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You can’t miss it.

Alsobrooks — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000

It’s perfect just as it is, this little zinger.

(Not-So) Portrait of an Artist #6: Joseph-Siffred Duplessis

Alsobrooks — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:14:00 +0000

More about Joseph here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Duplessis (sorry, hyperlinks aren’t showing in this microblog setting). But while we’re at it, here’s to a prosperous 2012, my friends!

Portrait of an Artist #5: Leon Golub

Alsobrooks — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:04:00 +0000

This is not my image. I was unable to find copyright information at the time of this posting. But the art of Leon Golub struck that revolutionary chord in me the first time I saw it as a 3″ wide reproduction in an Art History book. This was not the proper preparation for the first time I saw one of his paintings in person.

New canvas prints.

Alsobrooks — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:33:00 +0000

I’m offering new canvas prints of a few of my photographs for the first time. I’ll have a set of images centered around water available this 3rd Friday in my studio at Golden Belt. The prints range in size from 18″ x 24″ to 14″ x 36″ and there are single prints as well as a nice diptych up for grabs.

Portrait of an Artist #4: Dave Alsobrooks

Alsobrooks — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:15:00 +0000

So after a long string of no serious injury due to X-acto blades… seriously long… today I got mine. It was my gift to myself. Thought this image was quite funny in any case. Hope you’ve not had to visit the local urgent care facility today.

Y’all remember this?

Alsobrooks — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:31:00 +0000

Here’s the moment we were drawing winners for the raffle of New Neighbors paintings. Either I can’t bear to watch or I’m trying to reconcile who wants what painting!

Heritage, Not Hate? at the Turchin.

Alsobrooks — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:43:00 +0000

Here’s a view of the Heritage, Not Hate? piece at the Turchin Center for Visual Arts at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Today is the Juror walk-through. © 2011 Turchin Center for Visual Arts. All Rights Reserved.

Portrait of an Artist #2: Gary Hume

Alsobrooks — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:39:00 +0000

This is not my image. I was unable to find copyright information at the time of this posting.

This is major.

Alsobrooks — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:14:00 +0000

This is the first painting from my “Dropcloth” Series. I used this canvas as a dropcloth in my studio for the duration of 2010. It is a full 91.5″ tall x 55″ wide. A big’n as they might say around these parts. And as you might’ve guessed, I have another I’ve been using in 2011. I will be spending the next week varnishing the @#%* out of this piece to make the dog hair, wine spills, X-acto cuts, paint dribbles and incidentals SHINE.

Gritty little something.

Alsobrooks — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:11:00 +0000

I took this photo circa 1996 in the NYC. Came across it and thought I’d share. Poor Righteous Teachers, yo!