The 23rd Annual Spring Art Show

I've been working on this the last many weeks. By Thursday we'll hang the show. On Friday, the reception. We've got nearly 100 artists participating.

Molly's Postcard

Molly's painting was selected by the Spring Art Show Committee for this year's annual postcard.

Congratulations to Molly

Wavy Gravy

Legendary "Flower Geezer" and activist-clown , Wavy Gravy, performed at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center on Friday.

A night of tall tales and shenanigans. Stories about Ken Kesey, Janis Joplin, Lenny Bruce, B.B.King, Woodstock, the Hog Farm  and on and on.

The view from my soundboard

Herding Artists

Here we are gathering for the traditional Spring Art Show group photo.

It takes a while to get folks headed in the right direction.

And a lot of patience

But it gets done: The 23rd Annual Spring Art Show

There will be about 100 artists in the show. This is a small sampling of participating artists.
The 23rd Annual Spring Art Show begins May 10th

(Photo courtesy of Donn DeAngelo)

Sign Painting

A building downtown currently being renovated reveals some nice hand painted lettering.

Rip off the façade of most older building and underneath you may find this sort of crafty work.

Sign painting is yet another form of handmade art on the verge of extinction.

In the last decade the common sign painter has all but disappeared with the advent of computer generated vinyl die-cut lettering.

Where I work at the Community Center we still persist on using hand painted billboards for our cultural events but it gets harder all the time. (Our last sign painter just retired).

Here are a few signs that have been used in the area:

(This one is from  some years ago)

The Community Center still uses this San Francisco Mime Troupe sign every year.

Mexican Arts Festival

Lia May Byrd designed the Day of the Dead art for this one some years ago

Nice benefit signage in the manner of Victor Moscoso.

The design for our annual Spring Art Show

(Which is coming this May)



If you want to know a bit more about the art and craft of hand lettering there's a documentary film in the works. 

Check out this clip:

http://vimeo.com/samueljmacon/signpa...

Art by Patrick Maloney

This month's exhibit at the Maurice del Mue Galleries of the San Geronimo Valley Community Center is a group show titled Celebrating Color 8 Different Ways.  I’m  highligthing just one of those exhibited artists here for now-- Patrick Maloney.

Below is his remarkable work.

Adam and Her

Mother in Her Garden

A Gathering of Angels

A few drawings done by Maloney in Bic pen:

World in Her Hands

Empress

Squiggle Head

As a painter, Patrick Maloney has exhibited widely.  He’s worked in the past in graphics, advertising art and animation (such as John Korty's feature length animated film Twice Upon a Time).

He currently teaches art courses at San Quentin State Prison.

The exhibit also features fine artists Barbara Hazard, Jackie Kirk, Art Holman, Joan Thornton, Kay Carlson, Ayumi Kie Weissbuch and Connie Smith Siegel and runs through March 29th.

You can learn more about the exhibit at:

http://www.sgvcc.org/artsevents/Art%20Exhibits.html

Trashman on a Tortilla

Tortillas printed with artwork by the late Spain Rodriguez

from the Spain memorial held at the Brava Theater in San Francisco, Saturday, March 16th.
Tortillas printed by the Great Tortilla Conspiracy.