Through the Eyes of a Painter

Rest In Peace Mark “Bam Bam” McConnell: "BAM BAM" & Anton Fig video from Mark's Myspace Page We were greatly saddened to hear the news of Mark’s Passing. He was truly a great guy. Most know him as Sebastian Bach’s former drummer “Bam Bam” to my family he was simply Mark. We actually met years ago when he toured with Baz and communicated via email and Facebook. He was a really good down to earth guy.Through out my illness he kept in touch with my wife and offered a lot of encouragement and support. He had a knack for reaching out at just the right time to say the things we needed to hear. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.  The following was posted earlier on his Face Book Page.  “ Mark passed at 9:42 this morning surrounded by family and close friends. We will miss him…he was precious to all of us and touched all our hearts deeply and profoundly. On behalf of our family thank you to all of you for your...

AAAAARRRRGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is how you might feel sometimes...... but you have to let the frustration become fuel for your fire to keep going. If not it will consume you.  For the past couple of weeks I have had an idea burning in my skull for a new painting ... however getting what is up there to come on out, has not been so easy! In fact after looking at my color tests this morning I’m beginning to think selling a glass of water to a drowning man would be easier. No... Wait... that is putting it way too lightly... I could just walk away and shelve the idea... right. Who would know? Who would care? Does it matter? I would know and I care.  So instead of letting the fire of frustration consume me, I have to choose to use it.  Each set back is a new opportunity to learn what did not work. When I was little my dad told me a story about Thomas Edison. After about 1000 failures trying to invent the light bulb someone as...

Free Comic Book Day is an Awesome way to share something your into with friends and family who may not normally read Comics. Be Sure to stop by your local comic book shop and say Hi tomorrow! Don't know where your local shop is check out the Free Comic Book Day Website

This weekend May 5th and 6th  Kathies Christmas and Collectibles  in Camphill, Pennsylvania will be conducting their annual Spring Open house event.    Kathies Spring Open House is always a wonderful opportunity to gather with fellow art enthusiasts and meet some of the Artists the gallery feature. In the past the event has playe host to artist such as Thomas Kinkade, Robert Finale to Mike Kupka and last year Thomas Kinkade's brother Patrick attended. I believe he is slated to be on hand again this year on Saturday only.  Its hard to believe that almost a month has gone by since Artist Thomas Kinkade passed. This weekend May 5th Kathies Christmas and Collectibles   have decided to close thier gallery between 2pm and 3pm on Saturday (May 5) to host a Memorium service and is inviting everyone to come and share what Thomas Kinkade's work meant to them. I am sure this will be a very moving event. Click Here t...

Artistic inspiration can be found anywhere. Last weekend my family and I took a road trip to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania so, as my wife put it “my son and I could let our ‘inner-geeks’ come out and play”. The destination on this trip was “ The Pittsburgh Comic-Con” an annual event hosted by Mike and Renee George of the Pittsburg comic shop “Comics World”. The weekend was amazing and way too much information to post in one entry so here is the first of the series. Our day began at 4:30 a.m as we packed the car to begin our 2 and half hour ride out to Monroeville convention center just outside of Pittsburgh. After several stops for some much needed coffee and then several more stops for restroom breaks because of the coffee breaks we pulled into the parking lot of the Double Tree convention Center. While we were picking up our VIP badges we were greeted by Renee George who gave us a rundown of the weekend events. You could feel the excitement in the air. The guest of honor at this y...