My newest video animation, Lawn Ornaments, is nearing completion. It will debut in a group exhibition, Vacant Spaces, at Marty Walker Gallery opening January 10. The final video (which is 2 min 30 sec) is going to take five computers the better part of a ...
I finally got some installation images for Op Eyes showing in the Oppenheimer New Media Gallery at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. The projection is approx. 18 ft. x 10 ft. and is being shown from Blu-ray disc.
While waiting on volunteers in Salina on my last trip (see earlier entry), I took about 15 minutes of footage of the hundreds of pigeons seen from the loft windows. As I’ve been going through all of the project footage (over 120 GB), I decided to do some ...
The opening reception at the Nerman Museum last Friday night was great. Both shows opening that night (mine and the CSF 2008 awards) were very well attended.The reactions to Op Eyes were very enthusiastic. It’s a shame that the piece couldn’t be shown on ...
I did a radio interview with Laura Spencer of KCUR, KC’s local NPR affiliate. It aired yesterday morning but has just now been posted on their website.
I just finished another weekend of videotaping residents of Salina, KS, for my project for the Salina Art Center. I think we’ve now got enough footage to begin working on the final piece. The opening has been moved back to mid-March 2009 which is a great ...
I spent all morning in my backyard photographing some house plants for a new video animation. Sometimes a clear blue sky is the best chroma key.
A short clip from my newest video animation, Pulp Kali, is now online in my portfolio.
I just found out that an article I was interviewed for almost a year ago actually came out last August in KC Magazine. I never saw the print edition of it but did find that the article, titled “Video Art Comes Home,” was posted on their MidwestLuxe website.
My commission for the Nerman Museum was mentioned on page 26 in the October 2008 issue of Review in the article “Art In Architecture” by Anthony Rohr. A painting by my friend and colleague Ricky Allman graces the cover.