New Creature Paintings at Ridgeway Studios for September 2023

 Hello! I am happy to announce I will be having a show of my creature paintings Opening on September 7th 2023 at Ridgeway Studios in Portland, Oregon. This will be my first show of these works in quite some time, and I am exited with the direction they are going. I will also be testing out some 8”x 10” prints  at this show, which will likely appear in my online shop soon. Ridgeway Studios is located at 1720 NW Lovejoy, suite #101. Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday 11am- 6pm, and Sunday 12am-5pm. First Thursday opening reception will be September 7, 5pm until 9pm. Show runs through Sunday, September 24th.

Hope to see you there!

New work/print available from Fancy Mammal

 

For the first time since March of 2020, Fancy Mammal (my collaborative project with Kirsten Moore) has released a new work along with prints. We stuck with the working title of “DB Cooper” for this one, a casual (and somewhat humorous) nod to one of the Pacific Northwest’s most notorious mystery. 8”x 10” and 11”x 14” C-prints are available in the Fancy Mammal shop. To learn more about the rather drawn out and complicated process of this piece, visit the Fancy Mammal website. The original piece, done on a 16”x 20” cradled birch panel is also available by inquiry directly through the website, not the shop. Thanks so much and hope you are having a lovely fall season!

 

New (smaller) abstract paintings now available!

As promised, I have begun listing new abstract works in my online shop, starting with some smaller pieces (9"x 12" and 10"x 10") More coming soon!

June 2020 Update:

Hello, Just a quick update on happenings  in my world. I have been using my quarantine time to finish up my current body of abstract works, some of which are nearing completion. Since Covid 19 has made the possibility of a gallery show in the next year highly unlikely, I have decided to make smaller works from this group available in my online shop starting in early July 2020. Though larger works will not be listed in the shop, I will be posting photos on here (and my Instagram page) and they will be available through inquiry only. I also have some creature works in the shop as well, if that's more your thing. More announcements to follow soon, please stay healthy and safe!

Summer Online Shop Sale!

Hello, and happy summer! Just a note to let you know I am having a sale in my online shop from July 9th through August 8th, 2019. Everything (paintings on canvas, wood and paper, and prints) are all 30% Off. lots of Creature paintings, a few abstracts on paper,
and a selection oddball paintings I have accumulated in the studio.

Cheers,
Brent

December 2018 News

Hi Folks!
I hope December finds you well and happy. As 2018 draws to a close, I wanted to let you know what's been going on in my world.

As some of you all ready know, I have been trying to figure out how to spend more time with my family in the Kansas City area, who have suffered some recent health setbacks. Unfortunately, my Mom recently suffered her second stroke in less than two years, which has hastened my plans for balancing my time between Portland and the Midwest. In a few weeks I will be traveling to Kansas City to spend the holidays, assess my folks situation, and look into lining up art shows in the KC area. Most likely I will be spending longer periods of time there more frequently, which will require me to set up an art studio, so that I can continue working on various art projects in Portland and Kansas City. Of course, this will be much more financially challenging, and so I am asking for a little help: if you have been interested in purchasing an original painting, it would be extremely helpful as I prepare for a big life transition. Here are a few ways you can help me out (and aquire some new art in the process!)

If you live in Portland, my abstract paintings are on view at The Carina Lounge, located at 410 NW 21st. Ave (hours are 4:30pm-11pm, Tuesday-Sunday) If you are interested in a painting there, contact me and we can make arrangements. The show will come down in mid-January, and work will be available for pick up at that time.

Also in Portland, I will be having an open studio sale on Sunday, December 16th, from 1pm-6pm at 1974 SE 20th Ave. (at the intersection of SE 20th and SE Harrison)

If you live outside of Portland, I have many paintings listed in my online shop, and in  the shop of my collaborative project, Fancy Mammal. Also for more pictures of works in progress, visit my Instagram page.

And finally, if you just want to make a financial donation, you may do so here.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement during this challenging time, and best wishes for a happy and loving holiday season.

All the Best,
Brent

October Show of Abstract Works

Please join me this October 4th for what will be my last big show in Portland for a while. This will consist  of my recent larger abstract paintings from the last several years. It is a fund raiser for an art residency in the Kansas City Area, so that I may spend time with my family, who have had some recent health setbacks. Show will run through the month of October, hope to see you there!

I will also be having several open studio sales this fall,  and will post more info soon. And of course I am putting lots of works in my online shop if you can't make it the show or open studio dates.

New Fancy Mammal Show at Redux

So I am at it again with my alter ego Fancy Mammal, which consists of myself and Kirsten Moore making mysterious animal-themed works with ink and paint. Kirsten and I have been dear friends and collaborators for the last 10 years, and with this show we have displayed how our different styles have evolved, meshed and become their own. Please join Kirsten and I as we open our new show (featuring more corvid tomfoolery) this Friday, June 2nd. Here are all the details!

LIGHT FUSE AND FLY AWAY: CROWS PLAYING WITH FIRE
Redux 811 E. Burnside Street Ste 116, Portland, Oregon
Opening: 2 June 2017 6p – 9p (a little later if people keep coming)


Regular hours: Monday-Saturday 11-7 Sunday 11-5
Show runs through 31 July 2017
reduxpdx.com


Not in Portland? Redux will ship paintings. We will be posting them on our instagram. And as always we will be posting new work and prints in our Etsy shop.

Hello and happy (almost) Spring! I have been busy with several art projects, including my ongoing collaborative works with Kirsten Moore, AKA Fancy Mammal. We are super-exited about our recent works and have a show opening this Thursday 2/23 at Living Room Realty (see flyer below for all the details) If you are out of town or can't make it, we will have prints and originals available on our online shop. If you are interested in joining the Fancy Mammal email list, you can do so by going here.

