I’ve got to say I’m still waiting for Iowa to have an actual Spring. Granted we’ve had a few warm days and plenty of Spring-like rain, but we’re on day three of cold and gloom. Being out-of-doors just doesn’t sound all that apetizing. So I’ve been plugging away at this DSM Art Festival mural project.…

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A few notes tonight before I attempt to crash out a little early. I’m hoping to get those pics I mentioned Monday. That means I’ve got to get out of the house early. Weather.com has the sunrise at 6:20. i want to get to my spot before that. I want the buildings and streetlights lit…

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So it’s 40 degrees outside. Windy as Hell too. Unpleasant. I’m pretty sure my calendar says it’s April 20th. By the end of the week it’s supposed to be pushing 90. It was snowing two weeks ago. Iowa… what’s not to love? Thankfully the weather can turn the other way just as quickly. It turned…

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Ok, that’s the last time with the whole, “aaaaaaaaaaaaaand” thing. It’s just that after the series of minor setbacks I ran into I thought I should start over. I posted last time that I’d gotten the stretcher made up, but didn’t have the canvas. Well, I got the canvas and got it home. All ready…

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Last Thursday I got the greenlight from the folks at the ArtFestival. We’ve decided on an image (pictured here in charcoal) and the project’s a Go. Needless to say I’m very excited to get moving on it since my contract dictates a finished piece by the first week of May. So I got the good…

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As much as it hurts a little heartbreak can go a long way for artists. Look at the music of people like Trent Reznor or Ben Folds. How about the art of Francis Bacon? There’s a guy with emotional issues for ya. How about Clive Barker’s painting and writi… ok, he’s just a (brilliant) nutjob.…

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I’ll start by saying, “worst day for an open house ever”.There. Done. In other news my most recent painting is coming along very quickly. I got the areas of light and dark mapped out Thursday night. Last night I laid into the canvas like it owed me money. Some nights are like that. Painting is…

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With all the prattling on I do you’d think I’d remember to cover the really important stuff. It dawned on me last night while starting up a new painting (pictured at left) that since the beginning of this blog I’ve completely failed to mention some of the folks that have been instrumental in my development…

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