It's amazing how much time I have found to make artwork now that the festival season is over. Makes me realize just how busy I was this summer... it's crazy. So, as I've been spending more time in the studio... naturally, I have new work to share. Things are off to a really fun start here this winter, and I have two new pieces to share today...
As we get closer to the holiday season, I wanted to let you guys know that I will be traveling from December 18th - 28th. Any online orders placed during that time period will not be shipped out until after December 29th (with the exception of photo paper prints) those can be ordered at any time. If you are thinking of ordering stuff as Christmas presents, please try and get your orders in as early as possible, by Dec. 10th at the latest to have it delivered by the 24th... Thanks!
10/20/09
Looking back on the festival season this summer, I am so grateful for all the good times and awesome adventures. I am constantly reminded that this life is indeed a blessing, and I'm looking forward to making new artwork with all this inspiration and energy... stay tuned :)
To start things off, here's a new painting. They've been hanging out in my booth for a while now, so some of you guys may have already seen this piece, but here they are for the rest of the world to enjoy... "Best Buds"
And, here's my brand spankin' new 2010 calendar! Featuring 12 new pieces since the 09... it evolves...
As the summer winds down and it starts to get a little cooler, I thought it was high time to create a piece honoring the glory that is... The Boulder Rez!
This piece has also been licenced to the Boulder Marathon for their poster and promotions this year. Every runner will receive a super high quality poster of this piece!
I'll be setup with my booth right near the finish line at this year's race, Sunday, Sept. 20th. For more information about the Boulder Marathon, please check out their page here... BoulderMarathon.com
Lot's more art in the works... stay tuned!
8/27/09
Hard to believe it's almost September. This summer has absolutely flown by. Since the Tempe Festival of the Arts in March, I have setup and torn down my booth 10 times, traveled 5,700 miles, endured vicious winds, severe hail, and gnarly lightning storms, spread my artwork across the country, and met hundreds of wonderful people along the way. It's all been just fantastic, and I'm so grateful!
As it comes to a close for the season, I have one more big show to bring in on home... The Boulder Hometown Fair over Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 5-7th. I'll be setup right on the corner of Broadway and Canyon in the heart of town...
As soon as the storm subsides and things chill out, I am going to be making a ton of new work, so we can do it all again next year. And on that note, I am super excited to announce that I have a new studio setup back in my old hood beneath Sugarloaf Mountain. The picture below is the view from my studio window... It's amazing!
Thanks again for everything. I seriously could not be living this life without your love and support...
Hope to see yall around soon!
7/21/09
It's been over a month since my last blog entry, and it's hard to know where to start... things have been insanly busy. The magic mushrooms have been flying high at some incredible shows. The Rothbury Music Festival in Michigan was an unforgettable experience. It was amazing to meet so many people from all over the world in one place. Truly a gathering of the vibes...
The Downtown Boulder Art Fair last weekend was also a raging success... thanks so much for all your support!
KILLER NEW LENTICULARS!!!
"Merlin" and "Moose on the Loose" now available in 3D! Check them out here...
I've just received shipment of the Sugar Magnolia Posters and Puzzles! I now have 18" x 22.75" posters availalbe online for only $15! Pick one up today!
And, I'm super stoked to announce that I've teamed up with the fine folks at Liberty Puzzles once again to bring you a massive, double-sized puzzle of the Sugar Magnolia piece. This bad boy measures 16.75" x 21" and has 881 pieces!
Check out some of the awesome shapes below...
Rocky Grass this weekend in Lyons, CO... and then The Crested Butte Fine Arts Festival the weekend after!!!
The summer festival season is in full swing, hope to see you around... peace!
6/10/09
Even after living here for over 7 years now, the weather in Colorado never ceases to amaze me... This last weekend at the People's Fair in Denver we had a gloriously sunny day on Saturday with no wind, it was pretty much a perfect day for a festival... then on Sunday, there were multiple tornados! Luckily most of them avoided downtown Denver where we were setup, but we did experience some serious hail and flooding (check out the video clip below)
Thanks to everyone who made it out, it was great to see all my Denver friends again!
I am going to spend the next couple of weeks getting some new lenticular pieces together, printing some Sugar Magnolia posters, and then it's Rothbury or Bust!!!!
People's Fair ~ Denver ~ June 2009
The Trimline surviving a serious hailstorm!
5/27/09
Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to the Boulder Creek Festival last weekend despite the insane torrential downpours! It was a fantastic kickoff to a busy summer, thanks for all of your continued support :) The Open Studios Juried Show at the 29th St. Mall was also a huge success!!!
