ArtCrank MSP 2017

My poster: Joyride, 3 color screen print with hand-painted details.

I am honored to be included in "ArtCrank 2017 MSP" on 

July 8th Fulton Beer in Northeast Minneapolis (not the downtown taproom!)

"Our 2017 show marks the 10th anniversary of ARTCRANK. We’re going back through 10 years of Minneapolis shows to pick out a greatest hits album of bike poster art for what we hope will be our biggest and best show ever."

Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Fulton Production Brewery in Northeast Minneapolis. 

 Fifty posters by Twin Cities artists. All poster prints will sell for $40 each ‘til they’re gone. Obviously, there’s going to be beer. And admission, as always, is free.

Some kind words from City Pages:

ARTISTS
Adam Hoganson // Adam Turman // Allan Peters // Amy Jo // Andy Lund // Andy Wood // Anne Ulku // Brent Gale // Brian Geihl // Brian Hartley Sago // Brock Davis // Brooke Ekelund // Courtney Thomas // Drew Preiner // Ellen Schofield // Greg Brose // Hannah Johnson // Ian Davies // Igor Dukic // JC Lovely // Jason Strong // Jennifer Davis // Jess Louwagie // Jessica Hall Burns // Joanne Grobe // Katherine Lamm // kelly munson // Krisna MacDonald // Laura Brown // Leslie Olson // Lori Anderson // Mike Caguin // Natalie Wynings // Northwoods Art Dept. // Rachel Roddy // Rob Angermuller & Scott Agrimson // Roger Luteyn // Ross Bruggink // Ryan Carlson // Scott Shore // Sean Cooley // Sean Tubridy // Six17 // Steve "Mario" Marinelli // Studio On Fire // Thriving Concern // Todd Zerger // TOOTH // Wink // Zara Gonzalez Hoang

HOST & SPONSOR
Fulton Beer. Fulton will donate a portion of proceeds from beer sales to Art Start, a partnership between Minneapolis Institute of Art and South Side Minneapolis Boys & Girls Clubs.

FREE VALET BIKE PARKING
Sponsored by blackriver, the app for finding and sharing the best bike rides in the world. Bike parking services provided by provided by the Cultural Wellness Center's My Bike Project. Ride your bike to ARTCRANK, and we'll keep an eye on it while you enjoy the show.

FOOD TRUCKS
With a little help from Chowgirls Killer Catering and Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market, our food truck lineup is better than ever. Food and refreshments by Hot Indian Foods, The MidNord Empanada Truck, Kramarczuk's, Red River Kitchen • City House, MN Nice Cream and Tap Minneapolis.

POSTER FRAMING
Once again, Mitrebox Framing Studio has a fantastic deal for framing ARTCRANK posters: $89 for a standard frame, or 20% off custom framing for all ARTCRANK MSP 2017 posters.

LOCATION
Fulton Production Brewery (Northeast)
*NOT The Tap Room in downtown Minneapolis*
2540 2nd St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418

See you there?!

p.s. p.s. "P.S. ARTCRANK is looking for a few more volunteers for the night of the party. Email Patrick Murphy (patrick@artcrank.com) for details, or just sign yourself up right here: http://bit.ly/ARTCRANKvolunteer

New Fold-A-Note Greeting Cards

Sloth Fold-A-Notes available here.

Remember the Fold-A-Note craze from the late 70s/ early 80s? 

Artists to Watch is bringing them back! 

Hand-write your letter on one side, fold it up, seal it and add a stamp- no envelope needed.

#SNAILMAILFOREVER!!!

I have created 8 new Fold-A-Note designs... 

They come in boxed sets that include four designs- 8 cards, 2 of each car design.

Series #1: Birds, Fish, Bunnies and Garden available here.

Series #2: Dogs, Sloths, Cats & Mice, and Birds & Flowers available here.

One of my original illustrations for the card series- "Sloths."

All of the original painted illustrations are available in my Etsy shop!

I have many new more new greeting card designs (birthday cards, sympathy cards, blank cards, boxed sets, etc.) available via Artists to Watch. They're available as individual cards or Wholesale.

If you like what you see, ask your favorite local shop to stock them! 

Artists to Watch is an excellent National company that directly supports Minnesota artists and designers.

Hotbed Benefit Art Auction 2017

Animal Kingdom, 28x40", acrylic on paper

In February I received an email with the subject line, "Charity art event hosted by Sharon Stone"
Exciting, right?! 

(You had me at Sharon Stone.)

I made this painting especially for Saturday's annual Hotbed Gala in San Francisco. 

Their art auction, curated by The Jealous Curator, will benefit Planet Hope and their mission to provide outreach and educational resources to homeless, abused, and terminally ill children. ♥

The event will be hosted by Sharon Stone and Todrick Hall.

I actually made two paintings so they could choose one for the auction. (I am a people pleaser and a Minnesotan, after all.)

The one on the right is in my Etsy shop. ;0)

Here are some process shots of the painting from my studio. A sketch (I never make sketches?!?), some under-painting (the horse was originally going to be on wheels), and the finished painting. Not shown: when I dropped and ripped it immediately after I finished the painting. (I repaired the tear and nobody will ever notice! SHHHH!)