Kasai in Armory Square has a lot more to offer than their homemade ramen and Japanese Whisky flights. The owner Kyle Mastropietro is a true art and music supporter. If you hit downtown over the Summer and Fall you would have found live music and street seating. It was the hub of socially distant socializing. Mastropietro has been all in on the community since he opened his doors. Recently he collaborated with other local owners for the Chillin’ in Cuse Together, a chili cook-off to support local restaurants affected by COVID-19. Now that things are looking up we’ve got rotating local artists showing their work again inside the beautiful exposed brick and stone restaurant. Jason Vincent and James P. McCampbell have their art on display and for sale. Kara Daviau will have a showing in March. Stop in for dinner and drinks and show some love for this local business supporting art and (currently incidental) music. You just might end up taking some art home with your leftovers.
Meet the Artists:
James P. McCampbell
My preferred medium is mixed media/digital illustration. I typically make a black and white inked drawing on paper, tracing paper or Bristol board, I then scan the image and then digitally color, alter or augment the image with the visual editing program Photoshop (CS6). Over the past year I have delved exclusively into all digital art, utilizing a recently purchased iPad and Apple pencil in conjunction with the illustration app Procreate. In the process of creating illustration I utilize reference images extensively, while still pursuing interesting use of color, textural effects and composition. My formal art training has spanned nearly three decades. I have taken art classes in multiple disciplines/mediums such as Watercolor, Comic Book Illustration, Animation, Photography, Computer Graphics, Life Drawing, Cartooning, Painting, Color Theory, Art History and many others at the following schools: Liverpool High School, Metropolitan School for the Arts in Syracuse (now defunct), Cazenovia College, Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute, Syracuse University and Onondaga Community College. My community/art show involvement is typically through conventions and festivals. In addition to local group unjuried shows that I often do at The Gear Factory, I have participated in art shows with the Cathedral Collective (founded by local tattoo artist/illustrator Jaime Santos), had a couple of works shown with the Open Figure Drawing Group, made some sporadic donations of my art for charity causes and been a vendor at Syracuse based comic book & videogame conventions, holiday shows at the Wildflower art store and been an active participant in horror film showings/festivals. I typically coordinate sales/and or commissions of my art via private message on my Facebook page: James P. McCampbell or via email: jpmccampbell40@gmail.com The next big thing I am gearing up for is to be a co-vendor with some friends at the Syracuse Regional Market on Flea Market Sunday mornings in the Spring of 2021.
Jason Vincent
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