Art in Mind

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Some new work...

"The Hotel Finlen"

This is a mock-up of a new painting that I'm working on. This hotel is located in Butte, Montana.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Top 5 songs I'm listening to in the studio this week:

1. Whispered Words (pretty lies) - Dan Auerbach
2. I'm on Fire - Electrelane
3. The Mountain - Heartless Bastards
4. Party Punch - Oh No Oh My
5. The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

My second favorite thing to do is organize....

I easily spend more money on Sharpies than on canvas. I found a whole bunch of them in a box under my bed. So, naturally I reorganized my entire "supplies shelf" around the reclaimed Sharpies. I found the little yellow bird and put him in the window. It's amazing what happens when you look under your bed. There was also dust and cat hair, in case you were wondering.

All the birds but no poop...

These are all finished linework, and still need to be painted. The larger ones are 11x14 and 12x12. The smaller ones are 8x8. I'm having an art show over Christmas of this year at the Emerson Cultural Center here in Bozeman, at the Tart gallery. I really enjoy the bird paintings, they make me happy. When I'm finished with the linework and it makes me smile, I know I have gotten where I want to be. Bird, bird, bird!

In the beginning there was only pencil....

...then I had to go over it again with Sharpie. This is the finished linework for the first painting in my new series, which I hope will be done in a year and half. They will all feature advertising slogans, signs, ect., incorporating a little of the surrounding information as I see fit.

"Vogue Cleaners"

30"x40" canvas

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Chickadees Trio - Commission

These little birds were my first triptych and I think they came out pretty cool. I have my art up at a little gallery in the Emerson Cultural center in Bozeman called Tart. So far, I've gotten great feedback and sold a couple of other 12x12 bird paintings on display there. I am also doing a robin painting for the same family that I think will come out swimmingly. These are sprayed with a matte varnish, which I have found I like better than the glossy. Not sure why.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

February Art Show

This was the funnest night ever, thanks to a lot of people who came from out of town just to attend my art show at Montana State University. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and looked at my work and signed the guest book with their wonderul comments. And thanks to the Exit Gallery for the great job they did hanging the art and hosting the reception.

"Birds of a Feather" - SOLD

Title: Birds of a Feather

Medium: Oil/Water Soluble Pencil

Size: 36x48 inches

Support: Canvas

"Poppies"

Title: Poppies

Medium: Oil/Water Soluble Pencil

Size: 30x40 inches

Support: Canvas

Monday, January 14, 2008

"Perch" - Collaborative painting with Debbie Clapper

Title: "Perch"

Size: 14 x 18 inches

Support: Canvas mounted on board

Materials: Acrylic, pen and ink, water soluble pencil

This was a little weekend project that Debbie and I worked on while I was in Denver a week ago. We had a great time and I think this painting turned out fabulously if I do say so myself.

You can purchase this painting at www.paperandcanvas.etsy.com