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eing in the right place at the right time can bring you many things: money, fame, meeting the “right person” but for me that meant going to brunch at my favorite local spot in Lakewood where I discovered Kevin Weinreich, a.k.a Someday K’s artwork. As soon as I entered The French Press I noticed that the artwork on the walls had changed, I also noticed that I really liked what I saw. I jotted down his information, sent him an email asking him to be in the November issue of THC Mag, and here we are. Someday K is a Colorado artist whose work is exploding with deep meaning and whimsical imagery. The expansive use of color is very attractive. Discovering a new artist is just so exciting. I hope THC’s dedicated readers enjoy this artwork as much as I have been. THC: Where do you live and work from? SK: I am originally from Fort Collins but I have been living in the Denver area for the past 11 years. I bought a house in Lakewood, which is now my home/office/studio and place where I dream and make food. I have a six-color screen printer, a 44-inch plotter printer, a garage woodshop where I make frames and stretch prints, and a few rooms for painting and computer work. It’s a nice set up. THC: What’s your artist background? SK: I have been drawing since forever but really haven’t been painting and selling art [un]til about five years ago. I have always loved art but it wasn’t [un]til I discovered graffiti art did I really discovered freedom in style, colors, linework, and imagery. I love Hip Hop too. I also have a degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Colorado. I was a graphic designer for six years right out of school and art director for the same company for two years. As of August 10, 2015 I became a self-employed artist and I am loving it. THC: Tell us about the techniques you use to create your works. “Luck”
SK: I love linework. Black, clean linework. It’s my true zen. Throw some solid mellowdies on and I can draw for days. When painting I usually make a mess and throw down the prettiest colors I can, [and] just get funky with it. Then I clean it all up and finish it off with black linework using an ultra fine Sharpie felt tip on watercolors, or rock an oil based Sharpie when doing canvas work. Sharpies all day. I also do a lot of digital painting in which I have a black and white ink drawings in my sketchbooks and bring them to life using Photoshop and Illustrator to make color and texture magic happen. THC: I see that you retire prints after you make so many. How many prints do you usually make before you retire them and what’s your theory behind that? SK: I retire prints to add value and to show appreciation of people that support my art. I don’t number my prints but they are all signed and titled on the back so they are official and certified. When retiring prints it just adds an exclusivity factor that I think art [and] print collectors can appreciate. Once again it adds value. I appreciate all of my supporters with all my heart and want them to know their investment when buying my art is exactly that - an investment. I have no plans of slowing down, only getting stronger - so invest! THC: Who are some of the artists that inspire you? SK: I don’t follow a lot of visual artists. I try not to view others work because I don’t want to steal ideas subconsciously nor have my vision tainted. The ones I do follow are classics: MC Escher, Salvador Dali, Dr. Seuss, and modern street artists: Aryz, Sainer and Bezt along with Alex Pardee, Jeremy Fish and Travis Parr (Icelantic skis). The artists that really inspire me are musical. I make art to listen to music. Music by artists like Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Blockhead, Outkast, 2Pac, Eminem, Pretty Lights, Grouch and Eligh, J.Cole, Wu Tang Clan, and even some Nine Inch Nails. Music is my heartbeat. THC: I discovered your artwork at a restaurant in Lakewood. Where else are you displayed?
“No Quarter”
SK: The French Press in Belmar was great place to hang art. Lots of love from there and a great breakfast/brunch spot. It’s one of the many places I display my work. I have permanent installs that I restock frequently at the Sol Shine, a great local boutique, art gallery and yoga studio in the highlands. Megafauna, a great all local, urban Colorado apparel and art shop in the Rhino District, all 3 Sticky Buds dispensaries, all seven Way to Grow stores, Crisp Barber Shop in Lakewood off Garrison and 6th, Crazy Mountain Brewery up in Beaver Creek, Urbane Clothing Store in Steamboat, the VFW Post 1 civilian gallery on Sante Fe I donate 20 percent of all my earnings [to them]. Sun Valley
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