Just heard this song on the radio… and i think Duece Poppi and Asher Roth need to collab on a song.

Next Friday my partner in crime and close homie Upendo of LeRoy Jenkins is having a solo show in Los Angeles.
Come support & give Pen a welcome home reception as he has his first LA art show in years.

Keep a close look at villageslum.com for photos after the event.

For this past year Upendo has been doing a lot of work for Raphael Saadiq as his on call Art Director. Check out Pen’s blog & the raphaelsaadiq.com to see what they’ve been working on. As there work relationship grew… our close homie TONE also began working with Saadiq and is in the works to direct one of Saadiq’s future videos.

One of my close friends is also one of the most talented artist that i know.
I previewed a beer can spray can about 5 months ago… and now Anibal has finally got his website up and running!
check it out!

These are a few of his newest works… series of women!.. famous women in history as pin-ups…

And my new favorite piece by Anibal (which i bardered for a LeRoy Jenkins velvet general jacket) a portrait of yours truly!
His new works are portraits of his friends… and in order for him to paint you… you have to pic a painting from Art History.
Mine was: La Guitarist (Picasso)

check out his site and enjoy: anibalpadrino.com

Summers over and my girl is finally back in NYC with me.
here’s a look at my last trip to Madrid Spain.
hopefully not too boring…























see you soon!

Just in… Summer issue of the UK’s Clam magazine host a bunch on US/NY creators.
check me out in my spread.

Check out clam’s summer 09 issue to see more NY folks like formatbolg’s own Diamond girl, Lichiban, Concep, and Theopholis London.

So this weekend Pen and Tone had the privilege of Being flown to Tokyo for Raphael Saadiq’s Japan tour w/ Raphael.
check out a few pics that tone took: TONE



more photos coming soon,

Upendo and I had our first exhibition for 2009. check out a few photos from our last event.

pen and ron

pen and will

pam and gza

liz and pen

al and dj mirandom

“bust down’ live out your means”

“yerp”

“badussy”

check out more pics at villageslum.com

This summer LeRoy Jenkins Limited took it back to the basics. Back to what our loyal consumers miss from us. Back to the florals, and back to creating for the love of creating.
ENJOY!

LEROY JENKINS SUMMER 09 LOOK BOOK from Ron Upperman on Vimeo.

lookbook
Directed by: TONE and Ron Upperman
Edited by: Junichi Nakane
Modeled by: Johnny Killface

www.leroyjenkinslimited.com

SIGNS OF THE TIMES….
AN ART EXHIBITION BUT THEM JENKINS BOYS
RON UPPERMAN & UPENDO TAYLOR
@ PUBLIC SCHOOL STORE
593 JERSEY AVE @ 4TH ST
JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
7PM-10PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2009
OPEN BAR

THIS EXHIBITION IS COLLABORATION BTWN RON & PEN CONSISTING OF PAINTINGS, PRINTS, AND HANGING SCULPTURES.