Inktober 6 - Joel Rayon Paniagua

Keep dancing. I imagined Joel soaring through not only the dance floor but the sky. Keep flying.

This goes out to all the family members who lost a loved one to this summer's tragedy at a sanctuary for dance, music, love and life. My heart goes out to you and all those who've been bullied or hurt physically or mentally by a society who does not truly understand who you are. I can't say that I truly understand, but I can say that I see you and I support your right to love and to dance without fear. When starting my residency with Mobilize the Immigrant Vote, during a morning exercise I was handed three names of people who passed away and I'm drawing an imagined vision of those three people. Keep dancing.

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Muphoric Sounds 42- Press Rewind

Yo! I'm happy to announce that i am back to writing about good music over at the Muphoric Sounds blog. I started writing for the blog w/ the founder Vanessa Warren 6-7 years ago-writing about soul, funk, jazz, salsa, and so much more through the eyes of a hip hop head. I will continue to do that and I've added a new section called "Press rewind" which is about beats from the past that you might have missed if you're not a DJ or vinyl collector. Anyway, enjoy the 2nd installment of it here http://muphoricsounds.com/press-rewind-funkdoobiest-rock-b…/ and please subscribe to the site!

New Prints up in the store

Please check out some of the prints that I have up in my store. And please share with friends.

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CAAM- Joe Bataan

Caam is an Asian American focused film fest! If you cant go, at least check out the line up of great films!! Check out this article written about Joe Bataan.

Inktober 5 - Amanda Alvear

Keep dancing.  Rest in peace Amanda Alvear- I imagined you swinging your arms and legs wildly to the music. 

This goes out to all the family members who lost a loved one to this summer's tragedy at a sanctuary for dance, music, love and life. My heart goes out to you and all those who've been bullied or hurt physically or mentally by a society who does not truly understand who you are. I can't say that I truly understand, but I can say that I see you and I support your right to love and to dance without fear. When starting my residency with Mobilize the Immigrant Vote, during a morning exercise I was handed three names of people who passed away and I'm drawing an imagined vision of those three people. Keep dancing.

Want this original drawing? $60 or Print? $20 (includes shipping)  
Got an idea for an org to donate 30% cost to? Email me info@robdontstop.com

Inktober 4 - Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz

Keep dancing. This goes out to all the family members who lost a loved one to this summer's tragedy at a sanctuary for dance, music, love and life. My heart goes out to you and all those who've been bullied or hurt physically or mentally by a society who does not truly understand who you are. I can't say that I truly understand, but I can say that I see you and I support your right to love and to dance without fear. 

When starting my residency with Mobilize the Immigrant Vote, during a morning exercise I was handed three names of people who passed away and I'm drawing an imagined vision of those three people. Rest in peace Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz- I imagined you grooving to the beat. Keep dancing.

Book Zone-Life is Living Oct 8th

This Saturday at the Life is Living festival I will be selling books alongside authors and artists Avy Jetter Breena NuñezPeralta Simon Abramowitsch Tiffany Golden Hafrocentric Comic Kriyani Comics and several Youth Speaks alumni. I hope to grow this zone as an integral part of the fest w/ more kids books, zines, comics, novels, and more books. ALSO-We will have a small table for zine making so come through. For the parents, there is a book reading in the “kids zone” happening throughout the day. Check the schedule at www.youthspeaks.org/lifeisliving/

Inktober 3 - New World Water

"Man, you gotta cook with it, bathe, and clean with it

when it's hot summertime you fiend for it

you gotta put it in the iron you steamin' with 

its what they dress wounds and treat diseases with

the rich and poor, black and white got need for it

and everybody in the world can agree with it"

"There are places where tb (tuberculosis) is common as TV

cuz foreign based companies go and get greedy

the type of cats who polute the whole shoreline

will have it purified and sell it for $1.25"

-Mos Def 

New World Water

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Laurel Bookstore - Showing original art

Hey all this Saturday after Life is Living I will be showing some original art from "Furqan's First Flat Top" at Laurel Bookstore in downtown Oakland. If you can make it, come through and see some of the paintings up close and personal. I will be selling prints from the book there as well. 

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Address: 1423 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

Inktober 2 - Water is Life

Throwing another up for the folks in Flint Michigan who still don't have clean water to drink, bathe in etc. Here's to the many tribes protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. To all the folks actively dealing with water shortage, dirty and contaminated water. We can't drink oil. We won't drink empty promises or excuses. Another world is possible.

Want this original drawing? $60 or Print? $20 (includes shipping)  
Got an idea for an org to donate 30% cost to? Email me info@robdontstop.com