–>This painting was commissioned for the Donna Pepin collection in the late Summer of 2010.  Originally taking about 6 weeks to complete.  After hanging on Mz. Pepin’s walls for the next 6 or 7 odd months/the winter.  It was decided by the artist and patron that the w3rk was still actually incomplete in it’s current state at that time, and the artist Gar Bailey brought it back to his studio for another 2 weeks of intensive work detailing it out with the smallest paint brushes in his arsenal.  Brush strokes so minuet and touch sensitive the Gar had to hold his breath during many of them, as not to cause the brush to waiver even one millimeter.  This painting, along with 2008′s “Flesh”, is perhaps Gar’s most finely detailed w3rk.  And thankfully thru the patronage of Mz. Pepin, Gar was adequately compensated financially for the gargantuan 150 – 200 hours of surgical paint w3rk done upon this canvas.  Without her influence, love, and support.. this painting most likely would not have materialized.  So mad props, gratitude, and infinite love to Mz. Donna Pepin for her continued patronage of the art of Mr. Gar BaiLey.

*Click on the individual photos above to see larger versions of the images, or *To view the entire “Aquaferist” collection of photo’s in small to full-sized arrangements, follow this link to the set on my FlickR account.  Which can also be entered manually by clicking on , or copy and pasting this link into your browser’s address bar: http://www.flickr.com/photos/garbailey/sets/72157626510678696/detail -Same difference.

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   So recently, eYe was infiltrating a few of my stockpiles of content, and per chance to notice this dusty batch of 2oo4 era video footage in the Osteen archives  A small bit of it was: ZOLTAN DOBI- jamming at the ol’ Kingsweird Studios, over there somewherez North West of Winter Park, FL.

   This little exercise in shamanic finger gesturing,  melodic percussive smelting, & auditoreactive n00dle gymnasticz happened in early May of 2004.  In case you are unfamiliar, Z.D. is comprised and composed of/by Adrian Taylor,
-also of Tel Aviv Bats, and Gar Bailey aka alGARhythm.

   Zoltan Dobi self-released their 1st and only full length album “Cooter Beek Invades Foreign Occupations” in 2005, and then again in 2006, but this time in partnership with Polyvibe Records in a digital format…..  

*==+**+>You can now FOLLOW THIS VERY LINK! -to pick up this very, special album of 23 high quality Mp3s for a mere $5 .96!!!!   No buts about it.. this record is a bonafide one of a kind w3rk of ART, which is teeming with life, limb, existential agony, satire, and often times textural bliss.  -=Full bloom, splendor, absurdity, utter beauty, and true diversity of medium and aesthetic are in play here like none other.  Point Being: ->Get oown it hombrelito’s.. get ‘chu sum boyz & giRLsz!!!  Support your home town artists and be rewarded with a better quality of life and enlightenment in the process.  It’s a win win.  uh!

Update:  So as of late, I have been hard at w3rk in the Osteen studio with my brushes, oil sticks, and troughs. Fastidiously trying to complete a stack of long overdue paintings for my upcoming neo-dada, maximalist aRt show in June.  At the effervescing, omni-venue known as: Caffe Da Vinci. Aka The Tongue and Groove Gallery.

Night time insomnia has it’s benefits. For artists especially. And I have been taggin’ this piece below for the past 9 hours.  -Just took a break to hydrate and snap a couple pics of this new painting in progress. Eye was so pleased with the results, that I figured that I would share a bit of the imagery with all of you lovely, inquisitive gentlepeople.  (When this untitled piece is fully completed, I promise to post a photo the result.. it’s damn near, but not quite there.)

I will be exhibiting this painting at the June show as well, and there’s also going to be a whole hell’uva lot more stuff of this caliber, beyond, and other exciting variations of theme and media.  (*Magical fingertips build transcendence vehicles.)  So if you like my style, make sure and come out to support this, my largest aRt exhibit to date, in June.  ->Saturday, June 7th, 2008 to be exact.

For the freaks, If you just can’t wait for your Gar fix in 6-7 weeks.. you can come support 2 deland electronic musicians, as well as myself and my beautiful, new, video projector.  ->>At: Avant GAR ism #5  on May 3rd. 

After these 2 events, I will be going deep underground for the remainder of the Summer to decompress, reassess, and smell some roses with my family.

Update complete.. Over and out. 

Love Always – Matthew gaR BaiLey (& Old Baby Rouge)