The Great West Coast Migration

Working on a piece for The Great West Coast Migration

A benefit for sharks and the oceans.

 

 I have been fascinated by sharks ever since I was a child, so it seems fitting that I have an opportunity to help out in some small way.

Catch a glimpse at Hi-Fructose!

Hi-Fructose magazine has posted images from the upcoming "Death and the Maiden" show at Roq la Rue that I will have a piece in. There are some stellar pieces in the show! Here's the piece from one of my all-time favorite artists, Femke Hiemstra.

" La Mort En Cadence "

You can check out the rest of the work in the show on Hi-Fructose.

Don't forget to check out the Roq La Rue Gallery as well!

Celebrating 14 years of doing great things in the world of art!

Death and the Maiden

Dropped off my piece for the upcoming " Death and the Maiden " show at Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle. It's shaping up to be an amazing array of work!

Here's the finished image of my piece for the show.

"Samsara"

watercolor on paper

Show opens this coming Friday, June 8th!

Sneak Peak

Here's a sneak peak of my almost completed piece for the upcoming " Death and the Maiden " show at the Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's pieces. There is some amazing talent in this show for sure. Just hope I can keep up!

Dead Men's Tales - Derek Nobbs

If you haven't heard of or seen the works of Derek Nobbs, I encourage you to take a look at what he has been up to lately.  A man of many talents, he has been honing his craft over the many years that I've had the pleasure of knowing him. His upcoming solo exhibition, " Dead Men's Tales," is a culmination of  hard work and pure talent that will suprise, enchant and intrigue. Imagery laden with environmental and historical themes flow throughout his body of work, leaving the viewer peeling away at the layers of the story behind the painting.

The exhibition opens this Friday, May 11th at Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle. 

" Black Lung." Derek Nobbs 2012

You can see more of his work and learn a bit about the artist himself at this blog.

In Flux...

Work'n

Making progress on this piece for a group show in June.  Painting to commence soon!

And a tiny doodle... just for the hell of it.

 

The Marriage of the Tiger and Bat.



"Marriage of the Tiger and Bat."

7" x 9"

watercolor

( For two friends on their wedding day. )

Rattle and Shake my little Rattlesnake.

First commission of 2012 finished. Acrylic on wood with gold leaf.

Tiny Tiger

When the weight of the world seems to be too much, I draw a tiny tiger.

 

2012

Begin...

The Night Procession

The Night Procession

acrylic on matryoshka

Not the best photos, but it should give a clue as to what I've been up to for the past few weeks.  I realized over this process that I really enjoy painting in acrylic.  I still love watercolor, so we'll see what happens. I had been working on a series of large drawings before I had to set them aside to work on these.

Looking forward to getting back to them.

The opening for this show is this Thursday, December 8th at Ghost Gallery in Seattle.

Should be interesting to see the turn-out and the other artists' matryoshka.

 

Matryoshka

 

It's been at least a couple of years since I've worked in acrylic so this project has become an exploration of the medium for me.

So far, so good.

  Plugging away for a group show in Seattle this December at Ghost Gallery. Curated by the talented Michael Alm.

Nectar...

# 43 in the little black book of doom.

The end of this book is approaching. It's been a couple of years ( I think, ) if not more since I started this sketchbook. It goes everywhere with me. It's filthy and falling apart. Worn and abused, it's always by my side, always waiting for something new.

Yesterday I counted the number of pages I have yet to fill. 

35. That's with front and back of each page. 

Looking forward to the last leaf... and hesitant to finish it at the same time.