The Tom Waits painting project
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‘TIME’
Aprox 16″ x 20″ – custom frame. Mixed Media
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2008
South DaCola art club w/Erik Ritter
I participated in the DE-JUNKED art project at JazzFest, featuring MPLS artist, Erik Ritter. I brought him a shoebox of junk, and this is what he made. Yeah!
South DaCola art club w/Brady Lynch (part 3)
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Brady Lynch is an artist, born and raised in Sioux Falls. Although he studied art in college almost a decade ago, he has only recently begun to set aside ample bits of time to create his acrylic, oversized, textured paintings. His work is usually done impulsively while sitting at his downtown studio that overlooks a railroad, aged buildings and the 10th Street Bridge (all of which he has included in his work). For instance, his piece titled “Saturday†was done on a Saturday when he wasn’t feeling overly creative and figured he’d just paint how he felt…numb and jaded. “15 Red Roosters†was painted while listening to Big Mama Thornton’s version of “Little Red Roosterâ€. So, all of his paintings have a story, but it may be as simple as his mood that day.Â
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He will soon have a website dedicated to his artwork, but until then, you can contact him at either artbybrady@gmail.com or 605-941-4201 if you are interested in displaying his work at a place of business or regarding prices and availability of his paintings. Thank you.
KCPO program ‘THE FACTS’ GOP mouthpiece?
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I watched another episode of ‘The Facts’ yesterday on KCPO TV. FolkArts wasn’t hosting the show this week, but I was a little disappointed in the current host and his one guest, DR(?) Allen Unruh. He basically let him rant his BS for about 15 minutes w/o even questioning him once, and where was someone from the other side of the position? Seriously. I have noticed this show has really become a mouthpiece for the SD GOP and some of it’s extremists, like Unruh. How about a couple of Dems or at least some indies from time to time. You call this show the FACTS, but you don’t allow both sides of the issue. What a joke.
Crazyass Jazzfest storm
I wheathered the storm first in a beer tent, then a Parks and Rec utility room in a park John. (Thanks to a guy named John for the swig of vodka and lemonade.