We're Gonna Have An Art/Pie Party Tonight

Wait a minute! My TV set doesn't work! It's broken! What are we gonna do tonight?

Just a reminder that I'll be at Shoofly Pie in West Seattle tonight from 6-9 pm for the monthly West Seattle art walk. My art will be hanging at Shoofly for a few weeks, but tonight's the only time you can get a nifty Spirals In Love handmade bookmark AND some rhubarb-ginger galette at the same time. I don't have a clue what galette is, but I bet it tastes terrific when eaten off of one of my bookmarks.

My art is currently featured on the front page of http://wsjunction.org/ to promote the art walk (permanent link at http://wsjunction.org/2011/06/ws-artwalk-thursday-june-9th-6-to-9-pm/).

My painting "The Dilemma" (http://www.imagekind.com/The-Dilemma_art?IMID=e641e44e-4d6a-4e67-becd-bda72bdc8912) is also featured on the front page of http://www.imagekind.com/ for today only, although it is strangely cropped due to their automated cropping process.

I'll Catch You If You Fall - Ina Mar

I also wanted to mention one of my favorite working artists, Ina Mar. She's done a better job of promoting my art than I have, and even before that I had found and loved her work. A while ago (http://spiralsinlove.blogspot.com/2010/10/if-you-trace-it-back.html) I mentioned the "Lord of the Flies" cover painting that inspired me to tackle watercolors and experiment with soft texture/harsh line combinations. A lot of Ina's work reminds me of that painting in both tone and appearance. She's able to convey several levels of shyness, pain, love, and comfort all at once and I love her line work and judicious application of color. You can (and should) see much more of her work at http://www.redbubble.com/people/ina-mar.