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Art as Gift Show in Willow Glen

I'm busy working on lots of small pieces for the annual "Art as Gift" show put on by my good friend Julie Stover every holiday season. This year it will be in the old Casa Casa space, 1355 Lincoln Ave, in downtown Willow Glen. In addition to paintings I'll have some quirky ornaments and if I can pull it off a couple of art dolls. Come by and see me...the show runs 3 days Dec 4/5/6 and there's a reception Friday, December 4th at 6-8pm.

I also have lots of new work up at Psycho Donuts! Go get yourself a Thanksgiving donut and check it out!

Featured Sketch Artist at $2. Tuesday

Kaleid Gallery is a cool community gallery in downtown San Jose that I've been involved with for about a year. Every third Tuesday they present "2 Buck Tuesday", a chance to get some little but great original art for only $2 bucks. In addition there are funky lectures, and live sketching and painting and live music. I'll have some little drawings and Gocco prints for sale, and we'll see what I come up with during the live sketch session. If you're in or around Kaleid on Tuesday, November, 17, come by!

Two Buck Tuesday- A quirky, eclectic evening bringing out the Bay Area’s Best!

Event date: Tuesday, November 17th, 6pm

Trina Merry and the TBT Crew have a fantastic lineup:
Special speaker series includes: Dan Vado (Slave Labor Graphics/Alternative Press Expo), Ema Harris Sintamarian (SJSU Prof who has shown at Jack Fischer Gallery), & Matt Clevenger (Apples & Bandaids).

Special artist talk with featured KALEID Artists Lacey Bryant and Jen Rezel and a Q&A with Brian & Cherri (ask them anything… about art & culture!).

Special guest performance art by: Manny Silva (Fillmore, Belle & Sebastian, Sufjan Stevens & Old Navy), Giovanna Hutchinson (Opera San Jose), Adam Klein (Ironman athlete, Re-Imagine), Christine Benjamin (Illustrator Extraordinaire), & music by Benjamin Henderson (Good Hustle).

Meet, greet & grab great art by our featured sketch artists: Nicolas Caesar (founder of the Scary Art Collective), PJ Gaviglio (Creator of “Stegosaur” music video for band “Good Hustle”), Murphy Adams (folk/outsider illustrator & public works artist), Blaise Rosenthal (American Painter), Steven Borelli (Design & animation artist), Mark Damrel (Architect by day, urban illustrator by night).



KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
Downtown San Jose
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com
408-947-1785

Upcoming!

This piece called "Mommy's a Wino," was done for the Willow Glen Foundation's wine tasting and auction. I figured since its a benefit for a foundation that supports kids and it was a wine tasting, this was more than appropriate...plus I know quite a few Mommy Winos! The event is November 8th at the Willow Glen Library, they'll be lots of wineries there for tastings, great food and lots to bid on!

I'm also working on some very small pieces for "tiny" an annual show of small works under $400. at Studio Gallery in San Francisco. My favorite so far is one called "I'll Show you Mine..." I'll leave that to your imagination! The show opens November 4th, and there is a reception also Sunday, November 8. For more info:
http://www.studiogallerysf.com/page15.html

Brewing Storm Brings Fresh New Work!

Yesterday, here in Northern California, a storm was coming in. I could smell it, feel it in the air and it felt good. There's something about rain that makes me just plain giddy. I'm no scientist but I've heard it has something to do with negative ions in the air. It works for me.

For some wacky reason I'm one of those people that gets shocked easily, I can't wear a watch, the battery just stops, I've blown out more kitchen appliances than I can count and wearing acrylic is simply out of the question; I become one of those lightening rod thingies in a glass globe and become, well, conductive. Its quite unpleasant. Electricity, I'm full of it. But when it rains, or its just about to, thats when I'm in my element, energetic and creative and in my own unbalanced way, balanced. So, I spent the better part of the day in my studio watching the storm come in and creating 4 new paintings. I was on a tear. Today the storm is in full force; its cold and dark with downed trees, and whistling winds...I love it.

Monsters, Mayhem and More, a Spooky Halloween Art Show!

Yikes, its been awhile since I've updated my blog! I apologize seems that the great summer weather has me playing hooky! But its back to uh, business, I guess. I'm back in the studio creating all kinds of new work, including some clay, felted wool guys, dolls and lots of my little paintings,.

I'll also be in a really fun show coming up on Saturday, October 3rd at Psycho Donuts In Campbell. It's a group show including artists Christine Benjamin, Trina Merry, Michael Foley, Lacey Bryant, Mary Medrano, Tracy Cox and more! We'll all be creating spooky, freaky art with a ghoulish twist. Besides the art, there will be live music, food and Psycho's frightfully good donuts! The event is free come join us from 10am - 2pm at Psycho Donuts 2006 S. Winchester Blvd (at Campbell Ave) in Campbell. Hope to see you there!

By the way the painting above is called " Me Likey Brains"!

Mischief at Studio Gallery San Francisco

Come check out the Mischief show at San Francisco's Studio Gallery on Polk Street. I'll have a few paintings in this really fun show filled with tons of original art for under $400. I'll be there - Sunday July 19th from 2-6pm!


http://www.studiogallerysf.com/Mischief09.html