" Just Dream" 18"x 48"

"Just Dream"

This piece draws you within playing off of all your senses. Every time I have gazed upon the piece I've seen and thought something different. The texture color and use of zinc have come together in one spectacular moment. I'm blessed to have created such a wonderful piece of art.

"Minds Eye"

"Minds Eye" 38'x 42"

I had no idea this would be the end result of my efforts............Explore the epiphany moment an artist experiences during a revelation on life, an emotional truism, or an indisputable social commentary before being lost under layers of indecisiveness.

Night meets Morning

This triptych is rich in texture and color........................The depth I was able to achieve lent itself to the name.

Each piece measures 16"x48"

Light Plates

I needed to come up with a light plate design for my own use................Now I can offer these in all colors

"Night in June'

Created from the memory I have as a child growing up in Washington State. My brother and I were floating down the Sammamish River outside of Redmond and we were very late getting back home. We spent the better part of the evening just watching the sunset and this is my impression of that evening.

Tahoe experiment

I had this idea while doing a show up at Tahoe this past summer. I want to do a floating art installation on Lake Tahoe. Last evening I took "Journey" to the river next to my home and floated them as a test run. As you can see it was a huge success. Now I need to get some press up at the lake to cover this event.

A note from a client

Just hung the new art and it looks fabulous! It’s hanging in my Master bedroom versus the Great Room where I had intended it originally. It’s simply so calming, peaceful and soothing that I decided it was better placed in my Master where it’s that last thing I see at night & the first thing in the morning. It’s truly a wonderful piece … thanks so very, very much.

Teri Gacek

Phoenix, AZ

"Traveling Guitars"

"Traveling Guitars"

33"x48"

This piece was inspired by several places.

My show up at the Strawberry Music Festival, a photo of my former wife playing a guitar and by my love of music and a desire to play guitar.

This was my first art piece of this style and I really enjoyed creating it. I have been told that I at times seem unfocused in my creation of art? Meaning, I guess I create so many different styles of my art. My canned response to such comments is from Picasso.

"All children are artists, The problem is how to remain an artist once you grow up"

If you have ever watched a child finger paint you will notice that what the create never looks the same. However each piece is beautiful in it's own way

"Hush of Evening"

"Hush of Evening" is a series of work based on Sunsets and color. There will be only 10 pieces of work created for this body of work then there will be a cool down

In keeping with the organic nature of the art I use berries as accent color.

"Sistere" 24"x 30"

Sistere (Latin) "To stand still"

"Shadows"

"Shadows"

I had tried some new techniques while creating "Shadows".

I wanted a slight concave surface to the piece so I weighted the back as I applied my material and let it set up so I had a less than straight surface. I then stood upon the piece so I could create some stress fractures within the art.

"Shadows is the third piece created in these hues and style.

"Life's Run

"Life's Run was created over the past three weeks.

There were times when I thought it looked much different than what i had envisioned. This past Sunday I honestly thought it was a complete disaster. It looked like a mud puddle. The colors were flat and I was just dreading the thought I had lost it. There are many elements and techniques that I had used within this piece and for it not to come out was awful. Well all my concerns are now gone this is one of my better works, there is so much depth and interest within the piece. "It is true eye candy"

This was an amazing color! How I arrive at this is by some chance. It was on a colder day that I had stained this set (Lung-Ta) and the stain reacted really well. There is actually two colors used, a base of weathered bronze then padre brown, have not used this combination before.

"Mantra" The block I use on these sets are for printing prayer books.

If you have ever watched the movie "Seven years in Tibet" the young Dali Lama is using one of these. Could it have been this block that printed a book the Dali Lama had used?

These are from the Lung-Ta block (Windhorse). This block was carved in Tibet 250 years ago. If you look closely you can see the Windhorse, carrying the 3 jewels of the Buddha. The Buddha, Buddha teachings and Buddhist community. This was used to print prayer flags. I shall post various colors of each.

This set was created by using the Lotus block and recycled glass.

These are some of the antique wooden blocks I use on my spiritual art. I have collected these since 1976. Some from Nepal some from India.

It is amazing that there is no wear on them over the past 10 years of my use.

These are of the original style art I started out with 10 years ago. This particular set of 4 has a very unique color of reds and orange. It is by far one of the more difficult colors to achieve. I use dyes and stain which neither is opaque. You have very deep rich colors with alot of depth.

I had all these concrete core samples and was

wondering what I could use them for.

Took me forever to come up with the idea

that they may be used as a table base.

This table is in an art gallery in Palo Alto, Ca.

This wall finish is in a home in Rancho Mirage,Ca I apply the same techniques as I use in my art. The mix of materials is adjusted for working on a vertical angle. This particular one is just pigment no stain is used. The white or lighter grays are from the use of a little water while troweling.

Working Boots

Thought I should put my work boots and mixing sticks to work

"Untitled" 36"x48"

I should name this 4:30 AM!!!!!! That is when I began the coloring process and finally finished it at 9:30 PM. rarely do I have to work some many colors into my work. I wanted 4 very distinct bands of color that played off of each other. I had to start out very light then added as I went along. I love the separation that you see and the way the color mingles in and out of each other. The zinc used as the serpentine border gives a sensual feel that preoccupies the senses.

"Untitled" 36"x60"

I had used old grape stakes as part of the framing on this untitled piece. I wanted to work in green hues only and kept layering the colors. I needed to stop myself knowing the rich colors really come out during the sealing process. I only have a rough concept of what I want to create, the work it self begins to reveal itself as if it has a life of it's own or a story it wants to tell.

