Pasadena In Focus (Sept/Oct 2013)

My drawing (the blurry red left:), and multi media collaboration with Kathryn Roberts from the last ArtNight at the Armory, on the cover for this months Pasadena in Focus. I won't be in on this ArtNight, doing ArtWalk the following day as part of ArtWeekend. But you can still catch Buddy Zapata's Junkshop Republic, playing the Armory with Kat's custom mirror ball installation.

process shots: Bridge Series collaboration

The work I collaborated with Kathryn Roberts is still up over at Euro Pane (the old one 950 E Colorado Blvd Pasadena) and this lazy morning I thought I would share another of the process breakdowns for one of them. This pic has Kat's beautiful original photo top left.. then my manipulation of it below and final with frame I customized to the right.

1st Place!! -Juried ArtWalk Winner

Excited to share! I just heard, I managed to once again receive the 1st place award this year from the City of Pasadena Playhouse District. 

That's a three-peat! (This is my third year winning an award from the association!)

 I will be looking for you at the ArtWalk on October 12th!

 "Destination"
ink and white conte on wood
24"x 36" 

Its imagery references the Metro Gold Line stop at Memorial Park, with artistic license taken.

Life drawing demos

This term I happen to be teaching an 8 hour life drawing course.  This is quite intensive, we have only just begun, starting of course with anatomy, proportion, and planes.
I am look forward to the long terms model poses we will be able to work through later in the term.

"Destination"

 "Destination"
ink and white conte on wood
24"x 36" 

This piece was created for the annual Pasadena Playhouse District artwalk competition (based on the theme "Destination Pasadena")

Wish Me Luck! Winners announced near the end of August.

Its imagery references the Metro Gold Line stop at Memorial Park, with artistic license taken.

Below are three detail views. Click on any to see all images in this post.

gorgeous garage

I went for a walk on the 4th of July, along the way I passed this beautiful garage. the wood was so very weathered, but the sun was hitting and the colors of it surroundings where bouncing so much that it seemed to absorb them in this surreal way that was so very inspiring. Today I had to draw it.

the ink/marker drawing on marker paper

 and the garage I passed

Bridge: a collaborative series

@ Euro Pane #1  950 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena  shop hours 7am-5pm daily (7am-3:30pm Sundays)

bridge disected

getting ready for a show going up at Euro Pane here in Pasadena,

The work builds on my collaboration with the talented photographer Kat Roberts. We have tackled similar subjects and compositions previously, however this time Kat provided her beautiful metallic prints and I collaged, painted, drew, and in this case sewed all over them. The series was challenging and I will post more  as the show goes up this weekend.

24x36in mixed media on metallic photo.

this was the photo image before I worked into it.

Into the Woods Set Design.

Cinderella's house left, Jack middle, Baker's house right.

The woods.

Bridge flat work for ArtNight@the Armory

10 x 13" ink and acrylic on toned paper

6.5 x 26" ink and acrylic on toned paper

The following images are all the original drawings that were used in creation of the the multimedia presentation for ArtNight at the Armory this past March 8th. 

8.5 x 15" ink and acrylic on toned paper

8.5 x 15.5" ink and acrylic on toned paper

8.5 x 26" ink and acrylic on toned paper

8.5 x 13" ink and acrylic on toned paper

10 x 13" ink and acrylic on toned paper

26 X 8.5" ink and acrylic on toned paper

10 X 13" ink and acrylic on toned paper

8.5 X 26" ink and acrylic on toned paper