Art Astro in Portland

[tribri1]

I see this van around town every once and a while. Saturday I had a chance to get a photo. Turns out the owner is one of those guys that paint pictures and sale murals on storefronts...

[krsowles]

That van is great! It makes me feel sooo much better about my paint job!
Thanks for making my day, Kelly

[H2OJoe]

What part of Portland do you see it? I'll have to look for it the next time we go to the city.
It's always cool to see someone take the time and interest to modify their van, even if it isn't
a way I'd want to do it myself.

[tribri1]

I took this photo in front of Lipman's Party Supply in Southeast near OMSI. Doing a quick search I found more information.

From: http://www.neighborhoodnotes.com/news/2 ... o_gallery/

The Never Never Van Driven by Extremo the Clown (a.k.a. Scott Campbell)
For many years, Extremo the Clown drove the most noticeable art car in the city of Portland. Extremo—the professional artist Scott Campbell—is known for wearing distinctive clown makeup, driving with performing puppets, singing karaoke, and laughing manically.

“Scott has a little bit of a compulsion,” Emily Hall says, “and the compulsion is clown face.”

Besides his work as Extremo the Clown, Campbell is a successful and prolific graphic artist. His primary form of artistic expression, and income, is painting advertisements in the widows of local businesses.

“Anywhere you go in Portland, you’re going to see these goofy window paintings,” Hall says. “And he makes a really great, straight living off that.”

Extremo the Clown maintains an active presence on YouTube, which hosts videos of his local television appearances, and has shown all types of unique art around town.

Extremo’s well-known car, the MSV, no longer runs. The Never Never Van, his current work in progress, is based on the story of Peter Pan.

[doyoulikeithere]

LOL, Thats awesome.
I especially like the hood ornament !
And the big white rat costume in the background...