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?>Hi. Just wanted to let you know that I have a few upcoming shows that open in February. New work at all three shows. Much thanks to Joe, Paige and Anna for having me be a part of all this. I’m really stoked to be making new work and showing it again… seeing as that I’ve been on a 6 month hiatus from painting :) Anyway, all info is below. Hope to see you at one of these shows.
What it is: It’s the second annual 100 Bones show at Breeze Block which features artwork that is $100.00 and under.
Why you gotta check it out: I’ll be showing 4 brand new pieces 8″ x 8″ priced from $40.00 - $100.00. Plus - there will be a grip of really cool artwork by other folks. Breeze Block is a great store + gallery that recently moved from Alberta-land to East Burnside. They have rad handmade stuff from local creative-type-people, cool art books and zines + fashionable fashion-stuff. The creatures sewn from bicycle inner-tube rubber are among my favorite things one can find here…
When it is: Friday, February 6th from 6-10pm
Breeze Block Gallery
1847 E. Burnside, Ste. C
Portland, OR
breezeblockgallery.com
Featuring: Mildred, Michael Frank, Paul Estrada, Meg Adamson, Justin Lovato, Ashley Montague, Joe Polillo and Me.
(curated by J. Shea)
What it is: It’s the first art show at a great little cafe on the corner of SE 39th and Lincoln ( Lincoln is halfway between Hawthorne and Division).
Why you gotta check it out: I’ll have a brand new piece in the show + there will be wicked-awesome stuff from a great selection of local talent.
When it is: Saturday, February 7th from 6-10pm
Fine Grind Art Cafe
2035 SE 39th Avenue
Portland, OR
pdxfinegrind.com
Featuring: Blaine Fontana, Bryon Schroeder, Chris Habberman, Chris Wellock, Christofer Ross, J. Shea, Jason Brown, Jesse Reno, Lesley Reppeteaux, Ryan Bubnis, Tim Karpinski, Tom Keating and Me.
(curated by Anna Todaro)
What it is: The Voyeur show consists of pieces of eyes that stare out from the painting at the audience. The Love Show is a group showcase of works focusing on the topic of love. This year, the Voyeur Show will be a part of the Love Show… One might deduct that it will be an exhibition of lovely eyes… perhaps it will!
Why You Shouldn’t Miss This Show: This show will consist of a collection of work created by individuals who organize art shows/websites/books/projects. Plus, Voyeur will be contained within the ginormous Love Show which will have like a bazillion pieces. Not to be missed!
Opens: Friday, February 13th from 7pm - Midnight
Olympic Mills
107 SE Washington Street
Portland, OR
Featuring:
Why is the flier spelled wrong: Hmmm… yes I did make the flier, yes there is a hideous spelling mistake on it. Now, I’m inclined to blame symmetry, or perhaps my lack of a proper education, but no… neither of these are right. I blame the fact that my sketch book lacks a spell checker. I mean come on people, this is the 21st century and all….
In a default installation of WordPress, the Front Page will display a list of all published posts sorted in descending order by “Post Date”. This works great if you want your WordPress installation to function as a “blog”, but what do you do if you want your installation to function as a “website” with a “blog” inside it? Fortunately, this functionality is built into WordPress and only takes a few minutes to get up and running. Please read below for instructions. This tutorial assumes that you are using a fresh installation of WordPress (installed at “web root”) with the default theme. Don’t fret if this is not your current situation, the instruction below will work on any WordPress blog… you just might need to do a bit of work depending on the theme you are using :)
Fuck yeah! Really excited about this! First gig poster ever. I know the picture on the left is kinda small, but you can click on it to see a larger version.
A bit about the concept: The first thing that came to mind with the project was to have a large blue bird (symbolizing the Blue Cranes) feeding music to a bunch of baby birds (representing the audience). I ran this idea across Joe (Tenor Sax - Blue Cranes) and he had a different interpretation of this idea: The larger bird would symbolize Wayne Horvitz while the smaller birds would represent the Blue Cranes. He then went on to explain that the Blue Cranes perform an arrangement “Love Love Love“, one of Wayne’s compositions. A while back, someone had shown Wayne a recording of the Blue Crane’s version of the song and it was very well received. This opened up a correspondence between the two musical acts and eventually they set a date to play together in Portland. That date is Saturday, January 31st at The Goodfoot.
Figured I should update my site a little more often. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride! Just be sure to keep your arms, legs and head inside while we’re in motion. No need to adjust your seat into the full upright and locked position though… You should be comfortable, but there’s no need for decapitation.
