'Roy goes home
/Cowboy Roy was sent to his room yesterday after completing two months duty at the Ironside Gallery located in downtown Arcata, CA. Roy maybe gone but theres still a very well stocked fish tank to feast your eyes on.
Cowboy Roy was sent to his room yesterday after completing two months duty at the Ironside Gallery located in downtown Arcata, CA. Roy maybe gone but theres still a very well stocked fish tank to feast your eyes on.
New show is up and running, newly outfitted fish tank, tube coral, red abalone, hammerheads, divers & more. Also new is a "Walk Through Humboldt County" through my fifteen minute sketches, stop on by and say hello, see you there.
First boat "Crazy D" sent directly to Davey Jone's locker is complete, along with four scuba divers checking out the demise of the vessel , can you say circling hammerheads & divers? Humobldt Baykeeper Dec 3, 2011 - ARTS ALIVE!!!
Commenced "Shipwreck Series" which will be a series of various vessels that have met their demise and were sent straight to Davey Jone's Locker. First of the series will be shown during the months of Dec 2011 & Jan 2012 at Humboldt Baykeeper located in old town Eureka during Arts Alive December 3, 2011.
That's right, Abalone, two cruising in their natural habitat. This was the first "bottom creatures" of the seascape piece completed, thus far tube coral & the new and coming "waterless fish tank". More to follow.
Yep that's right, finally ripped three sketches today, all atop of Lost Coast Brewery downtown Eureka, excellent weather, have been meaning to sketch this area just hadn't gotten to it so to speak. Today it was done - check this one off thank you!
Daily Draw yesterday consisted of going back to my old employer, the USCG. Haven't been back to Station Humboldt Bay in years, felt good being around all those cool nautical things once again. Weather was perfect, my new draw buddy Phil did the south side of the old station house, I took to the eastern side from the water. Second rip was in Samoa, CA, reminded me somewhat of my visit to Nova Scotia, ramshakle buildings, many in need of a coat of paint. Telephone poles/wires EVERYWHERE, at first my thought was to leave them out but thats what made it.
M/V Madaket & Woodley Island Marina subject draws for today, beautiful weather what else not to do?
Cowboy Roy passes many thank yous to everyone who dropped by to say "howdy". Excellent night, great response!
Two Daily Draws yesterday before my shift at the Ironside Gallery. With idle time figured I'd put it to good use. Eureka theater was the first of the day, signage is correct and accurate. Then to The Schooner & Shanty.
Thanks to my buddy Phil today, we had breakfast, then I challenged him to the elusive "15min Draw". He was game, we busted out four new sketches, one over looking the cemetery of Ferndale. Fernbridge, the only remaining bridge from ALL the NORCAL floods since install, over something like 100yrs. Fortuna & Hydesville, need some hay?
Awesome day! Great draw on all, capture today fore its gone tomorrow.
Bite Style? What the hell is that. True story walking along the beach, one woman & her dog she on the cell phone the dog on me literally! Dog jumped and bit me on the left wrist as the woman so politely says to the person she's speaking to "my dog just bit someone", WTF! If you have dogs, maintain them. OUT!!
That's right, Cowboy Roy, bigger than life grabbed a ride all bundled up in a makeshift rain poncho headed for Arcata, CA. Ironside Gallery located at 900 9th, his present home for the next month. Stop on by and say "Howdy" & drop 2 bits in his shot glass.
Revamped "Aquarium" is BACK!!! All you fish lovers the school recently relocated back to Arcata after a good feed at Cafe Nooner in Old Town Eureka. New on this show is the "Shark Birds", no BS on these boys plus a new and cool defined but moveable waterline.
Then of course theres "Cash Is King", "The Blastinator", "Wally's Secret Stash" & "Driftwood" three buildings, Bank, Saloon, Jail, you get the picture.
Arts Arcata Friday Oct 14, 2011 - 6-9PM, see you there.
Cheers ~ Scott
Introducing a new speicies of bird, the Shark Bird. These birds came from a day kayaking on Humboldt Bay, no camera only visual memories. From this I did a couple sketches of birds sitting on pilings sticking out of the water. This morphed into what is now the legendary Shark Bird. Only sited in Northern California's Humboldt Bay region no other sitings have been reported anywhere else in the world. Upon further inspection one will note these birds have only one foot, and in some cases many have been seen sporting a "peg leg". Scientists believe the birds fight amongst themselves and sometimes take a bite out of each other so to speak.
This new and unique speices will be making their home at the Ironside Gallery starting Oct 2011, stop by and take a gander.
Two 15min Draws were done downtown Arcata, CA 28 Sep 2011. Tavern Row was a challenge with so much to try and capture in less than 15. Jacoby Storehouse presented many problems with all the decorative stuff on the building, great draw, great day!
Come be part of the famous "15min Draw", this Wed, Sep 28, 4:30PM, Ironside Gallery, 900 9th St Arcata, CALIF.
You Supply $5 bucks
We Supply: Sharpie pens (only allowed), 1 piece paper per draw, 1 draw board/surface, 15min.
We all draw same pre-arranged draw subject with everyone within 30' or less of each other.
Thats it, have fun with it!
Thank you to everyone involved in my recent showing located in old town Eureka - Cafe Nooner. Over sixty hanging pieces were shown during this time virtually walking into an aquarium suitable for humans with no SCUBA. The "Aquarium" will relocate back to Arcata's newest and baddest art galleries - Ironside Gallery for my feature show starting early October 2011, swim on by for your catch.
15 Minute Draw kiced off today with two accomplished drawings by myself, two others by Marisa Sutter, her first ever draw. This is FUN, when was the last time YOU took the time to cut loose and have fun? 15 Min Draw does this, go out, find something appealing to draw and do it, everyone in group including instructor draws. Addicting? Hell yes! Draw Now, see updates for locations of "Future Draws".
Excellent day to be out and about, convinced a long time buddy to the 15minute sketch challenge. We set out in San Francisco's North Beach area. From there I decided on the first of four sketches for the day. Once the Mama's sketch was complete we moved on until my buddy JJ decided on draw #2, kind of an alley way with stairs? Done, moved on to #3, this was from the sixth floor of a parking garage directly across from SF Chronicle, JJ's second choice, done. We set out for more sketches and settled on Lori's since it offered us a recluse of shelter on the street to rip our sketch. Great fun!
Yep, it's true all that home security yakity yak crap this and that, get one of these babies, home protection, sheez, not a problem with this new addition, welcome to the 500 club, "The Blastinator" that is! Guaranteed to dust anything within 50yds, pesky neighbors, dogs, kats or lizards? Ka Blam!