voluptuous melodist wife of stuttering hare !

I got really excited about turning jessica rabbit into a 1EG, especially since i decided to use red glitter for her dress. normally i think glitter is tacky and pretty cheesy for artwork, but for some reason i love it in this. it has turned out to be one of my favorite current pieces. (i wish the picture actually did justice for the glitter as in real life)

So now i really want to keep using glitter.. i'm finishing up my wizard of oz piece today, so i'll be posting it soon! Check back!

Anniversary and Septfest

Last Saturday (sept 12) was my 9 year anniversary of my glorious life in a wheelchair. i usually get pretty upset about it. i remember when 3 years sounded like a lifetime, and it feels horribly disturbing that my 10 year is going to be here before i know it. i'm nearing a decade and it makes me nauseous. luckily, i've had no time to get upset this year or even really think about it. i mean, i guess that's a good thing. such is life.

Sunday was septemberfest. i facepainted and sold artwork. my 1EG's and KAOTIC KRITTERS went over pretty well, which was exciting. i sold a whole bunch of prints and several paintings, so it was way more successful than i anticipated. Prints and paintings are always available! :)

"Dia De Los Muertos" Art Show!

"Lady of the Living Impaired"

11"x14"

Acrylic and Spray paint

This October the Autumn Society is putting on another art show themed "Dia De Los Muertos" (Day of the Dead)! The show will be at Proximity Gallery (WWW.PROXIMITYART.COM) featuring 40+ pieces of art, including my painting shown above!

"Dia de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead), is typically a Mexican celebrated holiday, in which families bring offerings (such as food and mementos) to remember and celebrate their loved ones that have passed away. The holiday is celebrated between October 31st through November 2nd.

Reception is 0n First Friday, October 2nd at Proximity Gallery

2434 East Dauphin Street. Philadelphia, PA 19125!

Tym!

saturday was my boyfriend tim's 26th birthday. we celebrated by spending the weekend up in boston.... where tim forgot my bag with all of my belongings. it wasn't until we were waiting out front of a friend's apartment..after, of course, a six hour car ride.. that he realized he didn't load my bag in the car. i was incredibly pissed at first, but it made for a great ongoing joke for the weekend.

here is one of my birthday presents i made for him. a mini statue of tim! he loves frisbee and that's the outfit he wears pretty much every day, down to the exact vans shoes. the pictures don't show so well, but i also painted on his tattoos on his arm/leg as well as the rings on his fingers and industrial earring in his ear.

it's based off a little version of him i've drawn several times that he likes. it's made from wire, apoxie sculpt, acrylic paint, and a concrete base. enjoy!

Pop!

So, i doodle all the time, and i'm obviosuly obsessed with the 1eg's. I'm just going to keep posting them until someone either tells me i suck or until i get a million viewers..

Teeny tiny

i'm waiting for my new "studio" to be set up so i haven't been working on anything major. here are a few teeny paintings i did.. each no more than 1-3 inches wide, and 5-11 inches long. a few more tiny one inchers on the way..

Colors colors colors!

I've been a little unmotivated for a few weeks.. for the first time in years.. and i don't know why. I'm having trouble doing anything i should be doing, but i haven't been doing nothing! i wanted to try making some colorful sketches but i don't have a big enough variety of colors, and my markers are all half dead.. but here they are anyway because they're fun!

Shark Week!!

During the gray, rainy, and gloomy day yesterday, i spend basically my entire day in bed watching shark week reruns and premiere on discovery channel while falling in and out of sleep.  It was fantastic, but as a result i was up until 4 am due to lack of sleepiness.  So i began a painting in honor of shark week.  Little 6"x 8" painting i finished today.

I swear great whites are the most horrifying creatures on earth.  Pure evil.

Video Game Show: 8 Bit and Beyond

"Pixelated Princess Of Revitalizing Fungi" 11"x 14"

Acrylic/Spray paint on Canvas Board

I've recently become aware of The Autumn Society.. Artists from and near philly share artwork. (http://theautumnsociety.blogspot.com/)  The Autumn Society puts on themed shows at Brave New Worlds in Philly (http://www.bravenewworldscomics.com/)  and the month of August is all about video games.  I'll be in the show, displaying my version of Princess Peach as a One-Eyed Girl (1EG).  Tribute to Super Mario Bros 2, my favorite! 

Opening reception takes place August 7, 2009 from 6 - 10 at 45 N. 2nd Street.  Old City, Philadelphia.  Up for all of August!

Official site for latest art news!

 I've decided to start a blog of the processes and progress of my recent and upcoming artwork.  Check back often to see new work, plans for future work, and exhibits.  

Quick description of myself and my art:

My name is Kasey Tararuj and i have been interested in art my entire life.  It was not until 2000 that i really began to use art on a different level than most artists.  This is because i became paralyzed, and my art was and has been my only real outlet for these unbearable feelings and frustrations.  It has been my only form of therapy to get through my life with a disability, and it has slowly formed into a serious addiction.  I feel like i can never paint or draw enough.  I love it and i love the fact that it feels like a drug that i can't get out of my system. 

Currently i'm very into my One-Eyed Girl series a.k.a. "1EG"  

1EG's have one eye, and one leg.  Each is carefully designed; some as a specific character with a related background, others with a specific theme/idea with a supportive background.  Basically, 1EG's are meant to provide a new, maybe eerie look to both familiar subjects or made up scenarios.  They are fun to make and i have a million ideas that i'm trying and will continue to try.  

This is the very first 1EG that i drew for my Red Horse Gallery Exhibit back in February.  I've made plenty of more advanced ones since then.. check back soon to see some of the progress i've made!