Open Private Artist Live/Work Lofts

2010-01-04T18:59:00.000-08:00

Photo Collages by Katy Lucy Wilson

Photo collages have the potential to explore the incongruity between appearance and reality. While we seem to convince ourselves that truth lies in the empirical world, it is through my work that I reveal the fragmented nature of our surroundings. Since the invention of mechanized time, it seems that life is a composite of static moments linked closely to create the illusion of continuous motion. Our notion of self is based on these impressions. Our actions are dictated by past observations and experiences, actions and their effect.

Today we are besieged by repetitive exposure to complex images in the media. The memory of our own observations can be overwhelmed by the media's onslaught, our memory and sense of self has been illussified by this. I work to reinforce my sense of being by creating compounded images of observation. I hope to help others notice and remember more than the images that the media throws at them. Look around and observe, notice that each moment is different, yet always the same.

In my work I question the idea of permanent occupation of space and time. When we move through our environment we have subjective perceptions, constantly changing perspectives and views of our surroundings and those who share our space. Observe: all things are relative, and as one moves, things change. I shoot multiple images of my surroundings or objects and combine them to create a single image that encompass multiple moments, observations of the ephemeral in everyday, memories of being.

- Katy Lucy Wilson

2009-09-22T19:46:00.000-07:00

2009-09-03T07:58:00.001-07:00

"Pedestrian Crossings"

Photography by John Strickland

Showing in Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2009-07-22T19:34:00.000-07:00

New works by illustrator and surface designer, Abi Post

Q.) Ever wonder what you will do after the Zombie Uprising?

A.) My sister and I have decided to set up in a department store and play dress up in the ready to wear.

Q.) Does Gasworks Park remind you of Super Mario Brothers

A.) Yes!

Q.) What's your solution for dealing with the 'Seattle Freeze'?

A.) I say don't let it get you down, make friends with a penguin.

For answers to these and more of life's questions, see '...might be the least of your worries', new works by illustrator and surface designer, Abi Post.

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2008-12-04T04:29:00.000-08:00

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2008-09-28T13:16:00.000-07:00

Khristian Howell, Photography

Khristian's love of line, pattern and balance is evident in every print she creates and each frame that she shoots. Her work, modern form and romantic grace. Her style - bold yet human and attainable. Growing up in a household with a photographer father, the bug was impossible to escape. The walls told beautiful visual tales of far away places. The giraffes called from the African grasslands. The waterfalls of Honduras begged to be tasted. The lights of New Orleans were always burning.

Today as an emerging surface designer and photographer, Khristian's lunderlust is becoming her greatest gift. Her images are moments in time and in a place. Her hope is similar to many who long to share their sight with the world -- to bring a little back and make the world a wonderland, not something to fear.

All images are shot on film and are not digitally altered.

@ Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2008-08-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

Join us this month for "art'deurves", bite size shows by 6 artists all in one loft.

Each artist will have 2 or 3 pieces for your art nibbling pleasure.

As always, a free bar is provided.

www.redstripeartwalk.com

Anna David - Mixed Media

2008-08-07T11:37:00.000-07:00

Born in Portland, ME, Anna Parker earned her BFA at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. While earning her undergraduate degree she interned with studio artist and professor Ric Haynes, the Peabody Essex Museum and the Society of Arts and Crafts. Originally, Anna studied studio painting before branching out into book art and collage in her final year of college. Recently, Anna has been exploring the use of antique photographs in a mixed media application to create intimate portraits of children isolated in space and time. Her collage work also uses images and representations of children as the focal point within visual stories of personal journey and experience. Anna has exhibited her work at the J. David Broudo Gallery in Beverly, MA and her work resides in private collections in Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Washington. She has been living in Seattle for the past four years and is a member of the local Book Arts Guild.

Mike DiPetrillo - Paintings

2008-08-07T11:31:00.000-07:00

www.mikeatron.com
It is my hope that my paintings stink - or at least a viewer could imagine that contained within each one they have some type of smell. I want them to have sound, whirring and clicking of gears, swishing, and perhaps a few laser noises. I want my paintings to have stories that are not necessarily answerable without some laughter. More importantly, I want the viewer to come up with a story of their own because more often than not it is far more outlandish, interesting, and hilarious than my original intention could have dreamt of. The recent series is based on choosing stars in the sky that are of cultural or personal interest to me. Some of the stars are close to home and have stories that are told throughout human history. Other stars have no history, they are either too dim or distant to see with our own eyes or our knowledge of them too brief for us to have significant stories about them. The goal of the star paintings is to treat an almost unfathomably distant speck of light in the sky as a character that could sit and pose for a painting and I could help tell their story.

