June 15, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
Filed Under Annie, Art Shows, For Sale, Our Artwork
Today, packed a suitcase full of objects and rushed them into setups at the studio for my paintings, new ones and some from the last White Whale show. Here are some sneak peeks, I’m sure you’ve already seen these here before, but in other environments. Given my affection for antique stores and the like I thought I might attempt to style just such a background for these little ones. Still not quite happy with the lighting. . .
You’ll see these come up in the shop over the next few days. . .
April 23, 2010 | Posted By: Annie
Filed Under Annie, Art Shows, For Sale, Our Artwork
I know that I may have promised certain people more owls for the WW May show. . . but the proliferation of botanical specimens in my yard distracted me. More owls for the fall show and Indie Craft Parade, thats a promise.
This newly finished one, Luna, Mystery Weed and tribute to the Schiele Girl in the Striped Dress? Ok, so maybe that’s not the real title, I hate picking titles. I’ll just say that this is another milestone for me, a return to my former true art self. (weeeeeirdo. . .) What I mean is, I realized, that as I was finishing this one that it looked so much like my oil work in college ( I had been oil painting at least six years by then, I’ve been in acrylic about five now). The thick loose brushieness over glazes. And the color palette (yes, the obsession again) I can’t tell you how familiar it feels, I think perhaps these colors were in nearly every painting I produced from that time period, tubes and tubes or cerulean and the siennas. And I don’t mind actually. I guess returning to old techniques can be a good thing sometimes. We’ll see what the public thinks about it.
Below, another painting of the mystery weed, and a thank you to Paul Flint for tipping me off about this gray/blue paint was in the oops stack at paint store. A gallon of it for pocket change, yay.
April 20, 2010 | Posted By: Chris
Filed Under Chris, For Sale, Our Artwork, Sweet Ride
Behold, the time is nigh! The Bike Snob book will be out any day now!
I feel so thankful and happy to have my work be a part of the Bike Snob’s new book. A big thank you, first off, to the Snob for being the Snob, and for writing such a hilariously perceptive book about the wonderful world of cycling (and beyond). And many thanks to Chronicle Books for asking me to illustrate it! I honestly could not be more happy with how the whole book turned out. I was especially excited about doing lots of hand-lettering, including a hand-lettered typeface for the cover title and other headings throughout the book. The art direction of Brooke Johnson at Chronicle and the design and layout work of Gregory Klein were an absolute pleasure to work with, and I’m just so thrilled with the final product (gah, it’s a golden hardcover!!!) Cheers all around!
It’s funny… for the first time, seeing all this on the blog, that silky golden-tan color for the book (nice pick, Greg) matches perfectly with our blog… ha! I didn’t plan that, I promise.
And, to celebrate the release of Bike Snob, we’re doing a promo sale at the Sweet Ride shop!
Just mention “Bike Snob” at checkout, and you’ll receive 15% OFF your order! (Discount will be refunded through PayPal after you place your order.) Promo runs through May 31.
So GO BUY THE BOOK for you and a bike-loving someone you love (if you pre-order now you’ll get 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING!) and visit the Sweet Ride shop for more bikey art!
Here are a few of my favorite illustrations from Bike Snob (there are about two dozen in the book). Enjoy!
Buy Bike Snob here!
March 11, 2010 | Posted By: Chris
Filed Under Chris, For Sale, Friends + Family, Like + Love, Our Artwork
Scott Tuma’s new record, Dandelion, released on 12″ vinyl from the fine folks at Digitalis, is now available at Digitalis and Boomkat!!! Oh happy day, a dream come true!
About 5 or 6 years ago in college, one of my art instructors handed me a CD with a fish on the cover (no cover title) and said I might like it. Upon first listen, I realized I had been given something utterly unique and special. The CD was The River 1 2 3 4 by Scott Tuma, and consisted of four untitled tracks, and it was unlike anything I had ever listened to. Since then, I’ve been soaking in those very same sounds, listening late at night, early in the morning, any time and all the time. I’ve listened to The River at least a thousand times, and to this day, when listening, I still don’t even know which track it’s on. And it doesn’t matter, because any given moment of the music is completely captivating, and that’s all that matters. Same goes for all of Tuma’s other releases, including his work with Boxhead Ensemble and beyond. Scott is a true musical master, a conjurer of sepia-toned worlds of dust and sun, of warmth and heartache, of creaking floorboards and slow-motion rivers.