Actually, how ’bouts shiny Blue Cranes? I know it deviates from the lyrics a bit, but whatca-gonna-do? I was hanging out over at The Goodfoot last night when I was asked to do a Gig Poster for one of their upcoming shows. Totally stoked! Not only have I wanted to make a gig poster for the longest time, but I get to make one for a rad band too. I first saw the Blue Cranes at Gallery Homeland a few months back and the show was killer. Definately worth checking out live. I’ve already started laying out the design in my head and I got a great feeling about this one! I’ll keep you posted with updates.
While at the Goodfoot, it was time for a solo session of Drink and Draw. What do you get when you cross-breed a few Oly’s, a 6″x6″ piece of bristol paper and a micron pen? Just take a look to your left… you can click on it too and leave comments and stuff… You know you want to leave comments and stuff. If I had to title this drawing, it would probably be something in the neighborhood of: “bearded man with under-bite reaches for intangible treasure while his third-eyed wrapped in peacock feathers stares into the great beyond”. And this is reason #3 why this drawing will remain untitled.
This is my guitar. There are many like it but this one is mine. My guitar is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my guitar is useless. Without my guitar I am useless… well, maybe not exactly… but it’s really cool! I’m stoked to have an electric guitar again… even if it is the cheapest, rottenest, won’t go in tune at all, impossible to intonate piece of s**t on the planet. It’s still awesome! I think it’s been 6 or 7 years since I had one and now you better watch out, cuz I’m gonna rock your face off! Wait, no I’m not. Yes I am. No I’m not. Yes I am… Reader, you’d better skip to the next heading while I sort this out with myself.
Forward - Like a Flower that Only Desires to Blossom. This is the title of a new book from Jesse Reno. This is the second book I’ve put together for Jesse. Forward… features 40 full-color pages, is perfect bound (this is fancy book-people terms for paperback), and will be available for mass consumption in about a week or so. Check out the online preview and pre order one today! Related side note… I’ll be making my own book soon!!! I still have to hunt down a few pieces to photograph for inclusion, I’m hoping to have it together early January. Keep your eyes peeled.
Last, but certainly not least: HAPPY FRICKEN BIRTHDAY!!!! That’s right folks. November is the magic month whence your humble narrator was cast into this cruel cruel word almost 28 years ago… Oh it’s not that bad, yes it is, no it’s not…. Jesus Christ! Stop arguing! It’s downright embarrassing.
They’re having one of these crazy WordCamp thingies here in Portland at the end of September… September 27th to be exact. So… if you like the WordPress, and you live in or around Portland, OR… you should sign up here. It costs $10… but they promise to feed you two meals, hook you up with a t-shirt and they even add your name to this cool list of attendees. I’m usually totally against paying money just to enter a building… but the folks putting together WordCamp PDX are really hooking it up:) See ya there!
This Last Thursday ( July 31st ) at The Goodfoot we will be having a release party for Invision 2 - A Collection of Visual Art from Portland + Beyond. There are a bunch of great artists in the new book and they will all have work on display. Come check it out from 5pm-2am.
Invision
Released: September 6th, 2007
Published by: Another Sky Press
Order: anothersky.org
Featuring the work of: Kendra Binney, Ryan Bodiroga, Paul Fujita, Chris Haberman, Scott Wayne Indiana, Tim Karpinski, Tom Keating, Charlie Alan Kraft, Asley Montague, Dan Ness, Jesse Reno & Keith Rosson.
Invision 2
Released: July 31st, 2008
Published by: Another Sky Press
Preorder: anothersky.org
Featuring the work of: Erik Abel, Ashley Anson, Damon Ayers, Jason Brown, Michael Fields, Justin Gorman, Jason Graham, Michael Edward McGovern, Russel Short, David Stein, Alisha Wessler & Eric Wixon.
I have started up a new series of art shows that I will be curating (with friends) in the Portland Metro area. The first show is currently up and on display at The Life in Old Town. They have gallery hours on Fridays from 12-5 PM and Saturday from 1 - 5 PM. If your in the neighborhood during these times, you should stop by and check out the show. If there is no chance that you will be in town and still want to see the pieces - I have uploaded a few to the new DRAW site. The site is still in it’s early stages of development, but it is fully functional as is.
After some strange-ness with my domain registrar, mfields.org is back online.
I host a drawing night every week at The Goodfoot in SE Portland, OR. Come join us every Sunday night from 8pm until close!
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