My Man Jesse at the Ron Paul Rally.

Take the time to watch all three. Its well worth your time.

Part 1

Part 2

Part3

Back from La La Land

I am back in the D after a week out in Los Angeles for my mini solo "against the grain" at Thinkspace Gallery. I wanted to give thanks to all that made it out as it was a great turn out and tons of fun people and artists that i have admired and respected for several years. Stella Im Hultberg and Allison Sommers killed it as well as we all are holding down the gallery for the month of August. I would like to give a shout out to the TO boys ( Martin Wittfooth, Jon Todd, and Dustin Jenner) and Amanda for the company and the good times. I would also like to especailly thank Andrew and Shawn Hosner for all the support and effort that they put forth for the show and Kristian and Debbie Olson for there hospitality, company, and assistance for the duration of my stay.
Also wanted to mention Vinyl Pulse gave me a great review of the show. You can check that out here,
Here are some images of from the show and what not.

A lovely photo of Zoso and I

Trying to get some food down with Zoso and Josh Taylor creeping behind.

Martin Wittfooth, Jon Todd, and I carrying on in a deep conversation.

Solid State of False Freedoms 21in x 30in

The Many Paths to the Bend 21in x 30in

Visions of Pure Intellect 12in x 15in

Radial Spectrum of Influences 12in x 15in

Hopefully i ll find some more photos to share of the trip. I didn t have my camera because the wife took it camping with the kids so i was up the creek with out a paddle and had to count on others.

More Ewwwwww. In Response to Ewwww.

this is a comment that was left under a post i made about cattle in our country and felt it should be brought to the surface. enjoy or be disgusted either way make sure that the steak in your tummy doesn t make you apathetic.
Cheers

The CDC estimates 76 million a year get sick from food. 325,000 are hospitalized and about 5,000 die.

FDA data shows you are three times more likely to eat dangerous pesticide residues on imported foods.

In imported foods the FDA has found illegal pesticides, parasites, diseases, unknown and unapproved drugs, and unsafe color additives,,,, Vibrio, caused by seafood, increased 78% in last 10 years.

WHAT HAS THE USDA DONE ABOUT THIS?
Texas A&M University, using USDA data, reports: A monetary trade surplus was created by EXPORTING USA HIGH QUALITY beef products and IMPORTING LOW QUALITY beef products.

The USDA has decrease the inspection of imported food from 8.0% to 0.6% WHILE IMPORTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE THE MID NINETIES.

“At Hallmark/Westland:....the report shows USDA inspections were NEVER DONE UNANNOUNCED and plant managers told staff to refrain from inhumane handling practices when the inspectors were present.

U.S. Department of Agriculture plant protection and quarantine officers have been indicted on charges that they allowed infested agricultural products into the U.S. from Mexico.

The USDA has spent over $33 million each year for years 2006 and 2007in funding NAIS.

WHAT IS NAIS
NAIS is the red herring promoted by World wide corporations and the World Trade Organization (WTO). NAIS is supposed to calm the publics fears about food safety.

NAIS requires farmers to register farms and tag animals. Property would become Premises and livestock part of the “National Herd”. Farmers become “stakeholders” or trustees and no longer would have any property rights. NAIS will violate several Constitutional Rights.

80% of America's food animals are owned by a few hundred big businesses. NAIS as written would not affect them since individual tagging of animals is not required for large herds. Only the over 2 million small farmers and horse owners must tag each animal, eliminating animal ownership by any but BIG business, RESULT: high priced factory farm food.

WHO IS TO BLAME FOR UNSAFE FOODS?
Treaties & the World Trade Organization: Measures to trace animals...to provide assurances on...safety ..have been incorporated into international standards... The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures...Aims to ensure that governments do not use QUARANTINE AND FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS as Unjustified trade barriers... It provides Member countries with a right to implement traceability{NAIS} as an SPS measure.

What can YOU do? WRITE YOUR STATE & FEDERAL OFFICIALS at www.congress.org
STOP NAIS, STOP WTO dictating American law, NULLIFY harmful treaties
A treaty can be nullified by a statute passed by the U.S. Congress or by a sovereign State , when the State deems the performance of a treaty is self-destructive.
"This [Supreme] Court has regularly and uniformly recognized the supremacy of the Constitution over a treaty." - Reid v. Covert, October 1956, 354 U.S.
INTERNET SITES: NAISinfocentral.net or NoNAIS.org

Vote for Ron Paul

As an american artist i am constantly questioning the moves of the powers to be. And during this campaign season for presidency i have come to the conclusion to support a Canidate that i know what i am getting when i give them my vote. Dr. Paul has a impecable record of voting for the people and lobbyists won t even approach them because he doesn t support special interests of corporations. I ask that you do research for yourself and look at all the candidates and make your best judgement. Look at where the get there campaign money, voting history, and where they stand on issues facing the country and more specifically on our nations massive debt. here is the link to Dr. Pauls campaingn site seeing his isn t readable available through the mass media outlets seeing they are corporations and it is in there best interest to censor his ideals. www.ronpaul2008.com

One Day to LA and new Prints available.

Pelicans Past, originally uploaded by 7teen.

Well that time has come to pack my bags after a week of packing flurry and last minute mayhem. Not to mention a trek across the great white north to the other side of Lake Erie for a beautiful wedding at the Knox estate (Founder of the Albright Knox) for a very good friend and coincidentally my cousin and his wife Amber, some highly emotional grandma visitations, and an installation at the University of Michigan down in Ann Arbor including the opening. Now its back to the daily grind at the motors of general for about 6 more hours including a trip for my habitual monday burrito then finish packing personal wardrobe and supplies needed for this second week of travel, visitation and most importantly aesthetic happiness that some refer to as art.