Olivia Knapp - Large Format Mixed Media

2008-08-07T11:30:00.000-07:00

Olivia uses her surface design repeats and decoupage with acrylic paint to create large scale mixed media pieces.

Tim Miller - Paintings

2008-08-07T11:28:00.000-07:00

Tim Miller uses a cartoon style to present portraits of fictitious friends and family.

Sarah Jane Hoppe - Paintings

2008-08-07T11:25:00.000-07:00

Tags: vespa, acrylic, portrait, flagrant, spark plug, piaggio, vintage lambretta, fire, economy, squid, flight simulator, scooter, wasp

Erin Goodell -Mixed Media

2008-08-07T10:36:00.000-07:00

These pieces are a combination of painting and other mixed media. The collages consist of pieces derived from a stockpile of souvenirs from my whole life including things saved from childhood or recently acquired items, as well as bits of trash, photos, magazine and newspaper clippings, and anything else that finds its way in. The faces painted on top or separately are usually in acrylic, mostly representing subject matter from within 1970's knitting magazines.

Luxcollective / Loft 401

2008-07-01T22:09:00.000-07:00

Vblast - Metal and Mixed Media

Vblast was born in 1960 in Oakland, CA. A self taught artist, he began drawing and painting at an early age, influenced by his mother who was a landscape painter. At the age of 16, the artist began screen-printing in his garage to make extra money and the experience led him into the field of commercial art. For over 25 years, Vblast has honed his skills in the arena of independent graphic illustration, creating shirt designs, tattoo flash, cd art, as well as magazine and book illustrations. In 2001 the artist decided to leave the world of commercial art and devote himself entirely to his own work. The abstract art of Vblast has been exhibited in a variety of northwest galleries and venues as well as being part of numerous private collections across North America.

"I have been painting for as long as I have been alive, and as long as I have been painting I have always been as fascinated by the process, as much as the end product. I have devoted myself exclusively to painting highly textured non-objective abstract works that I find a joy and a challenge to create. Each piece is its own epiphany and a stepping stone in this path I have taken. It is my desire to draw the viewer into the work emotionally as well as physically, to entice them to return to the image again and again."

- Vblast

Drawing for free art piece and free bar!

2008-06-03T16:22:00.000-07:00

Redstripe is taking the month of June off...

Please join us when we return on July 3rd.

Thanks!

T.J.

@Luxcollective

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2008-05-01T17:30:00.000-07:00

Maile - Photography, Multimedia, Music | www.maile.org

An artist from birth, Maile started drawing and singing as a child, and began song writing in 1996 when she took up the guitar. Driven by her inspiration to create - "I believe The Creator of all, gave his creation the ability to create, and that fascinates, humbles, and inspires me.” - she has since expanded her repertoire to include digital music, and multimedia art. "Aside from being a vehicle of self expression and communication, my creations carry my dreams, aspirations, and analysis of life. I am devoted to my passions, and hope to never stop growing personally, or artistically."

Macstravic Gallery / Loft 303

2008-05-01T16:38:00.000-07:00

Regan Macstravic - Photography

If you've lived in Seattle for long, you've probably seen some of Regan's work -- his photographs have been featured in publications from the Seattle Weekly and The Seattle Times to the Washington Athletic Club members' magazine and the now-defunct Northwest On Stage, as well as on posters and flyers pitching the musical and theatrical exploits of groups all over town for years.

If you've been to the Red Stripe Art Walk before, you'll be pleased to find a couple of new pieces gracing Regan's walls this month, as well as some newly-matted and framed pieces that you may have only seen unmounted before. If you've never been, you should make a point to mark it in your calendar from now on -- what better way to spend the first thursday of every month?

Special Event...

2008-04-01T18:47:00.000-07:00

Please join us to send off Poul and An-Magrith! This will be their last Artwalk before leaving the Prudential Building. Live music and bellydancers... more info below.

