Archive for July, 2010
Jul 2010
Suddenly Weightless
Just love the idea of an astronaut losing his balance, even though he’s weightless.
Jul 2010
Midwest Sketches
I’ve been on the road for the last five weeks doing art shows in the Midwest and Wyoming. Here are some sketches I created while on the road. The idea of the rocketship really made me laugh, come view the final art for that one in my transporation gallery.
Jul 2010
Review: Des Moines “The Other Art Show”
My second stop on my Midwest tour brought me to Des Moines, IA. “The Other Art Show” is put on at the state fairgrounds, indoors, where the forecast was much better for the weekend than it was for the downtown show located outside. It stormed every night while I was in town, but the daylight hours turned out pretty nice. Setup: The setup required hauling your supplies in through specific doors of the building which made the setup time-consuming, but not difficult. The spaces were at least 10′ x 15′ feet deep. Very generous by art show standards and this …
Jul 2010
Epson 9900: Initial Review
After running an Epson 7600 for the past seven years, the time to upgrade has arrived. This is a photo of the Epson 9900 running a 44″ canvas roll. My first impressions of this new model are very positive. It is fast, very fast, especially when compared to the 7600. The colors are extremely vivid and intense. Since the color palette of my work tends to be more saturated, I was concerned the results may get over saturated with the new orange and green ink combo on this model. However, this was not the case. The warmer end of the …
