Eric Valdez

I started working again, which is pretty rad even if the gig is a data entry job that is so boring that I have to occasionally snap my wrist with a rubber band to keep myself awake. I also started the graphic design program at Platt College on the very same day that I  got this new job. It’s been a very busy week.

Since I’m working full time and going to school 4 nights a week for 5 hours a night, I’m only going to be able to get into The Lab and paint on the weekends. As a result of the limited time that I have to paint, my output until I get my graphic design degree in October of ’09 will slow down considerably. Any commissioned pieces that I line up will obviously get done, but I doubt I’ll have enough time to paint my own stuff. We’ll see what happens.

It’s all for the best because I’ll end up becoming a better artist.

By the way, the group show at Casita del Pueblo is still going on. Go and hit that shit up, yo! The opening was a lot of fun and I even sold some stuff.

Casita del Pueblo
6738 Greenleaf Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601

This Saturday I will be returning to Casita del Pueblo in lovely Uptown Whittier to participate in their next show. Stop by and enjoy good art, free booze and free food. It should be good times. This time I’ll try not to knock something expensive over.

Please note my name listed on the flyer (9th from the bottom). I’ll have a few pieces on display. Two old ones and two…maybe three new ones.

Casita del Pueblo
6738 Greenleaf Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601

My first solo art exhibition wrapped up today. It was supposed to end yesterday, but it was extended for another day. The show was a thousand times more successful than I ever thought it could be. I still can’t believe that I ended up getting my first solo show less than a year after my first group show.

Big ups to everyone who came by to check out what I threw up on the walls. I really appreciate the support of the friends and family members who came to the opening or stopped in to take a look after. I sacrificed a lot to get all the pieces ready for the exhibition and spent many long and lonely nights in The Lab. I’m glad it was all worth it.

I think I might keep doing this art thing a little while longer since it seems to be going okay for me.

A billion thanks to Yolanda and everyone else at Casita del Pueblo for making everything run soooooooo smoothly and working with me to make it all happen. I didn’t forget about those of you who are now the owners of things that I created. Thanks to you guys! Seriously. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Enjoy your paintings. I’ll do whatever I can to make sure that I make those pieces go up in value. Let me know if they end up on eBay. I’ll help get the bidding up.

The closing night of my art show has been bushed back one whole day! Now I’ll be taking my stuff down from the walls of Casita del Pueblo on Sunday, August 3rd instead of the 2nd.

Casita del Pueblo
6738 Greenleaf Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601