Also wanted to give you a lil peek at what i will be bringing that will be available to the masses for consumption and making the walls more lively in whatever venue they choose be it offices, homes or fornification dens. Both colorways or of the limited kind one being more exclusive then the other. The thoery on this is heavily dependent on color and global warmings effects. Its pretty simple the warmer the rarer. Well i ll stop the babble and hopefully see the hordes of beautiful people that populate the left coast at the opening. DH IV

Studio + Lab, Universtiy of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Studio + Lab, Universtiy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, originally uploaded by 7teen.

opening fri sept 7, 2007
some photos can be seen @ mattshlian.blogspot.com/2007/09/s-l-opening-pictures.html

A ton of awesome artists and art.
Also curated by
Matt Shlian and
Max Stien
any body else find the humor in that.
I have an installation in the show and is a departure from the paintings. Something i ve been working on for about a year.

Global Storming is on its way. Sept 14th

Hope to see you there.....
check out www.globalstormingshow.com for more info.

RIP Charley Harper.

RIP Charley Harper., originally uploaded by 7teen.

A true inspiration and a large loss to the art world.
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POSTAL DEATH TO INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS

Saw this on Logan Hicks Blog Workhorse Visuals and Thought it was very worthy to help spread the word. To help click this link http://action.freepress.net//campaign/postal and send an email to Chairman James C. Miller III, Postal Board of Governors and your Congressperson. alright now for the story...---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HELP STOP THE POSTAL SERVICE'S NEW FAVOR OF CORPORATE PUBLISHERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There is a MAJOR CRISIS in our media taking place right now; it is getting almost no attention and unless we act very soon the consequences for our society could well be disastrous. And it will only take place because it is being done without any public awareness or participation; it goes directly AGAINST the very foundations of FREEEDOMOF THE PRESS in the entirety of American history.The U.S. Post Office is in the process of implementing a radical reformulation of its rates for magazines, such that smaller periodicals will be hit with a much much larger increase than the largest magazines.Because the Post Office is a MONOPOLY, and because magazines must use it, the postal rates always have been skewed to make it cheaper for smaller publications to get launched and to survive. The whole idea has been to use the postal rates to keep publishing as competitive and wide open as possible. This bedrock principle was put in place by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. They considered it mandatory to create the press system, the Fourth Estate necessary for self-government.It was postal policy that converted the free press clause in the First Amendment from an abstract principle into a living breathing reality for Americans. And it has served that role throughout our history.What the Post Office is now proposing goes directly against 215 years of postal policy. The Post Office is in the process of implementing a radical reformulation of its mailing rates for magazines. Under the plan, smaller periodicals will be hit with a much larger increase than the big magazines, as much as 30 percent. Some of the largest circulation magazines will face hikes of less than 10 percent.The new rates, which go into effect on July 15, were developed with no public involvement or congressional oversight, and the increased costs could DAMAGE HUNDREDS, even THOUSANDS, of SMALLER PUBLICATIONS, possibly putting many out of business. This includes nearly every political journal in the nation. These are the magazines that often provide the most original journalism and analysis. These are the magazines that provide much of the content on Common Dreams. We desperately need them.What the Post Office is planning to do now, in the dark of night, is implement a rate structure that gives the best prices to the biggest publishers, hence letting them lock in their market position and lessen the threat of any new competition. The new rates could make it almost impossible to launch a new magazine, unless it is spawned by a huge conglomerate.Not surprisingly, the new scheme was drafted by TIME WARNER, the largest magazine publisher in the nation. All evidence available suggests the bureaucrats responsible have never considered the implications of their draconian reforms for small and independent publishers, or for citizens who depend upon a free press.The corruption and sleaziness of this process is difficult to exaggerate. As one lawyer who works for a large magazine publisher admits, "It takes a publishing company several hundred thousand dollars to even participate in these rate cases. Some large corporations spend millions to influence these rates." Little guys, and the general public who depend upon these magazines, are not at the table when the deal is being made.The genius of the postal rate structure over the past 215 years was that it did not favor a particular viewpoint; it simply made it easier for smaller magazines to be launched and to survive. That is why the publications opposing the secretive Post Office rate hikes cross the political spectrum. This is not a left-wing issue or a right-wing issue, it is a democracy issue. And it is about having competitive media markets that benefit all Americans. This reform will have disastrous effects for all small and mid-sized publications, be they on POLITICS, MUSIC, SPORTS or GARDENING.This process was conducted with such little publicity and pitched only at the dominant players that we only learned about it a few weeks ago and it is very late in the game. But there is something you can do. Please go to www.stoppostalratehikes.com and sign the letter to the Postal Board protesting the new rate system and demanding a congressional hearing before any radical changes are made. The deadline for comments is April 23.I know many of you are connected to publications that go through the mail, or libraries and bookstores that pay for subscriptions to magazines and periodicals. If you fall in these categories, it is imperative you get everyone connected to your magazine or operation to go to www.stoppostalratehikes.com.We do not have a moment to lose. If there is one thing we have learned, it is that if enough people raise hell, we can force politicians to do the right thing. This is a time for serious hell-raising.

3 Course Meal - Portland

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that came out to the show last thurs. I had a blast meeting everyone and hearing everyones comments. I will be posting some pics of the show as soon as i get the images ready to go. If you weren t able to make it be sure to check out you can see all the paintings that i had in the show on my flickr account. To access go to my site http://www.dennishayesiv.com/ and click on the flickr link. Thanks again to everyone.

Painting Shown

Keeping Up - Compound Gallery - Portland OR
Latex, acrylic, spray paint, shellac, varnish, India Ink, tar, on reclaimed board
12x 18x 3