Show at Priaire Winds

Thanks everyone who came out for the reception on Friday.
The show will be up until the end of the month and all works are available for purchase at Prairie Winds.

Painting by Nicole Gustafsson  |  Ceramic by Cody Carson Brown

Photography by Todd Brown  |   Ceramic by Cody Carson Brown

Paintings by Nicole Gustafsson  |  Ceramics by Cody Carson Brown

 

 

Fresh from the Garden, 9x9 inches, Gouache & Ink on wood, 2011

Nesting Nuthatch, 7 x 11 inches, Gouache & Ink on Wood, 2011

Mornin' MacGillivray, 9 x 9 inches, Gouache & Ink on wood, 2011

The Keeper, 7 x 11 inches, Gouache & Ink on wood, 2011

The Timekeeper, 5 x 7 inches, Gouache & Ink on Wood, 2011

Copacabana, 7 x 11 inches, Gouache & Ink on wood, 2011

Thanks for coming!

Thank you everyone who made it out to Screen Ink last night for the reception!
It was great to see both new and familiar faces. Here's some photos from the evening.

 There was live screen printing that night on t-shirts.
Here the color is being printed by the pro's at Screen Ink!
 

The show will be up at Screen Ink for the entire month of February.

Store Hours:

Monday thru Friday: 9am - 5pm

Hastings Artists Featured in Scottsbluff

Here are two new pieces just finished for a show at the West Nebraska Arts Center. They will get framed up with a few other pieces and head on to Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

 

"The West Nebraska Arts Center, with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, is pleased to co-present a gallery exhibit with Graham Gallery of Hastings, NE. The new exhibit will feature original ceramics, photography, paintings, and sculpture by central Nebraska artists Cody Carson-Brown, Todd Brown, Mary Vaughan, Sally Jurgensmier, Nicole Gustafsson and Jerome Dubas. 

Everyone is invited to visit the West Nebraska Arts Center gallery, enjoy hors d'oeuvres and refreshments, and meet the artists at the opening reception, Saturday, August 7th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The gallery exhibit and opening reception are free and open to the public."

Finished Qee!

"Beastie Qee" Gouache & Ink on Vinyl, 2009

Here's my finished QEE for the "We Ain't Plastic" show in a couple weeks. The hardest part of this project was getting the darn thing apart and then back together again without scratching off the paint. Thanks for web forums though that helped me figure it out. I guess the newer designed Qee's are easier to come apart and together than the old style ones. (I had the old kind).

Now that I have it figured out though I wouldn't mind tackling another one....maybe the bunny template this time. (I had the pig, oink!)

Terrible Yellow Eyes at Gallery Nucleus!

Terrible Yellow Eyes is having a show!!!

Gallery Nucleus proudly presents Terrible Yellow Eyes, an exhibition by guest curator Cory Godbey, creator of www.terribleyelloweyes.com

This exhibit is the selected physical gallery show of the online collection of artwork inspired by the beloved classic "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak.

I'm very excited to announce that I've been selected to be part of this great group of artists!

Check out Gallery Nucleus for a list of all the artists participating and more details. And thanks Cory organizing such a great show!

Avard

Avards Mysterious Selection, Etching and Aquatint, 3"x4", 2008

Meet Avard Hagley, he enjoys reading mystery novels, taking a hop in the park, and having crazy adventures with his friends.

This print and others are currently on exhibition at the Lux Center in Lincoln!

Wanderfrost at the Lux Center

Thanks to everyone that came out to the reception on Friday! Shows up for the rest of the month. I'm also giving a lecture on my work at the Lux Center on Tuesday, May 5th at 6:30.

Warren

Warren, 6"x8", Etching & Aquatint, 2009.

An etching from my upcoming show "Wanderfrost" at the Lux Center for the arts. I've always been fascinated with bonsai techniques of binding plants to shape them into a certain forms or directions. Here the rabbits have been forming the tree for some unknown reason, but have kept about it quite diligently...

Show opens this Friday, May 1st, with a gallery reception from 5:00 - 7:00pm.

Winners!

Thank you everyone who participated in our "Landskipping" Art Raffel at Graham Gallery. Winners could choose from one of three collaborative paintings by Jamie Krueger, Sarah Fettin, and myself.

