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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…
Colorful Abstract Art To Power You Through
Here is some colorful abstract art to power you through the rest of the week! I’m stoked about the nice weather coming and today was really beautiful. Shady cat really likes the sunny days too. This is an 8″x10″ watercolor painting from last night. I did add a little white with a Posca Paint Pen.…
Screen Printing Supplies Have Arrived!
Screen printing supplies have arrived and I am preparing to print a new series of shirts. I haven’t printed new shirts in over a year so I’m ready for some new things to wear. It took a couple weeks and the screens just got here today. Who else loves getting packages from Michael’s in the…
Pileated Woodpecker Trimming A Tree
This week I caught a Pileated Woodpecker up in my tree whacking away at a limb. I was able to get some pretty good pictures of it. It’s always nice when one of those big ones stop by. They are really impressive and almost the size of a crow. Just in case you didn’t know,…
Shady #Caturday Enjoying The Sun
Shady Cat has been enjoying the sun. She got out and explored the last of the snow but I think she is glad it is going away. Happy Caturday! Here is some Shady Cat from this week. Spring is coming soon and it will be nice to get out and enjoy. Shady Cat is out…
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…
Fuchsia Sunrise To Perk You Up On A Monday
Here’s a Fuchsia Sunrise to perk you up on a Monday morning. I did this last night and made a time lapse video of it. I find it hard to tell when I should be done with a piece but when it’s time for bed, I guess that is when it is done. I’ve been…
Skateboarding In The Snow and Building a Snow Person
I went skateboarding in the snow this weekend. Well, not in the actual snow, but there was snow all around. There weren’t very may lots clear but it was a warm day and I had to get out and enjoy. Here is a little video of my outing skateboarding in the snow. I love my…
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…
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…