Pueblo Vida Brewing; Commissioned Gift

This was a pretty fun and simple project.  A friend from Denver who now lives in Tuscon Arizona contacted me to make something for a friend for their 30th birthday.  He had recently opened a brewery downtown, Pueblo Vida, and she thought it would be special to have something custom made for the walls at the new pub. I quite tend to agree.

I had some old fence wood in stock to make a canvas and used their company branding to recreate on the pallet frame. Needless to say it was a happy project!

New Additions to the Wall

ma muse

The human body in its simplest form easily possesses of the most inspiring muse-like traits. Think even to the sciences and those who, generations ago, studied corpses intently to better understand the intricacies that comprise our bodies.  How they function, how they break down, the immunities and resiliencies.  But greater than their physical functioning, the very composition in essence is lovely to the eye.  I can only imagine what Adam's response was actually like upon waking to find Eve.  A counterpart 'like-opposite' himself.  Someone wholly similar in nature and fully different in form.  And lovely in nudity. Strange that since our fall we have found layers upon layers of hiddenness to cloak our shame and yet simultaneously most deeply desire to get back to the intimacy and freedom in the Garden.  Layers of paint and lines and brushstrokes, paper, and lace, and music, return this Eve to some semblance of the original intended creation.

Fruit Duo

Mister Moose

Bear Face

Apple of my eye

Butterfly in flight

Working on some new pieces to showcase in a shop in Steamboat for February.  Found a stash of old windows from a house that was being remodeled.  I typically try and combine a variety of elements to my paintings that reuse or redeem some unwanted scrap.

Grandpa's Grizzly Bear found his way to Steamboat

Finished a little mountain bear for the Steamboat cabin. grrrr.