Four Draw - Great Day for a Draw

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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.

Cowboy Roy goes North

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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

Shark Birds - Only sited in Humboldt Bay regions

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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.

15 Minute Draw - Ironside Update - Wed Sep 28 - 4:30PM 2011

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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!

Cafe Nooner Show - now fished out

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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

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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".

San Francisco Labor Day 2011

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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!

Driftwood, USA

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Driftwood, USA officially completed today, Bank, Saloon & Jail, we can all relate I'm sure.  Sculpture came from multiple sketches I did prior to build.  From maybe 10 sketches I took the best pieces and made the sculpture what is today.  The pistol on the side of the bank is my interpretation of retreiving money from local ATM machines in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Nothing like someone watching your back.  Swingin doors - every saloon should have and jail w/key drop!

 

Wally's Secret Stash makes his debut

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This recent piece "Wally's Secret Stash" was a favorite sketch I had ripped awhile back and in seeing it again I decided to make my attempt in sculpture in another "story board piece".  Taking from my Antarctica experience a very long time ago I was able to come up with the rough sketch.  Wally is a mirror image of the sketch only thing missing is the bow tie, how could I forget that!