Roq La Rue show on the Horizon

Lord of Ghouls – Arise Feral Night, Roq La Rue Only a week before I’ll be shipping all my work off to Roq La Rue Gallery. The house and studio always seem so empty after a whole body of work is carefully and obsessively packed into huge boxes and shipped across the country. Travel well … Continue reading Roq La Rue show on the Horizon

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Jonathan LeVine Prints have arrived!

And so has Fall which is kind of appropriate. Jonathan LeVine Gallery released 2 of my prints and as you can tell from the photo, they are grand in scale and beauty and aroma. I requested it be sprayed with a lacquer that smells like fist fights and cowboy boots. Please visit their online shop … Continue reading Jonathan LeVine Prints have arrived!

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Good Things are a Comin’

Learned some good things this week. Some of which I can share and some of which are, as of now, classified… of which some of which is of a dangerous and slightly nefarious nature… of which you would be in grave danger if even a smidgen of a pinch of eave is dropped into your … Continue reading Good Things are a Comin’

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Life is Blur

The best way to write a blog is with a glass of bourbon, a tobacco pipe, a rifle, a sleeping dog and a general sense of manliness. Incidentally, I have all those things at this very moment so this is shaping up to be a good blog post. A lot has happened since my last … Continue reading Life is Blur

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NYC = Success

My show in New York at Jonathan LeVine Gallery was a smashing good time. Thanks to everyone that came out! I was in a little pain at the opening due to the previous night’s activities. Anyone ever heard of a pickle back? It’s when you take a shot of whiskey followed by a shot of … Continue reading NYC = Success

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Strange Wanderings

I finished my last painting for the show on Saturday. Feels good. Real good. My brain is completely spent though so I’ll have to deprive you of my normal bad jokes and just give the show info. I hope you can live with that. If not, I’ll be at the opening so you’ll have an … Continue reading Strange Wanderings

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Long Lost Crow

I just found out recently that Black Maria Gallery in LA closed it’s doors and one of my paintings was lost in the shuffle. After some investigating and some major help from the awesome Michael Hsiung, the piece was recovered and it’s on it’s way back to Pittsburgh. It’s already pretty well known but Michael … Continue reading Long Lost Crow

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Here we go 2011

Winter has rolled in and Fall is but a cold, orange mush-ball. If I didn’t live in a quiet, residential neighborhood, I would blow this pumpkin up with some M-80’s to send Autumn out in style. Instead, I struggled to get this blob off my porch because it was frozen solid to this mantle. I … Continue reading Here we go 2011

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Hello Pittsburgh, Hello Fall

As I sip on my delicious pumpkin ale, feel the cool welcome of Autumn in the air, and breathe deep the smells of fallen leaves and wood fires that are meandering into my nose holes, I say, Welcome Fall! You are a brief but glorious lover that is kind enough to make sweet, beautiful love … Continue reading Hello Pittsburgh, Hello Fall

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So much to do! So much to do!

Whew. Take it easy. One thing at a time. I’m officially leaving Portland this Tuesday to move back to my hometown of Pittsburgh. There is much to be done and not much time to do it. My brother Ben is in town to visit and to eventually drive back to Pittsburgh with me and all … Continue reading So much to do! So much to do!

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