what’s that all about? Why is this artist SO interested in porn?

Well. Once upon a time, I read this book:

Not only is this book a thoroughly entertaining read, but it offers tons of insight into the porn industry.

Read it!

I painted all weekend!

Even though I started this painting a couple of weeks ago when I was painting at MAC, I didn’t get a chance to finish it till now…

This is officially painting #4 in my sexy hot chick portrait painting series!!!

I’m SO excited to see them all together…on a gallery wall!

I love painting porn and hot chicks…but occasionally I’ll steer away and paint something ‘normal’ (lol!) like a portrait.

Here’s a painting I did of my friend, Becki:

My friend, Char, and I were asked to be exhibitors at Boobalicious (a breast cancer awareness fundraiser) in Toronto…

Check out: http://boobalicious.ca/event-toronto.html

We were SO excited ‘cuz we’ve wanted to show our work together since our days at OCAD…here are some pics:

These pics were just pulled off the internet…stay tuned for more!

I recently had a solo show at Good for Her, a local sex store in Toronto. (How appropriate, right?) I sold a couple of paintings and the store owner said they’ve never had such a positive response to the art on their walls!

Here’s a pic of me and fellow artist friends, Hanna Kostanski and Char Dasilva, on opening night.

Check out this link:

http://www.eyeweekly.com/blog/post/57171–the-week-in-sex-april-13

The last day at the Everything to Do with Sex Show, I was walking around and stumbled upon the booth of Maxine X. I was like, You’re fkn HoT!!!

Then I realized she totally looked like my ‘SLUTGIRL’ painting…so I gave it to her! and she showed me her boob! That’s a fair trade off, eh?

Ah. Memories of the Everything to Do with Sex Show!

Me with Nikki Benz and Jade Nicole (below):

Ok. If you don’t know who she is…you don’t know porn! Do your research LOL.

Here’s a pic of Seka and I at the Everything to Do with Sex Show:

Any sex show would be incomplete with my sexy porno paintings! So I got a booth for the weekend and chilled with porn stars…

Here’s a pic of my booth:

At the opening reception of “Freaks and Other Strange Creatures” (a group show I participated in) people were snapping pics all over the place.

Needless to say, I didn’t give it a second thought. Until I randomly picked up a SNAP newsletter.

Here I am with my partner, Ryan.

Here’s a photo of my thesis space at Ontario College of Art and Design:

Our space was tiny, but we loved it and we were super productive! The porno painting is mine.

My friend, Char Dasilva, made crazy cakes out of wax…here’s a pic:

My bestest bud, Hanna, and I both endured a year of pain and suffering (for the love of our art, duh!) during our final thesis year at OCAD. We painted and drank 24/7 for an entire year! Here’s Hanna, hard at work:

She’s an incredible artist – check out her site!

www.hannakostanski.com