canteen art shop + gallery
238 dalhousie
ottawa, ontario k1n 7e2

Here are a few paintings which will be featured in the show:

this video documents jesse reno’s painting process, as he works on 4 paintings simutaniously from start to finish. one of the paintings becomes collaged into one of the others so he ends with 3 finished pieces. the idea was to document jesse’s process as pure and true to form as possible. jumping from one piece to another and back again as the impulses and urges push and pull him. painting over layer after layer as he searches for just the right feeling, composition, meaning, and colors he needs to see to call a painting finished. through out the video there are still shots that hold every so often to help the viewer better see each piece in its entirety durring its process. this should help you the viewer keep track of whats going on.. good luck..you might need to see it twice to fully understand it..

the video was shot over the course of 4 days, in the course of aproximatly 36 hrs. it was all shot as a series of still photographs adding up to approximatly 37,000 photos. wisa knuuttila shot all the photos and assembled them into the animation. jesse composed, recorded, and produced all the music.

Below are the three finished pieces from the animation.

I did a couple of shirt designs for www.sitkasurfboards.com that should be ready for purchase in February or March of 2011.

The unicorn design was a collaboration with Lana Guerra

the following paintings were all created in my recent 5 day studio workshop, the pics document the process and changes the work went thru from start to finish.  the work was created by Wisa Knuuttila who came all the way from Finland to attend.

wisa thanks for all the process shots! and thanks to all that attended the class and push themselves..

(Click image above for details)

“Measuring & Collecting” pushes the boundaries of mixed aesthetics, juxtaposing fine art, pop-surrealist art, urban art, and low brow, featuring the artworks of Jesse Reno, Adam Devarney, Doze Green, Randy Noborikawa, Mikey Welsh, Andrew Jacob, Justin ‘Skr!bner’ Pilotte, Shepard Fairey, Clark Derbes, Andrew Sloan, Dave Kinsey, Caleb Neelon, Thomas Campbell, Jessy Nite, John ‘Crash’ Matos, Joey Mars, Phil Frost, and more…

Not sure if you caught it the first time but the Limited Edition Power Circus CD is still available. We are down to about ~30 available copies. The CD features the collaborative efforts of myself along with Lana Guerra and Meaghon Rose. I play guitar, beats, loops, effects, cello and violin along with producing and engineering the CD. Click on the above image to get yours for only $13.

Click Here to listen to some of the tracks.

super behind on posting playing catch up with my back log of work but, i just wanted to post a quick documentation of my trip to france.. here are some pics from the travels and exhibition at the second annual GRAND BAZ’ART à Bézu outsider artfestival in Bézu St Eloit – a big thanks to jean luc, fred lux, and all the artists, organizers, cooks and friends that made it all possible. on the trip me and lana spent a few days in paris, bezu, thionville, and luxembourg city..

Just got back from France and reorganized the studio… ready for an art attack. For anyone in the upcoming workshops, this is where we will be working.