Here's the winners!
1. Lindsey & Tom Kluver
2. Jeremy Daniels
3. Chelsie Wilson

Wanderfrost

Wanderfrost, 6x8, Etching & Aquatint, 2009.

I'm gearing up for my show at the Lux Center for the Arts. Show runs May 1st - 30th. Gallery reception is Friday May 1st from 5-7.

Just a few more etchings to go!

Thanks!

Thank you everyone who made it out to the "Landskipping" artists reception last Saturday. We had a great turnout, some yummy food with some wonderful people, and lots of artwork!


We're also having an art raffle! The three collaborative pieces that Jamie, Sarah, and I worked on are being raffled off as a fun promotion. We each started a piece and then passed it around until finished. Just one ticket can get you one of the pieces above! Tickets are $5 each and the drawing will be held at the end of the month when the show is over. Stop by Graham Gallery to enter!

Thanks!

Show's up!

We hung the show on Sunday and it was really great to see everything come together. It's really fun to show with Sarah Fettin and Jamie Krueger. We all met each other at Hastings College and it's pretty crazy to think that we graduated over 2 years ago. Here's some photos of the exhibition!

Here's an installation view of some of my paintings.

Mixed media work by Jamie Krueger

Mixed media work by Sarah Fettin

The reception is on Saturday, April 4th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm
at Graham Gallery in Hastings, NE.

Hope to see you there!

Drawings

I've been wanted to small drawings that were looser and more spontaneous, so I did a bunch of 5x7 drawings on paper that explore similar themes and ideas as my larger more elaborate paintings on wood.

Lake Time Fun, 5 x 7 , Gouache and ink, 2009

I usually use Arches 300lb watercolor paper, but for these drawings I used Rives BFK paper in a soft yellow color. Yellow used to be my least favorite color, but now it's worked it's way in my main color palette! Oh how things change...

Rainy Cove Island

Rainy Cove Island, 11.25 x 24.5, Gouache and ink on wood, 2009

This is my personal favorite for the show opening next week. It is the piece that set the mood for the rest of my paintings. Again there's metallic rain that shimmers as you view the piece (I can't get enough of shiny paint lately!).

The white tree house in the upper right is one of the more accurate depictions of a tree house that my dad built in an old crab apple tree in the backyard. I hated raking up the crab apples that fell on the grass ever season, but it sure was a fun old tree.

Terrarium Town

Terrarium Town, 11.75 x 23.75, Gouache and ink on wood, 2009.

Here is another new one. I've been experimenting more with metallic paints so the background wall pattern shimmers as the light hits it. One of my friends showed me how to make terrariums and got me hooked. (The secret to success is in the soil!)

Yup!

Cozy Quarters, 11.125" x 11.125", Gouache & ink on wood, 2009.

Postcards are here and you should be receiving one in the mail soon. Here is another piece for the show. Each of these paintings is related to another painting in one way or another. As I post new pieces keep a look out for the clues!

Sneak Peak No. 2

Three Tier Treehouse, 11.125" x 17.75", Gouache & ink on wood, 2009

Here's another painting for the upcoming show "Landskipping" at Graham Gallery. I'll preview new pieces of mine leading up to the show opening in April.

Floating down the Crystal Caves

"Floating Down the Crystal Caves" 11.125" x 17.75", Gouache & Ink on wood, 2009.

Here is the full image of my painting on the Graham Gallery show postcard.

Today I got up and had to chip a layer of ice off my car, and I thought that it would be much better to go tubing down a lazy river...

"Landskipping"

Graham Gallery Presents:
Jamie Krueger
Nicole Gustafsson
Sarah Fettin

"Landskipping"
April 1st - April 25th

Gallery Reception
Saturday, April 4th 5pm - 7pm

www.graham-gallery.com

Upcoming Show "Landskipping"

Here are a few paintings previewing some of my new work for a upcoming show in April at Graham Gallery. "Landskipping" features new work by myself, Jamie Krueger, and Sarah Fettin.

The show runs April 1st - April 25th.
Gallery Reception: Saturday, April 4th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

And of course, my paintings always come cat approved...