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Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer

Visual Artist & Life Liver

About Me


Hey people – how are you now?!
I'm Pat Lackenbauer; The Wandering Artoholic!
So here we are...What do you want to know?
Let’s start with this…I consider myself an artist thru and thru.
So, am I truly an artist?
Well, I must say that I love to create, maybe even NEED to create. Always have... always will.
I’ve been creating in different arenas my whole life. I rarely stick to one medium or approach - whether it is in the fine arts with ink, stucco, pencil, paint, pastel, wood, light design or in the business world as an entrepreneur, creative marketing , web layouts, business and sales solutions, whatever – I create, I look for an outlet! Does that make me an artist?
Hell yeah, why not?!!
As a fine artist, I call my form of creation my “flow” because that is exactly what it does – FLOW! Flow and pump right through me like a beating pulse. Sometimes I create with reckless abandon and sometimes I plan my way through, but in the end I know I won’t be able to lay out exactly what is going to transpire. It's best when I’m not even aware of where it comes from, when it seeps through me and washes out my pours...that is when the FLOW is truly working. I find it is always best to relax, sit back, be positive and believe! Shit WILL happen if you aim yourself in the right direction!
BASIC BIO: Here is a zoom-thru bio…..I have been a commissioned artist for endless projects for many years now, (Custom Art Pieces for home/cottage/business/unique products/backdrops/logos/CD covers…etc) created corporate logos and designs and installations, managed bands, started my own record label, worked with radio, worked in the DJ market, designed and run art shows, worked as a Sales & Marketing Manager, toured with bands as a Lighting Director, art-layout design of websites, started and run businesses and much more. On a more personal level….I have been involved with and run local charity events, (Big Brothers/Sisters - Women's Crisis Centre of Waterloo Region) coordinated mass canoe trips, play squash and road trip, eat ice cream, draw EVERYDAY, but most importantly, I have always focused on family and friends, as the other stuff in life may come and go, but it is my relationships that define me and allow me grounding.
My latest full scale project is my zine, THE WANDERING ARTOHOLIC, that I release every couple of months. It's based around me life; daily struggles, ordinariness, adventures, road trips, exotic trips, relational madness, fun stuff, goofy stuff and personal stuff. I also include guest contributors here and there all th3e while chasing BIG DREAMS!
Oh yeah...don't forget juts a truck load of funky ink drawings as I draw the world around me!
100 B&W jammed-packed pages...pocket sized...only $24.00 for 4 issues anywhere in the world! WRITE ME FOR MORE DETAILS: [email protected]
Look, is it crucial you like what I do or who I am? No, not at all. Would I like you to? Yes, of course, otherwise why would my work, or I, be out there, be here, for all to see? However, whether I am accepted by you or not is of no concern to me – it can’t be. I hope you like what I do but if you don’t appreciate my "work" then it doesn’t mean I’ll stop. Not at all.
So listen, if you're interested, feel free to check out my work in My Photos section and/or my website at
http://www.plackenbauer.com/HOME.html - TONS of cool artwork and news about my subscription indie zine - The Wandering Artoholic!
SIGN UP: The ARTOHOLICS http://www.progressivedesigns.ca/forms/plan.aspx
Thanks for stopping by. Let it flow! The Wandering Artoholic

Check out my interview...or shall I say...check out my VERBAL VOMIT...man, DON'T GET ME STARTED, on iTodd Lounge...
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My Interests



ART and lots of it! Journaling! Drawing, painting, sketching, writing, sculpting, creating, breathing!

I'd like to meet:



This was my very first Studio X Event way back in January 2006 created by Mommaerts. Check out the origins! We've done 2 more since.

Music provided by Rob Szabo

Music:

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Movies:



Television:

Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Rescue Me, Biography, Miami Ink, Most Haunted, UFC, NFL....

Books:

All things from the late-great Dr.Gonzo (Hunter S. Thompson), Hells Angels Series (Yves Lavigne), Rock & Artist & Mob Bios of all sorts, Magic by William Goldman, The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, cad - Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor...oh man, tons more!

Heroes:

Heroes? You gotta be your own don't you?

Here is a video montage created by Thomas Kelp of my last Studio X Event III in March 08.
Music by Todd Donald

My Blog

Issue 4 of TWA NOW AVAILABLE!

Yup...Issue 4 of The Wandering Artoholic is NOW AVAILABLECome by my site and view the full 100 page zine for free!http://www.plackenbauer.com/READ_ISSUES_PURCHASE/Pages/ TWA_Issue_4.htmlRead my first ...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Sat, 17 May 2008 09:15:00 PST

FREE ONLINE VERSIONS of THE WANDERING ARTOHOLIC

YUP! That's right Artoholics...come on by my website and read and see FREE versions of every issue of my funky little zine...The Wandering Artoholic. Follow me on my life, the ups, downs and inbetween...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:11:00 PST

WIN STUFF - VOTE!

Hey Artoholics...I need your help!I've got a new CONTEST going down on my website and you are all welcome to get involved and maybe win some cool prizes!I need a new logo (the actual words) for my zin...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:03:00 PST

VOTE FOR ISSUE 4 COVER of TWA

Hey Artoholics! I need all your help! I have two covers up on my website right now as you read this, that I want you to vote on for the next issue of The Wandering Artoholic due late April ’08! ...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:29:00 PST

The Studio X Event III

Hope to see you all at The Studio X Event III - TONIGHT! , March 20th!Art display by Pat LackenbauerWhere: artbar in The Centre in the Square - KW|AG - Kitchener, ONTime: 7 pm - MidnightComplimentary ...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:47:00 PST

PAYPAL!

YIPEE! Guess what Artoholics?! I got this blasted PayPal thingy hooked on my site so that all you faithful can finally hook up and purchase my pocket sized funky journal...The Wandering Artoholic onli...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:58:00 PST

Issue 3 of The Wandering Artoholic NOW AVAILABLE!

Hey Artoholics...just thought I would let you know that Issue 3 of The Wandering Artoholic is HOT OFF THE PRESSES and ready to be shipped!If you want to read more about my self published 100 page zin...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:50:00 PST

Studio X Event III

Guess what Artoholics?! Yup...it's time for the third edition of my annual art show...The Studio X Event IIIIf you are in the Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, CAN area...COME ON BY! ALL are welcome!When: ...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:57:00 PST

Issue 3 & Web News

Hello Artoholics!Just wanted to swing by My Space and let you know that Issue 3 of my self published drawing journal, The Wandering Artoholic is due early February and it is going to be KILLER! I am ...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:13:00 PST

The WANDERING ARTOHOLIC - ISSUE 2

Hey-Hey-Hey Artoholics!Issue 2 of The WANDERING ARTOHOLIC is NOW AVAILABLE! Response from Issue 1 was amazing and subscriptions have started to flow in. Thanks so much to those of you that have sign...
Posted by Pat "Wandering Artoholic" Lackenbauer on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:01:00 PST