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Support Artist and Motorcyclist Guenevere Schwien…Every DONATION, no matter the size will help!!!
Motorcyclist Guenevere Schwien radiates color and style every time she steps up to her easel. The outcome of her passion for the last eight years has been some of the most gorgeous photorealist motorcycle paintings you’ll ever see including her most famed; a HUGE 9′ by 6′ Ducati which was purchased by a private party.…
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British Artist Grayson Perry takes a trip
Grayson Perry, a 51 year old artist from London, England who has been awarded the Turner Prize in 2003 for his ceramics, built a motorcycle as a tribute to his Teddy bear, Alan Measles. 50 years after first receiving the bear, Perry decided to pay homage to his life long friend by building an ornate…
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Los Angeles…home to the Watts Towers
Combining my motorcycle and art addiction makes touring a very stimulating and rewarding experience, especially when seeing something as brilliant as the Watts Towers, by Simon Rodia. An Italian immigrant, Simon began construction on the Watts Towers in 1921 and for 34 years he worked single-handedly to build his towers without benefit of machine equipment,…
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Non moto-related, but some amazing artwork for winter gazing!
Wow… love this guy’s spontaneous sense of design and earth art. I love that it’s ephemeral and ever-changing as the day descends into night. Bravo Jim Denevan! The Art of Jim Denevan For those with more interest in the process check out The Anthropologist and Jim’s massive sculpture in Siberia.
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My artistic outlet on the coast!
I have been fortunate this week to be able to spend some time at my friend Gurdon’s studio in Ft. Bragg. What a treat, an apartment to stay in and an amazing art studio to express myself. I began a painting yesterday…here is the foundation of it. Thus far I am liking where it’s going!!…
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What is art??
Funny, being an artist myself I never thought much about the crossover between my two passions, art and motorcycles, but suddenly I find myself in contemplation. A friend of mine sent me a link to a woman rider who is also an artist by trade. She is a painter. Her latest venture into the art…