[E-GROVE] Artwork by TOM "WOLF" CHANT [4th of January, 2012]

Hallo folks! Time to showcase an art piece I'm hopefully getting printed tomorrow. It's been digitally painted by one of my oldest friends, and he's coming round with a full-res copy of some of his stunning work for us to slap onto canvas using SuzyBee's (my stepmum) canvas printer. Hurrah!

I've known Tom Chant for donkeys years now, though where and when the donkey was involved, and why it was later played by Eddie Murphy, shall perhaps never be discovered. My folks knew his folks through the travelling ties I think, and I remember vividly rambling about around his house in Powys when I was younger. Tom went to the same primary and high school in Llanidloes as me, though it wasn't until I moved to Aberystwyth that I can definitely say I was to discover his pretty slick talents with music and art. We'd sometimes lay down a Photoshop or 3D modelling challenge or two online, testing inspiration and technique alike; other times I'd get a chance to listen to some of his audible dabblings. To this day he's remained a grand inspiration and a tonne of my new musical tastes come from his guidance.     Since the good ole days, Tom has had some of his delicious reggae-influenced psy-house classical mashup released on vinyl ("Summer's On Its Way") under the name of Wolfen Technologies, which you can check out over on Soundcloud along with some of his more recent stuff. Cheeky man choosing Brown Note as the record label name, hope that's worked in his favour :P 

He's also one of the star-studded crew to play at my dad's festival Freerotation, a testament to his mixing skills. Am not surprised considering his love for moosak!

So now I eagerly await the chance to catch up with him over a brew and admire the fully fledged form of his art on canvas! It's the piece blogged here, named "Technotropolis" ... a worthy title considering the psychadelic colour range and towering explosion of pattern! Can't wait to get it! :D

[7/1/12] EDIT: Here it is, printed nicely onto canvas paper just waiting to be stretched over canvas bars. After a few test prints to get the black and grey colours right (everything was in such high contrast SuzyBee and I were far too distracted by the pretty colours to get it done quickly. Curse you pretty colours!) we got the perfect print.

                                                                                                    

I may be tripping for some time just looking at it...  Epiletics beware my room from now on. ;)