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Whalin' Rob Jones

A little Soul can do Thee no harm...

About Me

"Painting is an illusion, a piece of magic, so what you see is not what you see. I don't know what a painting is; who knows what sets off even the desire to paint? It might be things, thoughts, a memory, sensations, which have nothing to do directly with painting itself. They can come from anything and anywhere." -Philip Gustonwww.artwanted.com/popdenial

My Interests

deep soul and hard funk: that Daptone sound, art and more art, thee Darker than Blues, jazz, the freakbeat, the punk aesthetic, turkish pop/funk/rock/soul, tattoos and more art: Francis Bacon, Philip Guston, Wayne Thiebaud, Baselitz, Egon Schiele...renaissance to lowbrau

I'd like to meet:

People who are passionate about their craft and life in general. People who radiate good juju. Let's make art more than a fashion...oh yes, I'd like to meet Lee Dorsey, Pam Grier, Wayne McGhie, Sugar Pie Desanto, Iggy Pop, Lester Bowie

Music:

Iggy Pop, the almighty Stooges, New York Dolls, MC5, Nick Cave, the Dirtbombs, Black Keys, Barkmarket, Clutch, , Laughing Hyenas, PW Long, Funkadelic, Afrika Bambaataa, Wild Billy Childish, Jeffrey Lee and the Gun Club, the Clash, Social D, Rob Zombie, Junior Kimbrough, Yma Sumac, Johnny Cash, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Hank Williams, Bob Log III, The Thin Man, Hasil Adkins, Tom Waits, Brant Bjork, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles Mingus, Mule, Dalek, GVSB, Jesus Lizard, Archie Shepp, Shuggie Otis, Man Man, Beirut, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, Dark Meat, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, Edgar Broughton Band, Robert Gordon, Lee Dorsey, Demon Fuzz, Dr. Alimantado, Jackie Mittoo, Zen Guerrilla, TV on the Radio, Wayne McGhie, Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, holy shit!!!Amy Winehouse freakin' rocks!!!

Movies:

So I Married an Axe Murderer, Basquiat, Hellboy, High Fidelity, Whale Rider, Jaws, all the Evil Deads, Bubba Hotep, The Mummy Movies, Pollack, The Indiana Jones flicks, of course the Pink Panther movies, speaking of Peter Sellars Being There is life altering, Breakfast at Tiffany's, the House on Haunted Hill, SLC Punk, Garage Days, Guy Richie films, A Life Less Ordinary, Shallow Grave...

Television:

I am all about the Medium, crime dramas, cop shows, and the ultimate prime time crime stopper Magnum PI, cartoons cartoons, Venture Brothers, Futurama, and the history channel, When Medical Instruments Get Left Behind

Books:

Books about Art, Patchen, Welch, Rexroth and his beautiful asian poetic translations, Camus, Brautigan, Corso, and Ferlinghetti, and the one and only Maj Ragin

Heroes:

My parents, Jen-eye, TR, Reg, Suanne, Kiya Nashae, Sister Wendy, Maj, Joe Strummer and Joe Sharp

My Blog

'06 Big Finale

this is the final piece of '06.  The rest of the year will be spent cleaning and work and I need to stretch some canvas.  Catch ya'll on '07!!The Filth and the Fury...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:18:00 PST

Tu Madre

The Man From Utopiagood 'ol FZ on found wood...God bless Frank, America, and our Mothers......
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:29:00 PST

My 5 Best of Big OH6

It looks like I am gonna finish this year with about 120 paintings.  60 less than the last year, but, in my mind this year's work has been more mature and a step up.  I have firmly establish...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:02:00 PST

Top 5 Listens of '06

Damn whatta year it's been...fast and furious, filled with major life changes, major tests and choices, lots of art, lots of friends, and lots of music, perhaps too much music.  If I could have a...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:20:00 PST

Three New Mind Bending Hits from the Underground

Been busy holiday wrappin', homeworkin', and even paint slingin'!  3 new ones for my ongoing gut bucket surrealism series, that will hopefully be hitting galleries' walls next year...Plague of Th...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:21:00 PST

Sweet Soul Sessions

2 more one hour paint sessions, actually both were around 45 minutes...loose, drippy, good times.  Both are ink and acrylic on wood, soon to be hung on the Ravari walls.  First up is Gil Sco...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:03:00 PST

Twofer Tuesday

Man, finally a bit of time to paint.  Both pieces were done yesterday.  Each piece took around 1 hour.  Both ink and acrylic on wood.  The first is J.C.  The second is Nick Ca...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:51:00 PST

Third Times a Charm

Here's the third installment in my Man Man series, perhaps the final installment, who knows?!Tunnelling 'Til I See the Light...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:38:00 PST

Two for the Duke

Two pieces of thee Thin White Duke, David Bowie...one or both maybe appearing on a Ravari Room wall near you in the not too distant future...Once Upon a MoonAge DaydreamThe Man Who Fell to EarthNow, I...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:53:00 PST

Whalin' Rob Jones/Man Man rematch

After the long party weekend, and what a party it was, I finally got to finish this painting I started a week ago.  Another picture of the fantastic group Man Man.  If you haven't listened t...
Posted by Whalin' Rob Jones on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:36:00 PST