A Midnight Calling

" A Midnight Calling."

8 3/4" x 8 3/4"

watercolor on paper

2013

One more ready for the show. Now, back to work!

 

Conjuring ideas...

Working on ideas for my upcoming show in February. Animals and spirits, ghosts and nature.  Building my own occult symbols... a magick of my very own. 

Skulls and bones, smoke and ectoplasm.

Bats in the Belfry.

I'm happy to announce that I will be doing a small solo show at The Belfry in February 2013!

To all Seattle people and to those who may find themselves in the area, I recommend stopping by and taking a peek. It is an absolutely gorgeous display of the strange and beautiful.

309A Third Ave S
Seattle, Wa 98104206-682-2951

info@thebelfryoddities.com



Ghost Eyes and Horse Skeletons.

 "Offering."

watercolor on paper

6" x 8"

2012

 

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.

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.

 

City Arts Magazine

My piece, " Flight of the Mustache Monster," has made it into the Tacoma issue of City Arts Magazine as a supplement to Michael Magee’s poem “Kafka 9-1-1.”

http://www.cityartsmagazine.com/issues/tacoma/2010/09

Looks like I'll be hunting down a copy this week to see how it came out. I'm very happy to be part of this great publication!

One more sketch from the book...

It seems that at the moment all I'm doing is sketching and very little painting. It always feels a little weird when this happens... as if I'm neglecting something. However, I'm very happy with where these sketches are leading. Paintings to follow soon.

Four drawings available.

I have unearthed four drawings from late last year that I'm offering for purchase. All come unframed. My studio has become a cluttered mess and I need to make room for new things! The medium is carbon, graphite and colored pencil on paper.

If interested, email me at: vonsplithoof@gmail.com

(Top) "Medusa"

(Bottom) "Peony Ghost"

 

(Top) "Poppy"

(Bottom) "Winter"