Today’s blog post is brought to you by the letter B. And by the number 9. No wait, that’s a different series. Anyway, I really got lost in my own thoughts making this piece. It was very therapeutic for me for reasons I won’t go into here, but are probably pretty obvious all the same. Notice anything unusual about the bartender?
Series: Adult Alphabet Title: “B is for bartender” Dimensions: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in Media: Acrylic & Vintage Collage on Canvas Year: 2010
What? You think I’ve procrastinated getting all the photos and movies from the last 11-06-10 Capitola show off the camera and onto this site? Yeah, that’s true, but I have something else to share in the meantime.
I’ve started a new series. Remember in my podcast I stated that I was struggling with my acrylic pieces? Well, that’s still the case but I decided to work through it and start a series called “Adult Alphabet” and in an effort to keep this blog interesting or at the very least updated and newish, I plan on posting a painting in this series frequently so check back often. I would say everyday, but that’s unrealistic and a recipe for failure on my part. How about every other day or so. Can we say that?
When all the paintings have been completed (all 26 of them) they will all be hanging on the wall as a whole in a big group. I’m still unsure about how many rows and or columns that will entail, but when it’s all finished I’ll take a photo and show you what I mean.
First up of course is the letter A.
Series: Adult Alphabet Title: “A is for arms akimbo” Dimensions: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in Media: Acrylic & Vintage Collage on Canvas Year: 2010
Fall’s here! I’m pretty happy the cooler weather is here. And it thrills me to no end to see frost every other morning. Yes, I certainly enjoy summer and being outside working in my garden and such, but the hot weather kills me. Literally kills me. I come alive in winter and am waiting patiently for January’s coldest days when my boogers freeze and when going outside feels like you’re walking on the surface of the moon. Did I mention I drive with my windows open in the wintertime? Because I do.
Lately I’ve been spending most of my time cranking out art cards which have been selling quite regularly I am very happy to report. I posted new stuff in the art section for the interested. I was even approached by Southern Minnesota Magazine to be a part of their ACEO/ATC feature for their winter arts issue. I am super excited about that and was thrilled to be asked and I thank them. And all because of ebay! I talk more about that in my podcast below.
Summer is distracting. Lots to do and work in before the snow starts to fly and we’re all holed in our houses like a scene from The Shining. That’s probably when I’ll commence my podcasts again. Winters are long here. Good thing I enjoy that fact (up until the end of March that is)
I’ve opened a store over on Etsy. This is yet another one of my grand experiments. I’ll be adding more, including some older pcs of work that need to find a home. Speaking of grand experiments, I also have started adding some additional products which features my art if you’d like to do something with it other than look at it. I’ll keep adding items over there too so stay tuned. If you have a special request for something, drop me a line! I’ve also been listing more art cards over on ebay and have updated my redbubble offerings too. All new art can be seen over in my portfolio/ArtiMake section for the curious. Even got ultra fancy and added some quick direct icons and ads to these places on my site as well.
Band practice has been keeping me mighty busy lately. Since Butterfly Museum wasn’t cutting the mustard we now have a new and official name to announce. We will now be known as French 76. We’ve been working on our set for the August 15th amphitheater gig with The Capitola and along with other, have been working on my tune If I Told You. Kenn (bass, mandolin, drummer, sound-man extraordinaire) grabbed a room recording of it and I’m super stoked at how much life it now has thanks to the French 76’rs!
In other non-art news, I’ve been gathering the bounty from my crops lately and the process of canning has begun. The mosquitoes have been brutal and don’t seem to care one iota that I have layers upon layers of deet covering me and probably shortening my life in ways I can’t yet comprehend. But despite that, I still enjoy smelling the tomatoes and the tomato plants while I’m out there. There’s just nothing like it. Here’s some pics of the progress thus far. Enjoy!
Please come out and join us over at The Capitola Review at the Crossroads Coffeehouse this Saturday (tomorrow) for another lovely afternoon of poetry and music. We have two new members who have joined the music portion of the presentation: my dear friends Jenny Green (vocals, guitar) and Kenn Busch (bass, mandolin and soundman extraordinaire). We have a set of brand new tunes to offer up tomorrow, sprinkled in amongst some amazing writers reading their poetry, so please come out if you can. As always, we would love to see you.
Kenn was kind enough to record a new rendition of my tune “Used To Be”. Mark, Jenny and Kenn have done an amazing job with this tune. As a teaser for the show, I have posted it here for your listening pleasure. Among others, we’ll be doing this tune tomorrow at the show. Hope to see you there!