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2008-04-01T13:50:00.000-07:00

Jason Daniels - Paintings

The creative process and exploration are the main reasons I make art. Just looking for and finding things to use in the process is like a cryptic scavenger hunt. Many times I let the materials dictate what I do with them. I like seeing the beauty in decay and evidence of the passage of time. Accidentally discovering something fortunate while looking for something else entirely is a goal with each piece I undertake.

Oil paint, pencil, pen, computer, glue, charcoal, spray paint, photos, and found images are the media that are used to make most of my pieces. Sometimes I like to limit myself and keep the final image really simple while making the path to get there a little more involved.

There are no pre-thought out associations I expect the viewer to get out of my work. Drawing one's own conclusion from the combination of subject matter and execution of each piece is more than enough. I am just happy to share what I have made.

- Jason Daniels

2008-04-01T13:45:00.000-07:00

Heather Holverstott - Drawings

All of my drawings are created with black ink and brightly colored pencils. Top that off with some slippery shiny resin and SHAZAM, good times! And it makes me smile.

- Heather Holverstott

2008-04-01T13:36:00.000-07:00

Erin Goodell - Mixed Media Paintings

These pieces are a combination of painting and other mixed media. The collages consist of pieces derived from a stockpile of souvenirs from my whole life including things saved from childhood or recently acquired items, as well as bits of trash, photos, magazine and newspaper clippings, and anything else that finds its way in. The faces painted on top or separately are usually in acrylic, mostly representing subject matter from within 1970's knitting magazines.

-Erin Goodell

Macstravic Gallery / Loft 303

2008-04-01T13:21:00.000-07:00

Regan Macstravic, Photography

If you've lived in Seattle for long, you've probably seen some of Regan's work -- his photographs have been featured in publications from the Seattle Weekly and The Seattle Times to the Washington Athletic Club members' magazine and the now-defunct Northwest On Stage, as well as on posters and flyers pitching the musical and theatrical exploits of groups all over town for years.

If you've been to the Red Stripe Art Walk before, you'll be pleased to find a couple of new pieces gracing Regan's walls this month, as well as some newly-matted and framed pieces that you may have only seen unmounted before. If you've never been, you should make a point to mark it in your calendar from now on -- what better way to spend the first thursday of every month?

Polyrealism Gallery / Loft 308

2008-04-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

Yes, we are moving, and this is what seems to be our last artwalk in the Prudential building. If you ever planned to attend the artwalk but postponed, this is your last chance.

This is also last chance to buy our art at artwalk prices (very different from gallery prices). So come on by the Prudential building and see Poul & An-Magrith's new and old oil paintings! See our work in progress! Check out all our fabulous fine art prints, paintings and An-Magrith's limited edition Tarot decks for sale! (maybe even get your Tarot cards read! ;)

Also, both An-Magrith and Poul are showing their art at SAKE 2 show - http://www.bloodengel.com/sake/SAKE_Web2.jpg
Various degrees of eroticism in art. 18+ only.

2008-04-01T12:20:00.000-07:00

and

Chill out with bellydancers and musicians from Twilight Maqsuum - http://www.twilightoasis.com/

Twilight Maqsuum is the beat of a drum on your heart and in your soul.
Cross the desert to the Twilight Oasis.
Rest your weary bones and feel the beat of the drum in your heart.
Dance, fire, passion, music, and stories.
With a cotillion of delights we shall entertain you so that when you again face the heat of the sands,
your soul will be fulfilled until next a cool libation sooth your parched lips.
Non-smoking, kids friendly art, music and dance show.

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2008-03-05T08:56:00.000-08:00

Darin Shuler - Illustrations

The drawings I make illustrate unwritten stories. I have most recently finished "Time Elastic", a series involving time-traveling mummies. The series quietly poses philosophical questions about space and time. Ink and watercolor (being my typical medium) have taken a digital turn in recent months, allowing me a certain depth and complexity that space and time deserve. I continue to ride the digital wave into my next series "Omni".

-Darin Shuler

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2008-03-05T08:54:00.001-08:00

Anna Parker, Mixed Media

Born in Portland, ME, Anna Parker earned her BFA at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. While earning her undergraduate degree she interned with studio artist and professor Ric Haynes, the Peabody Essex Museum and the Society of Arts and Crafts.

