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  • “Samuel Jackson 5” print by Dave MacDowell

    Dirty Pilot has just released a new print by Dave MacDowell. “The Samuel Jackson 5” was first seen at the Thinkspace Gallery for his solo exhibition “The Sins of Atticus Finch”. The original painting is of course sold, but for those that loved this image, you can now get it in print form.

    The print is 16.875″ × 15″ Archival Pigment Print on the 300gms art paper w/one deckled edge. Signed and numbered in an edition of 39 for $60 a pop. I’m glad there is now some prints available from Dave. His artwork is such a blast, and sells out pretty quick.

    Dave MacDowell print @ Dirty Pilot

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  • Shows this weekend: Josh Keyes, Bob Dob & The Blab! Show

    Here is the rundown of art shows that will be opening up this weekend.

    Friday:
    Swarm Gallery will host an exhibition of new works by Josh Keyes.

    Perihilion Arts will open “Black Eyed Mouseketeers”, a new series of paintings by Bob Dob. The show is online and looks great.

    Cave Gallery will open “Outside my Window”, a group show featuring art by Liz Brizzi, Adam Flores, Max Kauffman and more.

    La Luz de Jesus is opening its four shows, as mentioned in an earlier post, with new art from Scott Holloway, Jessica Dalva, Misato Otake & Jasmine Worth.

    Varnish Art will be having its last show at the current location, and will end it all with a new solo show entitled “ThankYouGoodbye” with works from Michael Page.

    Strychnin Gallery will host “The Red Thread”, which features work by Jennybird Alcantra, Bethany Marchman and Edith Lebeau, who was a featured artist on the Creep Machine. Congrats Edith!

    Saturday:
    Copro Gallery will open “The Blab! Show” featuring new paintings by Joe Sorren, Andy Kehoe, Alex Gross, Jeff Soto, Femke Hiemstra, Shag, Kris Kuksi, Ryan Heshka, Martin Wittfooth, XNO, Travis Lampe, Owen Smith, Kathleen Lolley, Natalia Fabia, Andrew Brandou, Gary Taxali and more

    Disctinction Art will open “Scientific Evolution”, with new artwork from Dan Lyderson, Sean Christopher, Jasmine Worth, Gene Guynn, Christian Van Minnen, Dave MacDowell and more. 10% of proceeds to benefit stem cell research.

  • Shiny Showcase with Pete Cardoso

    Tiny Showcase has a series of foil stamped prints called “Shiny Showcase”. They just released a new print by Pete Cardoso (Ghost Town Studios) for this series. The print is 5″ x 8″, signed and numbered in an edition of 500 for $14. It also comes with a certificate of authenticity.

    Pete Cardoso @ Shiny Showcase

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  • J.R. Goldberg limited edition skateboard

    During the month of June, J.R. Goldberg had a skateboard design entered in a contest over at infectious.com. The winners have been announced and J.R. made top 5, we believe she was tops, but at least her design has been chosen to be sold on the site. The image is entitled “Is Anyone There?” and is a limited run, not sure how limited but I hope we can make these boards sell out as fast as possible. If you like collecting skateboards, or just want to help out an amazing artist make sure you head on over and check it out. J.R. also made sure to mention the Creep Machine in her interview here.

    J.R. Goldberg @ infectious.com

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  • Nhon Nguyen & Mike Wagner @ Flatcolor

    Opening tonight, August 6th at Flatcolor Gallery in Seattle, is a show featuring new works by Nhon Nguyen & Mike Wagner. “Nhon Nguyen debuts a series of oils depicting the motion and energy of Skateboarders without their actual skateboards, Mike Wagner brings a series of paintings featuring intense portraits of the king of pop to Flatcolor Gallery.”

    I had not seen the work of either artist before this show, but I’m glad I did. I really love the way that Mike paints, it’s very energetic and loose. The preview doesn’t seem to be up yet, so keep your eyes open on the site and if you are around the gallery, make sure to stop by.

    Flatcolor Gallery

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  • Preview: Scott Holloway @ La Luz de Jesus

    Opening up this Friday, August 7th at the La Luz de Jesus Gallery will be four solo shows with new works from Jessica Dalva, Scott Holloway, Misato Otake & Jasmine Worth. All four previews are up for viewing right now, but for this preview I wanted to focus on the artwork of Scott Holloway.

    Scott’s exhibition is entitled “Memento Mori”, and “centers on the holy relics of Saints and biblical figures as highly detailed anatomical icons.” The drawings and mixed media works look like something right out of the anatomical studies of Da Vinci, but “with passages from the Bible and text from medical treatise, sprinkled with a bit of Surrealism.” in each one. The paintings show a skilled hand with oil paints, and each of the subjects surrounded by a treatment of gold leaf. “Visions of St. Luke” and “St. Luke’s Hand II” both are painted in frames that looked plucked right out of the Renaissance. Each one is aged and shows the effects of time, while the hands are clear and vibrant. St Luke “is the patron saint of Artists, Sculptors, and Physicians. The hand is his symbol.” To me this fusion of old worn in surfaces with the freshly painted icons is like connecting the old with the new, showing that many elements of the past can still be relevant today.

    Like many, Scott showed talent and wanted to be an artist from a young age, but he wanted to learn painting in the style of the Northern Renaissance which included such artists as Robert Campin, Jan Van Eyck, Albrecht Durer and Hieronymous Bosch. I wish more were interested in drawing inspiration from the past as Scott has.

    The works look amazing, and is definitely worth a look. Scott Holloway @ La Luz de Jesus

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  • Originals by Stuntkid

    Jason Levesque, also known as Stuntkid, has a couple of originals for sale. Both of these pieces were in “The Drawing Room” show that took place at Thinkspace a while back. If you missed the show you can now snag these from Stuntkid directly. Each piece is graphite and charcoal on heavy paper, “Annelids” shown first is 8″ x 11″ ( 14″ x 17″ with frame ). “Caviar” shown next is 8″ x 8″ ( 14″ x 14″ with frame ).

    Stuntkid Originals for Sale

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  • “Label Me” print by Greg “Craola” Simkins

    The original painting from this print will be in a group show at the Joshua Liner Gallery opening this August 15th. The print is available to purchase now however. It is 18″ x 24″, signed and numbered in an edition of 50 for $150.

    It’s an amazing image, I love that Warhol inspired soup can in the middle, Chunky Bunny flavored. I also like that the print is on paper. Canvas prints are fine too, but some images just look striking on nice paper with a frame to finish the whole look.

    To purchase, email info@joshualinergallery.com
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