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Arch Box: Piazza Navona

The top of this reconditioned solid wood box displays a section of a map of Rome.  On the upper left corner is a bit of the Tiber River showing the Island of  Tiberina.  On the right is the long plan of Piazza Navona.

Above:  A bit of salvaged vintage building hardware has been added to the top.  When the lid is fully open, the hardware props the lid.

Above:  On the inside of the lid is an etching of the grand Northwards view of Piazza Navona.

And there you have a little bit of a large piece of Rome.  
One from my collection of Architectural Boxes available at
Art Access Holiday Show
November 16th - December 17th.
Art Access
230 South 500 West #125
Salt Lake City, Utah  84101
Phone:  801-328-0703
Website:  accessart.org

I don't paint landscapes...

But I just painted this one:  SLC Dusk:  Northbound 4th East, acrylic on canvas, 9"x12", 2012  (Toni Youngblood)

Architectural Box: San Marco Library & Handpainted Marbled Paper Interior

This box has been transformed in black paint with gloss protective coats and an etching of the first floor facade of the San Marco Library in Venice.  The inside of the box is lined with hand marbled paper.

To be in the  
Art Access Holiday Show
November 16th - December 17th.
Art Access
230 South 500 West #125
Salt Lake City, Utah  84101
Phone:  801-328-0703
Website:  accessart.org

Architectural Box: The Pantheon in Rome

With a bit of antique hardware added as an opening lever, this box celebrates the Eternal City of Rome with fragments of the city's map and an interior view of the Pantheon, when the lid is opened.

One more Architectural box to be in the  
Art Access Holiday Show
November 16th - December 17th.
Art Access
230 South 500 West #125
Salt Lake City, Utah  84101
Phone:  801-328-0703
Website:  accessart.org

Poodle Premier: Progress

Establishing darks and lights, secondary composition elements and underpainting.  Beginning the details of specific character of these individual dogs.

Poodle Premier

I've worked through available photos becoming more familiar with the dogs, developed the composition and sketched the layout for a 16x20 inch portrait of  standard poodle litter mates---a black boy and a white girl.  The beginning of my first poodle portrait...

Architectural Boxes at Art Access Gallery 2012 Holiday Show November 16th - December 17th

Above:  A preview of some of my work.

Above:  Details of Palladio, The Roman Forum, a French Chateau, the Cathedral on the Island of Murano near Venice, St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice and more.

Above:  Fragment of a map of Rome, pencil box with birds eye views of Florence, details from ancient  Roman buildings, the interior of the Pantheon, the Arch of Septimius Severus.

A good range of prices that will make holiday gift giving easy.  I'm still working on more...

Art Access Gallery -230 South 500 West #125 • Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 • Phone: 801-328-0703

Tenor Madness

I developed a design for and make saxophone neck pouches for all sizes of saxophones and suitable for different configurations:  With mouthpiece attached or not.  The pouch pictured above is made for a Tenor neck with the mouthpiece attached.  See more about my saxophone neck pouches here, or just click on the tab at the top of this blog:  Saxophone Neck Pouches.

Have a great week!  ~Sparky