Moods

Headlong
A wayward wind
A wayward man
A toxic din

Long last
A Sanity
A vigilance
A rarity

What's wrong
With undue guilt?
With what you've felt?
With hand made hell?

Cuts deep
And bleeds a bit
And bites your lip
And takes a sip

Not that
You had a chance
You wore the pants
You stood your stance

Knew well
It wouldn't last
It had to pass
It had to crash

Just when
You thought you won
You had your fun
You made your run

Headlong
A waning trend
A fading wind
A fallen man.

©Copyright 2007 Jason J. Loya

Hoorah! Hooray!
It's yesterday!
And tomorrow
Has come and gone!

©Copyright 2007 Jason J. Loya

Light in the corner
In a dimly lit room
What is that odor?
Is it lying sweet perfume?
Toxic ruminations
Feed on misconfigured mind
And animals would shiver
With the wild breeze of time
Are we growling?
Are we growing?
Have the ants shown any slowing
In their purposeful rendition
Of a line?
Have the ants shown any slowing
In the corner that is glowing
In the dimly lighted room
So full of lies?

©Copyright 2007 Jason J. Loya

This is an oldie but a goodie. Directed by Tim Smith, 2003:

This painting is called An Arbitrary Answer to a Complex Question. It is thick and has tiny letters of the alphabet typed with a typewriter on vellum and then cut out and spread throughout the upper region of the piece.


Oil on canvas 30"x40"

This is a beautiful thing that only happens in a photograph:

An epic film by Jason Loya

This is my first form based, non-mixed media painting since Sublimation of Grief.
Oil on Canvas
18"x24"

This is an oldie. I made it in 2004. It was a study for a feature idea that never quite made it.

This is the BOX version, also directed and edited by Ryan DeRamos and produced by Jason Loya and Mutiny Universe.

This is a music video for the song White Rhino by The Society of Gloves. It is directed by Ryan DeRamos and produced by The Society of Gloves and Mutiny Universe. Did I mention that it KICKS ASS?

This is a music video for the song I Know You Live by Peter Chavez. It is directed by Ryan DeRamos, Produced by Jason Loya (that's me) and Mutiny Universe, and stars Roshelle Pattison.

Structure I



Structure II



Structure III



Structure IV

Figure I



Figure II



Figure III

The Canticle is an epic poem that I began writing in 1997. It surely will never completely end. Here, I share what I have written thus far for the first time. CLICK THE TEXT BELOW TO SEE THE PIECE IN ITS ENTIRETY. Enjoy

The Canticle
by Jason J. Loya


Underneath the pink umbrella
lies an unsuspecting criminal.
Is it even appropriate to
offer any sentiment?
Alone -- a loss
a brief confusion
Alone -- beyond
without a motion
He sits there slyly smiling,
deeply craving loneliness
but all's not well because if it were
the falling sky would breathe in tune...

Corrosive morose understanding
Isn’t the same
If it isn’t amazing,
Fluid and out of control

Out of the hole
Out of the hole

Flying so violently
Then there’s a lull
But it’s hardly
A good-hearted storm outside
Blinding the
Good-hearted troll

Fond, disengaged understanding
Couldn’t be more of a lie
As long as it promises prominence,
Comfort, and plenty of time.

©copyright 2006 jason j. loya

All images ©2006 Jason J. Loya

This is the huge spider that was setting up shop outside my apartment before it so graciously gave its life to art. He is now immortalized in the center of the red rubber band circle in Project X².

Mixed Media on Canvas 30"x40"

This is a piece that I worked with Robyn Gorgos on for about 2 years. We did Project X before this and really liked what came out of the effort. This one took much longer because we just couldn't seem to settle on a feel or a style. After several different images inhabited this canvas, the thing finally started to come together in the fall of 2006. The canvas now contains so many great ingredients and textures, I don't think they can all be listed here. These are a few: paint, marker, rubber band, real ants, plastic ants, string, plastic army man, giant spider, rubber glove, neck tie, oil pastel, tape, encaustic, grass, dirt, carpet fuzz, thermostat wire, thread, and the letter f. I really enjoyed doing this project and I think it makes a great pair with Project X. A lot of emotion and care went into this piece as Robyn and I each went through different things in our lives over the course of its creation. While it is best viewed in person to appreciate all of the texture and complexity, this blog will have to do for now. Here's to Project X²!

Oil Pastel on Paper 11"x14"

Oil Pastel on Paper 11"x14"