Jazz Fest ART 2015

My tribute to nola artists Bruce Brice ( pictured with Brice's son on the right) 

was on display at the New Orleans  Jazz & Heritage festival 

Slight update 4/14/2015

 Peace world,.....Charlie Vaughn here with A super quick update,....I have been putting in A lot of work with schooling students in Fine Arts 2014-15 ....Lots of Highs & lows went on but progress was always in the making..... Between class work ,I'd manage to squeeze in A couple of commissioned projects & shows to keep the rust off of me.

at the Top is A pair of shoes I custom made for A student .....( just above ^^^) is A sketch A student ,
made of me....LOL !!! Stay tuned for further works from UPTOWNARTWERX.com !!!

Hip Hop Icon class project

I 've been spending the majority of my time INSTRUCTING students (9th-12th grade) with Fine Arts class.
Even though its my 1st official time teaching in A schoolroom environment , it has been A challenge and facing the highs n lows. Here are some examples of the kids work...I'm really grateful to make some kind of impact with the students of Clark High school.
Peace to ANYONE who has the patience , the nerve, the insight to do this....it aint for ERRRBODY !!!

Feb U[PDATE 2014

Been A minute since I posted guys... since Sept .2013 , i have become A part time Art teacher at Clark high school. it has been A helluva challenge but the possibility of making future artists keeps me going!!!  Here is a sample of the Mural project my students are doing . Stay tuned, I will post more projects with the students as well as my own works for 2014..Thak you for following my dreams! for more art , go to www.uptownartwerx.com 

split secision.....

practice when i can...eat Reeses when im able 3/5/2013

UPTOWNARTWERX on display 8/2012

Photo by charlievupt • Instagram

Photo by charlievupt • Instagram another project I NEED to complete on my own time,...

Photo by charlievupt • Instagram

Photo by charlievupt • Instagram Will REFURBISH thses boots with some Uptown Attitude ...stay tuned  or hit me up if you'd like some apparel "REMIXED"

"Mardi Gras MUGGIN"

Trying to bring some MARDIGRAS MADNESS to the masses via UPTOWNARTWERX ...18x 24' acrylic ....mean muggin while holding beads from her mouth.  Just like the N.O ,she'll party HARD but SHE don't take no mess!!! contact uptownartwerx@gmail.com if interested in buying

R.I.P Don Cornielius

This is for Don C. ,....thank you sooo much for showing the WORLD what SOUL looks ,sounds & feels like through television ,music, & fashion...love peace and A whole lotta SOOOUL ! 

The ART of SEEING the UNSEEN in portraits

 While sketching & painting subjects especially faces...plays tricks on me. Meaning ,when I'm working & modeling,shaping  the images, it tends to be like A scramble board of puzzle parts. For me, the catch is to decide what part gets put on paper or canvas until it resembles the likeness of the person. It tends to become like A challenge if I could "decode" & unscramble these shapes until it becomes what is known as A pretty good piece of ART.

UPTownARTwerx commercial

Quick "morph" video produced by Karama Sadaka....hope you like it! Be sure to visit http://www.uptownartwerx.com/

UPTownARTwerx by Charlie Vaughn jr.

This was the ULTIMATE moment for any true hip hop head....
to meet the legendary AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & the members of the MIGHTY ZULU NATION.
I will never forget this moment...he actually dug the art work
THANK YOU for influencing music,fashion,art & ways of thinking....and myself!!!
UPTOWNARTWERX.com is moving foward & worldwide like A true ZULU should!!!

Better PROMOTE yourself !!!

 I've learned that the best way to get out there...is to GET OUT THERE...

 Until YOU believe in yourself or product , no one else will....

 There are tactful ways of doing it without WEARING potential clients down....find your niche...

 .....sometimes you gotta just go by faith, instincts & vibes.....hopefully they let things fall in place...

  If you can't AFFORD big budgets...IMPROVISE !!!!

          If you really wanna make it ...you gotta WANT IT FIRST.....now,.....get out there & HUSTLE !!!!
           Be sure to Hustle on over to www.UPTOWNARTWERX.com  PEACE WORLD!!!

My M.J tribute ..."OffdaWALL/OndaEDGE"

How do you honor A mega talent & major influence in pop culture? Don't know how everyone else did, but I personally was  compelled to put something together the very moment my wife text me the news of him passing. It felt like I lost A relative I never had a chance to hang out with . When someone you've grown up digging from  early youth to now ...then have ALL the songs,dances & memories .....WOW. All I could do was give thanks for the gift that was given to MJ to share with the world ,THEN I used what skills the most high instilled in me to share with the world. Instead of painting ....I chose to do A detailed POINTALISM piece (all dots) . The process was literally A labor of love, & the results were ....well ,you judge for yourself.
 To the  CREATIVE LEGACY  that Micheal Jackson left us with is MASSIVE , I will do my part in continuing the legacy of pushing the creative envelope.....Thank you MJ....may you eternally Live...
OFF DA WALL/ON DA EDGE

another project im workin on....hope it turns out better than I envisioned http://www.uptownartwerx.com/

9/30/2011 sessions

"Chip on his shoulder" by Charlie Vaughn Jr. 
for UPTownARTwerx



"GETTIN FOWNKAY "by Charlie Vaughn Jr.
 for UPTownARTwerx



These two pieces ( 9x 12 ) were from my sketchbook sessions just to stay in

practice with pencil work ,shading & texture & color.

Im not sure if i'll finish them or not as completed pieces.If I do ,I'll post them up on http://www.uptownartwerx.com/ ...you already know!

 

Mural Art for the ARNOLD FAMILY 5/2011

This project was special because these are good people who looked out for me while I was in Atl. & I put in some hours ( while having A toothache )...but in the end I believe did pretty good...hope you like it Baron!!! Done 5 /2011

pencil/charcoal sketch 5/20011

The PROCESS of ART ...is more MENTAL work than physical. You have to develop A passion for this OR its not worth the struggle.-Charlie Vaughn Jr.