Coffee with Dino – Crista Cloutier
Coffee with Crista Cloutier. Crista and I met some years ago at an event she was hosting. We soon became friends, maybe for our shared affection of pancakes. Crista is a fascinating lady with a soothing tone to her voice, a big smile and great laugh. Crista is an artist, photographer, writer, storyteller, curator, and […]
Coffee with Dino – Frank Ybarra
Coffee with Frank Ybarra, Frank is an artist and storyteller. His paintings are usually a reflection of his life and interests; family, friends, heritage, youthful memories, food, music and his Arizona upbringing. Frank is a soft-spoken man with a cool demeanor, which is a bit of a contrast to his bright, colorful, fun and lively […]
Coffee with Dino – John Randall Nelson
Coffee with John Randall Nelson. John is one smooth individual, they way he walks, talks, dresses and generally carries himself. He has this aura of confidence combined with an inquisitive nature that makes him incredibly easy to converse with. It’s rather refreshing. At first glance, John is the quintessential artist. You would never know he […]
The RED Dot
The RED DOT! For any artist seeing this little sticker next to your piece, in any setting, is sort of a badge of acceptance. The notion of creating a piece of art from a thought or idea and have it come to fruition before you is an exciting endeavor. Showing your creation to the public […]
We Are All Just People
We are all just people, We are a world of diversity, no mater what group you align yourself with, no matter the ethnicity, color, gender, religious or political beliefs for which you stand we are all just people. For the briefest of moments in the realm of a life imagine what it might be like […]
October: Pink is Everywhere
Given October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Pink is everywhere. A little tip of the hat to all those affected, those whom support and everyone that work so hard to help. “Pink Chapeau” 18×18, Mixed Media on Paper. This piece was created using a mix of drawing, melting ink into paper, digital and color […]
Weekly Feature – So Many Hats, Only One Head
When I first started working on my 2015 Hat Collection, back in April of 2015, I began by just sketching drawing and painting a number of hats. Continuing my ongoing thought that hats could be metaphorical representations of people. During the organizational process and staring at each one, the idea that we all wear a […]
‘Envy’ – Women in Hats
Occasional I like playing with monochromatic style pieces. Although most of my work is pretty vibrant assortments of color, occasionally I like to drift into single hues depending n the mood of the piece. This piece screamed dark and moody colors. As I continue my women in hats series I call ‘Eye-Lids’ a friend of […]
Sincerest Form of Flattery
One quite evening she sat at her computer with a large glass of Chardonnay clicking through Pinterest doing a little fantasy shopping. She came across a fantastic polka dot coat. She wanted that coat. Hours of on-line research and two more glasses of wine lead nowhere. Days passed by, as did her obsession for the […]
Hat Series
I have been working on women in hat painting off and on for the last couple years. I thought it would be interesting to find fun sayings about hats, wearing hats and the meaning of wearing hats. I took a handful of these sayings and created these little 10×10 inch paintings with Mens hats as […]