Gary Taxali

Corpse Bride

Sarah and I saw this film tonight. It's a marvel of stop motion animation and dark imagery from the mind of Tim Burton. (One of my favorite film makers) The animation is so flawless it's hard to believe it isn't CGI. We saw a trailer for the new Wallace and Grommit film and you can really see that things are made of clay. (not a bad thing, just different) In Corpse Bride, you can't see that. There are textures but they are intentional. Now, I'm not a big fan of the musical numbers in Burton's films which means I must be slamming Danny Elfman. (His stuff is okay...he should stick to movie themes and not musical numbers with lyrics) The story is simple with some bits of dark humor. (A dark fairy tale which Burton excels at) In the end, I have to praise the film for it's visual artistry. This story could have been told with real actors (in a Beetlejuice vein) but it is the animation that makes it shine.

Lisa Petrucci

Paul Allen

Dan Dippel

Cameron Tiede

Tara McPherson

Shaunna Peterson

Tim Biskup

Todd Schorr

Vaughn Belak

Tom D

Jean Michel Basquiat

Brian Taylor

Eddie Breen

Eddie Breen buys old paintings at flea markets or thrift stores and then paints over them. He incorporates old and new elements to create something quite new and more than bizarre. He's nuts but I love it!

Howard Finster

Howard Finster was a unique individual on this earth. His art is crude but captivating. His body of work is enormous and he is an inspiration to me of someone who melded their art and their faith. While I was living in Pensacola, Art on the Tracks had a showing of his work. We (the artists) created a piece to send to Howard for inclusion in his Paradise Gardens. Somewhere in the garden is a piece of art with a little sketch by me on it. Howard passed away some time ago. We miss you on earth Howard but God must be truly blessed to have you hanging around plucking your "banjer" and telling stories.

Barbara Fisher

Sarah and I discovered her art back in Asheville. She has work in the Blue Spiral and has a studio in Asheville. We actually visited her studio one day and met her. She is one of Sarah's favorite artists.

Bratsa Bonifaco

Wesley Freese

Met this guy while temping down at Dorsey & Whitney. Very nice fellow. We chatted about art a bit. Bob Shirley, the guy I'm temping with is an artist too. It's been nice to talk art again even if it is just temporary.