MemeBots Installed at Busboys and Poets

It’s been a while since the MemeBots.com website has been updated, but regardless of that I’ve been quietly working hard to complete several paintings. Things have finally come together in the form of the first showing of MemeBots! (More pictures available at: memebots.tumblr.com)

28+ paintings that have been installed at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington, VA and are all for sale. There will be a reception on June 13th, 2011 from 6PM-8PM.

Busboys @ Shirlington Village
4251 South Campbell Ave
Arlington, VA 22206
(703) 379-9757

Also, there is now a custom YoBot skateboard deck, Munny and cutout available at:

Art Under Pressure
4807 Georgia Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20011
202.291.0110

Limited edition prints, t-shirts and new stickers are soon to follow. A new website is also in the works. In the meantime most frequent updates are available via MemeBots on Facebook (Like the page!) and several other social media outlets!

memebots.tumblr.com
twitter.com/memebots
memebots.etsy.com
memebots.deviantart.com

Chuck BroBot & Friends Installed at Busboys & Poets

Robama & Friends Installed at Busboys & Poets

Rovechkin & Friends Installed at Busboys & Poets

In the 1930′s & 1940′s American shoe stores used x-rays to tell you if your shoes fit correctly. Aluminum shielded Shoe Fitting Fluoroscopes were used to give salesmen, parents and kids a live view of how your bones lined up inside the shoe.

Eventually these machines were outlawed due to the high levels of radiation they exposed people to. We all know the dangers of radiation, but SuckaBot likes his shoes to fit well so he doesn’t mind a tumor or two and a slight burning sensation.

YoBot "Hi!" — Acrylic on Wood

Today is my Mom’s birthday so she got to be the first one to get one of the MemeBot paintings. Her favorite color is blue so she got a nice blue YoBot! Happy Birthday Mom!!

This one is 5.5″ x 5.5″ Acrylic on Wood.

ROFLBOT Pukes Double Rainbows! What Does it Mean?

ROFLBot thinks the internet is so cute he’s puking rainbows! Not just one, but TWO super-intense full-on double rainbows all the way!!

What does it mean? Only ROFLBot really knows.

SnakeEyes — Acrylic on Wood w/ Paint Pen

I call this guy SnakeEyes as a tribute to the classic G.I. Joe character. I know that’s not a very roboty name, but sometimes sticking bot on everything is just tough. The reason he’s SnakeEyes is both because of the muted colors and lack of a mouth.

I tried out a new technique, drawing a tiny robots, which I doodle a WHOLE lot of, and then blowing it up to trace and paint. That’s why I ended up with such thick lines, the use of a paint pen for the lines contributed to that too. An interesting little sucker he is!

YoBot "Headshot" — Acrylic on Wood

YoBot is posing for his close-up! He is one sexy mofo. I’m trying out a bunch of different color combinations with him, he seems pretty OK with it.

This one is 8.5″ x 8.5″ Acrylic on Wood.

Rovechkin "Rovie" — Acrylic on Wood

Here’s our friend Rovechkin! The Russian Machine has a great smile and likes showing it off for his fans. One day I hope Rovechkin & Ovechkin will meet!

This one is 8.5″ x 8.5″ Acrylic on Wood.

YoBot "Hai!" – Acrylic on Wood

Painting #2 attempted of a MemeBot. YoBot is lookin’ pretty cute; he just wants to say Hai!

This one is 6.5″x6.5″ Acrylic on Wood

YoBot "Yo! Sup?" — Acrylic on Wood

MemeBots like to wave a lot, especially YoBot! He’s all about greetings and being pretty friendly. This version of him is 8.5″x8.5″ Acrylic on Wood. While the original is not for sale, there is a series of 25 high quality giclee prints that are in the works and are soon to be available!

YoBot is my first foray into painting MemeBots, but far from the last. In fact, even though I’ve neglected this blog site a bit there’s been a lot of MemeBot progress made! Several paintings, some YoBots stickers, a MemeBots Facebook Page and even a customized Munny.

YoBot would really appreciate it if you followed him on Facebook.

ASBOBot Can Do Better Than… 47 Decibels!

ASBOBot was getting her oil checked during the holiday season last year and got complaints from her neighbor that “unnatural” sounds were coming from her home. According to the neighbor “The noise sounds like they are both in considerable pain. I cannot describe the noise. I have never ever heard anything like it.”

Apparently it wasn’t just the neighbors, but also the local postman and a woman taking her child to school that didn’t like what they heard. This led to Anti-Social Behavior Order charges for ASBOBot. The local city council investigated and recorded 47 decibels worth of oil change noises coming from the home, but I think ABSOBot could do better!