Originally, Anna studied studio painting before branching out into book art and collage in her final year of college. Recently, Anna has been exploring the use of antique photographs in a mixed media application to create intimate portraits of children isolated in space and time. Her collage work also uses images and representations of children as the focal point within visual stories of personal journey and experience.

Anna has exhibited her work at the J. David Broudo Gallery in Beverly, MA and her work resides in private collections in Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Washington. She has been living in Seattle for the past four years and is a member of the local Book Arts Guild.

Macstravic Gallery / Loft 303

2008-03-05T08:53:00.000-08:00

Featured in Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2008-01-02T15:15:00.000-08:00

Michael DiPetrillo - Paintings

It is my hope that my paintings stink - or at least a viewer could imagine that contained within each one they have some type of smell. I want them to have sound, whirring and clicking of gears, swishing, and perhaps a few laser noises. I want my paintings to have stories that are not necessarily answerable without some laughter. More importantly, I want the viewer to come up with a story of their own because more often than not it is far more outlandish, interesting, and hilarious than my original intention could have dreamt of.

The recent series is based on choosing stars in the sky that are of cultural or personal interest to me. Some of the stars are close to home and have stories that are told throughout human history. Other stars have no history, they are either too dim or distant to see with our own eyes or our knowledge of them too brief for us to have significant stories about them. The goal of the star paintings is to treat an almost unfathomably distant speck of light in the sky as a character that could sit and pose for a painting and I could help tell their story.

- Michael DiPetrillo

Jamey Braden - Drawings and Illustrations

"Even the Id is Anxious"
These drawings and illustrations are all made in a stream of consciouses manner. I sit down at my table and let my thoughts out onto the page--often slightly skewed takes on sayings, reversed-proverbs, and solemn absurdities come out. I enjoy the way I think when I have a chance to drown out the rational-internal narrator, and let the id pour in and take the soapbox in naive interpretations of daily wisdom.

-Jamey Braden

Featured in Polyrealism Gallery / Loft 308

2008-01-02T15:09:00.001-08:00

Poul Costinsky, Paintings
www.polyrealism.com

An-Magrith Erlandsen
www.tarotofthepomegranate.com

Come see our new and old oil paintings!

Holiday sale:
All my acrylic paintings are 50% off.
All my prints - buy 2 get one free.
Taking orders for postcards now.

Live music! Bellydancing by the world famous Hands of Kali!

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2007-12-05T07:45:00.000-08:00

Angela Baroumes, Paintings

Angela Baroumes holds an Associates Degree in Art, a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis in Consciousness, Health & Healing. The artist is a Seattle native with a passion for travel, mysticism and discovery. She has traveled extensively through Mexico, Europe and Asia, translating her love of exotic peoples, spiritual practices and landscapes onto her canvas.

Angela's colorful palette and figurative images can best be described as spontaneous, archetypal and transcendent. Recent ventures into mixed-medium/encaustics explore the juxtaposition of ancient themes in modern times. Her art serves as metaphorical mirrors for self contemplation, illumination and enjoyment.

Through the sharing of art, Angela's intention is to attune to and inspire a growing sense of wonder, wisdom, peace and beauty in the heart of each viewer. She currently serves as a Board member at the Art Not Terminal Gallery, exhibits at various Seattle galleries and retail shops and receives commissions to produce intuitive art for personal empowerment and manifestation. Having recently sold to her first international buyer, Angela envisions increased future opportunities to share her art across the globe.

Regan Macstravic, Photography

If you've lived in Seattle for long, you've probably seen some of Regan's work -- his photographs have been featured in publications from the Seattle Weekly and The Seattle Times to the Washington Athletic Club members' magazine and the now-defunct Northwest On Stage, as well as on posters and flyers pitching the musical and theatrical exploits of groups all over town for years. If you've been to the Red Stripe Art Walk before, you'll be pleased to find a couple of new pieces gracing Regan's walls this month, as well as some newly-matted and framed pieces that you may have only seen unmounted before. If you've never been, you should make a point to mark it in your calendar from now on -- what better way to spend the first thursday of every month?

Polyrealism Gallery / Loft 308

2007-12-05T05:30:00.000-08:00

Poul Costinsky, Paintings
www.polyrealism.com

An-Magrith Erlandsen
www.tarotofthepomegranate.com

Come see our new and old oil paintings! Stuff those stockings with real art!