Open Studio

Open Studio Spring Dates

March 19^th-21st

March 26^th -28th

Join me for the Spring open Studio events

Held in the old Firehouse Hood, Ca

Studio located in Hood California

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Hood&state=CA&zipcode=95639&country=US&latitude=38.368&longitude=-121.5175&geocode=ZIP

address 951 Hood Franklin rd

Hood ,Ca 95629

Please RSVP by return email

These represent the spiritual side of the art I create. They are made on a piece of recycled redwood and measure 6"x24". This particular set is imprinted using a old wooden block that was used for printing Tibetan prayer books. The mantra

"Om mani padma om " is the inscription.

Translated " The jewel in the heart of the Lotus.

The willow comes from the banks of the Truckee river, and I create them in many colors.

"Time Change"

"Time Change" is the second piece of its kind, It measures 60"x60" and it's base is 2"rigid foam insulation that I collected from a home being remodeled. Some of implements used for the design were found in the parking lot of the Cal Neva casino in North Shore lake Tahoe when they to were in the midst of a remodel.

This was a banner day for collecting recycled material. This is the basis of my art which I started 10 years ago. I was green before it was fashionable. It just seemed right to me, all this was going to end up in a landfill somewhere. Now I hope it will adorn someones home once I have turned it into a piece of art. This is Redwood some grand tree was cut down used a decking material and laid on the street for the garbage collector. Such a majestic tree deserves a second chance.

When in Mammoth Lakes California visit the Mono council for the Arts gallery. Gaye and Angela are there Thursday thru Sunday and would be happy to show your all the wonderful art produced by local artists, "and one from Sacramento"

Mammoth Lakes

The dogs and I taking a short break from the art show in Mammoth Lakes, Ca. The weather has been beautiful, sunny all week. Just started to get a dusting of snow.

"Cycle" 48'x48" diptych

This piece is hanging in Wild Holly gallery in Carefree, Az The surface of this piece is much smoother to the touch than other works. I used a different technique to achieve the smooth texture, it is very time consuming therefore only a couple of pieces are made each year. This piece is available in Wild Holly Gallery Carefree Az.

"Castaways" 48"x48"

"Castaways" Is a newer look using the same techniques. The piece was created in Rancho Mirage, Ca in 90 degree heat. I love the way colors react in higher temps.

Last Bench

I had made quite a few of these and they have just become to much to bring to my shows. This one I made as I had the base and had enough plywood to create just one more. They are very special being that I have never seen anyone making something quite like it. They are of the same recycled materials as all my work. I posted this unfinished photo of the bench I needed to savor the moment.

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"Casting Shadows" 36"x60"

"Shelter" This was by far on of the more difficult works I have created. The weather was very cold outside and the studio was like a freezer, therefore my colors react different than if it was 85 outside. I should have named it "Struggle" as I had to fight with the colors. I had given up for the day but just knowing it was sitting in the studio in need of some care I could not sleep. I went back into the studio at around 1:30 am and began working on the piece. It was amazing how fast it was began to react, like it just needed a little more attention. Sometimes they say you have to walk away for a minute, well it was so true in this case.

Train-Hopping II 28" x 30"

"Train-Hopping II" Follows on the heels of a piece that I had created about two years ago. It breaks rules in the world of art, being that it is divided in the center? Who comes up with such rules. The willow comes from the banks of the Truckee River in California. I love the organic colors and the willow was a natural for me to apply in this work. Rules are made to be broken.

"Four Steps

"Four Steps" is a first for me. Since I use recycled materials in my work I had quite a few small pieces of wood that I use in frame construction. I just kept collecting these small pieces of wood.

I had found shards of masonite that looked useless then realized I might utilize them in smaller pieces. I then measured what I had to make sure that the pieces were uniform and came up with 12"x12" work. It is so named "Four Steps" following the many steps it had taken me to create these four small pieces of art. Available in Mono council of the arts gallery Mammoth Lakes, Ca

"Subtle Hint"

This piece I had worked on for just under two weeks, the color kept evading me as if the piece was challenging me to go further. I had to step away from it several times fearing that I might go to far,but knowing I had not gone far enough. The color revealed itself to me after many side strokes of color. What you and I have before us is truly a precious work of art my heart and soul comes out through this work

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"Waking"

"Waking" Was hung in a home in Newport Beach, Ca. The piece was shown at Mammoth Lakes Labor art show for the first time and was taken home that weekend. It was the first of this style for me and I have continued to created pieces in this genre for the past two years. I love this style of work and I hope you enjoy the work as much as I do.

"Gathering"

I had just completed this piece and what had surprised me was the change of colors. The upper half of the work I used a color "copper patina" this was to give me green and aqua hues, and over night I got these hues of brown and tans. This was not intended to happen, and I have no idea why this occurred. I wish I did, I love the way the green and aqua peak through the mist. I thought of a Gathering storm looking out over a vista.

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"Embrace"

So titled "Embrace" is the joining of 2 like souls.

"Shy Morning"

"Shy Morning" was based on one sunrise at Mono Lake, Ca.

I had taken a photo of the sunrise while driving so it was blurred and streaked.

"Incredible Play"

The work "Incredible Play" is in a lovely home in Truckee, Ca. It was created using found objects, 5 gallon buckets, plastic cups and 30" sonotube were used for the impressions. I've found our societies throw away's makes for great art and tells a story at the same time.

This piece was created with the Owens river in California in mind. It's serpentine meandering through the Owens Valley is captured in this piece.

I create the benches and tables by commission order only....... They are from the same recylced materials as the rest of my art

This was installed over the holiday's. I was in Mammoth lakes for 2 weeks doing an art show. The people that purchased this piece I had met back in July and they had not seen the right art for their space. They happened to come by the show and this was perfect.