My name is Carson , hear me ...paint?

So you are wondering... who the hell are you? What do you do and is it any good? I can talk about what I do but you know, I hear that a picture paints a thousand words or something. The painting above is a digital artwork using Pinter IX and an Intuos 12x18 tablet. The name of the painting is called "Candyland".

The "Candyland" painting was meant to convey a sense of fun but also mystery and movement with a dash of sexy.



This is also a digital airbrush painting using painter IX and my Intuos tablet. I call it "SpaceVegas" . I like this painting because not only does it feature my lovely lovely fiance' , it also has our 1962 Mercury Monterey.

Dont you wanna just go along for the ride? I know I do!

How about a little non-digital art? I know some people think digital stuff probably paints itself( hint: It doesn't ) so Ill show you what comes off the end of my paintbrush or pencils...





This painting is from a show in the Christel DeHaan gallery in Indianpolis, In. It is titled " The shores of Agartha " It is 24x36 acrylic on canvas. In an effort to convey the mystery of Agarthan legend, I painted it in a way which masks the details in "normal" light. But - in sunlight, it comes alive with color and images of the souls and spirits of another world. Just in case you wondered, here is a clip from wikipedia about the mythology of Agartha.

"Agartha is one of the most common names cited for the society of underground dwellers. Shamballa (also known as Shambalah or Shangri-La) is sometimes said to be its capital city [1]. The mythical paradise of Shamballa is known under many different names: It has been called the Forbidden Land, the Land of White Waters, the Land of Radiant Spirits, the Land of Living Fire, the Land of the Living Gods and the Land of Wonders. Hindus have known it as Aryavartha ( literally : The Land or Realm of The Aryans ; the Land of the Noble/Worthy Ones " ) - the land from which the Vedas come; the Chinese as Hsi Tien, the Western Paradise of Hsi Wang Mu, the Royal Mother of the West; the Russian Old Believers, a nineteenth-century Christian sect, knew it as Belovodye and the Kirghiz people as Janaidar. But throughout Asia it is best known by its Sanskrit name, Shambhala, meaning 'the place of peace, of tranquillity.'"

Crazy , Huh?

Come back soon when I have some of my pinup paintings photographed, you wont be sorry!

For now- Its back to the drawing board- Literally.

To whom it may concern...beware of Artist

To whom it may concern -
Today I start this blog which is an experiment of sorts. I was trying to make a website and a store and all of that e-commerce stuff but you know-it cost money to do all that stuff. Also, you need to know many different coding skills(which I do)which can take forever to work out the bugs. After that you need to keep updating and testing, fulfilling orders, packing, shipping,defending the planet vs. the amazon women from the avocado jungle of death, preparing for skynet to kill us all...its just too much for this tired old man.

Here is the challenge - NO BUDGET! So here I am on Blogger.com
You may notice that there are ads on the left side. I am hoping that people will get bored with my drivel and click one in search for greener pastures. Don't feel bad if you do- maybe someday adsense will pay for my art supplies(crosses fingers)

After I get the hang of blogger I will be searching for places to sell t-shirts,coffee mugs,prints and all that stuff free and automatic also. Cafepress,qoop,etsy,lulu and others are on the investigation list.

If you are interested in finding out where I go and how the pay is there...follow along. I plan on trying to use all the modern inter-webs to further my art career and profits. Oh and of course if you see something you like that doesnt yet have purchase method, shoot me an email and I can sell it through paypal.

If any of you in the blogoworld knows any good sites to try out, let me know.

I guess now I need to put on my mad scientist hat and let the experiment begin...now where was my flux-capacitor?

Your friendly neighborhood Artist, Carson McGuire