Holiday sale:
All my acrylic paintings are 50% off.
All my prints - buy 2 get one free.
Taking orders for postcards now.

Live music! Bellydancing by the world famous Hands of Kali!

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2007-11-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

VBlast - Paintings

Artist statement
After being in the graphic design business for so many years, I have become increasingly fascinated by the nature of characters and symbols used by us humans to communicate with each other. Glyphs, memes, street art and graffiti are always vying for my attention regardless of their method of transmission. We are bombarded by radio waves, signage, audio stimulation, and other various forms of visual infestation. These seek to reside in our psyche for good or ill in a constantly changing cultural environment. I am a matchstick in this tidal wave of informational cluster bombs. Many thoughts race across the wires. Many synapses are firing. Many machines on Ix

I have been painting for as long as I have been alive, and as long as I have been painting I have always loved the process, as much as the end product. I have devoted myself exclusively to painting highly textured non-objective abstract works that I find a joy and a challenge to create. Each piece is its own epiphany and a stepping stone in this path I have taken. It is my desire to draw the viewer into the work emotionally as well as physically, to entice them to return to the image again and again.

About the artist
Vblast was born in 1960 in Oakland, CA. A self taught artist, he began drawing and painting at an early age, influenced by his mother who was a landscape painter. At the age of 16, the artist began screen-printing in his garage to make extra money and the experience led him into the field of commercial art. For over 25 years, Vblast has honed his skills in the cutthroat arena of independent graphic illustration, creating shirt designs, tattoo flash, cd art, as well as magazine and book illustrations. In 2001 the artist decided to leave the world of commercial art and devote himself entirely to his own work. The abstract art of Vblast has been exhibited in a variety of northwest galleries and venues as well as being part of numerous private collections across North America.

Polyrealism Gallery / Loft 308

2007-11-01T12:31:00.000-07:00

Poul Costinsky, Paintings
www.polyrealism.com

An-Magrith Erlandsen
www.tarotofthepomegranate.com

Limited edition of Tarot deck in progress by An-Magrith; prints of kitties by Poul; even postcards with the kitties!

This month the soundtrack to the art viewing experience is provided by ethereal music of EQlateral, accompanied by bellydancing. You don’t want to miss that and don’t be too shy to tip the performers!

Music: EQlateral - psyche-classical string vox ensemble,
weaving improvisational soundscapes with female
vocals and strings - http://eqlateral.com
Susan DuMett - vocals
John Ames - 'cello
Sebastian Lange - violin
Peter Toms - bass

Polyrealism Gallery / Loft 308

2007-10-04T00:16:00.001-07:00

Poul Costinsky, Paintings

www.polyrealism.com/deck

An-Magrith Erlandsen

www.tarotofthepomegranate.com

Featuring DJ Danger!

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2007-10-04T00:10:00.001-07:00

Regan Macstravic, Photography

Featured this month in Luxcollective Gallery

If you've lived in Seattle for long, you've probably seen some of Regan's work -- his photographs have been featured in publications from the Seattle Weekly and The Seattle Times to the Washington Athletic Club members' magazine and the now-defunct Northwest On Stage, as well as on posters and flyers pitching the musical and theatrical exploits of groups all over town for years. If you've been to the Red Stripe Art Walk before, you'll be pleased to find a couple of new pieces gracing Regan's walls this month, as well as some newly-matted and framed pieces that you may have only seen unmounted before. If you've never been, you should make a point to mark it in your calendar from now on -- what better way to spend the first thursday of every month?

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2007-08-02T19:22:00.000-07:00

Anne Simernitski - Paintings

“I consider myself an abstract expressionist. Abstract Expressionism emphasizes on spontaneity and the exploration of new emotions, feelings, and thoughts. It combines self-expression and emotional intensity. Most importantly, however, is that I want to draw attention to “moments” that may look like eternity.”

-Anne Simernitski

At thirty two, Anne Simernitski is making a regional reputation for creating artwork that range from paintings, abstract collages and illustrations.

