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JonnyPenn
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[2005-11-15 05:14:15 +0000 UTC]
"Jon Pennington"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 4965; Deviations: 223; Watchers: 283
Watching: 797; Pageviews: 35915; Comments Made: 1192; Friends: 797
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Dan Baldwin, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Fiona Rae, Francis Bacon, Michael-Craig Martin, Dan Perfect, Trent Hancock, Alex Grey, Banksy, Ralph Steadman, Barry McGee aka Twist, Lari Pittman, Vincent Van Gogh, Monet, and too many to listFavorite bands / musical artists: Carpenter Brut, Perturbator, Stick Figure, Pepper, Everlast, Johnny Cash, Sublime, Bleachers
Favorite writers: Hunter S. Thompson, T.S. Eliot
Tools of the Trade: Graphite, charcoal, paints, spray paint, pens, markers, paint markers, computer, drawing tablets, photoshop, Illustrator, camera
# About me
Artist Statement:I make art that stems from a deep compulsion. It is a need to create a sense, a flavor, or a vibe about myself and the world around me. I don’t intend to solve life's mysteries or answer life's questions, as that would bore me. For me, it is more about the journey and the unknown. I see life as an adventure, but more importantly as a misadventure. Because where there is conflict there is interest. To put it bluntly, I make art because I’m fascinated with struggle, and the inherently entropic nature of living.
Ultimately, my art is a personal narrative, laced with symbolism, metaphor, absurdity, and humor. It is usually abstract, with representational elements mixed in. My process before I start a painting involves a great deal of writing, stream of consciousness doodling, taking photographs, listening to music, reading, watching television, and basically just taking in a great deal of information. Eventually, what I feel to be key observations come to light about myself or the world and society we all live in. It is my goal to capture the essence of said observations. Another important aspect of my work is contradiction. Contradiction is a great tool to provoke the viewer into thinking more about what is they’re seeing. This usually takes the form of bright, high chroma colors that seem to clash with the subject matter. This will hopefully disrupt the viewer's initial response to the work. Contradiction can sometimes lead to something profound. Not a profound answer to one of life's big questions, but a profound sense of self or aspect of living that is, in many instances, universally relatable as a human being.
Texas
I was somewhere around Denton, near the countryside...when the art began to take hold...
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# Comments
Comments: 418
you are literally one of my favourite artist ever!
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Wow thank you very much, you made my day.
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eheh! can't wait to see more! ur awesome! u deserve to be famous in the art industry man!
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Hi,
My name is Elsa and I'm the Founder of your group TraditionalPainting.
I'm here to invite you to visit the group and find our latest news
Looking for Contributors - Challenge and Contest:icontraditionalpainting:
Hello dear members,
I'm in need of help - would you like to vote on submissions?
I need two or three more Contributors.
The lovely Andromaque78 is helping and she is doing a great job but we really could use more help.
Just note us or comment below if you like to join us.
Don't forget that our affiliates:TheFavouriteShowcase is having a challenge open until the 20th;and AllArtSupport is having a contest open until the 1st July.Find below all the info.
FEATURE
Thank you for your submissions to TraditionalPainting!
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Ur profile page is so cool! Great music! How did you get this on ur page?! Beautiful paintings, loads of TALENT/FUN content HERE!!!!!
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Thank you very much. I'm guessing your talking about the journals I posted? You can put youtube links in journal entries and they will work .
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Great, thank you for the tip!
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Thanks a lot for faving again, Jon!
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u mix in a very cool way pop and expressionism to reasult in a kind of metafisical thing. i like u're gallery a lot. will be watching
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Thank you, and thanks for looking at my other work too.
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Your deviant ID is incredible
If you decide to give me back
a Llama, you will make my day.,
Good luck to you in the future, Jon
Have a Blessed day.
Hugs Are Free, Just Like Llama's.
DeeDee
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Thx a lot for faving again, Jon!
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Really appreciate the watch, Jon!!! Thanks most kindly for that!!!!!
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Thank you so very very much for faving, Jon!
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Thank you for joining the group and
Welcome to the Journal-Art-Features
Please take time to read The Group rules Please Thanks.
Welcome To The Group Journal-Art-Feature's
Most Honor to have you be apart of it .
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thx for faving...have a nice week
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