Psychedelic Painting Adventure: a "Somewhere in Chicago" Story

Psychedelic Painting Adventure: a “Somewhere in Chicago” Story

by Buflo

August 1, 2024

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Artists, Bilingual, Comics

A regular night turns into a psychedelic painting adventure for Buflo.

Image: Somewhere in Chicago black and white header image. Featuring a young Buflo in 70's themed attire with flowers, peace signs, an alien, a teddy bear, and a tongue. Original art created by Buflo, 2024.

Image: A Chicago Transit Authority orange line train passes over the Pulaski stop as Young Buflo says to himself, "Damn! Now I gotta wait for the next train..." A Wing Street + Pizza Hut is shown and black text reads, "Another hot day in Chicago. The vandal planned on taking the train to hunt for spots, what he didn't know was the three acid tabs in his pocket would sink into his pores, slowly giving him a night like no other!"

Image: Young Buflo is shown with googly eyes sitting on the train saying, "I feel a little weird...Betty?! What are you doing here?!" and a small Betty Boop replies, "I'm here to help ya look for spots rememba? Get off on the next stop puddin!" and then Young Buflo looks down on his body and is now wearing a Spiderman outfit and exclaims, "You do always know what's best for me. When did I change into a spidey suit?!"

Image: Young Buflo is shown running towards a house with three guys and a pitbull standing outside. Young Buflo exclaims, "You guys need to leave right now! Don't you see the explosions?!" and the shortest of the three guys says, "Should I let Princess get him? Tiene hambre!" and the tallest guy says, "Esta perdido! You in space lil homie! What you think he's trippin on?!" The other guy says, "Aye homie don't look too good I think he is gonna pass out or something!" and the short guy yells to his mom who is watching TV inside the house, "Ama! Bring the leche! That should sober this food up"

Image: Young Buflo and Betty Boop are shown walking towards an empty wall at the top of a high mountain. There is a yard sign that reads, "Do not enter!" Boop says, "You sure know how to pick ya spots! How are we supposed to get all the way up there?!" and Young Buflo responds, "That looks like the dog from neverending story! Maybe he can help!"

Image: Young Buflo and Betty Boop are shown riding a larger than life Falcor through lightning and Boop is shown saying, "Slow down puddin! Ya messin up my hair!" and young Buflo says, "Thanks for the life falcor! You're the best!" a Buflo tag is completed at the bottom.

Image: Black and white graffiti text reads, "Two Hours Later..."

Image: Young Buflo is shown waking up on the floor with the guys surrounding him and he says, "I was passed out this whole time?!". The guy's mom says, "Ahh K Bueno, I'm going back to my novela," a guy to his left is saying, "You kept bringing up the dog from that trippy ass movie! You were out of it vato!" and while a dog is shown peeing on his leg another guy says, "I don't know if it's the leche or Princess peeing on him that worked! HAHA!" and another guy says, "This foo finally woke up!" with the black text "To be continued..." at the bottom.

About the Artist: “Buflo” is a Latino graffiti artist who has been painting illegally for more than 10 years. Lately he channels his earliest memories of doing graffiti through short stories giving a glimpse on what one artist might go thru during painting a night in the south side of Chicago.