sharing my happy with you

well...we are officially into 2009. Happy New Year! and things are already pickin up for me art-wise (i've gained some clients and some sales and some cool creative gigs). it's starting out to be a fun creative year and i'm pretty gobsmacked about it.

i had lunch at Panda Express today (mmmmmmorangechicken) and the fortune in my cookie said: "share your happiness with others today". well...painting makes me happy. so i want to share some of my happy with you.

here is a rough list of some upcoming events that i'll be painting at. i will do my best to blog about these events individually.

1) Sunday January 4

9am and 11am

Vineyard Boise morning services

myself & our VineArts director will be

finishing the backdrop on stage

during worship for both services.

2) Tuesday January 6th AND

Tuesday January 13th

6:30-9:30pm both nights

Vineyard Boise (I think in the Chapel?)

"Revelation UnCorked" class

(a fresh&creative look at the Book of Revelation)

no sign-ups, just show up

3) Friday January 23rd

8pm

Visual Arts Collective, Boise

Charity Concert Event

I'll be painting while bands play music.

there is a ticket price

(as soon as i get more info i'll post it)

4) Sunday March 1st

10:30am and 12:30pm (after both services)

Vineyard Boise (Book Cellar in Heritage Hall)

Book signing with author Robert Michael Kurz.

This is for the book I illustrated "Formation Generation"

You'll be able to purchase a copy early that day.

(okay, so I'm not actually painting at this event...

but I'll be signing books that I illustrated)

5) Saturday March 7th

7pm

The Water Cooler, Boise

Special Arts Event

I'm a featured artist.

I'll be painting to music.

there is a ticket price.

(as soon as i get more info i'll post it)

OH...i almost forgot, here are a some other art related things that i'm involved with:

*starting Monday January 5th.

The Palate: an artist discipleship group

every 1st and 3rd Monday nights.

6:30pm-8:30pm

VineArts Studio in the Barnabas Bldg at Vineyard Boise

i am co-leading a small group for artists.

feed your inner artist with a sampling of artistic activities

and solid biblical study.

*every 3rd Saturday morning

Writers Guild

9:30am-11am at Barnes & Noble, Boise

i lead a group of local writers who have been meeting

for years to encourage each other in our literary creative efforts.

*with my team of faithful helpers (i call them gallery grunts),

i will be installing a new art exhibit in our VineArts Gallery

at Vineyard Boise towards the end of January.

the art exhibit is called, "Transformation"

we will have an opening reception for all the artists

who will be in the juried/themed show on:

Sunday January 25th at 1:30pm in the VineArts Gallery.

everyone is welcome to attend. there will be live music, refreshments,

and a chance to view the artwork and meet the artists.

the exhibit will be up till the beginning of April.

maybe i'll see you at one of these events.

thanks for letting me share some of my happy with you.

keep creating and dive deep!

photo taken by J.D.