showing at Cerner in 2007

got some good news in the snail mail box yesterday .. as a part of the KCMO Art's Council Business program, I will be exhibiting my work at Cerner Corporation from February to April 2007 .. that should be good times .. about 10 years ago I worked over there in that complex of Cerner buildings .. used to moonlight then with my art - it's gonna be nice to reunite with that building and colorize their walls .. enjoy the cold out there .. cheers ..

google cool art

if you feel fancy, go ahead and type in 'cool art' in google anf find some good stuff .. there is always a wealth of good art out there that will not be heralded and i try to do searches that will snatch out quality imagery and artists that deserve a good look .. try it .. the first link is very nice .. good luck on a cool, simple adventure ..

handy 'hi'

everything at this point is speculation .. there are irons in the fire brimming, but will be disclosed at a later date .. scanned my hand as a digital 'hello' and will post news as it comes through .. 2006 was a solid year - plan on getting together a year-end podcast to highlight everything that happened with some interview clips and such .. keep your ears perked for it .. and thanks to everyone for coming out to the blue koi show .. there are still 4 pieces up in the back of the restaurant .. may be a long-term fixture in the establishment .. cheers ..

rockin' 2006 shows video

ever wondered how crazy the world of art openings can get? really? ever want to delve beneath the insanity and swim through the murky water towards a better tomorrow? well, my camera and eye balls captured a video compilation of the raucous 2006 list of busy art openings .. to view, click here - enjoy the love .. cheers ..

new euro subway painting

just finished up a new piece from a milan train station .. the dude in the middle is dissolving, but the rest of the painting is holding steady .. god bless trip-to-fan .. cheers ..

Auction Fun - SOLD

at the accessible arts auction on friday night, two of my pieces were bid on several times and sold once the final bell rang at the end of the night .. one was 'piano stomp' and the other was 'the shape of things'. it was good times, as well .. the crowd was a bit thinner from last year, but the food was still right on par .. good night to soak up some beer bottles and see what the people are interested in .. i still can't put my mind around how those auctioneers get their rhetoric moving so damnned fast .. it's one of my most enjoyable parts of the auction experience .. tounge tied and in love - cheers.

anti-modern art teacher

was having a chat with an elementary art school teacher today and she mentioned that modern art is dumb, stupid and distracting .. so, as i worked on her computer i neglected to mention anything about my modern artwrok .. we're off to the accessible arts auction tonight .. come out and buy all my stuff .. (please?) - nighty-night

informal opening and auction action

the friday night affair at the blue koi turned into gilhouly's and was A+ - good work to everyone that showed, drank and laughed .. got a phone call on saturday from an individual interested in buying one of the pieces .. so, we'll wait and see what happens .. yesterday was slated to be the day of the KCPT art auction and i didn't see anything about an auction in the eve .. so, we'll see on that as well .. i have posted within a picture from the window of the blue koi of the window series - cheers

rendering from ago

mr. aaron fajen had a good time with a cover shot i had on the jan. '06 issue of 'the x' magazine .. very good work .. enjoy.

the nelson art disaster

i was talking to a teacher in the building here about field trips and recanted one i was on with a group from the YMCA several years back .. as a youth worker, i had a group of kids up in the chinese section when i heard a dull thud and kids running .. the damned kids knocked over a ming dynasty sculpture that threw security, the curator and others into a dazed glaze .. it was the worst, unpublicized accident in the museum's history and i was there to witness it .. as it happened, some boy pushed a girl as a joke into the pedestaled piece and created the nightmare .. the girl got off with a mere week of community service .. i'll never forget that room and that piece .. cheers.

open house at blue koi - 11/10/06

we are going to have an informal open house at the blue koi this friday - 11/10/6 - to eat around the new hangning show .. again, here is a link to see it digitally - but come on down and have an egg plant pocket and bubble tea .. also, take a look at this site - it's pretty nice: click here

greatest hits reply

my favorite response to a mass email:
Hello,
Am intrested.
Thanks - Monica

relic score

recently, my miles boy threw out an old newspaper on the floor tucked away in a cabinet downstairs .. as i pulled it up, i forgot all about a trove of 'black panther' papers my father-in-law acquired over the years .. some very nice graphic designing going on there in the late 60's to get the panther message to the masses in the most eloquent way possible .. carry on ..

koi show is hung

thanks to the kato for helpin' me hang the newly sprung november show at the blue koi .. the owner is happy and we are to .. it's a good looking ensamble and nice to see the window series up in full glory back on the friendly confines of the 39th street district .. first and foremost, i want to thank my lovely caroline for coming up with the window frame idea .. these pieces look real nice up against the sky blue wall .. and again, it takes a lot of work to curate and hang these shows .. almost harder than creating the piece to begin with .. between wires, positioning, measuring, plotting, moving, teetering on ladders - it's an insurance risk .. but, the bound enjoyment after the sweat has settled into the cotton is enormous .. click here to see this newest show and thanks for your continued support .. cheers -

saw the yankovic circa 80's

i was thinking today about the good old days at the world's of fun amphitheater .. they used to cater to some pretty cool acts there in the mid 80's .. the best was wierd al yankovic doing his 'beat it' rendition to a throng of cheering kids hoping to catch his used banana peel .. saw a wrestling match with the iron shiek, as well .. it all looked real to me .. enjoy the amusements out there ..

Blue Koi Show Moved to November '06

just got an offer today to move the promised Blue Koi show from July '07 to this month .. I'm gonna hang the show tomorrow afternoon and get the 39th Street crowd reared for the winter livin' .. go by the show and enjoy the new 'window pane' series .. click here to look at all the window pane pieces .. enjoy the newly bare branches out back ..

einstien pumpkin eyes

enjoy the tricks abound .. just attaching a pic of a pumpkin i helped my sister-in-law paint for a pumpkin contest .. put some eyes and wrinkles on an einstein smart headed pumpkin .. i just found out it came in 2nd place .. a lot like einstein's theroies these days .. eat up the merriment ..

4th grade space coaster

my earliest stab at making some drawing with color was likely this book that i found some weeks back in an old crate of school work .. it's a 'space adventure' and it's gonna smack the socks off your shoes .. click here to read swim the deep space experience ..

art in me hometown

just had an old friend drop me a line about getting my stuff into several places on the downtown avenue in liberty, mo .. it'll be nice to be back in the hometown to throw some wares up onto the walls .. one is a jewelry shop and the other is a new italian eatery .. more detais as they arrive .. and by the way, sometimes when i'm not sure what to do on a blank google splash page, i parooze Salvador Dali .. i have always loved the surrealist movment and Dali is a great story .. i have some ideas that would be much better served as a surrealist imprint, rather than an impressionism/abstract .. something to aspire to on some level .. here's a nice Dali site: click here - enjoy the cold leafed up sunshine ..

art got my art

a man by the name of 'art' came out to grandview yesterday to pick up my 'western auto' photo.paint piece for the televised KCPT auction that will take place in mid november .. last time around, someone bought my 'sunflowers' piece and the TV exposure was quite nice .. i think i liked the fact that a retired man named art had the gumption for public television pursuits to grab my goods for a well rounded cause .. so, tune into the auction - maybe your walls are needing a bit of the proverbial sprucing .. enjoy the mist out there .. cheers, matie