| If you already have not met Michael, then you’re in for a treat! If you have met MO then you probably seen him on TV or at one of his ART EXPLOSION PERFORMACES. Michael is one of these rare people who
have a multitude of talents. He has been called a renaissance man by so many of his clients,
colleagues and friends.
Lets start at the beginning, He was born to a famous magician “Mickey O Malley”
(stage name) who was performing in front of audiences since he was 17 years old,
then went on to be the staff artist for ”Genii” magazine for roughly 14 years and later became
the manager of the “Magic Castle” in Hollywood California for 10 years or so until
he died, Michael’s Aunt Glo also has the
artistic touch, doing murals and art shows through out California
and now in Michael’s list of credits range from fine art, murals, airbrushing, woodworking, stained-glass |
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| At the age of 21 MO decided not to live in any one place, so he saw a handmade home on wheels, and that was the start of a woodworking / artistic lifestyle. He built a hand-made rolling home, a 40’ masterpiece that took 3 years to build. Click HERE to view this rolling masterpiece! | ||||||||||||
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| Michael has spent 6 years building custom homes in the Santa Barbara area, while playing music in a popular band at the time. Then went on to airbrushing everything from t-shirts to fancy cars to large format murals in nightclubs, restaurants, hotels and casinos and an occasional side of buildings. He became a teacher for the “Airbrush Magazine” off & on for about 4 years. His work is in just about every state in the US and some in Europe as well. Then MO caught a break while working doing backdrops and costumes for one of the busiest show bands on the corporate scenes today the “Pink Flamingos” and is still working with and performing with today. | ||||||||||||
They wanted to have an artist paint and perform on stage while playing music, an audio/visual experience. Now this has been done before, starting with Andy Warhol and a gentleman by the name of Deny Dent, recently past away, leaving MO as one of the few in the world doing large 6-1/2 by 7 foot paintings live on stage in 6-1/2 minutes of famous people, celebrities, sports icons, etc. Michael’s client list reads like a great wine list…DISNEY, DIAMOND CRUSE SHIPS, MGM GRAND CASINO, PARIS CASINO, ALADDIN, FOUR SEASONS RESORT, IBM, COORS, GATHERING OF EAGLES (EAA), ATLANTIS RESORT (BAHAMAS), REMAX, ETC. |
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