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Weekly progress and Process

By Mike • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: Micheal Swatt

Hours Description and process

6/23/8 Prepared supplies at home then drove to OHM Lounge, unloaded
supplies and set up to work on the back stage. Painted the initial
background on a 4’ x 5’ homemade canvas stretcher.

7/2/8 Began set-up at 9:00 and finished moving all furniture and getting all
supplies and canvas ready to go by [...]



Wednesday July 2, 2008

By Mike • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Micheal Swatt

Wednesday July, 2, 2008.  Live Painting at OHM Lounge.
I arrived at the bar at 9pm to about 15 people enjoying cocktails.  I immediately set to laying out supplies, moving furniture, paintings and preparing to start.  By 9:30 I was under way on the second night of setting the right background.  By 11:30 i had a [...]



Week One

By Mike • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Micheal Swatt

I am getting paid hourly as an artist.  I never would have thought  this the case anytime before this week.  I also work one day a week at OHM in Armory Square painting and receive a weekly stipend to do so.  I think many of my closest friends would still be here if what we [...]