" and exposing him to all our music and books...

I'd like to meet:

You and any other artists in any media from painting to film to photography to music to dance to drama - it's all inter-related....Skaters who are more down with having fun just skating and making friends. I'd also like to meet Chewbacca and give him a high five for not comin' off like a dud in any of the movies....

Music:

Go to www.KEXP.org for good listener supported programming.....

Movies:

No wonder people spend all their time on this site.... Rockers, La Haine (Hate), Donnie Darko, Trainspotting, Pi, Requiem for a Dream, KIDS, Gummo, Ghost Dog, Mystery Train, Style Wars - documentary of Graf and Hip-Hop, Kill Bill Movies, Princess Mononoke, Kicking and Screaming (not the soccer Will Farrell movie) this one was done by the same guy that did Metropolitan and Sleep With Me, Amores Perros, Habla Con Ella, Taxi Driver, City Of God, Mediteraneo, V For Vendetta, The Harder They Come, Spinal Tap, American Beauty, Aliens, Rushmore, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Children Of Men, Little Miss SunshineAnd On and On.......

Television:

HBO's Flight of the Conchords is funny.Dr.Katz Professional Therapist should get back on the air - that show was the only thing that motivated me to get outta bed and go to work back in '98.

Books:

Most Recently: Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History Of the Hip-Hop Generation - Jeff Chang DJ Kool Herc, Shakey - the Biography Of Neil Young, ShopGirl, The Answer Is Never - Jocko Weyland, and a 1/2 dozen baby books......

Heroes:

My wife, Scarlett for having a drug-free, no intervention, natural childbirth and delivering our son Diego safely into our lives, My Dad, Manny, for trekking 1/2 way around the world to marry the woman he loves and being an all around badass in his own way, All of those people in my life so far that encouraged me to go for what I know and head into the unknown with confidence and courage - Mom, Chris, Jason, my whole VT crew and of course my agent Dr. Reginald Trotts M.D. and personal assistant Mr. Martin Mouse.

My Blog

FLS Weekender Article 03-06-2008

Below is the Write up that fellow Art First Member Carol Iglesias and I got in the local Fredericksburg Paper - Freelance Star, Weekender Section.  Click it and Check it..._G...
Posted by Gabriel Pons on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:25:00 PST

March 2008 Art Exhibit Announcement

"Destinations: Places Traveled, Places Dreamed" Exhibit Art First Gallery, March 2008  What: "Destinations: Places Traveled, Places Dreamed" show featuring artwork by Carol Iglesias and Gab...
Posted by Gabriel Pons on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:10:00 PST

Diego Turns Two

On the Evening of December 9th, 2005 - I made a pizza, drank a couple Heinekens and went off to bed.  Once I drifted into sleep, my wife Scarlett called from the downstairs "Gabe - I think we sho...
Posted by Gabriel Pons on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:35:00 PST

"Present Tense" Art Show

Hosted By: Gabriel PonsWhen: Monday Oct 08, 2007 at 5:00 PMWhere: Bistro Bethem309 William StreetFredericksburg, VA 22401United StatesDescription:New Paintings by Rob Landeck and Gabriel Pons, New Cer...
Posted by Gabriel Pons on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:23:00 PST

Easter Island (Isla De Pasqua) and Santiago, Chile

Isla de Pascua, (Easter Island) Chile In October 2003, Scarlett and I took our honeymoon and spent a month in Chile. We figured since we're flying all the way to Santiago, we might as well visit Easte...
Posted by Gabriel Pons on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:34:00 PST