NEW PAINTING!!

I painted this for Subtext Gallery in San Diego, they are doing a Comicon themed show. The specific theme was "Meanwhile..." basically superhero's/villains in real life situations/bad day situations. I struggled with this, i thought i'd have no problem doing it but all the ideas i came up with i didn't think i could pull it off in my style. My original idea was doing Nightcrawler in a teller line at the bank, and he passed gas and it would be a little purple cloud by his bottom. But I thought everyone would be doing potty humor. So I ended up doing this piece...."Venom Bad day with Sprinkles"

Acylic on canvas
8x10
$200
Contact Subtext gallery if interested

It was modeled after the worst day I ever had, and at the end of said day baskin robbins was having free scoop day, a light at the end of the tunnel. So i got my favorite ice cream World class chocolate, and in one lick due to BR's lazy cone filling style it fell to the floor and some snooty hair dressers laughed at me. I almost cried, and BR wouldn't give me another scoop. The turds.

Gallery Bottle Rocket Officially open!!!

www.gallerybottlerocket.com (website in progress)

We are currently located in LaPorte IN, and are showing artwork from, Joshua Clay, NC Winters, Serge Gay Jr, and Shannah O'Meara. We also have a variety of handmade items. Designer Plush dolls, 3 season Scarves, and screen printed T-shirts for a reasonable price. We plan on doing a lot more with the space and items. Our next special reception is August 8th.

Here are some pics of the store.

This is me maning/womening the front desk.


Joshua Clay limited edition prints - $50 each or 3 for $125, you can order these online at www.joshuaclayart.com


Our store is also has a work area, where we do commission/free lance/and our own art work


Shot of some artwork by N.C Winters, amazing stuff I really like his style. ( if interested in his work feel free to contact me at 773-807-5254) Also a shot of some of the dolls I handmade and the 3 season scarves.




Here is a closer shot of the dolls I made for our store, ( and some handmade 3 season scarves). I sold 2 of them so far, sadly I forgot to take pictures of them.

This is the "Racing stripe Diva" handpainted face by Shannah O'Meara.




This is "Rupert" hand painted face by Joshua Clay - $20



This is "Mr. MuGaDa falls in love." hand painted face by Shannah O'Meara - $20



This is "Bernard" hand painted face by Joshua clay.- $20


This is our T-shirt wall, we have hand screen printed men and woman's t-shirts for $15 and plain tees for $10.

This is what we call the "rise wall" behind the walls is our work stations. We originally just got the space as an art studio and it had more space then we could use so we figured we try and open a store.
the Left rise wall, with work by N.C Winters, Joshua Clay and myself, Mines the ketchup bottle.


Here's a close up shot of my painting. I wish i could have painted more, but i was pretty busy with just making plushes and such.


Joshua Clay did a live painting the day of the opening, we raffled it off at the end of the night.

Piece #3 CTA train

Here it be, piece #3!!

"Sometimes you feel like a nut"
20"X4"X1.5"
Acrylic on plastic CTA train
SOLD
Some close up shots...I used a little bit of washed down gold paint to make the squirrels eyes have the reflectiveness of a cats in the dark. So if you see it in person and you walk past it just right it will glint at you.

This little guy on the end is my favorite. I was gonna have him eating a bloody blob, but when i got it to where it is now i liked how it looked like he was eating himself so I kept it and chuckled a bit.

New painting!

"Spandrel"
5x7''
Acrylic on wood
SOLD

This piece will be in a group show with a ton of great artist, I feel super honored to be showing in the same gallery with them.

"Project 57" Group show @ Distinction gallery to benefit the Lewy Body Dementia Association in honor of Charles "Chuck" Leslie Walker $10 admission
August 9 – September 6, 2008
Reception: August 9, 6-11 pm

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive brain disease and the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly. Lewy bodies are abnormal proteins deposits that disrupt the brain's normal function. In the brain stem, the proteins deplete the neurotransmitter dopamine, causing Parkinsonian-like symptoms. In other parts of the brain including the cerebral cortex, acetylcholine is depleted, causing disruption of perception, thinking, and behavior.

LBD onset is typically between the ages of 50 and 85. The symptoms, medicine management, and duration of LBD vary greatly from person to person, but the average duration is 5 to 7 years. No definitive treatment or cure for Lewy body dementia has been discovered.

Better quality image of my bunny painting which I have named:

"Blue buns"

acrylic on wood
7X10

This is part of my next painting. I haven't fully decided what to call it, but I'm tossing around "Spandrel" Hopefully i will be done with the full painting this week.