The French native began her career as an artist back in high school when art history was part of her graduation program. Devoted to working in the arts, Anne Simernitski continued studying at the Louvre Museum School, Paris, France and later moved on to the Sorbonne Nouvelle University where she earned her BA in History of Art. Her decision to additionally earn a diploma in graphics design and multimedia at the IFIP College, Paris, only shows the very versatile and restless nature of the young artist.

Whether it was before or after her move to the United States in 2000, Anne Simernitski has constantly been involved in the endeavor of making art. She comments about her creative process, “When I paint, I become immersed into my artwork. I become aware of the way I move, the way I breathe, and the way I think. When I paint, I not only invent my own vocabulary, but also my own music. The way I connect with my art is of high importance to me since it helps me reach out to the viewers of my paintings.”

SPECIAL APPEARANCE: Hugo House's Infamous "Cheap Wine and Poetry" Series featuring poet John Burgess, performer Mary Purdy, and essayist Trisha Ready

Macstravic Gallery / Loft 303

2007-08-02T19:21:00.000-07:00

Regan Macstravic, Photography
If you've lived in Seattle for long, you've probably seen some of Regan's work -- his photographs have been featured in publications from the Seattle Weekly and The Seattle Times to the Washington Athletic Club members' magazine and the now-defunct Northwest On Stage, as well as on posters and flyers pitching the musical and theatrical exploits of groups all over town for years. If you've been to the Red Stripe Art Walk before, you'll be pleased to find a couple of new pieces gracing Regan's walls this month, as well as some newly-matted and framed pieces that you may have only seen unmounted before. If you've never been, you should make a point to mark it in your calendar from now on -- what better way to spend the first thursday of every month?

Polyrealism Studios / Loft 308

2007-08-02T05:01:00.000-07:00

Poul Costinsky, Paintings

www.polyrealism.com/deck

Live Jazz:

Ethan Cudaback on drums

Matt Norman on piano

Seth Alexander on saxophones

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2007-07-05T18:03:00.000-07:00

SPECIAL SHOWING • Gary Mac Smith • "Faces"

“Gary Mac Smith’s pieces have an otherworldly quality to them. The eyes stare out with a jarring intensity from slightly blurred faces that seem to float underwater..."

The Portland psychiatrist uses low-viscosity acrylic on watercolor paper that is immersed in water before the paint is applied.

2007-07-05T05:15:00.000-07:00

Macstravic Gallery / Loft 303

2007-06-07T20:24:00.000-07:00

Polyrealism Studios / Loft 308

2007-06-07T18:00:00.001-07:00

New paintings, live music,
bellydancing, food, wine, party!

Paintings:

Poul Costinsky
http://www.polyrealism.com/deck/

An-Magrith Erlandsen
http://www.tarotofthepomegranate.com

Live Music:Hellahalal - http://www.myspace.com/hellahalal
Abe: Percussion/HandSonic (electronic percussion)
Joel: Violin/Keys
Kyle: Guitar/Vocals
Jeff: Didgeridoo/Percussion
Bellydancing by members of Hands of Kali http://www.handsofkali.com

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2007-06-07T18:00:00.000-07:00

Mike Mullins - Paintings
Painting allows me to travel through time, to explore the past and the future in colors as vibrant as dreams. It allows me to find myself in others and allows them to find themselves in me. When we come together to enjoy art, those connections are made manifest by the interpretations we each have.
- Mike Mullins

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2007-06-07T17:00:00.000-07:00

Smash Coffins - Paintings
Art of any medium, having always been and continuing to be open for interpretation, will remain the production of any variable i offer to connect with the on looker. With the exclusion of any possible way for misrepresentation of the final product, painting remains ideally the most appealing way to reinforce connections between myself and others. The real beauty with any final piece is with having no rights or wrongs allows anyone to be a part of my work.
- Smash Coffins

Luxcollective Gallery / Loft 401

2007-06-07T16:01:00.000-07:00

Ryan John McKenney - Paintings
Sometimes you wonder whether there's more to life than loud music and sleepless nights. You find yourself desperately looking for something to call your own. Something that makes you feel, at least for a brief moment, that things are alright and will continue to be so. This is how i feel while holding a brush with a large blank canvas staring back at me. When the paint dries, and I can step back, cigarette in hand, and see how my heart and mind have been spread onto an open forum I can breathe just a little bit easier. This is punk by way of artistic expression and it's the life's blood of this manic mind.
- Ryan John McKenney