Tuesday, September 23, 2008

From one show to the next

I went in to Java City to talk to the owner about hanging my paintings. We're all set to go. It doesn't have as much wall space as the Level Up Lounge, but I'll make it work. I consider the show at the Lounge to be a success. I sold some paintings and made a few good contacts. The Pecha Kucha night went pretty well too.

Speaking of shows, I'm off to Nashville on Sunday to hang out with my relatives then present at the QATC conference at the Opryland hotel. I can't wait. I think the presentation has a lot of good elements and I'm excited to share some of the cool things we've been doing in the Education department at LifeMasters.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Central Valley Antique Radio prints available!


I got these 16x20 giclee prints back from Josh at Sacramento giclee and they look great, in my opinion. We try to get a high quality image to use, then he prints a few versions to show me, we decide what to do and he starts printing away. They're great people.


I like how they work because they've been there a while, but the old man is passing on the business to the younger generation so they're trying to think of new ways to market the business and create specials. When I go in there I sometimes find a little infant on the counter next to them while they work. Very cute.


Anyway, you can read the details about these prints and the image from my old stompin' grounds, the San Joaquin valley, here:




Thursday, September 11, 2008

"Before the Tsunami--Wondering" on Journal and Book Covers

These publications came out last year over in the U.K., although the book on the right is from Finnish authors. In lieu of payment they donated money to a reputable relief organization. It has been a pleasure working with this publishing company over the last few years. Let's hope I get a few more covers. Come to think of it, I need to give Anthony a holler.

Prints of "Wondering" Completed


This painting, entitled "Before the Tsunami-Wondering" was completed for the Artists for Tsunami Relief show I put on with Carol Cody in Indianapolis. It was an amazing experience where we gathered over 70 pieces of art from 40 international artists and held an auction to raise money. I ended up giving this original painting to an AFS exchange student from Indonesia named Kiki. I'm a former AFS-er (Chile) so we had that in common. Since she was living in Indiana during the tsunami she was traumatized by everything that had happened. I thought it was the appropriate thing to do. She's now studying Political Science in Jakarta and we still keep in touch from time to time.
I recently found the electronic file and had my friends over at Sacramento Giclee Printing create some beautiful prints on canvas. I like how they came out. I plan to put on up in the Level Up Lounge and sell others on Ebay, which will allow me to donate some of the proceeds to charity. I'll add another image of this painting on the cover of The Journal of Consciousness Studies in the UK as well as a book called Dimensions of Personhood.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Level Up Show is On!

All of the paintings are up on the walls and I think the layout of the show looks nice. Rather than a gallery look, the lights are low because it's a lounge. I've never seen the paintings in that kind of environment and since some of them are kind of moody anyway, I like how it turned out.

I met Dane Dewis from the band Cuesta Drive there and we talked about the possibility of doing some art for them. I've heard their name quite a few times here in Sac. I'll have to go hear them to get the full vibe. He was a cool guy.