Open Studio - Oct. 20-21 11am-6pm

Friday Preview Party. Oct. 19 6-9pm

Every year during October, artists open up their studios to the public.  What I enjoy most about it is the opportunity to talk to people about my work.  To get feedback and perspectives from people who've never seen my work before.  The dialog is always a treat.  This year, it's no different and I look forward to meeting new faces and greeting new minds.  I hope you'll indulge me.

"Lakshmi." 19"x19". Pigmented ink and packaging tape on the Wall Street Journal mounted on panel.  Variable Edition of 8. 

Marin MOCA

I'm happy to be included in the Summer National Juried Exhibition at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. My piece, "Bull Market," will be included in the show. Many thanks to the juror, Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator and Director of Programs & Collections at the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive.

Note to Self by Chuck Close

Armory Week

With March done and gone, it's about time I posted images from my trip to New York for Armory Week. This is just a snippet.

Open Studio

Every October, artists around town open up their studios to the public in San Francisco. It's an opportunity to allow us cloistered artists, holed up in our studios (and our heads), to let regular people into our creative sanctuaries. The public gets the chance to talk to the artist directly and to see where the artist works.

This year, I'm having my open studio during the second weekend, October 15-16, from 11am-6pm. I hope you can make it. I'll also be having a Friday night preview party, in case you want to beat the crowds and get a first look.

There's already been some interest in my work from the Huffington Post and 7x7 Magazine. Check out the images below:

An EFFEN Event!

EFFEN Vodka commissioned me to create an artwork inspired by their new EFFEN Cucumber Vodka. For the piece, I considered the flavor of cucumber; mild, calm, soothing. I also thought that those sensibilities were very much in line with the laid-back west coast attitude. Keeping that in mind, I translated that idea into a state of serenity. In the piece, a modern man holds an EFFEN Vodka bottle in his hand, sitting on a lotus. The image references Buddha (also mild-mannered, calm, and soothing).

The event was pretty fun. Local mixologists made cocktails in a Top Chef-style competition and let the crowd vote on their favorite. Below are images from the event.