Hollywood Video Murals
Hollywood Video, Salem, Oregon 1992 — POST DATE: 2014 — Sometimes it’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since my five-year tenure as the Hollywood Video mural artist.
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observations and stories of art, love, las vegas, and beyond
The Implied Nude
The implied nude. Demure and forever discrete, the implied nude is society’s answer to the tasteful nude or what I like to think of as the “hidden nipple dichotomy.” I
Lotus
Presenting… LOTUS, my newest figurative artwork. I’m excited to share my latest creation with you. Art and life are all about birth, rebirth, and beauty. That’s why this drawing is
Where Magic Happens
Where Magic Happens. Today Las Vegas Harley-Davidson presented illusionist Seth Grabel in celebration of the HDNV150 Harley-Davidson Street Glide. Leave it to the crew at Las Vegas Harley-Davidson to create
Shades of Gray
Shades of Gray… you want 50 to inspire passion? Forget about it. I got 256. Colorful ladies in a world of black and white. The Goddess-Collective (left to right: Jessica
Exotic is Exciting..
Exotic is exciting! Exotic is good. When I think “exotic”, a few things immediately come to mind. Exotic places, exotic women, and exotic cars… When it comes to exotic places
Fast Forward – Start to Finish
My favorite creative times are all about the time I enjoy at the easel. But a lot more goes into a painting than just easel time; photography, preparation, painting, the
The Master of the Muse
The Master of the Muse by Brandy Beavers. I once saw a documentary in which a group of credited scientists held a controlled experiment. The premise was simple. They recruited
Google Image Search
Google Image Search is a powerful tool. Like many of you, I use Google’s awesome search capabilities on a daily basis. I tap into it for research when writing articles,
Forever Inspired
Beautiful muses have inspired artists for virtually as long as art has existed. For all I know art was borne in the first place as a result of the great
Figuratively Speaking
I love figurative art – especially art nudes. There is no secret in that here. I’ve been painting the nude on canvas and metal for over a decade now. But
Nude Beauty Nude
Nudity in art has been debated since the beginning of time. After all, the unclothed human figure is an important genre in art, as it has been since ancient times,
Artist Statement
Celebrating Timeless Beauty Through Powerful Art… Brooklyn – 40″ x 30″, original painting on metal © 2010 – Private Collection, Las Vegas, NV “Art is not a study of positive reality,
The Art Of Realism
Airplane paintings and motorcycle art… While known most recently – at least over the last decade or so – for my realistic figurative paintings, I cross paths with folks on
Art Provenance
Who, What, When, Where, How…? What do you know about that art on your walls? You hear a lot about provenance in the art world. As it should be –