Glen K. Amo : His Life and Times

This is it.

2009-12-31T16:58:00.001-08:00

I went ahead and got my very own website. Please visit me at http://glenkamo.com

See you there!

Eastwood Western

2009-12-22T21:58:00.001-08:00

Oh so Clint-y.

The Man of Mache!

2009-12-09T14:41:00.001-08:00

Kneel before Zod!!! (Yes, another movie-themed mobile)

A Papier Mache Odyssey ... 8 Years Too Late

2009-12-04T16:31:00.000-08:00

Here's a new papier-mache mobile.

Pap Yay Mash, Eh?

2009-12-01T19:56:00.001-08:00

Here's some papier-mache Christmas stuff. Fun!

San Andreas Fawlty?

2009-10-13T11:51:00.001-07:00

Another Cleese Piece. Say that out loud! Whee!

Walk Silly

2009-10-12T17:45:00.001-07:00

Stop being silly.

Don't Divorce Liona or You'll Pay Alimony-ona.

2009-09-12T08:10:00.000-07:00

Canadian classical guitar icon Liona Boyd.

The Pilgrims Predated Him By Many Many Years

2009-08-24T21:57:00.001-07:00

Another portrait, Y'all.

Conchords Grounded

2009-08-23T18:31:00.001-07:00

One of Courtney's favourite shows. I like it too.

They Ain't Heavy ... Well One Was Kind of Heavy

2009-08-16T22:33:00.000-07:00

Pen & Ink & Watercolour on Watercolour Paper.

Ultimate Crossover!

2009-08-05T23:07:00.000-07:00

Can you identify the film & TV characters in this geektastic piece? Oh such fun!!!

Vacation No. 2

2009-07-23T22:32:00.001-07:00

Another "Vacation" piece. Is there a meaning? There is no meaning.

Pencil Race!

2009-07-17T22:36:00.000-07:00

My old friend Chris Davidson taught me this game when we were kids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_game_(paper_and_pencil_game)
I made this for the neighbor's kid. Passing it on, my friends, passing it on. Sunrise ... Sunset ...

South of The Borders!

2009-05-14T15:00:00.001-07:00

CANEXICO!!!

"The Other North America"

I saw some painted carvings in Montreal which had apparently been made by an artist in a Mexican village (I couldn't tell you where). They inspired me to make these papier-macke pieces depicting classic Canadian animals in a "Mexican" style. More to come!

Vacation No. 1

2009-03-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

No comment.

Eva wanna see how I draw?

2009-03-09T08:08:00.001-07:00

Here you can see some step by step views of my drawing of my friend, Eva. Now you know how I do it. Neat-o!

Arkwork

2009-02-28T19:33:00.001-08:00

I've been working on this project for awhile. Papier-mache & Super Sculpey.
Here's a list of the figures:

Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) - extinct somewhere between 1688 and 1715
Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) - last sighted in 1852
Western African Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis longipes) - declared extinct in 2006
Caribbean Monk Seal (Monachus tropicalis) - declared extinct in 1996
Bubal Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus) - last specimen died in captivity in 1923
Golden Toad (Bufo periglenes) - last sighted in 1989
Silverback Gorilla
Polar Bear
Man

Death

Mooretuary (makes no sense at all anymore ... descent into madness?)

2009-02-03T05:09:00.000-08:00

Famous comic book scribe / grump Alan Moore.

No Zart!

2009-01-23T05:29:00.000-08:00

Nose art for my friend Mike's airplane, the C-1MMP. Should look lovely affixed to the actual plane (white with blue & red trim)

Oilterior Motives

2009-01-17T08:03:00.000-08:00

Here you go. Some recent oil painting "attempts". I am finding this medium to be very challenging but I thought I'd share some paintings with my many fan. Now you know that I've been "working". Ha.

Hoi Polloi

2008-12-09T16:30:00.001-08:00

"Hoi Polloi". Pencil crayon (or coloured pencil ... or colored pencil if you're American) on paper. Similar to the skulls from the sketchbook but not as many secret surprises. Just one, really. One of the blobs is in the process of splitting. Fun times.

Hanz Olo

2008-11-09T17:00:00.000-08:00

Here's one I did for my friend Peter.

The Hardest Working Man In Heaven (?)

2008-11-08T17:01:00.001-08:00

James Brown. That's some hair.

A Pack O Lips???

2008-11-07T10:17:00.001-08:00

The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse. This is the popular interpretation as opposed to the classical (Wiki it, lazybones!)

Doh! Ray? Me?

2008-11-04T18:54:00.000-08:00

The late, great Ray Charles. Pen, brush & ink. Not bad, eh?

BBW in B&W

2008-11-03T09:23:00.001-08:00

Here's a nice one. Beautiful model, interesting pose ... what's not to like, I asks ya??? OK, so it's Mandy Blake from the internet ... thank you Google image search!

Another N-Alien The Coffin ... puns getting progressively worse!!!!

2008-11-02T12:17:00.000-08:00

Another sketch, this time from "Alien". Used the camera for this one ... the scanner didn't seem to like it.

Bog - Art

2008-11-01T13:43:00.000-07:00

Just a quick sketch but I think it came out nice. Here's looking at ME, Kid!

