Print Arrival!

A special thanks to Gabe over at Gryphon Graphics

for doing such a beautiful job!

Séance

gold silkscreen on black board

2013 

6" x 8"

edition of 50

  

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!

 

In the New Year.

For the last two days I was listening to  "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann. It chronicles one journalists research and journey into the Amazon, like so many before him, in search of what happen to Percy Fawcett. 

A grand explorer of his day, Fawcett had an idea that, in the Amazon, there was an ancient lost city which he gave the title, "Z." This city was proof that civilized tribes had and could exists in the jungle, a notion that was harshly rejected at the time. 

It was a captivating tale of struggle and obsession. 

It got me thinking about what I would like to accomplish in this new year.  I admire the tenacity of Fawcett, who refused to give up on his dream in the face of  the harshness of the jungle.

It seems silly to complain or feel defeated by the every day things in life after reading about the absolute hell he and so many others went through. 

It's a good read and if you like adventure and discovery, this book might be a good fit.

   

I've started the new year smack dab in the middle of preparing for my show in February. Paint, paint, paint seems to be my life for the next month.  And I'm just a pleased as I can be about it.

I'm also  going to be releasing a limited edition silkscreen print for the show - a first for me. I'm excited to explore this avenue of my work. An adventure for sure.

See it in progress here.

 

Here's to more adventures in 2013!

 

It begins.

Drawings transferred to watercolor paper... 

color tests figured... 

one of the tiniest pieces for the show done.

 2" x 2".

 I most certainly have my work cut out for me for the next two months. 

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

 

Ever-sketch

Not much painting has been done since July. Summers are usually filled with trips, house projects, friends and long days out and about.  That said, sketching always happens. Without it, I'm afraid my brain would explode.

There has also been a big clean-out and re-organization of my little dungeon of a studio. 

It's difficult for me to work in a messy space for some reason.

I'm still obsessed with masks from Bali and strange asian monsters. 

Little  experiments with the mountains of kraft paper scrap I have access to.

I'll have a small piece in a group show up on Capitol Hill in Seattle at Joe Bar. Opens October 11th.

Finished!

" Jewel of the Sea."

watercolor 2012

( For The Great West Coast Migration benefit show. )

Photos of things.

Here's a pic of me at the opening of "Death and the Maiden" show with my piece.

Photo courtesy of Robbie Lowery.

You can see more over at Hi-Fructose.

Making progress on my piece for the Pangea Seed bennefit.

 

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!