"Bear With Me"8x10 watercolor done by Omar last week, perhaps hinting at a self portrait? Could be. But which one is Omar?
:)
Random Art
"Bear With Me"8x10 watercolor done by Omar last week, perhaps hinting at a self portrait? Could be. But which one is Omar?
:)
Random Art
We've got more disciplined artist friends who post "painting a day" or "art du jour" blogs. But, well, we're just not that motivated. So I present to you our new feature... Random Art. It will feature random art we've created, some new, some old, maybe even some really old, and it will be posted at... you guessed it... random times.
To kick it all off, I offer you a little oil painting Omar did last year, titled "Renard". Enjoy.
Release the dragons!
Editions Daniel Maghen of Paris, France has just released their second edition of L'Univers des Dragons, which is, obviously, a book about dragons. Omar's painting the Apple was chosen for this book, which also includes dragon paintings by Tom Kidd, William Stout, Todd Lockwood, Tony Diterlizzi and many more. We haven't gotten our copy yet, but from what they show on their website it is a really memorable collection of art. There's some more info about it on their blog also.
Dead of Winter
This weekend we escaped to New Hampshire to attend the Foxfire Studio Gallery's opening reception of their new show, "the Dead of Winter". The show features horror and monster art by gallery owner Pat Lewis, Rick Frane, Jill Bauman, Chuck & Wendy Lang, and a few other artists including us. Omar's painting, Cercopithecus L'Hoesti, is a pretty twisted self portrait he did a few years ago for the Necon art show. My drawing of the Bighorn Badger is a piece I did ages ago when I was playing around with skull and anatomy studies. Both pieces are a bit of a departure from the norm for both of us, but sometimes it is refreshing to step outside of the box for a bit. We had a great time at the reception, with live music provided by Knucklecocks. I gotta say I was a bit dubious about what kind of music a band called the Knucklecocks would play, but they turned out to be a very fun rockabilly/country/punk band. Definitely worth checking them out!
Shop 'til you drop!
We've got a pile of new goodies in our CafePress shop, just in time for holiday shopping. We've added more images to our ever-popular coffee mug line, plus a few new t-shirts designs and also some magnets, boxes, journals and note cards. Fun stuff! On our website, we added a whole pile of fine art prints for sale. We're also working on updating our website to showcase our original art that's available for sale. Those pages should be up very soon, hopefully (fingers crossed!!) later today.
Links:
our CafePress shop: www.cafepress.com/studiorayyan
Our website "Prints for Sale" page: www.studiorayyan.com/pages/buyprint.html
Return from Illuxcon
We've just gotten back from Illuxcon in Altoona, PA. A good time was had by all. So much talent converged on tiny little Altoona it's a surprise the town didn't combust. I'm pictured here with a sculpture done by Thomas Kuebler. Yes, that's a sculpture! If you stare at his work long enough you could swear you can see it breathe... Some more photos of our weekend can be seen here.
Go Ask Alice
Our work from the "Walk Through Wonderland" show. (See previous post)
Click on the image for a larger view.
A Walk Through Wonderland
Omar and I are taking part in an online gallery show hosted by the Duirwaigh Gallery. The theme is "Alice in Wonderland". Go check it out- there's some fabulous and diverse work in this show, and more art will be added as it goes along.
-Sheila
Avast, mateys!
Arrrrrr... today be international Talk Like a Pirate Day. Don't know how to talk like one? Try this link, or you'll be walkin' the plank for sure!
It's Derby Time
Omar created this illustration for our local newspaper, the MV Times. It's the cover for their special section on the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, which is a month long fishing derby that starts this weekend. Already it's proving to be a popular image, so we've decided to add it to our CafePress store, where you can get it printed on all sorts of fun stuff: t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, etc. We are also selling limited edition prints of it, go to our web site for more info about them. Happy fishing!
Dancin' Fool
I've just finished a very busy week of dancing, dancing and oh, some more dancing. This was the week of the Built on Stilts dance festival here on the island, and I had 4 performances: 3 belly dances and one big group performance with my Zumba class. Last night was my final performance and after the show to celebrate we went out Salsa dancing! wheeeee!!! Just can't stop! After a summer of many many many rehearsals, I can't believe it's all done. Wow, now what am I gonna do?
I know what I'm doing today: going for the GOLD! Our local agricultural fair is this weekend and today is the infamous Women's Skillet Toss competition. I got a 4th place ribbon two years ago, maybe this year I get 1st!!
-Sheila
Tank Girl
I thought I'd share some photos of a pinup girl Omar painted on a friend's 1936 Indian motorcycle. Pretty sweet!
click on the image to get a better view
A Rilly Big Shoe
Well, no, but it's a really nice SMALL show. Omar and I have our art in the "Animals and Wildlife in Art" show at the Foxfire Studio gallery in Dover, New Hampshire. It's a great little gallery run by Steve and Pat Lewis. Steve does jewelry, Pat does illustration and tattooing, and they both have their studios in the shop. So stop by, check out the show, buy some art or a necklace or perhaps have one tattooed on! The show runs through September 30, more information is available on their website, foxfirestudioinc.com.
Spectrum calendar now in stores
The 2009 calendars in available for sale now. We just got our copies and they are beee-uuu-tee-full! Go get one!
Drum auction- ends June 16th- bid now!
Omar and I had the honor of being chosen to decorate two very special antique ceremonial Hatian Rada drums for an auction to benefit the Drum Workshop. Founder Rick Bausman has created these workshops to offer a range of ensemble drumming programs for elementary and high school students, elderly, people with disabilities. They also provide programs to address the issues of substance abuse, anger management, and violence prevention. Rick is a great guy, and a badass drummer to boot. Be sure to check out the auction. It ends June 16, so bid now!
Golden Apple revisited
Omar's award-winning painting, "the Apple" will be published in the soon-to-be-available 2nd edition of L'Univers des Dragons published by Editions Daniel Maghen of France. I'm not sure if these books will be available in the United States. Those of you living in or visiting Europe had better run out and grab yourself a copy of these books, because from what we've seen of the first one, they are absolutely stunning.
Vegas, baby!
We just got back from a quick little vacation to that humblest of cities, Las Vegas, Nevada. The air was warm (ahhhh...), scented with jasmine in bloom (ahhhh...), and windy as all heck (ooooh!). With a bit of self-control, scheming, and just plain luck we managed to actually come home with a little bit of money. Of course, it was less money than we went there with, but hey, ya gotta eat too. Like they say, if ya wanna make a small fortune in Vegas, go there with a big fortune. We saw a few shows, one being Cirque de Soliel's "O"-- it was freakin' AMAZING! We also loved watching the fountains of Bellagio from our hotel room...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)