Two New Drawings of Mine

Nathan Abels, Untitled (Houses) Graphite on Paper, 11x10"

Nathan Abels, "Luggage Carts", Graphite on Paper, 11x10"

Jose Gonzalez

I'm seeing Jose Gonzalez in concert tonight. I'm excited about it. I posted about the artwork for his albums back in February. There's new artwork from Elias Araya for the new release, "In Our Nature" (see above) as well as new tunes (of course) with a more full band.

In memory of Jeremy Blake

Beck's "Round the Bend" video with art by Jeremy Blake



from "Punch Drunk Love" color wash scenes by Jeremy Blake



Excerpt from "1906" by Jeremy Blake

From the September Issue of Art in America:

"Jeremy Blake, 35, video artist, is believed to have taken his own life by drowning at a beach in the Rockaways in New York on July 17. A New York police department spokesperson said that his body was found 4 1/2 miles away in the waters off Sea Girt, N.J., on July 22. Blake's death followed the suicide on July 10 of his girlfriend of 12 years, filmmaker Theresa Duncan. The final entry on her blog, The Wit of the Staircase (theresalduncan.typepad.com), was posted the day of her death. The artist was thought to be devastated by Duncan's death. His clothes, wallet and a note referring to Duncan's suicide were found on the beach on July 17, and witnesses reported seeing him walk into the water.

The couple was described by friends as extremely close. In February they returned to New York from Los Angeles, where they had moved about five years earlier. They had collaborated, with Karen Kilimnik, on the 1999 animated film The History of Glamour, which was written and directed by Duncan. Blake also created sequences for the 2002 film Punch-Drunk Love, and at the time of his death was working with Rockstar Games as an in-house designer."

I know I'm not the first to report this, but his absence is a real loss to film and art. I've always loved those color washes in Punch Drunk Love, and the beauty of the music videos for Beck's "Sea change" album.

New Dan McCarthy Print

Dan McCarthy, year of the snake - 4 color screen print 25x19 - $30

Dan McCarthy, "roaming" - 5 color screen print (glows in the dark) 49"x18"!! - $100 (great price for such a huge, beautiful piece)

his biggest print yet. it's time to get a Dan McCarthy print.

New Brad Troemel Photos

From his "Coexist" series, find more of Brad's prolific output here

Miguel Calderon

I'm seeing a preview of "The Darjeeling Limited" tonight. I was reminded of Wes Anderson's movie The Royal Tenenbaums and the paintings in Owen Wilson's apartment by Miguel Calderon. Great sense of humor to these pieces,

"Bad Route", 1998, oil on canvas, 55 1/4 x 82 3/4 inches

"Escape from Caca-ville", 1998, oil on canvas, 55 1/4 x 83 inches

"Attack", 1998, oil on canvas, 55 1/4 x 82 3/4 inches

Upcoming Exhibitions to Look Forward To

Mark your calendars - because October is an action packed art month. This week is what's left of Denver Arts Week and there are great shows opening this weekend in Fort Wayne, IN and Carrboro, NC (see below). Next weekend, everyone should be at Limited Addiction on Santa Fe Dr. in Denver for the opening of the new Josh Keyes exhibit. I've mentioned the work of Josh Keyes previously, and I'm really looking forward to that show. Also next week is the opening for the artist in residence at Platte Forum. Here's the outlook:

Kat Rohrbacher, "Chair" Oil on Paper, 11x8"

"Regional Winners"
October 12 - November 21, 2007
Three winners from last year's Regional Exhibition include Dianna Huxhold - clay, Audrey Riley - mixed media, and Kat Rohrbacher - oil painting.
Arlink Gallery, 437 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

"Let's Rebuild", New Works by Ryan Helsel - Opening October 12, 6-9 pm at Nested, 118b E. Main St., Carrboro, NC 27510

Ryan Helsel

Ryan Helsel

Rory Golden

Rory Golden
Exhibition opens:
October 18, 5:30 – 8pm; continues through November 2, 2007
Platte Forum, 1610 Little Raven Street, Suite 135 | Denver, Colorado 80202

Josh Keyes, and Oliver Vernon at Limited Addiction Gallery. Opening October 20
Limited Addition Gallery - 825 Santa Fe Drive • Denver, CO 80204

Josh Keyes, "The Long Afternoon #2", 2006, 12"x9", pencil and gouache on bristol

Josh Keyes, "Treadmill", 14"x17", acrylic and pencil on bristol

Tundra near Mt.. Evans

We took a drive along the highest elevation road in North America on the way towards Mt. Evans. We made it above tree line (12,000ft. + elevation), then we were losing daylight. I took some photos of the beautiful tundra landscape from up there:

William Scott, Greg Blackstock, and Chris Johanson

I found William Scott from a tip in Fader Magazine, and this piece in particular reminded me of Chris Johanson:And another artist named Gregory Blackstock, whose book is excellent:

Iceland

Inspired by my love of Icelandic music and my recent Olafur Eliasson book purchase, I've been looking at a lot of photos of Iceland on flickr and various other sources:

Click images for links to photographers/credits.

It Figures

Tricia Cline, "The Exile Looking for the Joyful Horse", porcelain, 15"x7"x15"

Tricia Cline, "The Exile Rides Fancy-Rattus on the Way to the Son of the Wolf", porcelain, 18"x15"x11

Tricia Cline, "Durga in Montana", porcelain, 20"x6"x17"

Su-en Wong "Dolly" Graphite on Paper, 2006

Amy Cutler

Amy Cutler, "Cake Toss" 2004

I don't post art or artists that use figures very often, so here are a few that have similar aesthetics. All are female artists and all three artists use female figures frequently as their subjects. I'm particularly taken by the sculptures of Tricia Cline who I re-discovered while mining my online bookmarks yesterday.

Fall Colors - Rocky Mountain National Park