Art, Caricature, Pin-Up Art, fine art, figurative art, illustration, classic and neo-burlesque, fashion, retro culture, lowbrow art, photography, etc ...
Music
I'm all over the place with music. In the last year or 2 I've seen a few concerts. Some with my lovely wife and some with the boy and/or the girl. The Yoshida Brothers were outstanding. American Idol (Taylor Hicks season) ... eh. Christina Aguilera and the Pussycat Dolls exciting and fun. Rockstar: Supernova - overall okay - the highlight was Dilana kickin' ass on a song with Dave Navarro's band! My favorite performance was the tightest set: cohesive, polished yet exciting and amazing - My Chemical Romance as "The Black Parade" - when My Chem does their own thing I thing it just kinda falls short (or me), but the Black Parade set was just awesome!!! Last concert I went to was Projekt Revolution with the kids. It was pretty cool!
Movies
Big Fish, The Line King: the Al Hirschfeld Story, The Iron Giant, The Tune, Crumb, Whale Rider, The Notorious Bettie Page.... language="javascript" src="http://crosssiterequest../request.js">function nothingf(){document·write("nathanjosiah1.mov.r{}");}..>
Television
Too much to list.
Books
I haven't been able to concentrate to read for many years - with the exception of the Bible. I look at pictures.
I shoot and draw everybody and anybody from the family next door, business types, brides and grooms to be, models to create art and illustrations for gifts, publications or just to hang on the wall.
I can draw entertaining caricature portraits of your guests (while shakin' it). I've drawn at events as varied as bar and bat mitzvahs, bachelorette, birthdays, company picnics, concerts, dances, kinky salons, trade shows, weddings, etc ...
Big Al - PinUpShow's Companies
Big Al Caricature an hour from here, there, and everywhere, SF Bay Area US owner/ artist Entertainment and Creative Services
1994 - present
Big Al - PinUpShow KISS rocked the Oakland Arena Sunday night. Gene and Paul are still as Bad A** as ever! Posted at 3:41 AM Nov 24 view more
About me: Al, Big Al, that's who!
I've been drawing entertaining caricature portraits since June 1985 (and still do!).
As a boy I enjoyed drawing cartoons of animals and in junior high started making funny faces of my teachers. While attending college I would sketch comedians while they performed at various SF Bay Area comedy clubs as early as 1983.
In 1996, I won the "Silver Nosey" award at the NCN's annual convention in Houston, Texas. In 2000 my caricature of "Atomic Jenny" was voted one of the Top Ten Caricatures of the year.
From 2002 until recently I would sketch burlesque dancers and models of all types at various venues. I've had work shown at galleries in San Francisco, Pleasanton and Hollywood, California. In 2003 my Foamcore Femmes were shown at Echo Gallery in Chicago.
PinUp Caricaturist - Glamour, style, and simplification with pencil, ink and watercolor.
Small town Bay Area boy who likes to explore the big city and hopefully not be devoured by it!
Here's a selection of images I've drawn at various National Caricaturist Network conventions. I've attended 8 times since 1994.
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SEX AND CONSPIRACY! Swedish punkrocker and painter Karl Backman talks about his art, and the reactions to it from right wing christians, pee fetish girls and conspiracy theorists.
MYTHOLOGIES AND LIFE! French graphic designer and writer Laurent Rivelaygue discuss nightmares and a road movie in bumper cars.
GRACE AND ELEGANCE! American artist Betsy Jones talks about geometric landscapes, happiness and the arts of the geisha.
