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magazine
presents
"Black Leather Kerouac"
new works by
Tomata du Plenty
at the Legendary Cafe Vesuvio
255 Columbus Ave, San Francisco
415-362-3370
Artist reception 5-8p.m. on
March 12th "JACK'S birthday"
At 8p.m. Poets Rafael Alvarado,
Dafydd McKaharay, Fayette Hauser and
other surprise guests will read from Kerouac,
plus special appearances by Penelope Houston and Jello Biafra.
Also Songstress Gail Warning will perform.
Free Admission
"Black Leather Kerouac"
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photo (c) 1999 Susan
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"Black Leather
Kerouac"
Portraits of Writers Tomata Likes
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"Mama du Plenty got me a library card when I was 5 years old and I’ve been
hooked on books ever since," say Tomata. "Most times I’m reading 4 books at
a time, and even though I often get the characters and plots mixed up, I still get a
thrill out of turning the pages." du Plenty adds.
"Besides Jack Kerouac, I will be showing portraits of Oscar Wilde, Raymond Chandler,
Anais Nin, Jose Marti, Charles Bukowski, Arthur Rimbaud, Julia Child and over 200 more of
the authors I really dig, painted on wood and in watercolors."
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Hiya,
I'm Tomata du Plenty. I live in New Orleans. I like to paint
because it
keeps me out of trouble. I'm a self-taught artist who travels the country
putting on exhibits. I've shown here in New Orleans and in California and
Florida. Usually I see how much art I can get into 3 suitcases and I hop a
plane or train and set up shop in a bar, a restaurant or even a Laundromat.
I've painted Country Western Stars, Jazz Legends, Rhythm & Blues artists,
Boxers, Cowboys, Animals, Punk Rockers and more. I did one show called
“101 Elvises” and another “101 Lucies” as in Lucille Ball. I like
folks and enjoy
painting them. Currently I'm doing writers I like.
Maybe soon I’ll come to your town. You can
reach me at
Tomata@TomataDuPlenty.com
P.S. I know some of you remember me when I was a punk rock singer in the
Los Angeles band the “Screamers” and others of you remember me when I was
a bartender in Miami in the 90’s, still others of you may recall when I was
a glitter, street kid in the theater groups the “Cockettes” in San Francisco
and “Ze Whiz Kids” in Seattle in the early 70’s. Yeah, that was me.
Now you can find me in New Orleans, happy painting up a storm!
Tomata
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An Assortment of Paintings from Tomata's prior shows
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St. Jack Kerouac |
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Sor Juana de la Cruz |
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Oscar Wilde |
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Anais Nin |
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Truman Capote |
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| Ann Landers and Dear Abby |
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| Julia Child |
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Jose Marti |
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Langston Hughes |
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Arthur Rimbaud |
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Colette |
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Homer & Jethro |
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Hank Williams |
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Patsy Cline |
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Stuart Hamblen |
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Look for more paintings on this web site
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Many of you have asked me: "How can I purchase a
"Tomata" work of art?"
Well, I'm pretty much opened to any suggestions and since my interests are
varied, you can pretty much ask me to paint any subject. As you can see, I've been
painting famous authors of late, but in the past I've done everything from boxers to punk
rockers, country legends to rhythm & blues and soon I will be mounting 2 seperate
exhibits one on movie stars and another on opera. I try to keep my prices reasonable as I
think folks ought to be able to afford art.
For 8"by 10" watercolor I charge $30 plus $3.20 mailing for
each work
For any 5"by 7" watercolor I charge $20 plus $3.20 mailing for each work
For canvas and larger pieces on wood, the price is more . Feel free to E
me and let me know what you would like, and folks thank you for your continued support,
believe me I'm grateful. |
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| To contact Tomata, email him at Tomata@TomataDuPlenty.com |
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Tomata's Friendly Links
http://www.cockettes.com
http://www.theoretical.com
http://www.pugzine.com
http://www.holytitclamps.com
http://home.earthlink.net/~fredyomar/
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