Student Work: Adult Stencil and Mixed Media, July 2012
July’s Adult Stencil and Mixed Media workshop boasted three motivated students. In the three 1.5-hour sessions, students worked with collage, acrylic painting and stencil/spray painting. Below are pics from the sessions including the final pieces. For a current PONSHOP Class Schedule, Click Here. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]
Urban Decay III: Part 2
Above is video of the opening night of Urban Decay 3 at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton Virginia. The opening reception featured live painting demonstrations and live music by Lightspeed Rescue and Shade Parade. Thanks to our summer intern Isaac for filming and editing. Below is an album of the latest work of mine [...]
2012 The Sketchbook Project: Limited Edition
I am excited to have completed my submission for The Sketchbook Project Limited Edition Vol. 1. Organized by the Art House Co-op, The Sketchbook Project is a collaborative collection of art books by thousands of artists throughout the world. Once completed, the books are archived and displayed to the public at the Brooklyn Art Library. Below is [...]
PONSHOP Tutorials: Working With Wheat Paste
As response to the questions brought up in our “Intro to Street Art”, “Mixing the Media” and “Adult Mixed Media” classes – we’ve put together this two-part tutorial on how to make and apply wheat paste when doing paper posters and collage: Part 1: Wheat Paste recipe and cooking 1 part flour to 4 parts [...]
The Sketchbook Project: Limited Edition Progress part 2
Here is an update for my contribution to The Sketchbook Project Limited Edition Vol. 1. Organized by the Art House Co-op, The Sketchbook Project is a collaborative collection of art books by thousands of artists throughout the world. Once complete, (the deadline is April 30, 2012) the books are archived and displayed to the public at [...]
2012 Sketchbook Project Progress
Gabe is currently working on his submission for The Sketchbook Project Limited Edition Vol. 1. Organized by the Art House Co-op, The Sketchbook Project is a collaborative collection of art books by thousands of artists throughout the world. Once complete, (the deadline is April 30, 2012) the books are archived and displayed to the public [...]
Holiday Commission Work (December 2010)
December 2010 proved to be the most productive month of the year. I was hard at work on a number of commissioned paintings for clients. Below are some snapshots of the finished pieces. “Thank You” to our clients who continue to push our creativity with these custom projects. Custom Painted Surfboard (aka “Cuttlefish”), Mixed Media, [...]
PONSHOP Featured Artist Interview: Ginger Huebner
Ginger Huebner, a good friend of Gabe and Scarlett from their days at Virginia Tech, is an artist based out of Asheville, NC. We’re excited to have a few of her pieces here at the gallery, and our intern Sarah Dawes spent some time interviewing Ginger for the blog. “Let’s Walk Together” Collage, Encaustic on [...]
PONSHOP Featured Artist Interview: Joshua Barber
PONSHOP is excited to be featuring the work of Joshua Barber in the gallery this month. Scarlett and I have known Joshua since 1997 and it’s amazing to see his growth as an artist over the years. PONSHOP Intern Sarah Dawes conducted an interview with Barber and discussed the work he has featured at the [...]
Adult Mixed Media Workshop: September 2010
This was one of the first adult mixed media classes held at the new PONSHOP location and I was really happy to work with such motivated and enthusiastic students. Using a variety of media including acrylic, paper collage, and stencils, they took on their own projects in a studio environment. Shellie translated a graphite sketch [...]