There's a set of Baseball Cards that, instead of photographs of players, uses paintings. They look awesome, but I can't remember who it is that publishes them. Anybody know?

Want.

Watching the Giants and Dodgers right now. Poor Tim Lincecum was frying in the heat. Giants are down 3 in the 6th, and I kinda doubt they are going to manage to get the wildcard spot...

No M's, A's, or Giants in the post-season = :(

Labels: Baseball, Paintings

I've been working on my website, which I'm getting close to making public. There are still some sections I have to complete first, and even when it is made public, there will still be more to do. For a sneak-peak, see images to the left!

Here's what will be included:
Bio
Image Galleries
A Shop (with some free things!)
Contact Info
Links (of course)

I mean for it to be a basic design that can grow organically. Also, it will eventually be a sort of "rabbit hole," with the visitor choosing just how far to go. Basic info will be apparent on the main screens, with special info hidden throughout. But a lot of that is for the future. Just thinking big ahead of time. :)

When it is ready, I will post here and everywhere I have a presence, so you all will know. Until then, back to work! (Speaking of work...I got the job I was interviewing for! YAY!!!)

Labels: Website, Work

Dan Logan and I drove down to Midtown for Second Saturday. First stop was Spanglish Arte, which was still organizing for the night. We were a little early. They have a lots of cool art there, so check it out on 23rd near I St. if you are in town. Only one of Monica's pieces was out, which was of some concern...

20th St. Gallery (on, you guessed it, 20th St.) was really good this time, fantastic paintings of clouds and landscapes by Dennis Stanford, check out Tobin Rodman while you're there. The Viewpoint (2015 J St.) featured amazing photography by Bob Fera, Mike Mayda, and Terry Nathan. The center of the gallery held Nathan's photos of smoke spirals influenced by microcurrents, chaos theory in action. On the perimeter, Fera and Mayda's fantastic images of galaxies and nebulae. This is why I wanted to be a space explorer when I was a kid - I never understood why it was such a bad thing for the Robinsons to be "Looooost iiiiiin Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace".

We also hung out with Pastor Becky and Co. at Midtown Friends Community, where they gave away free cookies made with Fair Trade ingredients (which Dan had helped bake the night before)! All 200 cookies were gone by the end of the night. Monica - earlier in the day - had drawn a picture of herself holding art. When life imitated art, I had to capture it (see photo above)!

Labels: Midtown Friends, Monica, Paintings, Photography, Second Saturday

Tonight is Second Saturday again in Sacramento. Dan and I are going to be making the rounds, and if anyone wants to join us, just call. We're definitely going to hit Spanglish Arte and Midtown Friends, where Monica has artwork showing. Monica may even do some live art at Midtown Friends, so stop by! The image to the left is one of her paintings.

I'm working on an 8" x 10" painting (see "Remember this for later," previous blog) of Judah Nagler playing a keyboard. Some details have been changed. I've been experimenting with different techniques and haven't been happy with all of them, so it's been taking a while. Another painting I'm working on has barely gotten off the ground, because I keep changing what I want to do with it.

On other fronts, I may (here's hoping) have a new day job soon, at Southside Art Center in Auburn. Fingers crossed!

Labels: Monica, Painting, Second Saturday

Recently I saw an image of a stained glass window that reminded me of how much I love them. Not making them - although my mother used to make them before she switched to watercolor as a medium.

I remember going to mass and staring for the entire time at the stained glass windows, which, along with reliefs and sculptures, were originally intended to help educate illiterate peasants on the basics of the story of Christianity. There's a quality of light that cannot be reproduced in any other medium. I miss that, since the church I attend now is lacking in stained glass.

Of course, this was not the image I saw, but how could I possibly resist this stained glass depiction by Lynda Macrae of Link from The Legend of Zelda? Awesome. There should be a whole series based on games, if there isn't already.

The other thing I've been thinking about for the last couple of months is Orthodox Iconography. Icons are "written," not "painted," and usually involve gold leafing. I think they are amazing, and what I'm considering is incorporating elements of icons into my own paintings.

Icon writing has it's own specific sets of rules (depending on whether the writer is of the Russian school or the Greek school), and I do not intend that anything I do be held up to the rules of orthodox writing. But I think as a symbolic depiction of stories and characteristics of individuals, an icon is in many ways timeless and universal, and succeeds in visualizing the sublime, and that is what intrigues me.

This will still require thought and experimentation, so stay tuned for more news.

Meanwhile, I think I will be at Second Saturday in Midtown Sacto this weekend if anyone wants to meet up. Monica has art at "Spanglish Arte" and also at Midtown Friends, so I want to support that. Plus, I missed last time.

Labels: Art, Icons, Link, Stained Glass, Zelda

Monica made me aware of the fact that we now officially have nine months to go before our wedding. And SO MUCH TO DO.

We still don't have the guest list figured out, and haven't sent out invites or save the dates. I don't even have the website finished yet (lol).

Labels: Photography, Wedding

Currently Listening To: All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone By Explosions In The Sky

Labels: Music, Photography