Have Your Very Own 'Decker' Hanging on Your Wall

$50 custom 'Color Dance' paintings.
Flip through some already finished, or send me your colors, and get a One-of-a-Kind painting.
  
$50 custom 'Color Dance' paintings.

Contact me for more info.
--Nick

New Work

New work is currently in progress. (Probably, as you read this)
It's new & exciting, and I'm very much looking forward to experiment with it.
I'm surprised I didn't think of this earlier.
Stay tuned, Friends.

I'm offering tons of new services. Check the list @ the Rambling Mind website.

And a HUGE Thank You to all those who came out to the BAC's 'Evolving Artists' show.
Your support is what drives me to keep doing what I'm doing. It's incredibly exciting and soothing to know know that I've got a group of people who want to always see new work.

Here's your eye candy for this post.

Shot from the beaches of Sanibel island, Florida. (2008)
Available for purchase in various sizes.
Contact me for more info.

More to come,
--Nick

Happy 2011

Hey Everybody!
So, I'm going to start trying to post new work (photos, paintings, drawings, etc) every other day or so. So, spread the word & tune in often for new goodies.

Here's the first one, taken in the early moments of 2011.

This photo is for sale in a multitude of different sizes.
If you're interested, shoot me an email, leave a comment, or contact me by carrier pigeon.

Happy 2011. Cheers.
--Nick

New Show - 2011

Let's start the new year runnin', right?
Beverly Art Center's 'Evolving Artists' show, on display from Dec. 27th through Jan. 30th.

Opening Reception is January 8th, 7-9pm. Come out, say hi, buy me a beer.

I'm showing 4 shirt pieces. 2 are brand new to viewing eyes, so come out, see the goodness.

Beverly Art Center - Directions

Hope to see you there.
--Nick

Gifts for the Holidays

Hello again, Everybody!

Just a quick gift suggestion for those people who already 'have everything'; or the ones who don't ask for anything, but you REALLY want to get them something.
I'll help you out.

I've got 6 different photo-collage piece available for sale.
New York Revisited - 10"x40"
Fisherman at Sunset - 16"x40"
Train - 11"x40" (an award winning piece)
Paris at Night, Seen from the Eiffel Tower - 12"x40"
New York's Upper West Side seen from the Central Park Reservoir - 12"x40"
and finally,
The Warming Glow of Concrete Mountains (Welcome Home) - 8"x40"
{a nice piece of downtown Chicago, taken from Buckingham Fountain}

All are priced at $150/each, and if you order, I will FRAME IT FOR FREE!! (black metal frame)

Anyone interested can, post a comment, send an email, call or text me, or send a carrier pigeon.


Happy Shopping & Egg Nogging!
--Nick

What should you see...

I'm reading this book called Art/Work by Heather darcy Bhandari & Jonathan Melber, that covers everything you should do, from birth to rockstar artist,  including tips & tricks from well known artists, gallery owners, and other art industry big wigs.
In their section regarding websites, they say to limit what you show. Take one or two bodies of work, forget the rest. If it's old, don't show it. Limit what you show, keep it all relevant.

Here's where I run into problems with that. (And, not that these people are 'The Word' on what I should & shouldn't do, but a lot of the info is almost a 'duh' thing. (It's stuff that's sort of a no brainer, but something that you may not think of.)

So, with me, and the way I work, I don't do 'bodies' of work. For me, everything ties into everything else.
I've got the shirts, the photo collage work, and the rock n roll stuff that I know can be separated from the rest.
But in my paintings, there's stuff that I've done 5,6,& 7 years ago that I consider my BEST. And trying to replicate it is impossible. I've tried.
So do I deny you that work, because it's not current, or didn't sell, or because there's not 10 others in the same style?
(assuming you jump over to my site, to try & figure out which ones I'm talking about)
Thoughts? Comments? Feel free to post 'em.

Well, here's a solution. Hop on over to my site, check out my work, email me,  buy something, and that way I can take it off my site.
See how that works? So help me, help you. Go browse, email me with a price request, and have a Decker hanging in your house for the holidays.

Or, be super special & email me with a custom commission request & get a one-of-a-kind.

Just remember, those paintings that you see at Hobby Lobby, Michael's, Wal-Mart, Target, Menards, and Costco, and every month at a Hilton near you, are reproductions! Paintings that have been reprinted hundreds of thousands of times, or made on an assembly line sweatshop style. Buy handmade, buy local, & support your local artists.

Next up, I'll go over this years shows, highlights & cool things you may or may not know about.
Peace peoples. Be good.
--Nick

New Show! And my thoughts on the BTC show.

Hey Everybody! What's up?
Right off the bat, BAM - new show!
Part of the "Chicago Artists Month" and the Anysquared org.
Life in Progress: Unfinished (and, I'm one of the artists featured on their site.)
Friday, October 8, @ New Wave Coffee - 2557 N. Milwaukee.
 I'll be showing 2 of my best shirt pieces AND you get a peek into my sketchbook showing new concepts, ideas, plans, and sketches. (All the stuff you're not supposed to see!!)

And the coffee shop that is hosting the event ROCKS MY SOCKS!! Check out some pictures on their facebook page.

Secondly, the 'Beyond the Coyote' show at the Flat Iron Arts building.
It was a very interesting weekend. I displayed 4 of my 'panoramic-puzzle' type photo pieces.

1.) Train - (The Viewers Choice winner for technical skill from the Beverly Arts Center show) 40"x10" - $150

  

2.) New York's Upper West Side seen from the Central Park Reservoir (the first photo piece I did) 40"x11" - $150

3.) Fisherman at Sunset - (A piece that's been floating around for a while, but never shown) 40"x16" - $175

4.) The Warming Glow of Concrete Mountains (Welcome Home) - (A collage of photos taken in Chicago's Grant Park, by Buckingham Fountain.) 40"x8" $150

The response to the work was mostly positive, and well received, so because of that, these 4 are now available to buy, framed or unframed. (The prices above are the Special Flat Iron price and framed. In 30 days, they'll go back to their original prices. So, get these now!)


Currently, I have 4 shirts, 3 paintings, and one mixed media piece in progress. Results soon to follow.

Thanks everybody who sees this, you guys rock.
Let me know if you plan on stopping by the show next week. It should be pretty cool.
--Nick

PS- I've just got to come out & say this. When you're out shopping at Target, Walmart, Menards, etc. PLEASE breeze past the art & decor aisles. You're buying computer printed images that are reproduced thousands of times. (don't get fooled. Those paint strokes are made of a clear gel and done by machine.)
Support your local artists!