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I painted these portraits to contribute to a traveling art exhibition that is designed to spread awareness about the Mushar people in India. The Mushar people are considered the lowest rung of the Indian caste system. Politically, socially, and economically segregated and powerless. Learn more at www.art4india.com
I have a couple pieces in this show this coming Saturday. It’s an honor to have my work on the flyer.
Fremont Presbyterian Church’s “Living Room” (former bookstore)
5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento CA
Open to the public: Sat. Feb. 25, 5 pm – 9pm and Sun. Feb. 26, 9 am – 2 pm
Artists: Nancy Buckpitt, Nicole Romeo, Jason Campbell, Kate Brennan, Stephanie Gibbs, Beth Glaze, Bobby Cobbs, Coral MacLeod, Marcia House, Susan Curiel-Contreras, Karen Robinson, Bob Beckert, Marianne Gonzales, Adele Ohs, Lori Franz, Nancy Brow, Kathleen Armstrong-Silvera, Barbara Selland
www.fremontpres.org
I wanted to practice drawing a face and our printer isn’t working so well so I looked through a magazine. I found perfect black and white photo of a middle aged woman in a medicine advertisement. It took about 3 3 hour sessions. I’m pretty happy with it. It’s the most realistic sketch I’ve done. Not that realistic equals good but it’s nice to hone that skill for when you need it.
I designed this plug-in for Word Press. It is a responsive slideshow with left hand navigation boxes. It is similar to slideshows on sites like Wayfair.
This is a light weight plug-in and highly customizable. You can change colors, height and widths (navigation and image box). Also with parameters in the short code you can change the width at which the slideshow stacks for a better mobile experience. You can also change the background color of the slide box.
And it’s free! Enjoy 🙂
Demo | Word Press Plug In Page | Documentation
In this painting I wanted to capture fire in a cubist or modular type of way. I tried to bring out the triangular shapes we see in fire and make a type of rhythm out of it. Also, I wanted to show the luminosity and vivid color of a light source within the flame. The light source comes from the center, similar to Van Gogh’s Potato Eaters.
The name “Ancient Flame” comes from the idea of a flame with in all of us that was lit long ago. It’s a passion that causes us to create. A force that causes us to strive to contribute to the world and not just to worry about our own life.
Like always, you may have a whole different interpretation and that is great! I am just presenting an idea that you can run with and hopefully be inspired by.
I’ll have a brand new painting in this show called “Ancient Flame”. Only 3 people have ever seen it. 🙂
Saturday, February 21, 5pm-9pm
Sunday, February 22, 10am-2pm
at Freemont Presbyterian Church
Ferguson Hall, 5770 Carlson Drive
Sacramento, CA
916-452-7132
Try my Christmas Ornament Design web app! Color the ornament easily with your finger or mouse. Then save, share on facebook, google +, twitter, email etc. You can also download and print your ornament. Plus it will be added to the Ornament Tree for others to admire. Have your friends vote to move up the tree.
Three easy steps…
One of my more scary (add some scary music here… or a good metal band :)) paintings just in time for halloween. I used complimentary colors red and green with a little red orange and green yellow thrown in.
There isn’t a super specific meaning. Thinking what to name it, I noticed the rib cage really looked like a cage and along with most paintings of sculls and bones it represents mortality. I personally believe someday we will be released from our mortal cage. In my humble opinion… we think spiritual therefore we are spiritual beings. Halloween seems to remind us of the spiritual realm.
And even if you don’t agree I hope you enjoy the painting anyway. 🙂
This is a song with an electronica/hip hop type of sound (with my own twist). It is on the subject of dreaming of different places and ideas. In excess, day dreaming could be bad but in the right context it is very important in our mental and spiritual lives.
I made the music using public domain samples. The video uses a photo I took in Yosemite California with photoshop editing that I did frame by frame. The lyrics were also written and performed by me.
