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.

Glove Love

Ink dropper dragged across drawing paper.

The Busiest Bee

But still maintaining a cheerful disposition!

I'll be tremendously relieved when the planning and designing and moving and cleaning and painting and organizing and inviting and mailing and creating and driving and preparing are all behind me and I can just float along and enjoy our wedding and our little honeymoon and then come back to our new house and unnnwind...

Wishing We Could Move in Sooner

...But glad we still have a couple months to prepare ;)

Facepaint

Just a quick little piece I did to waste some time this afternoon...

The Lewis Brothers Band

A super fun commission!
Click for full size.

The colors might look a little off in this image, but it printed nicely.