Visual arts, design, photography, and sob stories of Kendall G. Blakeney

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    Entries by Kendu (87)

    Monday
    Jun042012

    Everyone hates a sellout.

    Sup? It's 12:23am and I'm procrastinating by writing this. So my birthday just passed last week and it burns a little bit. Doesn't feel so good when your bones start to creek and you start wondering how it's your birthday when you didn't get to enjoy your last one. I feel myself being volunteered for the vicious cycle. It's not fun. 

    In less depressing news, I sold 2 paintings in one month (go me). It's pretty exciting stuff, especially knowing other people like my stuff besides me.

    1911 Main street, Kansas City, MO (For locals) If you're in the area, I'm showcasing a bunch of new work at Affare. It's a German cuisine (super good) restaraunt off of main street. 1911 Main street to be exact. Feel free to stop by anytime for lunch or dinner and check out  my stuff. 

    I also got a new dog, he's a perfect fit and addition to my family. He really counter balances my other hyper-active/possessed. They just wrestle each other until they fall asleep, then collide again. He's a Lab husky mix. It's hard to see the husky until you stare at his noggin or his green eyes for a while.


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    For those of you that don't know, I operate a clothing company, "Nineteen Ninety Never" offering streetwear for men. I recently just finished the make over of the website and content so check out the site and shop and keep in the loop! Also join my newsletter by putting in your email address to to the right. I try and send as much spam as possible in hopes of becoming famous. Interested?

    Bye.
     

    And this video isn't doing so hot so watch it a bunch if I haven't already spammed you about it

    Wednesday
    May162012

    Today was a good day

    Not a very productive day (the day isn't over), but lots of good things have happened. 

    1. Toonami is coming back! I can't express to you how warm this makes my face. (?) This could almost end world hunger and bring world peace. (or just make me happy) I am interested to see which shows from the lineup they will bring back. Regardless, i'm not missing it. ANY of it.

    2. I beat tons of ass on Halo today. (True story)

    3. Got a new pair of kicks.

    Today was a good day.



    Sunday
    May132012

    This weekend sucked

    Seems like setback after setback, all week let alone this weekend. Nothing too terribly exciting, that is if you don't count feeling like crap and getting NO sleep. Past that, praying Monday brings me good news. 

    Enough sob story, I re-vamped my site a bit, new headers, more content and a bit easier to navigate. Stuff that's long overdue. In other news, I've still yet to find a place to swim this summer which sucks because if this summer is anything like last summer, it will be full of booze, swim, good eats and enough humidity than necessary. Wouldn't be Missouri without it I suppose.  My birthday is this month too so you better have gotten me something good, not like that crap you got me last year.

    While we're on the subject of birthdays, I'm not sure how I'm turning 22 on account I didn't even get a chance to be 21. I hope this isn't the beginning of the end.

    oh yeah I got a new video.

    end.

    shoot, turn this mug black and white and call me a photographer.
    He literally made the same face 4 or 5 times while I was just shooting randomly
    I can't even . . .some girl that keeps rejecting meApril owes me May flowers. (See what I did there?)
    Monday
    May072012

    Boomshakalaka

    Irrelevant title.

    This week I've been going 100mph with no brakes. This week has been a blur but I've managed to stay relatively productive. I had my first art show of the summer and It went very well since you insist on knowing. 

    I showed a long side artists from the area, an Arizona based artist and another artist from San Diego. The night went well, met some cool people, made a few connects and hopefully something great will come of it. The show was at a new restaurant that just opened on 1911 Main street and they have a full bar and an amazing menu of German cuisine. It was interesting to see my working hanging up next to such contemporary and abstract work. My subject matter looks very simplistic next to it but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

    Take a look: 

     Missouri weather is no joke.
    Rosè (Ricky Ross voice)
    VERY good turnout and it was pretty early in the day.
    Not a big seafood fan but this stuff was amazing.
    Some kendu kid had his paintings there . . .
    Tiger Genocide (Street fighter reference) see what I did there?

    Monday
    Apr092012

    Everybody wins - 4 day weekend.

     

    I would like to start by mentioning that I didn't realize how much garbage I actually put into my body in a single weekend. So from here on out- nah just kidding. This last weekend was my girlfriends birthday so from about Thursday to Saturday evening I was all over the place. All in all it was a great weekend, spent some time, saw some family and friends, ate good food and just kicked it. 

    Everybody wins because we all walked away with something this weekend. My girlfriend got her birthday and extra old age, my dog got a new t-shirt, I got to eat GOOD food and even picked up a couple things for myself a long the way.

    Take a look:


    Yeah I eat my ramen in the car sometimes. Sup? - ThursdayH&M is my bff <3 - Thursday nightMet up with some friends and his band for a show downtown - Thursday nightI like GOLLLLLLLLDMidwest big bearsProduct of H&M - Friday morning (Birthday)sent flowers to her work on Thursday - I post a lot of pictures of Roy so I thought I would show Laila some love. Damn she needs a haircutSaturday morning breakfast; sonic.Somehow, somewhere, I ended up having sonic for lunch too. - Saturday afternoonCouldn't ask for better birthday weather - Friday afternoonBirthday girl before dinner:DHad California Pizza Kitchen for the first time, super good.Taco. Pizza. Saturday evening had some friends overthe beer pong set I bought came with blue balls. . . ping pong balls."Walkin in the club handin' out money"Hopped on the NBA Hangtime.Sunday morning breakfast.Went an hour away to my Moms for Easter dinnerI'm a grown man still getting Easter baskets. I ain't even mad.Easter dinner - (Pictured) Corn on the cobb, baked macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole, grilled chicken breasts and oven roasted pork. (Not pictured) Big ass drink and biscuits.After math of it's demise. - I went and played basketball with some homies shortly after. Big mistake.
    Well there you go, a little bit of insight to this last weekend. There was a little bit more that went on l ike a good friend of mine had his daughters 1st birthday and I went and took a few pictures and dunked a couple alley oops and ate taco bell a couple times too. Like I said, everybody wins. Also check out my dogs new shirt: