Year Enders.

Put a little holiday push in to the mix. Just finished a few pieces before the new year. One for my mom for Christmas to send her a piece of the local landscape and three more to hang in Lorien Power's Studio here in old town Truckee. I'm looking forward to the new year and my 40th. I've got some prospects for some commission work on a larger scale. I'll keep you all abreast of that. Here's the new work. The Panoramic is taken from Donner Summit looking out over the Rainbow Bridge and Donner Lake.

The "Miner Shacks" piece is taken from West River Road of some historic miner shacks that are still lived in today. There may be a piece or two here still to come. Both pieces are smaller in size the Miner Shacks is 10x12 inches, The Donner summit piece is 12x16inches.

Just delivered this finished commission piece for a very happy, wonderful family. I lived with them for a little over a year. They saw my work while I was living with them and really wanted me to make them something. I'm really happy with how it turned out and they were both surprised and happy. This image looks east towards the Mt. Rose mountain range from the trainyards in Truckee. The train shown in the photo is an old snowplow train. More work to come.

A Couple of New Pieces before the Year Ends

Slowly churning out new work. Like that slow moving fly that just keeps buzzing by your ear. Been having some interest and sales on the pieces even up here in Truckee. The new aesthetic is fun to do its quite a bit looser and more playful than the silkscreen work I was doing back in Seattle. Here goes enjoy!! The top piece is titled "New Hope Cafe"-the photo was taken in Westport, Washington. The second piece is called "Eagle Lake"- the photo was taken outside Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California.

Been making some new works here in the Sierras. I have new inspiration, and have been making the most of whatever I can use as media here. I purchased a photocopier down in Sacramento and have been using it.. New pieces are 18x24 acrylic, pencil, paper scraps, xerox transparencies finished with an epoxy resin. Enjoy- thanks for looking! More works to come!!

Recent Developments 10-2011

Just wanted to post some photos of some recent prints I just finished. I'm trying to have a blowout sale so everything you see is for sale right now. The bubble has burst- everything must go!!!!!! The Century 21 prints are large 24x36 inches- 250$ they are all unique- 3 are similar- so very limited quantity.. I'll be posting more stuff too!! come and get it!!!!

life....

Life, in the most basic form, has been a bit challenging lately. I'm still here, still working the same job, still living in the same apartment, and still inhabiting the same skin... Day after day.. I still have the same hopes, dreams, passions, and desires; some of these have just gotten more clear to me now, but those who have moved on get further and further away.. It's not easy.. Sometimes you have to move on while still making room for someone... its a strange dichotomy.

I got injured snowboarding about a week and a half ago.. While normally this would be debilitating... it seemed to be a catalyst for making things go better in my world. I had some serious down-time.. I was able to take that fucking lemon and make it into a series of lemondrop shots.. I ordered take-out pagaliacci pizza, i ate weed cookies, i read, i wrote in my journal, i watched awesome movies and documentaries... i lived... while being lame. This was a first.. My fridge was stocked... I drank prosecco, i drank beer, I made tea, I drank wine, I drug myself with my hands to the bathroom- I struggled to get into and out-of bed.. I iced my broken body.. I measured my days with ibuprofen tablets... it was a bit of bitter, with a bit of sweet.. it just depended on how i decided to look at things..

Now a week and a half out.. with some serious bruising on my tailbone and a still recovering right groin... Iam back to work, I'm riding my bike, I'm bowling, and having a kick-ass time with co-workers at our holiday party. And today has been a milestone.. I sold a joint-purchase van to close a chapter of my life, and accepted a job promotion. I have been really reluctant to take on any additional responsibilities in my life for the longest time.. This feels like a recognition for what I normally do, with some added (and fully do-able)responsibilities and a good increase in wage. It also feels like just a little step towards where my life is going. For that I am thankful..

All the while.. i sit typing this.. drinking pbr, eating ghetto home-made nachos, wearing a button up, a beanie and my boxer briefs... i think it just paints a picture.. .. ... ... thanks life.. i'll keep on keepin on.. Meanwhile I'll be listening to this album as much as possible.. its a oldie but a goodie.. thanks Papa M.

New Prints Currently at SAM GALLERY

Here are a couple of new prints in the "Manifest Destiny" series. These were made over this past winter and spring. More prints up soon.