Sat 27th Aug, 2011. Blacktown, Sydney, Australia.

I was in Sydney last week to visit relatives and friends and was invited to get down with a team of 15+ legal out in Blacktown. Huge thanks to all my Sydney graf friends for there support and special thanks to Bandit Qu333n Spice who spot me for paint as I didn't have the time or budget to buy some. I didn't know until I got to the wall what colours she had picked out but I had no dramas in making it work!

I was pushing for time as it was my last day so with the pressure on I was happy with my end result. I had drawn a sketch the night before which was going to be a Kase II (R.I.P.) memorial piece as he recently sadly passed but when I got to the wall I didn't have enough space to do it. So I reverted and busted out another Paris freestyle classic.

It was a fun chill day with old school beats playing and the weather went from overcast, almost to rain and ended up with full sun! I had a blast of a day and hope to fly back to do it all over again before the years out!

Peace!

Sun 29 May, 2011. KRS-1 (BDP) Dedication Mural, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia.

I haven't had much time to paint with other projects keeping me busy this year but I guess it's quality over quantity for me in 2011!


Here's a huge project i had the privilege to work on with 3 other close friends (Obe, Dvate and Peril) and it was hard working through Winter on and off with wind and rain over 4 weeks but we got there in the end. It was great to work on a production as the look and feel of this mural would not of been the same if done solo. All in all I think we achieved what we set out to do as we spent a few months working on this concept and less time in execution! I guess the end result shows this. 


A little insight on what went down.


The minute I heard about the project I was keen to get started. Obe was the brains behind the concept and when I seen the portrait image for KRS 1 there was only one person in arms reach that came to mind, Dvate! I give props to him with his portrait painting they are truly superb. So, Obe and I met Dvate at his studio and asked if he'd be down to work with us on this mural and we got the same response as mine which he replied “f#%& yeah! …I've been listening to KRS all day” …timing was the essence!


When Peril heard about this mural he got busy and picked up the pencil and drew 3 fresh old school classic b-boy characters and was itchin to get them up on the wall! Obe and Dvate took care of positioning and scale and Obe painted all the background iconic images including the lion in front of the library building. Dvate produced all 3 album cover KRS 1 images with the huge scaled top to bottom portrait!


I was on type duty and produced the words that spell out KRS 1's name, Knowledge Reigns Supreme. I didn't spend much time pre-drawing a sketch as I felt the urge to bust out and freestyle these letters. For most of my graf life I'd always spend hours and draw a sketch first then replicate it but this time I preferred to skip that and go straight to paint and let it flow out naturally. Replicating a sketch tends to feel restrictive but in it's own right it has enabled me to freestyle with confidence.


Anyway enough said I'll let the pics do the talking!


Enjoy
P.

Tue 26 Apr 2011. Body Art, Sydney, Australia.

Whilst in Sydney over Easter an opportunity arose to paint on a model for a magazine photo shoot. This is a first for me and was something I’ve always wanted to do so thanks to a couple of contacts it was all organised.

I had no plan of attack other than being briefed that the theme's called Angels & Demons. I freestyled the design with a classic Paris piece with angel wings and flame background followed by Angels, Demons in my own hand lettering style with a love heart and pitch fork in between.

Painting on skin was a first for me as i had to work with a moving base and the paint markers needed a few coats to bring the colour out strong. I was lucky that Alli was patient as this took about 6hrs to complete. As distracting as her sexyness was, I got the job done and we both loved every minute of it. I will be working with Alli again later this year for another session so stay tuned!

I’ll keep you posted when the mag comes out but for now here’s a few snaps on how it went down.
I can’t post the finished pic 'til the mag is released but this should give you an idea on how it worked out.

Enjoy.

P

Thur 21 Apr, 2011. Warfare Crew Back Burners Denim Patch Exhibition, Sydney, Australia.

I was invited to be part of Warfare Crews Back Burners exhibition along with a lot of other peeps from around this country and a US entry as well! All artists ranged from old school through to now. There was a huge number of jackets that were on display with some guys getting in more than one!! All were A-Class and great to see a variety of style and concepts on display.

I have been busy of late with a few projects on the go so I only had time to work on one jacket along with my crew partner Peril who both of us are members of the almighty Zulu Nation - Australian chapter (Z-61) and produced a back burner for our chapter leader Zulu King Excel. Peril created the character of Excel and i did the lettering.

We also submitted another jacket each that we have done in the past. Peril’s jacket was 1 of 3 he did for his band 1200 Techniques and mine was out of my vault which is my original Spicer’s jacket I wore with pride at age 12 back in ’84. This was my first attempt at a back patch using fabric textas. The design reflects around the time of Beat Street so a lot of inspiration from Bronx, New York!

Peace, P.

Enjoy!

Design details from top down:

The Burner Krew (tag on top)

BRK The Burners

New York (with Statue of Liberty in middle)

Buildings + subway car popping out pieced with J.M (my initials)

Bazer (my first tag) Tiger character (my footy team Richmond)

Bazer 19 tag and signature (on bottom)

Back Burners Exhibition - Sydney Australia from john khilla on Vimeo.




Back Burners: Feat One Days and Desta. from Dr Dboe on Vimeo.