Oil's Welll That Ends Well (sigh)

2008-10-03T14:19:00.001-07:00

Courtney & I are taking an oil painting class together & our first project was in black & white. Here's mine. Classic Trek. Classic Nerd.

Are You Ready For Some Football?

2008-10-01T17:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a new acrylic painting. First in a series? Only time will tell.

Wood He or Wooden He?

2008-08-31T06:46:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of carvings I did last year (before my notoriously weak wrists begged me to stop). Yes, yes. Nice bum.

Sketchbook Stuff Part 2

2008-08-18T12:30:00.001-07:00

Just some recent stuff from the sketchbook ... just so you don't think I'm doing NOTHING these days!

Notre Dame de Basilisk-a

2008-08-06T18:57:00.001-07:00

Here's the Notre Dame church in Quebec City. Courtney & I went for the Paul McCartney show. It was fun. Anyhow, another vacation-inspired painting. Enjoy!

Use The Force, Luke ... or is that The Forceps?

2008-07-06T19:07:00.000-07:00

I tried some new techniques ... sue me!

Sketchbook Fun!

2008-07-02T19:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a little fun thing from my sketchbook. Yes, sometimes I do something OTHER than paint. There are a few fun things in the drawing: Hitler, the letter Q, Waldo, etc. Wait, that is not to say that Hitler is fun, but it's a cartoon Hitler skull and it might be fun to look for it. Oh never mind. Hitler was awful and I should never have drawn him even in skull form. Oh please forgive me, everybody!

Crackin' Skulls!

2008-07-01T15:30:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of colourful skulls. You've probably seen enough of the "Saran Wrap Effect" for awhile, so I'll lay off.

X-1? And no Wolverine???

2008-07-01T11:05:00.000-07:00

The Bell X-1. Breakin' the barrier! Yeah!!!

Cosmo? Not!

2008-06-28T17:17:00.000-07:00

A quick one of Yuri Gagarin, first man in space.

To Bee or not to Bee ... that is the ... daisy?

2008-06-17T19:36:00.000-07:00

A bumblebee and a daisy. Whoever thought of such a thing?

Squeaky Garg? Try Garg Oil! (worst one yet)

2008-06-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

Something nice for baby's room?

That's good bass!

2008-06-15T17:27:00.001-07:00

Yup. Largemouth bass. *makes fishy mouth* Given to Chris & Hilary as a little gift. How sweet am I???

McMoo

2008-06-08T09:47:00.000-07:00

Another piece of "genuine art". Does it speak to the ultimate fate of the poor cow? Does it equate the corporate product to the employee? Is it just a simple swipe at an easy target? Only my hairdresser knows for sure! Painted for Fiona & Mike.

Beautiful production but the castle need more rehersal.

2008-06-04T21:51:00.000-07:00

This is the final painting for the girls in Halifax. I hope they like them!

Magic? Wanderful!

2008-06-04T16:03:00.000-07:00

I'm just going to go ahead and assume that these will wind up in the girls' room.

Red Rose ... only in Canada you say? Pity.

2008-06-02T19:34:00.001-07:00

Here's painting number two for my nieces in Halifax. I believe that the common "red" rose grows in nations other than Canada. I could be mistaken.

Two Paintings Are Better Than One

2008-05-29T21:11:00.000-07:00

I have decided to donate two, count 'em, two paintings for Camp Day. I did this nice one of tulips from our front yard. Courtney will hate me for giving this one away but it's for a good (enough) cause!

Painting for Tim Horton's Camp Day?

2008-05-28T13:58:00.001-07:00

I offered to do a painting to be raffled off for "Camp Day" at Timmie's. This is my second attempt at a seagull. Is it good enough for charity? I'll have to stew on it a bit. Kind of pretty, anyhow.

The Princely Frog

2008-05-15T16:47:00.001-07:00

Here is the first in a planned series of paintings for my nieces & nephew in NS. Yes, it's "The Frog Prince". More watercolour.

Obligatory Peggy's Cove Painting

2008-05-13T17:15:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to Halifax last weekend. I feel that, as a Canadian painter, I am obliged to render my vision of Peggy's Cove. Watercolour inked with a brush.

Lord of Darthness

2008-04-26T18:35:00.000-07:00

Everybody's favourite dark lord. This one looked so great BEFORE the final step. Sometimes you gotta resist the urge to do more to a piece. Still, it looks like him, doesn't it?

Sharking the Jump

2008-04-24T16:50:00.000-07:00

One more for today. We practiced painting crashing waves in my last class. It's pretty tricky to get right. Close enough. Donated to Courtney's Boss, Wayne. She'll NEVER get fired, now!

Chimps Gotta Stay Connected!

2008-04-24T13:11:00.000-07:00

Here's a recent one. It's pretty rare in that it actually "says something". Can you figure it out, boys and girls? (watercolour on paper)

Blog Virgin Emerges

2008-04-24T13:06:00.000-07:00

Hello, Virtual World.

I come in peace. Please allow me to showboat my artworks for you and your Leader. Feedback is welcome, encouraged and even somewhat desired so make with the comments, already!

GKA