Need Some Fun on a Saturday Night?

Show Opening!
Saturday, July 18th
7-10PM
Brigade
1785 Coventry Road
Cleveland Heights, OH

Show runs through August 1st!

Chris Ryniak (Cleveland, OH)
Scott Radke (Cleveland, OH)
Julia Kuo (Cleveland, OH)
Claire Mojher (Cleveland, OH)
Sidney Lo (San Francisco, CA)
Stenvik Mostrom (Atlanta, GA)

See you there :)

Hooray!

Picking up our printed wedding invitations this afternoon!

Honeymoonin' in Style

Well, not for another three months.


But if I had my way, right this minute I'd be spending a hot Summer on a road trip in the Southwest, bare feet out the window, retro sunglasses, hourly stops for roadside hot dogs and ice cream. My own honeymoon will be pretty different (lounging about in haunted hotels and poking around historical sites in Savannah & New Orleans and I'm terribly excited), but I still fantasize about adventures in my very own silver bullet camper with off-road diversions to see the world's biggest spool of thread.

Just a Peep

Here are some details from 4 new pieces I finished for the Here & Now Show at Brigade on Coventry in Cleveland Heights opening next Saturday the 18th! The full pieces measure something like 19"x23," framed.

They were very experimental - using ink via a bamboo quill, pastels & paint thinner, acrylic, charcoal... It was a fun process.

Join us next Saturday! The other participating talents are Stenvik Mostrom, Scott Radke, Julia Kuo and Sidney Lo.







In other news, Johnny D and I are off to NC tonight, so no more posts till next week - have happy weekends, everyone :)

Bump in the Road

Alas, I'm home sick today. Hopefully, by tomorrow I'll be back to my usual self - we're hitting the road Thursday night for a weekend trip to North Carolina to stay at the place we'll be getting hitched, to talk with our officiant and iron out the ceremony.


Here's a silly photo of me from the last time we were in NC with a very tiny wildflower: Scoping out the ceremony landscape :)

Sneak Peek

Hope everyone enjoyed a cheerful, safely explosive holiday!

We're heading to a local printer to see our wedding invitations this afternoon. Fingers crossed for success!

Color Studies

These are a result of my new resolution to take my own photographs (thanks, John, for your assistance!) to use as reference.

Now I just have to figure out how I want to finish the final paintings. There might be some experimentation in my very near future... Let's hope for success.

Talented People Making Nice Things

Come look at pretty pictures and fancy threads!

Bike Study

Time for a Break

I'll be away from my computer for a whole week, attending lectures at the Illustration Academy in Sarasota. It'll be strange to visit my ole stomping grounds after all these years... Well, it hasn't been that long, but Ringling's campus has changed quite a bit since my graduation.



I'll be back at the end of June!

Vinyl Values

UPDATE:
Alas, was too busy/had technical issues and wasn't able to complete my vinyl. But some great work from other artists is definitely worth checking out.

I'm participating in what promises to be a quirky and amusing show: "STRAIGHT FROM THE CRATE," June 26 - July 26. Swing by the opening reception June 26, 7-10pm at Shoparooni and see for yourself!Here's the scoop:

Using old vinyl records originally destined for the trash as their canvas, the participating artists have created a diverse collection of traditional and contemporary art. This show runs from June 26 through July 26 at the very hip Shoparooni Gallery Annex in Cleveland's Waterloo Arts District and features artists from Cleveland, LA, NY, Arizona and Australia.

In an effort to take some of the mystery out of art buying, this show, unlike others, will be "cash-and-carry," meaning if you see something you like, you can take your new-favorite-artwork home with you that night, straight off the wall! "The overall goal of the show," says curator Keith Corcoran, "is to put high-quality one-of-a-kind artwork in the hands of the average citizen at a price that won't break the bank." Artists include... Alison Kurzeja, Aaron Wildasin, Anthony Davila, Bill Kerner, Cheryl Andrey, Claire Mojher, Chris Hsu, Carlos Villagra, Daniel Edlen, Dave Savage, Derek Welch, Derek Yoder, Eliza Devogel, Erik Flesher, Emily Gross, Giao Buu, Jaden Devogel, James Groman, Jeffrey Conrad, John DeLucca, Julia Kuo, Keith Allen, Keith Corcoran, Kevin Carr, Kelle Schwab, Kelley Corcoran, Masa Homma, Nomar Perez, Numskull, Renee Froerer, Robbie Busch, Shaun Edwards, Steve Ehret, and more!

For more information contact: SHOPAROONI, 15813 Waterloo Road, Cleveland OH, 44110 216.383.3633 www.shoparooni.com

A Silly Alphabet

Drawn with an ink dropper.