Full Moon

On Saturday, Bill and I went exploring and took some pictures in the Superstition Mountains and Canyon Lake:

Canyon Lake

Me

Bill

One of those cool days when you can see the full moon during daylight.

I did some photo editing on this one ;)

A dying saguaro.

Close up.

Flat Iron Peak of the Superstition Mountains in the late afternoon sun.

A dying ocotillo.

Chollas in the sunset.

This one makes me think of...

Look! Grass in the Desert!

See the deer?

Psychedelic saguaro.

 

I loved the silhouettes of these two saguaros.

Painting Progress

Alright, this is the never ending painting! I've been working on this since November and I just never seem to be finished. The reason for this is that I have two different ways of creating art:

1. I see the finished piece of art in my head and then I create that piece of art in real life.

The way I created this painting:

2. I start doodling and continue doodling until a piece of art is finished.

The way I created this drawing.

Generally with a doodle I do it piece by piece over a long period of time. I spend a long time on doodles because I often stop to look at the piece and contemplate where I should go next. I walk around and view it from different angles and distances to try and get an understanding of the piece as a whole. I often times get "artist's block" or simply get burned out and walk away from the piece for days or weeks. Sometimes I never finish them. Most of my doodles end up being abstract or psychedelic. 

My more realistic pieces usually start as a picture in my head. The picture is usually complete or nearly complete and I usually have a very defined view of exactly how they will turn out. I have such a defined view of how these pieces will turn out that I often get frustrated if people comment on them before they are finished. 

This particular painting is something I would call a doodle. It's been years since I painted a doodle. Usually I draw them. The closest I've come to painting a doodle since high school is painting our band practice room wall with flourescent puff paints a couple of years ago (for a black light). I was just so busy with music while I was in college and while I was teaching that I never had time to paint.

November:

December:

January:

Definitely not finished yet. I still have quite a bit to do before I will be at a stopping point.

PoorWater Update

                                           

The last couple of months have all been about releasing our new CD! After recording our tracks and then going through the mixing and mastering process, we had to create the album art. Devin and I went to the craft store and got some masks, and then Devin burned them. 

Early in the burning process.

Each of the three masks is symbolic of something, but you'll have to figure that out for yourself ;)

After the masks were finished, Devin, Bill, James, and I went out to the desert to photograph the album art. We brought out two giant jugs of water to wet the desert floor.

 In this picture, James poured water from one of the jugs into the mud to create splashes.

The picture from the back cover of our album.

Before text...

After!

The finished album!

On December 2nd, we had our album release party at the Marquee Theatre. Bill took some awesome pictures for us:

 Setting up.

Radio:

We've started to get some radio play! Check us out on DJ Cynfully Luscious' show on www.hardrockradiolive.com on Friday nights from 8 to 9 p.m. EST (6 to 8 p.m. Arizona time) . She'll be doing an interview with us on January 20, 2012 9 p.m. EST (7 p.m. Arizona time). You can also request us at www.progrockandmetal.net, a www.live365.com radio station! Keep checking back to our site as we add more stations!

iTunes:

Our album is officially up on iTunes and Amazon Mp3! We are very excited to be able to share our music with people from all over the country and all over the world!

Painting Progress

Alright, it's been a while since I've posted a painting update. This one is still a work in progress.