Hope Outdoor Gallery a.k.a Graffiti Park

The Austin street art -- murals, slaps, wheatpaste posters and the like -- is awesome.

And the Hope Outdoor Gallery is like a street art mecca. According to their website, this space launched at the 2011 SXSW with the help of Shepard Fairey. It appears they would like to have some control over what goes up, but there seemed to be plenty of non-sanctioned painting happening.

They're looking for a new home, since this spot is destined for development.

lichen littles

I popped-up at a local venue in San Jose over President's Day weekend and it was suuuuuuuuper sloooooow. (Seriously, I sold 2 things and made $11... which is made worse by the fact that I paid nearly triple that to participate). [insert sad trombone sound] Thankfully, I had packed my paints so I was able to turn my sad pop-up shop into a happy pop-up studio. Busted out a bunch of lichen inspired abstracts. Here they are drying after getting sprayed with fixative:

Some of these are pretty fantastic and seem finished. Others, I want to rework a bit. All are gouache and oil pastel on 5x7" paper. Here are some of my favs before getting scanned + a sneak peak into how they'll look when I post to my webshop:


inspired by moss & lichen

Developing pieces inspired by pioneer species: moss, lichen and fungi bring life to inhospitable environments and make it possible for new growth to arrive. Beginning to translate this concept in various media. Also, ecological succession is magic. 

painting big on unstretched canvas

I don't currently have access to the tools I would need to stretch my own canvases. This means, if I want to work on something sturdy, I'm limited in size (since I also don't have access to tons of money which could be spent on shipping large prestretched canvases). Since neither power tools or bags of money seem to be on the horizon, I'm giving unstretched canvas a try.  Honestly, it feels so good to be painting big again, I don't really give a hoot whether or not these works will hold up over time.

another round of indigo dying

New indigo tea towel sets are in the shop! Here's a little peek into the dying process:

Instant Art Gallery kit

Exhibiting in galleries could be considered an essential characteristic of a "professional" artist. My historical lack of interest in this area of the art world has resulted in a significant gap in my c.v. 

To increase the chances of having my work exhibited, I have created the Instant Art Gallery. Each kit includes 4 prints of my artwork to be installed as desired. 

Curators are invited to tag shows on social media, so that I may keep track of which shows I've participated in. #instantartgallery

PURCHASE the INSTANT ART GALLERY here. 

Street Art in Morocco

I wasn't sure what I would find, as far as Street art, in Morocco. In the spring of 2015, Rabat hosted Jidar: Street Canvas, and this year, Marrakech opened its walls up to artists as part of its 6th Biennale. These are sanctioned and complex pieces, but I found a few simple ones during my visit too.