Art & Inspiration I got schooled "bigtime" yesterday by Mr.G!

what i mean is ...I took his pinstriping class yesterday and it was awesome. Nash from Burnout magazine translated for me while Mr.G (an amazing "one-shot" Japanese artist and very talented pinstriper) gave his 3 hour art lesson. The time flew by while i learned alot about materials, preparation, technique, execution and also ...clean-up Myself being a beginner in this field of kustom kulture art, i felt like a little kid in art clss in high school again and it was a really cool time.

I sure have gained deep appreciation for pin-striping, for how difficult it is to do, i know it takes many, many years to get good at this artistic skill. It was sure an honor for me to be able to attend Mr G's class on my trip here to Japan, while he was very informative, the pinstriping lesson moved along very quickly. It was also a very "inspiring" experience for me, which i'm very thankful for, as it was for the other 11 students who attended the lesson.

If you not familiar with Mr. G's artwork, here's his website: http://mr-gkrazyart.com/gallery.html

Here's some pics from yesterday...


The art lesson was held at a cool 50's diner called the "Guggenheim Mafia" and this is where Mr.G, Makoto, Grimb and my art show will be today. Here's the link to the show- ( http://www.kustomkulture.jp/news/ )


Pulling some lines fellas. Watch out Skratch!


Two hours into the lesson and we are seeing some progress, Mr.G giving some pointers.


One happy student ...Evel, i think i'm ready to pinstripe your hot rod, just let me know when you want me to start


Mr.G's pinstriping class of 2008.

Thanks once again to Nash and Mr.G ...this was really a fun time!
CAB

 

Steve,That looks like a Great way to spend the day!A new career in the offing?

 

Damm Steve, 2 hours & your doing stuff like that???

I've been practicing for a year & can barely pull a straight line!

Have a ball in Japan, and a safe trip home,

 

Lucky!!!!

 

Awsome, Cab!...been wanting to try striping myself

 

WOW That looks great....that is one of things I really want to learn how to do Pinstripe....Good Work Steve!!!

 

Wow CAB! Looks like you're a Natural Born Striper fer sure! Stunning!

 

wow, if you picked pinstriping up that fast, you will be a better welder than me in no time. Dang homie! What a blessing to learn from that guy.

Ps.....I have a model A you can stripe soon ;-)

 

Man cab... you stick out like a soar thumb!! hahaha JK...

That panel looks freakin awesome for a "beginner"!!

 

You get to do some real " FUN " things.

One question if I may ask?
Did the instructor speak English or do you speak Japanese ??

 

nice work, Cab......
got any cool car pics from your trip????

 

Heck yeah bro!

I couldn't imagine a better way to spend time in Japan than hanging with Nash and learning from Mr. G.

Cheers!

 

I have been striping for fifty years and I am impressed. That is a good looking panel and I'd say you are a natural.

 

Very cool Cab,2 hours and you wound up with that. I am taking a 6 week striping course in Detroit hosted by an old timer by the name of Gibb. I play with the mack and want to get better so when I paint my car I can stipe it myself.

 

Sweet!

 

very cool ! thats one of my favorite places in japan ..

thats way better than my first couple try's ....for sure ..i was the worst pin striper i have ever met ...

 

Awesome work Steve!!
I'm just getting started learning to stripe, and have many hours of practice and would be really stoked to turn out something like that!
Two Hours!! WOW!
Barry

 

Steve, a very cool experience to sure!

I'll have to agree, that's not bad for first time outta the box. You will be now known as ...."Mr. Natural" from now on!

Have fun over there and come back safe.

Joel

 

Steve, send me your snail mail address. I have my striping brushes packed and I'm sending the darn things to YOU!!! Well done. Also, PLEASE shake Nash's hand for me. He hooked me up with my Burnout collection last year. Great guy....

 

I regret I would have enjoyed going to the show much more than what I already had planned for this past Sunday... I just realized the site for the "class" was not too far from where I am living now... Next time for sure..

 

Cab- is that your car on that Black Kat shirt???? Where can I get one? Thanks, Jim

 

good job cab cant wait to see what you turnout after some practice friday art shows will never be the same lol.

Have a safe rest of your trip and flight home

 

Itedaki-mas!
Anato-no striping subarashi-des! Totemo gyozu!
Mo-ichi panel kudasai!

 

Wow, great work! Great teacher too.

 

Steve, you are the man!!! What an experience! And judging by the smile on your face I'd say you are hooked. Joel's right, you're a natural!!!!

 

WOW - Cool man - I want a panel for my garage!! I want it to be an early one Let me know how much!!

 

Very nice job on the striping Steve.
I have been working on my striping also lately.

 

Damn dude you are a natural...does that mean Robert Redford needs to learn to ride rails before he plays you in the movie version...crazy talent and what an awesome experience that must have been...I need to learn how to load up a brush and pull some lines...what's it feel like being a renaissance man?

 

Thats cool steveo... They didn't make you guys exercise first?