Beyond Eden Art Fair Part 2

I always get caught up in a mental debate of "do I wait and show my finishes until after their openings or do I just jump the gun and show them now?" Pretty much, I usually end up way too excited about being done with my exceedingly long hours for at least a few days that I just go ahead and post them. Maybe in the future I'll learn to be more secretive, but for now..... meh. So on that note, here are my 3 most recent pieces, done for the Beyond Eden Art Fair, which is happening this weekend - Oct. 9th-11th.

I'm showing with Gallery 1988 LA, and they simply asked for pieces that had some kind of pop culture references within them, since that's what their specialty is. When I do the pop culture stuff I try to choose things that I either really cared about at some point in my life or still feel a deep attachment to. I find that this allows me to keep my voice and my emotions really prominent in the pieces, which is something that is very important to me.

SO, here goes. Lots o' images.
Piece 1: "Luck Is Never Enough"
Piece 2: "You Only See Him When You're Very Young"

Piece 3: "A Letter From No One" (this piece is currently m.i.a. somewhere inside of the us postal system! keeping my fingers crossed that it turns up VERY soon and trying to keep my tummy wiggling down to a minimum in the meantime)

Beyond Eden Art Fair

I'll be showing work with Gallery1988 LA at the Beyond Eden Art Fair next weekend. I'll also be flying out there to attend the weekend, because it sounds too awesome to miss and I need some fresh inspiration from artists who are so good that they make me want to quit or start over or lock myself in my studio and never come out. You can find a list of all of the participating artists and galleries here.

The in progress pieces from my earlier post are for this...I'll post the finishes soon!


oh and P.S. did you see the "Terrible Yellow Eyes" show?! Check it out! It was fantastic!

Opening this week!

I have work in two shows opening this weekend!

"Now Playing" (which I previewed my work for in my last post) opens this Friday Sept. 18th at Gallery 1988 SF. I was honestly a *bit* skeptical at the onset of this project because I knew how far out of everyone's comfort zones something like this would be, but everything I've seen so far has actually been really fun. It turned out to be a pretty neat experiment and should definitely be a cool show to see!

And "Terrible Yellow Eyes", which is the in the flesh version of Corey Godbey's blog project, is opening this Saturday, Sept. 19th, at Gallery Nucleus. My "Wild Thing" piece from several posts back will be on display. I'm REALLY excited about this show, as this entire project has been a complete delight to follow and the work has been nothing short of absolutely fantastic the whole way through.


Check 'em out if you can! :D

progress, progress, progress...

Oh, I feel like I've been neglecting my poor blog! I didn't expect to start using my twitter much at all, but the ease of snapping a pic while sitting at my easel and hitting send all within half a minute is really appealing. Much of my progress has been going up over here while it's been happening. So, here's a compiled retro-progress post for the ol' blog. I'll try to be better in the future. :(

MILLIONZZZ of projects going on right now. Can't even begin to explain about how busy I am.

First, this piece is *almost* done. nearing completion. I'm pleased with her and in love with what will be her frame. I think it will end up looking lovely all together.

Second, super early progress pic of the next piece. This one is actually quite a bit further along now, but it's still in the "i look like doodoo" phase, and I'd rather not share that.

Third, just finished this up last night. Sort of a strange/crazy project for Gallery1988 SF's "Now Playing" show, which is rapidly approaching. All artists were given a movie poster (not of our choosing) to paint on and turn into our own image. I got "Magnolia", which I was thrilled about not only because I LOVE that movie, but because the poster was such a lovely image to start with. But... dang, do you know how BIG movie posters are???? I had to improvise and go way simpler with my technique so that I could actually finish this, but I think it turned out alright.

And lastly (just incase you missed it yesterday), I finally released some prints! I'm pretty excited about this as it's something I've really hoped to do for a few years now. They're available here.

I'll post more later about what all these new paintings are for. I've got two more to get underway and done by October, sooo get extra sleep for me. Goodness knows I won't be getting any at all!

and p.s. note to self - all of these compositions are way too similar. Gah! This is what happens when there aren't enough hours in the day, I guess.

"The Collector", Limited Edition Giclee Print

I'm pleased to announce that my first ever print is now available: "The Collector", Limited Edition Giclee. Edition of 50, 11" x 14" + 1" white border, all signed and numbered. Click here for more info.

:)

Coming Soon!

It's been awhile since my last post, but I've got many many projects going on right now and not nearly enough developed ideas to keep up with them. I'll be posting progress shots soon, nonetheless.

In the meantime, here's something tasty to look forward to...
(thanks, @untilshewokeme, for the second image)



...stay tuned!
;)

"Peril in the Pits"

And another piece is in the mail!

"We'll Be Right Back After These Messages" opens this Saturday at Rivet Gallery. If you're in the Columbus area you should definitely go check it out!

Oh yeah, and I should add that I've caved and started a twitter account. I'm still in the process of setting it up, but I will eventually be using it pretty much exclusively in conjunction with this blog for updates on arty things and stuff like that. If you're a twitterer, follow me!