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Travel Drop in Peru

Hey, Joe,
Attached is a picture of the family that received your painting in Urubamba, Peru, in the Sacred Valley fairly near Maccha Picchu. Our group of 15 had gone to their home, and after a dinner that included guinea pig prepared in our honor, we presented them with gifts that we had brought from the United States. Everyone loved your painting and the whole concept of traveling art. It was fun taking part in your adventure! Thanks.

- Sarah

kid art

new painting over the fireplace for winter '08

newly christened basement art gallery

turning our basement into an art gallery

at the urging of my beautiful wife, carrie, i am transforming our basement area into a jam packed art gallery. every inch of wall is going to be covered with the plethora of artwork i have amassed over the years. i'm about halfway done and it's a complete trip to see that many colors, forms, memories and mediums all smashed into one spot. i'll post a video tour of the area once it's all done.

children international art drop and voting

Happy Anniversary Time Lapse

new fangled urban artists

a time lapse look at our grapes growth

it's gonna get cold soon ..

sea of facers

arrow plunger

apple globs

My Pop's Digital Camera

I have inherited my dad's old camera and have been having a time with the sleek Nikon design. It's the digital camera I started out with and this new 10 megapixel is quite nice .. here's a slug shot with the new digs ..

More Photo Taking than Painting Lately ..

NYC Bound

A friendly stranger named Amanda caught an article on my photo.paint travel project and has offered to take several of my pieces to the best city on earth .. New York, NY. There's nothin' wrong with that .. let me know if you want to spruce your travels up while decorating the world's art museum ..

Full Moon From Our Vantage Point

Muddy's Show - Sept. - Oct. 2008

New Travel Article - Show at Muddy's

A new article has been posted in the eROOS Newsletter - UMKC's Alumni Newsletter - click here to view. Also, I'm going to hang a new show down at Muddy's by UMKC tomorrow morning for a month long tour. Cheers ..

Pappa Joe

Gonna be a bit slow around these parts .. we said good-bye to my father and hero, Joe Sr. on August 31st. He worked hard as hell his whole life and passed 10 minutes shy of labor day. This painting was done about a week before as a sort of homage to him. Kind of his likeness in a moment of serenity .. rest in peace, pal ..

Smear

Photo to Paint Fountain to Video

Slowly Dissipate

Rural American Graffiti Art

elephant march

Drip ..

Grapes are Growing on the Back Porch

pea brain

Click ..

Framed Sun Blasted Trees on Commission

Fireplace Guitar Art

Floppy Family

Gush

quack

Mars Probe

Travel Drop in Tan-Tar-A Hotel

The One Minute Cityscape

The Door is Hung

Melting

Horse Art for Miles' Room

A New Cloudy Road Ahead

Vietnam Wall Art

Years back, I took a kid from the YMCA on a trip to Washington D.C. I love that town and always took it to the limit in that city. Recently, I came across a pastel sketch of the names on the Vietnam Wall I grabbed while looking at that captivating testament to American War .. enjoy your world out there today ..

Peach Tree out Back

4 Cool European Travel Drops

There must have been something in the air today .. I was pondering a journal I kept back in 2000 during my first trip to Italy .. as I was thinking that, a teacher at the high school by the name of Mel was talking about some drops he made recently .. my work was placed in Rome, Venice, Sorrento, Italy - along with Athens, Greece .. the proverbial travel dot continues to spread .. Cheers out there ..

4th of July Fireworks Performance Art

Art From High School Recently Unearthed

Advocate Article on Travel Series

The Jackson County Advocate threw together a rather tasty article on the photo.paint travel project. Thanks, Stephen. Here is the link and enjoy - http://www.jcadvocate.com/

Above the Mantle KC

Invisible Water Art

Paint Ball Bathroom Art for the Kids

Talk to Them about Art

Commissioned Bridge

I am working up a new logo here at work for a colleague and a design scenario caught her fancy enough for me to make a framed print for her .. a floating bridge in the colorful ether .. enjoy ..

Need a Place to Stay .. ?

YMCA Art Auction

I wanted to take this time to thank you for participating in the YMCA Art Auction last Thursday evening. Your painting of the American Skyline at Dusk was sold, however the American Skyline at Morning was not. I believe we will begin cutting checks the beginning of next week for all sold art.

We have a few options when it comes to returning your art. You can come pick it up anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during the week at our office in Bonner Springs. We are also planning a bigger event similar to the one we just hosted on October 4th. This will be held at The Chateau Avalon in the Legends area. We would be more than willing to hold on to your other piece and put it in this auction. Whatever you choose is fine by us. Let me know what you decide and if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks again for your participation!

Chicago Window Pane in Home Environment

The Art Door in the Summertime

A very good friend of mine, Mark, and his wife Jenny wanted to commission me to do a rather unique painting for a huge wall in the entryway of their home .. their request was an old door and to do whatever felt right on that flank of wood .. the result is this .. it was quite cool to do and I am getting rather comfortable doing work on pieces that are rather non-traditional .. soon, it will be signed/sealed/delivered to the home for a permanent resting place .. cheers out there ..

Hard Beans, Auctions, Banks and Indonesia

Here's a bit of what's been going on lately in the photo.paint world. First, there's a show at the Hard Bean Cafe in downtown Grandview that is going from May - June 2008. A video below shows a sweep of what the show looks like. Also, just gave several cityscapes to the YMCA for an auction in KCK on May 29th. Then, I have 3 pieces that will be on a group display at a Bank in Downtown Peculiar, MO. Finally, my good friend Leah will be taking several pieces of my art over the weekend to Indonesia for the 'travel' adventures. All will be well documented with video/pics for your later viewing pleasure .. I beleive that's all .. cheers ..

Shout out to Grandview Alternative School

I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker in Ms. Cameron's class at Grandview Alternative last week and it was quite cool. It's always nice to divulge the creative ways with the kids and I was impressed with the voracity of their work .. they key is to cultivate and I think these kids are off to a rousing start .. cheers ..

Guitar Art for Zen's Room

Coupla Bird Brains

Blinding Light Signature Painting

My 10-year old boy, Zen, asked me to do a painting of what I thought it was going to be like when that first blast of light hits me right after one passes on. It seemed rather dour, but I decided to go with it. After I finished the piece, I showed Zen and he was immediately like, 'Wow Dad, I get to see your signature in the corner when the light hits me.' He's gone on and on how he will see my signature in the lower left hand corner when it's all said and done. Quite cool ..

Bailey's Wine Bar Fly Through - April to May 2008

Sun Settles the City

Rome Reader Watercolor

Photo.Paint Story: Healing 9/11

Cityscape for April Show

New City Paints for Upcoming April Show in Lee's Summit

Photo.Paint Video Story - Frutta Stand