Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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In the Face of Love
My upcoming show at Adam’s new store, we’d love your support and hope to see you there! By the way, Geneva and Ashley’s work is amazing!! They don’t get nearly enough exposure. The show will mostly be happening just for the one night, with maybe a few straggler paintings up for the week, depending on…
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Cuteness Overload!
Really, this is too cute. I love these little guys! 28″ x 39″ Jared spotted my art in Rebel Rebel, and seeked me out to commission this. I have to admit, when I first saw the photo I was a bit scared. It wasn’t very detailed, kinda grainy, and the screaming baby… I thought it…
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They Do.
Commissioned by Jay Brown, for his brother’s wedding, 16″ x 20″. An engagement smooch, on the beach, wind blowing, waves crashing, ahhh romance. I used some gold paint to try and capture the sun shining on the strands of her hair, and the glint in her necklace. I have no idea if these folks liked…
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X-Wings
X-Wings: these kids got wings to fly! ~Sold~ This is my brother and his friend Rubin, probably before I was born in Port Alberni, BC. I am not sure which dog that is, (we always had dogs growing up)… maybe Pokey? I wanted to include something those boys would be dreaming of, up in the…
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Horn Rims & Weiner Dogs
“Horn Rims & Weiner Dogs” ~Sold~ Acrylic, pen and polyurethane on wood paneling. I took this painting to a good home today, a fellow artist, broke and struggling within the confines of art school (hope she doesn’t mind me saying that). I also ran in to Ken Gordon today, who brought Ashley McNeil (above patron…
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Chinese & Wallpaper
“Chinese & Wallpaper” Acrylic on wood paneling from an old trailer. For sale $250, contact me if interested :) Mom has fond memories of this night… it was a wallpaper party gone wild, chinese food and good times were had by all. Brent Purdy and Don Kemp are pictured here, lounging and eating. I painted…
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The MOCL Art Party!
The end of the party was drawing near, when I finally remembered my camera! Anyways, I have such amazing friends. I was totally impressed by a wicked turn out on a long weekend, friends old and new, and lots of purchases. Really, I am so grateful. A sappy happy bordering-on-annoying-you-grateful, and thankful for all the…
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Wall Flower
Wall Flower: Wallpaper, acrylic and gold paint on wood. My dear Karen Messer was the second winner of the Mother’s Day contest I had. I took my time, saving this one for the show I am having at the Ministry of Casual Living right now. The opening was awesome, a totally surprise, since I worried…
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Train Travel
15″ x 20″ Train Travel. Emily from Bernstein & Gold commissioned this one from me, for herself of her best friend Lisa. Emily told me she asked her friend first, if it was weird she was going to have a painting done of her, if that was okay… of course she was honoured. I don’t…
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Buster
16″ x 22″ Acrylic on wood. Buster! Sarah Ginger Kittens Smith commissioned this painting for her hubby Gord, also my pal, for his surprise be-day party this year. Grace took the picture and filtered it to be high contrast and clearly, bright and colourful. Buster, is LOVED immensely by all of the above. Especially…
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Sailorette
Cute Little Sailorette, 15 5/8″ x 22 3/8″ For a bit of mother’s day appreciation, I had a contest on Facebook to win a painting of your mom. It was ridiculously hard to chose a picture! There were so many good ones, I chose 2; this one, and a picture yet to be painted for…
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Pigeon Holed
~Sold~ 13″ x 7 3/4″ Copies for sale at Love’s 535 Yates Street. My Girlfriend Geneva chose the topic transformation for our drawing collective, and I had coincidentally just finished this painting. Man I was mad at this image, it was a stupid ugly gold headed bird, so I sanded its head with fierce vengeance. …
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Sick of Love
12″ x 19.5″ Acrylic on wood. Copies for sale at for sale at Love’s, 535 Yates Street. Hmmm, this painting, still not sure about it. But I know there are a few people out there who like it, a lot. So I am putting it up to the test. What was I thinking… about love,…
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Raven Tongue
9″ x 12″ Pen & pencil crayon on paper. Here it is! My first drawing for the purpose of a t-shirt, and the one chosen in the end! Mostly I was just drawing off the top of my head, but I was also thinking of those burnt out looking pine beetle trees. It’s a sad…
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Tickled Pink
9″ x 12″ on paper. I rarely draw on white paper these days. A white canvas, or leaf of paper stares me down, blank and cold. The toughest part is the first mark… Someone asked for a t-shirt design and I wanted to try something new, not square form. So I started from the middle…
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Funny Feeling
Funny Feeling 11″ x 12″ Copies for sale at For Sale at Love’s, 535 Yates Street. For our drawing club collective the theme was narrative, so I wanted make a picture that told a story… I started with the 2 bears having a conversation, then literally worked outward from them to develop the plot. I’d…
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