Some touch up, varnish and this painting for Nordstrom/Pittsburgh is finished. Nice to have it clear so I can really concentrate on the show for Circa Gallery coming up in October. In my studio, a sonic soundtrack has found its way around me again. In the mid-nineties I was very interested in bands that messed with tuning and volume in their sound. Sonic Youth, Pavement, and Polvo. I hear that Polvo are back together again after 10 years, and I for one hope a new record and tour come from it. I saw them [...]
First graphic layer applied late through the night on the painting for Nordstrom, so far all things working for me and all hooks in place. Been listening to some old punk music that holds memories of my youth while I work. One of the bands that has come to be on rotation quite a bit was a band from Sacramento in the early 1980's called Tales Of Terror. My thinking about them came about due to the new Mudhoney release titled The Lucky Ones. They do a song on the record titled Tales Of Terror, in which [...]
Work continues, and comforts being found in the changes, building stretchers and painting at the same time now, I think I'm going to like this studio... Been asked to be part of a group show in Los Angeles at Fresh Paint in September, and then my show in Minneapolis opens in October. The big work directly in front is a commission for Nordstrom and is to be placed in their Pittsburgh location. So, on it goes, and I'm all in... [cont'd] [...]
m y office at the new studio in Ballard...[click image to enlarge]
pan from my new office into the painting studio...[click image to enlarge] shelving and flat files being placed... to be cont'd...
Work continues for the show in October in Minneapolis, feeling alright considering moving, shift of space, and my own sense of continued pressure to keep pushing. Still moving and packing stuff, so just the act of painting is a treat at the moment, and it feels good and loose which makes me feel better! This is one of the big works for the show coming up, a 72"x60" work. Now back to packing... [click image to enlarge]
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 84"x72" 2008 [commission from Nordstrom for Indianapolis, Indiana] click image to enlarge
Evan's new Stella and my old classic side by side... My Lambretta with the newly painted two-tone headset that Soundspeed did... Classic old Lambretta, looking great with its beat up paint n' rust surface... Seattle Scooter Insanity 21 was this last weekend, lots of rides, scooters, and folks again up from Portland and down from British Columbia. It was a nice diversion from painting the walls of my [...]
Rachel Maxi - Some Space Gallery 625 1st Ave Seattle WA 98104 6-9PM Thursday July 3rd
The building that my studio is in and that I've been at for nearly 10 years just recently was purchased by a developer. The last month for me, has been a scramble to find and pull the trigger on a new space. I found one in Ballard and look forward to seeing it shape up and come together. Along the way I'll post developments and progress, but posts could be far and few between; lots to do, a show to finish, as well as a couple more commissions. Here is a start to me re-painting some of [...]
Went out tonight and saw one electric nerve of a show by this band, Thee Oh Sees, so if they come round your way, I suggest hitting it... out...
84"x72" - Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas - 60"x60" - 2008 [Nordstrom Commission Thousand Oaks CA]
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 60"x60"
P anel One - Oil and Acrylic on Canvas - 60"x60" [in progress] [click image to enlarge] Panel Two - Oil and Acrylic on Canvas - 60"x60" - [in Progress] [click image to enlarge] Big Buildings - Questiontown.mp3 courtesy of Can You See The Sunset ]
60"x60" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas - Work In Progress [click image to enlarge]
detail of the painting Waterhouse[click image to enlarge]
It's been awhile since I last posted, and in the in-between I've remained very busy. I've received and been prepping four new commissions that just came across my plate, and visiting with my former Professor and artist R. Allen Jensen, assisting him in his Seed Project[ photos and video ]. Planting, pouring, prepping, it must be spring! Thought I'd share one of the pours, [in the above photo] as it seems that, priming, and stretching canvas are my routines at the moment. More to come, and still rocking the studio, so nuff' said... [...]
[click image to enlarge] Oil and Acrylic on Canvas - 72"x60" - work in progress for upcoming show at Circa Gallery
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