Anyone else tired of this look?

I wonder if 38 year-old Shepard Fairey was aware of the visual phenom he would start when he designed Obama’s iconic posters. The art is a nice mix of Communist propaganda and graffiti stencil styles in muted blues and the Commie red, all in the “big face” trademark of OBEY GIANT. I truly enjoyed its [...]

Tapestry Of Wool And Art

In early October I received an invitation to an art Opening at the Heard Museum’s Berlin Gallery, the museum’s two-year-old commercial venture. Aside the from the museum shop that is. The invite came in the form of e-mail from artist Marla Allison and a subsequent post-card from the gallery. I met Marla during this year’s [...]

Ryan Singer Pays a Visit

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My friend Ryan Singer stopped by to have a couple of his paintings photographed. I do that for him whenever I can to keep a record of his work and to distribute to publications. One of those paintings was this beautiful portrait. This image just doesn’t do it justice. As in [...]

Modern Phoenix Home Tour

This weekend was the 4th running of the Modern Phoenix Home Tour and Expo. This year’s tour celebrated the work of Charles Schreiber’s designs in a neighborhood in Scottsdale, Village Grove. Lisa and I skipped the Saturday Expo event and decided on the Home Tour this year. We had a leisurely morning of reading the [...]

Scene from Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market

I took a break from a weekend of dog shows to visit my friend, painter Ryan Singer, at the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market. Turned out to be a great day for me, meeting and visiting with some very talented artists and creative people.
Navajo weaver Tahnibaa Naataanii and her prize-winning tapestry. A beautiful [...]