My "Moose on the Loose" piece has also made it to the semi-finals in the Artwork Network's Online Juried Show... thanks for all of your votes!!! The winners will be announced on June 4th, so stay tuned...
I've got a monster list of summer festivals that is growing by the day, but one of the biggest is going to be the Rothbury Music Festival over the 4th of July weekend!!! Headlined by The Dead!!!
In that light, here is a brand new digital-collage, "Sugar Magnolia"
For this piece I've also compiled a time-lapse video that shows it's creation step-by-step with narration. Please spread the word if you dig it... word of mouth has always been the best way for people to reach my work, and any help is always greatly appreciated :)
4/30/09
I've just entered my piece "Moose on the Loose" in the Artwork Network's Online Juried Show. It would be awesome if you could take a minute and cast your vote for me. All you have to do is go to this page:
*Be sure to put "Moose on the Loose #252" in the message box"
I would greatly appreciate your support :)
I've got another brand new piece to share, along with a big list of summer shows to come in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!!!
Hope everyone is having a fantastic spring!
3/31/09
Thanks to everyone who came by my booth at the Tempe Festival of the Arts this past weekend. I've wanted to show my work in Arizona for quite some time now, and it was awesome to finally make it happen... I hope to return next year to rock it again. The lenticular prints were a huge hit, and I've got a few more pieces in the works for future shows.
Other big news from Denver... my work is now available in the Hamilton building shop at the Denver Art Museum. I have coloring books, greeting cards, and a selection of 11x14 prints for sale, along with a few canvas giclees. The showing will be up for the duration of the current exhibit in the museum entitled, "The Psychedelic Experience" featuring rock and roll posters from the San Francisco bay area 1965-1971... pretty darn appropriate I'd say!
I'm going to be finishing up some new paintings and lenticulars during the next couple of weeks, along with booking summer shows and festivals like crazy... it's going to be a really busy summer...
I'm stoked on this new piece... It was a pretty digital-heavy process, as I created this from the beginning with the 3D Lenticular version in mind... I should have that finished soon also, which will be completely crazy!
I'm also heading down to show at the Tempe Festival of the Arts, in Tempe, AZ at the end of the month. This will be my first time showing my work in AZ, and I'm really looking forward to it. If yall have friends in the area, please send them my way. I'll be setup right on Mill Ave., in downtown Tempe, March 27th-29th.
Love to hear your thoughts on this moose... drop me a line anytime! Peace.
2/09/09
So much for the mellow winter I was sort-of planning on... things just keep getting crazier and crazier around here! First of all, I am excited to share some brand new 3D Lenticular prints. If you have never heard of lenticular printing before, let me tell you that it is mind-blowingly amazing! Basically it's a layered image, printed beneath a plastic lens that creates the illusion of depth, so it looks like the image is floating before you ~~~ you have to see it to believe it. So far I have finished two pieces, Lord Gush, and The Joker. These came out amazing, and I'm planning on converting more of my work into 3D prints in the coming months... check them out here...
I've also just finished another sweet puzzle with the good folks at Liberty Puzzles. Check out The River Dance puzzle right here...
Lastly for today, I'm going to be vending my work at Cervantes in Denver with Boogie Down Productions for their stellar event on Feb. 14th... featuring DJ Mark Farina, Fort Knox Five vs. Thunderball, and Motion Potion. This is sure to be an excellent evening with amazing music, artwork, fire dancing, and good times for all... (I'm going to have the Lenticular prints, and the new River Dance puzzle with me, so come on down and check them out in person!)
On behalf of Conscious Alliance and myself, I'd like to send out a special thank you to everyone who picked up a poster at the recent STS9 Colorado shows. We really appreciate your support. I'll also have a limited amount of these posters available online soon for those of you who missed the shows, so please check back...
Here we have "The Lynx". This limited-edition poster will benefit the food drives at the upcoming STS9 Colorado shows. You can grab one of these posters by donating 10 non-perishable food items, or a suggested monetary donation, at the Conscious Alliance booth during or after the shows.
The Conscious Alliance is a non-profit organization that was founded right here in Boulder. Since it's inception in 2002, CA has worked with dozens of artists and musicians through their "Art That Feeds" program to raise funding and collect food donations for local food pantries and impoverished communities across the country. I am honored to contribute to such a noble cause, and I hope you guys dig the poster.
You can also check out "The Lynx" in my gallery right here...
I hope everyone is off to a great start in 2009!!!
