S U M M E R U P D A T E
My art show, "Bozo Street Malakas" (see below posts), was very fun to prepare for and satisfying - if exhausing - to plan out and execute. By the time of my opening I had been averaging working over 40 hours per week on the show (while also working my full-time job).
I remember how I felt when I got home from setting it up. The next day, the day of my show, I would sleep in and relax for the first time in weeks. Some of my Portland friends showed up and we hung out and drank and eventually I pulled off an Irish Goodbye and went home feeling pretty hopeful.
"Bozo Street Malakas" was 109 pieces, most of which I made in the year since moving to Portland. While the show was up I decided to take a break from painting. I had spent all my extra money on art supplies and on setting up the show. By the time I got it all sorted, I had used all my art supplies. So I took a break.
During the five weeks my show was up I made four new pieces that I'm really happy with. They're essentially large collages made entirely from pages from my sketchbooks. But that was it for five weeks - four collages.
Eventually I went to take the show down and learned that of the 109 pieces I had put up, four had sold (I believe all to supportive co=workers). After the gallery took their cut I walked away with something like $380.
I brought everything home, figured out how to store it all, and that was that. Enough with this art stuff. Failed writer. Failed filmmaker. Failed painter. In the months since taking the show down, when I'm not at work, I'm either asleep or laying in my apartment, trying to sleep. Trying not to spend money.
I randomly sold a painting recently, which allowed me to justify spending a tiny bit of money on student-grade art supplies. That was less than two weeks ago and in the time since I have completed four paintings that I am very happy with. You can see one of them above.
Click on that thing and zoom and and scan around. (I have an idea for how to use it as album art if anyone is in need.)
Portland, OR; June 14, 2026
Portland, OR; February 12, 2026
H E L L O W E I R D O E S
Thank you for visiting the Bozo Locke Archive, which collects the various works of artist Greg W. Locke. If this is your first visit, I hope you'll navigate through the various collections (paintings, films, illustrations, writing, videos, photography, design, etc.). If you're looking at paintings, I hope you'll zoom in; if you're watching films, I hope you'll view on a proper screen.
In the above carousel you will find a handful of paintings done this year in Portland, Oregon. To see larger versions of these paintings, please visit the Paintings archive.
Portland, OR; November 22, 2025
S I T E U P D A T E, E T C.
Over the past few months I've been slowly expanding, updating and tweaking the Bozo Locke Archive (aka, this website you're currently reading). Added to the site: a film page, featuring three feature films and a handful of short films; an expanded videos collection; a new resume; an updated About page; a page with 15 or so pieces of writing; a whole lot of new paintings; much more. I hope you'll take some time to explore.
Also: above you'll see a new poster for the most recent film, Skinjob in Trashtown. The film's festival run has concluded. It played at nearly a dozen festivals and won one award (Best Editing). Click the poster to watch the film.
Portland, OR; November 1, 2025
