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Common Ground Coffee Shop
common ground coffee shop
Good Ole Common Ground!god i owe so much to Glen Brenning the owner.We all do he keeps alot of us artists employeed during the slow times and for this i am grateful! He allowed me to paint nearly the whole inside of this Hampden local hangout back in 2002 and last month I was back at it with this painted lady inspired cornice and front door.I teamed up with my paint hero, Kathy Parmalee (Parmalee Painting) and the 2 of us really rocked it out!I completely restored the damaged front door with bondo and tons of caulk before painting its’ accents.There is some discussion about allowing us to do the window surrounds and outlined bricks in the same colorway when winter is over…oh i hope,i hope.
Painted Lady in Charles Village/Abell Ave
painted lady
this “Painted Lady” lives in the charming Baltimore neighborhood Charles Villiage.I cant take any credit for the awesome colorway the owner Megan Luther (owner of Doubledutch Botique) gets all the glory.
Art Show @ NV Salon Collective thru October
Located at 861 W.36th St.in Hampden this salon is new and hot!I am honored to be the first artist displaying my work here and its up until October 2009.
NV Salon Collective Art Show thru October
“5 Buddhas” a painting by commission
The owners of this painting bought several other paintings from me during my show at Donnas in Mt.Vernon but the mantle remained bare until they commissioned me to make this special painting for them. We had a sit down and walk thru of their Fells Point home and I was sure I could reflect their idividual style and colorway.I think I did.We were all pleased with the end result.
5 Buddahs a painting by commission
Current and upcoming Art Shows…
my current art show is hanging at the Metropolitian Coffee house located in historic Federal Hill area of south Baltimore.902 S. Charles st. to be exact and features a new line of canvas’ and painting styles that are abstract and fun, yet serious enough to hang alone in any home or office environment.The show will be hanging until the first week of May and will then be moving uptown to Donnas Coffee Bar 800 N. Charles st. in the consistantly fun Mount Vernon neighborhood until July.The work ranges from 100$ to 1200$ and is completely worth a dinner and a trip up or downtown to see!
Postcard for Show at Donna's
Art Star Car!
I have been a decorative painter for years, and recently I achieved one of my most exciting goals! Custom auto details for Baltimore Artstar!
For what seemed like an eternity, I drove my big orange van full of supplies, memories and paint stains, until recently when I bid my friend farewell. I purchased a Honda Element, and then realized that the space that had left me with the van was indeed missed. So, I set out on a mission to purchase a shiny-new black Trecker trailer from Brooks Ramsey RV, and ave my custom auto details designed and applied.
The auto detail designs, along with my new website and other miscellaneous marketing material designs were done by my friend Kate, a graphic designer at Springray Media. And the finishing an application were done by Chuck at Northeaster Signs.
I AM SO EXCITED!!!! Check out my new Artstar Car!
Art Star Car
IN HOUSE ARTIST
Kelly Walker – a Hoosier transplant to Crabtown who dropped out of school in the 9th grade to follow the Grateful Dead – paints beautiful pictures on the walls of rich people’s homes. That is how she makes a living.
Her marquee clients include Ravens’ football star Ray Lewis and baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer.
But like the Renaissance artists who survived on commissions from the Pope while sculpting masterworks in private, Walker has an interior artistic life in which she creates for the only patron that counts – herself – and then hopes an appreciative buyer comes along. Like=20 a lamp made out of Halloween “Candy Corn,” now in the private collection of noted designer Patrick Sutton.
“I seriously didn’t know what being an artist was until I realized that I was one,” said Walker, currently seeking gallery representation. “Then it was like – ah-ha, that’s what’s wrong with me. I’m eccentric!”
She began by making gifts for people – shadow boxes and dioramas – and by 1999 was doing decorative work and making a living at it.
“I found a career as an artist painting on walls and furniture and ceilings in the homes and offices of the upwardly mobile,” said Walker. “It’s an adventure.”
Her commercial jobs include gilding and recreating Old Master themes in oil to wall accents and non-traditional plaster work and adding stenciling and fabric to walls.
In addition to her big time sports star jobs, her portfolio includes a job for former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich at his McLean, Virginia home.
“After a hiatus a few years ago, I started working on canvas and wood and made my first piece for my mother,” said Walker. “She’s a successful realtor in North Carolina and quite conservative. “I matched her massive open floor plan to hardwoods, a wrought iron staircase, formal dining room and Tuscany inspired kitchen,” said Walker, who has put down roots as a homeowner in Hamilton. “Using her established color (scheme) and matching it to my own vibe became my goal.
“I want,” she declared without guile, “to be an art star.”