Long story short, I eventually got in touch with Scott to let him know how much I appreciated his work, and the rest is history!
A huge thank you goes out to Scott for making his beautiful, inspiring, timeless music that has filled my home and studio for the past 5 years, and to Brad at Digitalis for being awesome and letting me go to town with the artwork. When we all meet up in Chicago one of these days, I’m buying the drinks!
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A very limited art edition of Dandelion, including an original hand-inked, hand-printed 8″ drypoint monoprint, signed and numbered in an edition of 30 unique prints, plus a digital download of the album and extra digital images of the artwork, including hi-res desktop wallpapers, is available by contacting me directly.
Over half of the limited art edition has already sold out, so quantities are extremely limited and for sale on a first come, first served basis.
Contact me to check availability and reserve a copy. $50 USD + shipping
Overseas customers are encouraged to purchase the standard edition (limited to only 400 copies for the world!) from Boomkat. US customers can order from Digitalis.
November 23, 2009 | Posted By: Chris
Filed Under Chris, For Sale, Our Artwork
Annie and I are really happy to be a part of Poppytalk’s Holiday Market, starting today! Check out our Koelle Art Shop table here. And the Sweet Ride table here! The marketplace runs through December 18th, and with so many beautiful things together all in one place, it’s quite literally a one-stop shop to find awesomely unique gifts for every single person on your shopping list this year. Seriously, it’s almost unhealthy how much time (and money) you can potentially spend looking through all of the stuff from all the wonderful vendors. Just try to keep it together, okay?
I’m also happy to have these Christmas cards available that I designed a while back at Portland Studios. It’s one of my favorite little pieces I’ve ever done. I just had such a fun time researching and doing the drawings. It’s my little take on the lyrics of the song we all know so well, The Twelve Days of Christmas. Whether it’s historically accurate or not, I love the traditional symbolism of the gifts, and really enjoyed making the art.
Go ahead and have your own little research time and google the lyrics and symbolism, if you’re so inclined. It’s fun. Quantities are very limited, so pick up a 12-pack at the Etsy shop before they’re all gone!
October 19, 2009 | Posted By: Chris
Filed Under Chris, For Sale, Our Artwork
sweetride.etsy.com
I’ve been anticipating the official launch of my Sweet Ride etsy shop, and behold, the time has come!
Sweet Ride will now be your one-stop-shop exclusively for all things (well, art) vintage cycling, including original black + white drawings, fancy colorific paintings, signed prints just waiting to get all cozy in standard-size frames, zines, and more.
AND I’m so thrilled to be a part of Poppytalk’s “Indie Love” Marketplace! Stop on by to check out all the hip and happeninz.
AAAND… to celebrate opening shop, the first 10 orders will include a Sweet Ride zine OR a 5×7 print of your choice, free! When you place your order, just include a note of what you’d like! YAY
Check back often (or just subscribe to Sweet Ride’s shop feed) to see what’s new.
October 6, 2009 | Posted By: Chris
Filed Under Annie, Art Shows, Chris, For Sale, Friends + Family, Life, Our Artwork
The Grand Opening of White Whale Studios & Gallery was so much fun!!! A HUGE thanks to everyone who came out to show your support and love and make it such a memorable opening night, to all our friends and family, we love you so much. It was really great to meet so many people we’d never met before, and Annie and I were so happy to just meet and greet and hang out with old friends and new. And of course, ginormous thanks and congrats to Caroline and Dan, as well as all the WW resident artists for doing so much hard work to get everything ready for the public (but ESPECIALLY Caroline and Dan…!!!) And so many other friends and family who helped in little and big ways… THANK YOU, EVERYONE! Annie and I are so happy to be a part of such a great studio collective and gallery (we’re just so excited about our studio that’s big enough for the both of us (and even Marshall too!))… and with so much more goodness to come, if the Lord wills…
Anyways, some of these pics are from the opening night (when the crowds were a bit more dispersed) and some are just other pics of our studio post-opening-night and whatnot.
If you’re in the Greenville area, get in touch if you want to make a visit!
September 30, 2009 | Posted By: Chris
Filed Under Chris, For Sale, Our Artwork
Don’t miss Poppytalk’s Autumn Color Week photo pool on Flickr!
“Telka” - 8×8 original painting on panel - by Chris
See more images and purchase here
“FOCA” - 8×8 giclee print on German Etching Paper - by Chris
See more images and purchase here
“Metabox Goldy” - 8×8 original painting on panel - by Chris
See more images and purchase here
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