On Floyd Avenue, in a part of Richmond that still feels like it belongs to its people, there’s a chalkboard. No fanfare, no neon signs, no marketing ploys. Just a weathered board, a question, a quote, and sometimes, a little plastic Magic 8-Ball dangling at the side....
Pat Perry does alot of great work. Nuff said. Check out more HERE. Pat Perry does alot of great work. Nuff said. Check out more HERE.
Our friend and VCU graduate Pierre Botardo has his first show in New York. The images I create are initial reactions to both lasting and meteoric events. The work, itself, is an observation of the discretion in these events. By permitting myself to indulge analytically and aesthetically in uncensored emotions, it is a form of self expression as...
Some nice work by Beth Hoeckel. Her mixed media collage pieces are made from found print material and speak of another time. You can check out more from this Baltimore-based artist at bethhoeckel.com. Some nice work by Beth Hoeckel. Her mixed media collage pieces are made from found print material and speak of another time. You can check out more...
Stanley Rayfield, a painter and recent VCU art school grad, will be featured starting Friday December 2 in his first solo art show at Glave Kocen Gallery. Capturing realistic elements that even the human eye may miss, Stanley, an old high-school friend of mine, has a talent beyond anyone his age. Stanley’s artistic career has launched to...
The ARTisan Cafe is an event designed to bring up to 25 local artisans, from clothing designers and wine vintners to natural hair experts and herbalists, together in one location in order to present their wares to conscious consumers who are interested in supporting their local economy. A creation of the MJS Collection, The ARTisan Cafe is...
Some very strong black & whites from SIT, an illustrator out of the Netherlands. They seem more like studies than actual completed pieces but we are down with animals with pretty faces and curvy legs. Or just well executed animal sketches.... Check out more at www.sitnie.com Some very strong black & whites from SIT, an illustrator out of the...
Join local author Noah Scalin this Saturday at 5 PM at Chop Suey Books to celebrate the release of his latest book, Unstuck: 52 Ways to Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing at Home, at Work & in Your Studio, through Voyageur Press. Unstuck is a handy guide to preventing lapses in creativity and inspiration, featuring 52 different projects...
Freelance illustrator Simon Birch and his series on people in action. Check out more of his work HERE. Freelance illustrator Simon Birch and his series on people in action. Check out more of his work HERE.
‘Tis the season for my two all-time favorite things: eating and shopping. Ironically, in the land of the large and home of the heavy, gorging on food actually takes a back seat to gorging on other stuff during one particular 24-hour period known as Black Friday. It’s a beautiful day in this great nation of ours, when suburbanites with too much...
