Category: Mark Bray
Happy Wednesday From Shady Cat
Just testing out posting from my phone. Hope it looks OK. Have a nice evening. The Reds won 5 in a row! Mark Bray
Testing Out A New Post Style With A Daily Doodle
Shady Cat Enjoying The Spring Solstice
Shady Cat is enjoying the Spring Solstice. She got to roam around and inspect the yard today. It’s fun to follow her around and watch her check everything out. …and of course, try to get pics of her shining in the sun. Happy Spring Solstice! Mark BrayCat Friend, Cosmic Archeologist
Drummer Wanted Flyer From 1995 For Zentropia #TBT
This is the “Drummer Wanted” flyer Zentropia used in 1995 after our move to the East Coast. Zentropia was in the process of relocating to Florida when our friends called and said we should check out Boston. So we packed up our little Toyota Corolla with 2 suitcases, 2 Peavey combo amps and 2 guitars…
Classic Band Flyer From 1989 For Taliesin at A-1
This week on Throwback Thursday I found an old flyer for the band Taliesin. I started pulling out some memorabilia from the Crystaleyezed Fine Arts archives and found all sorts of stuff I’ve been saving up since 1989. I made this flyer to promote the new cassette tape release from my friends’ band Taliesin. We…
Exploring Space With Wide Calligraphy Pen
I pulled out my wide calligraphy pen last night and had a little fun messing around. Just trying to get my groove back and practice making different sized lines and swirls. After that it was time to do some Cosmic Archeology and go on a deep dig for some hidden treasures. Here is a little…
Painting Rainbows On A Monday Night
I was painting rainbows doing the other day and it was just not feeling done so tonight I decided to do something about it. It was looking pretty good but I felt like something was missing. I love minimalism and could have just let it go but the urge just kept coming to do something…
Caturday Snow Adventure And Some Art
Today we have a Caturday Snow Adventure and some art. Miss Shady Cat decided to follow me out into the snow today. It was really funny. She was avoiding it at first. Then she started trying to walk in my footprints. Shady Cat was taking them big steps and was trying to keep up with…
Cosmic Archeology Adventures And Artifacts
Are you ready for some Cosmic Archeology? I’ve been digging though my sketchbooks and digital archives for January 2021. I seem to be getting back into my groove now that I got a refill for my Pentel Pocket Brush. After trying different things I just seem to really like the feel of it and the…
Shady Cat Enjoying 2021 – Caturday
Shady Cat has been enjoying 2021 and here is a gallery of some of her January adventures. Since this is Caturday this is the perfect time for this post. We spend a lot of time together taking walks in the back yard and playing. She has to check all around our little red barn. I…
Mixed Media Painting For This Saturday
Here’s a Mixed Media painting for this Saturday. I’m playing around with some foam scratch pad you can you for stamp things. It’s giving me some interesting ideas. Thanks for checking out today’s painting.Have a great day! Mark BrayCosmic Archeologist, Post Abstract Expressionist
Mark Bray Trying Out New Brush Technique
Mark Bray (Yes that’s me!) has been trying out some new brush techniques. I’m starting to get on a roll and have made quite a few paintings in the last month. Here are a few pics of the making of the latest painting from December 30, 2020. I’ve been using a Japanese Calligraphy Brush from…
Weekend Update! Happy Monday!
Happy Monday! Here is the weekend update for this week. I had a good time chillin’ around the house with Darcy and Shady. It didn’t snow much but we did have a white Christmas. Shady In The Cold Shady gave her best shot at being outside but she decided it was better to be warm…
Michael Foley – Discover This Multi Talented Artist
Many people are artists or musicians or writers or teachers but not many are all of them. I invite you to discover the multi talented Michael Foley. Michael has had a long career in the arts and is currently still teaching, writing new music, painting new paintings and writing a couple new books. A few…
Upgrading Guitar Processors After 20 Years!
I just finished upgrading guitar processors after 20 years! I bought the original Line 6 POD back in the late 90’s. Things have come a long way since then with amp modeling and cabinet impulse responses that have really changed the game in guitar processors. My first venture into guitar processors started with the legendary…
Nice Days Leading To First Snow of 2020
The Snow is falling for the first time this year but luckily there were some nice days leading up to the first snow of 2020. The 4 day Thanksgiving holiday was a nice break. We got to spend some quality time outside with Shady Cat getting the yard ready for winter. Along with yard work…
New Abstract Watercolor Series by Mark Bray
Hey there! I started working on a new watercolor series. They will be 5″ x 7″ on paper with black inking. I’m trying a couple new ideas on these. I made some stamp sort of things our of foam to make some cool patterns. I explored this idea on some larger acrylic paintings back on…
On The Rise From The Deep
New song by Mark Bray titled New Song From The Deep. This is a heavy, sludgy tune to start your week. On The Rise From The Deep by Mark Bray Enjoy!Mark BrayCosmic Archeoligist
Crushing The Stone of Indecision by Mark Bray
Today I posted my new song called Crushing The Stone of Indecision. You can hear it here and also on MarkBray.BandCamp.com. Crushing The Stone of Indecision by Mark Bray I really meant it with this name. There was a lot to decide on this project and I’m hoping this is sort of a break through…
New Art For An Overcast Monday
Here is some new art for an overcast Monday. I’ve been working on lots of new things and here are a few I made along the way. I’m still working on this watercolor and ink on paper but it looked kind of cool in this stage so I shot a few pics and played with…