Yetiwa

Yetiwa, a photo by Chicken Billy on Flickr.

Native design of a yeti. Part of a small series of studies for a beer label design. This is the second of three study designs.

Batolca

Batolca, a photo by Chicken Billy on Flickr.

Native design of a bat. Option one for a beer label design.

Batiwa

Batiwa, a photo by Chicken Billy on Flickr.

Native design of a bat. Part of a small series of studies for a beer label design.

Magena Cold – Flip #74

Magena Cold – Flip #74, a photo by Chicken Billy on Flickr.

Magena is like the word Moon in the Cherokee language.

Lioness – Flip #73

Lioness – Flip #73, a photo by Chicken Billy on Flickr.

The Blue of Distance Poster

The Blue of Distance Poster, a photo by Chicken Billy on Flickr.

Final art for the Blue of Distance Poster.

The Blue of Distance
March 24, 2012 Fort Worth, TX

Grackle Art Gallery presents The Blue of Distance. Curated by Melba Northum, The Blue of Distance is a multi-media show incorporating painting, drawing, assemblage pieces, photography, and sculpture by: Andy Anderson, Tammy Bond, Charles Coldewey, Terri Cummings, Loretta Gonzalez, Corey Gossett, Donna Harris, Elizabeth Holden, Marilyn Jolly, Leighton McWilliams, Melba Northum, Matt Sacks and Susan Sitzes. Music by Pasticcio.

The Blue of Distance is a poetic reference to a natural phenomenon in which distant objects take on the bluish-haze of the atmosphere, or what artists refer to as “atmospheric perspective.” But in a metaphysical sense, an allusion is made to memory, memories, and either the deliberate or unconscious process by which we manipulate our memories. Distance from our memories, time passing, places a veil– the blue, between truth and perception. As author Harold Pinter puts it “The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend to remember.”

The show will take place for one night only, Saturday, March 24th, 7pm – 11pm. Grackle Art Gallery, directed by Matthew J. Sacks, is located at 4621 El Campo in Fort Worth, Texas 76.

Foxy Lady – Flip #72

Foxy Lady – Flip #72, a photo by Chicken Billy on Flickr.

The female fox.