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Bye Bye, Sugar Sand, Hello Cancer Molasses

caleb — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:58:35 +0000

Down here west of Tampa Bay, we await our Free Oil, washing up on our white sand beaches like manna from Exxon, dividends we earned with our petroleum habits but had forgotten we were owed.

Recent web design project for Jim Graden Fitness/Martial Arts

caleb — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:00:28 +0000

Recent web design project for Jim Graden Fitness/Martial Arts.

2 New St Petersburg Paintings

caleb — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:30:37 +0000

Two 18×24 acrylic on canvas paintings of local scenery:

An old citrus barn in St Pete.

Behind Ferg's Sports Bar, Central Ave, St Pete.

Tampa Confederate Flag Antidote– Call to Artists

caleb — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:11:51 +0000

There is a pretty good argument to be made that in terms of numbers of deaths and long term social repercussions all over the globe, as well as the misery inflicted over many generations and hundreds of years on millions of people the peculiar institution over which the southern confederacy explicitly seceded was an even greater horror than the European Holocaust of the mid-20th century. And that’s sayin’ something, pal. If this is the case, then displaying with pride a flag of the defenders of African enslavement is more despicable than the flying of, say, oh, I dunno, the black-on-red swastika, for instance.

I have seen plenty of condemnation of the flying of the ConBat flag over Tampa, but little attempt at an antidote for this poisoning of the local atmosphere. Via the Seminole Heights blog, I found this call to artists at the Alley Cats Players blog. Good on them!

The Upgraded Booker Creek Park, St Petersburg, Florida

caleb — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:42:23 +0000

Booker Creek Park, which for all intents and purposes was useless until its 2007 revamp, sits behind (north) of Edward White Hospital, between 9th Ave N and 13th Ave N, just west of the 275 Freeway. Although it lacks mature trees and shade is sparse, it is a fine and underutilized lakeside park with observation piers, a playground close to 13th Ave N, and a .75 mile paved walking/jogging track. The roar of the freeway is tolerable on the West side of the park, which butts up against the site of a former (now empty and pleasant, but up for sale) trailer park. I find myself taking my little dog there more and more often, feeling he is probably safer there from from pitbull attacks than at Crescent Lake Park, although Booker Creek Park (not to be confused with “Brooker Creek” in North Pinellas County) does look like prime urban alligator habitat. Which is part of its charm, actually.

Coney Island, Baby: YA St Pete Hot Dog Stand Cityscape

caleb — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:55:32 +0000

Why, you ask? Why do another damned view of the Coney Island Grill on MLK in St Petersburg? Well… the truth is that people like them. People want paintings of B-list landmarks of their hometown because they have pleasant memories about them, and it gives them a sense of place.

In a transient place like Florida, lack of a sense of place leads to carelessness about the local environment, both natural and man-made. Lack of a sense of place leads to bulldozers, stripmalls and apathy about local government.

I’d like to ascribe my tendency to rework local themes to a great concern about bio-regionalism, but really, I don’t use gasoline and I don’t get out much. What’re yuh gonna do?

St Pete Artist Robert Epstein At Interior Motives Gallery

caleb — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:39:25 +0000

Multi-talented sculptor, painter and printmaker Robert Epstein is opening this weekend in downtown St Pete. Robert is a very well-informed and genial fellow, and I advise you to go and take up some of his time. Oh, and buy art.

INTERIOR MOTIVES presents ……..WOMAN, WONDER, WATER

New Works by Robert Bruce Epstein
A Benefit For CASA – Community Action Stops Abuse
20% Of All Proceeds Donated To CASA

Water, sky, earth, human and architectural images are the foundation of Epstein’s creations. His work explores natural and man-made forms through a synthesis of visual languages. Epstein’s latest series of paintings evokes a new consciousness through vibrant expressionistic imagery and abstraction.

Epstein’s paintings and sculpture appear in corporate and private collections in the United States and Europe, and include large-scale public works in California and Florida. New York Times art critic, Bill Zimmer, selected Epstein as one of Florida’s top 30 artist. “Islands in the Dream” from Epstein”s TROPiKON series is in the permanent collection of the Gulf Coast Museum of Art , Largo, Florida.

Epstein’s formal training includes study at Port Royal Academy, Paris, The Corcoran School, Washington, D.C., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA., and the American Film Institute. He received his degree from The George Washington University and in 2002 moved his studio, HIGHSTONE, to St. Petersburg, Florida.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR THIS EVENT IS:

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM

#Phone or @Contact Interior Motives
1110 Central Ave 33705
727-898-6061
intmotives@gmail.com
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Painting In Public At Interior Motives Gallery

caleb — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:49:14 +0000

Well, that was fun. Now I can get back to painting goofy stuff on paper. I think I’ll do some cartooning; heatstroke make me whimsical. Did I mention it’s bloody hot here in St Petersburg?

A Steamy Lake In The Tampa Bay Area of Florida

caleb — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:02:19 +0000

And how seasonally appropriate! Ok, it’s Crescent Lake, St Pete, which is about 3 blocks from my house. I have already admitted I never go anywhere. It’s too hot, and the bugs! Don’t get me started. I’m cranky when I sweat.

22×30. acrylic on paper, available at Interior Motives Gallery or from Seven North.

A Crescent Lake, St Petersburg, Painting…

caleb — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:25:07 +0000

Yeah, I don’t get out much, that’s why my BrightKite activity is essentially pointless, but my immobility does lead to an intense appreciation of my immediate surroundings. This painting was done for a Tampa patron. I like the sound of that: Patron. Uhmmm, yummy patron…

Crescent Lake, St Petersburg, Tampa Bay Area, Florida, Looking West after sunset.

Should you wish, you can click on the image for a larger view. The original is 48×48.