Thursday, January 16, 2014

here is some paint work i've been doing recently. the last for a while because i'm moving shop.

it's fun to do flames, or lace, or shaded panels,
 but recently i've been
trying to do some art that is not so borrowed
from 60-70's paint,  the orange one is
kinda like the season when i started it...
the leaves changing colors,
their veins giving contrast. the other one is
 more zuni jewelry inspired, but
most of all it was just trying to have fun.
  these paint jobs take days, hunched
over tables taping, sanding, painting,
 again and again.  i try to create an original
piece for each person. it becomes their tank.
 instagram has proved that some people
want just an exact copy. which in some
ways is flattering but also a bummer when
it's something that was once one of a kind.
 how mush is the $$$ charge for the original
idea vs. they "hey can you just copy this?
  so check these out. i still have so much to learn
 and it will be like that for the rest
of my life. *if you want one of these exact paint
 jobs the step by step blue print will
be available at hot topic and k-mart for $9.99





27 comments:

OldStuffsFuckinMental said...

excellent work, max
Really like the idea of that one of a kind thing, I see this "i want one just like this"-mindset at work all the time (work in a harley shop, mostly bout evos and twincams).

JB said...

The paint is really nice, I wouldn't worry about all the social media and scene stuff do it for you and don't forget to enjoy yourself!

But maybe thats easy for me to say becasue I live in the north pole where the all the bikers are Leather clad dads behind batwings.

Chris said...

Is it for Rob?
Perfect!

max schaaf said...

thanks guys.
yea chris it is for rob.

WhitelinePsycho said...

Beautiful mate, totally stands apart. Now, I'm off to K-Mart.

miah said...

I had a dude paint a tank for me and said I wanted it to be subtle like jason Webber tank like you can't see the design from far away you have to walk up on it to see it I didnt think he'd copy the shape of the design I don't even know if the design was the same (scales) at first I was kinda pissed then I said fuck it at some point flames were a first I don't even know how many times anything has been done.the tanks mounts wouldn't work with my frame sold it.the painted tank was the price of a unpainted tank

miah said...

Even somewhat copied it was nowhere near

ben said...
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ben said...


Beautiful work! "i still have so much to learn
and it will be like that for the rest
of my life..." Is an outlook that leads to an original point of view.

Nutnz said...

Max- If ever I was to buy a machine, I would pick your shovel from BF4, but I prefer to work at building my own. With that said, I would not try to copy your work, but what you have shared is so inspiring.

Anonymous said...

I was so stoked to see the Zuni tank. I have a pretty traditional Zuni ring that I wear every day. There is something so rad about they way they took such basic colors and shapes and made it so unique and vibrant. Keep it up!

Sidecar Roy said...

Nailed it on both jobs. The Zuni looks like a lot of fun, but the feeling of autumn is dead on. Like Pine needles against pale blue sky. sweet.

Retsinas said...

To arrest motion,great work and well done.

D.Car said...

The Zuni paint is amazing and the bike looks so rad! Did you build it or just paint it?

Anonymous said...

Zuni one remids me of Joan Miró, for some reason. I really like it a lot.

OldStuffsFuckinMental said...

Miguel - Just what I first thought!!!

max schaaf said...

thanks for the input guys.
d.car no matt seret bulit the bike. i just reconditioned some things for the new owner. made hummer type tank and added the shift gate, and painted. and then just some odds and ends. i only had a few days so it was brutal, would of loved to do more, but then again matt's bike had a killer look too.

Davidabl said...

re the Zuni tank: It's getting kind of hard to tell what belongs on a tank and what belongs on a gallery wall..

Louis David said...

hey Max

Thanks

looks better on the big screen

insane work. or art. who knows

LDN

wendell said...

I gotta git me one of them chopper things! love your work, just wish you weren't weirder than me...

Jet City Jughead said...

Your thing is better than someone else's thing even if your thing isn't as good as their thing if their thing is a copy of someone else's thing.

Dan said...

ruling.

BUZZARDSALINAS said...

mind bottling... mine will always stay close.. awesome man... keeps gettin radder...hope the people to come appreciate what u make em...

xgmfx said...

Killing it Max. Keep doing what you're doing and fuck the rest. You're in, and have been in the right direction.

NAO said...

You Rule!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

bitchin makes me think of Dennys in the 70s

eat dust said...

I love the tank you did for me Max! Think you where in Australia when I was in Oakland a few weeks back. Will email you some pictures of the bike, been riding it every day when I was in L.A. Got lot's of compliments on the bike and the paint job!