Hope you are well, and here's to warmer days on the way!

Cards, Prints and Original works available from Fancy Mammal

Hello and happy December! I wanted to let you know that the collaborative project I have been doing with Kirsten Moore now has a name and it's own shop, called Fancy Mammal. We have Blank cards , prints, and of course original works available. We will be having a show in late January of new works, and I will have more info as it get closer. In the meantime here are the links to the shop and Instagram page:

Fancy Mammal online shop

Fancy Mammal Instagram

OK, that's about it for now, I will be posting a progress report on my abstract works soon. Happy Holidays!

New Show of Collaborative Works

   I have a new show up featuring collaborative works with Kirsten Moore at  Johnny Sole,  located at 815 SW Alder in Downtown Portland Oregon. These are mixed media works done with ink and acrylic paint, part of an evolution of works Kirsten and I have been doing over the past few years. Below are several images of new works that will be at the show, and I will be posting more photos of works with dimensions and prices soon (to decrease confusion, I will not be listing the originals in my online shop, but if you can't make it to the show and are interested in something, you can contact me about availability) You can also take a look at Kirsten's website for more images of new work.

The show will run through early January and Kirsten and I will be making lots of new affordable works and prints. The official first thursday event will happen on December 3,  at which time I will also be showing a large installation of new abstract paintings (more about that soon!)

New abstract works

Here are some new abstract works, and they are now available in the shop!

number five, 16" x20"

number four, 16"x 20"

number sixteen,  9"x 12"

number seventeen, 12" x12"

New Works

"Space Owl Discovers Snow on Mars"

"Pink Camper Creature"

"Octobird Rides Again"

Here are a some new paintings, which are available for sale in my online shop. I will be posting more soon, along with some new abstract works, too!

new creature paintings

Just finished a new group of creature paintings, and there are a few images below. I am not doing any holiday shows in Portland this year, but everything is available for sale in my online shop. Cheers!

new collaboration works

 I have a new series of collaborative works with good friend Kirsten Moore of Piper Ewan. Recently she has been working on a project where she draws a bird a day to fill her calendar book for a year. Though she is known for her insanely intricate garments and clothing designs, I have always been a big fan of her charming and delicate pen and ink drawings. I recently approached her about painting backgrounds for some of her drawings, and after a couple of trial pieces on birch boards, we found they were turning out quite nicely. Several months later we have enough works to do a little show, which is now up at Johnny Sole, located at 815 SW Alder St. in Portland. If you would like to see all the collaborations, go here. All the originals are for sale at Johnny Sole, or contact me for pricing if you live out of town. Oh! and there are also prints available here.

                     Here are a few progress shots of one of the collaborations:

Springtime art sale

It is that time of year when I start digging out the clutter collected from a winter spent holed up in the studio. I have noticed I have a great deal of random paintings laying around and would like to make room  for new stuff, so I'm having a little spring sale for May and June. most of the small stuff is posted in my online shop, and the larger stuff is available for viewing at my house in Portland. Sorry, I am not posting the really big stuff online due to shipping costs.


Again, If you live out of town, you may purchase smaller works to be shipped at brentwear.etsy.com

Thanks and hope you are having a lovely spring!

Holiday/winter sale time.....

If you are wondering where to find my sale work for the holidays:

first off.... for all you out of town(or in-town folks) I have put everything in my online(etsy) shop on sale: select abstracts and almost all of my critter-themed paintings have been marked down through January. Check 'em out  here

Another place I will have sale work up is at JoLa Cafe, located at 5915 SW Corbett Avenue. I have a wall in  the left side of the Cafe filled with discounted paintings...some very reasonable!

A visit to train nerd heaven

    Most folks who know me well know that I LOVE trains. It has been an affliction ever since ...well pretty much as far as i can remember. I grew up just a stones throw from railroad tracks- so close the house would shake every time a freight train rumbled past. I have a special soft spot for the steam locomotive, they have always fascinated me...with all their moving parts and sounds. Seeing one up close, they almost seem alive.

   Here in Portland, there are some truly fantastic steam engines and they are in top-notch working order...owned by the city and lovingly cared for by a group of dedicated volunteers. Every year, for a few weeks in December they fire them up to run along the Springwater Trail, pulling a holiday passenger train. On chilly, clear nights their lonesome, haunting whistles echo far down the valley. Occasionally they go on longer trips, up to Seattle, down to California, or East through the Columbia river gorge.

Recently the engines were moved from an old ramshackle building to a brand spankin' new facility where they will be more accessible to the public....lucky me, its just down the street! Fair warning.... I am about to throw down some serious train-dorky facts:

Arguably, the star of the show is Southern Pacific engine #4449, which pulled the famed Coastal Daylight train between Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1940's and into the 1950's. Streamlined and painted in a brilliant orange livery that matches the passenger cars, many of which are stored at the site. (some say it is the most beautiful train in the world) She is operational and was under steam for the opening.

 Equally impressive(though a bit less flashy) is Spokane, Portland and Seattle engine # 700. Fully operational and built around the same time(WWII) as the #4449, they are both "Northern type" 4-8-4's...which basically means they are super-burly, powerful locomotives. It is hard to grasp how gigantic they are without standing next to them.

And last but not least is Oregon Railroad and Navigation engine #197, A much smaller (and older) engine. she was built in 1905. Currently she is partially dismantled for restoration, but in a few years will be back to life.

So yup, this concludes my adventure into train nerd-dom. I'm sure I will put up some more quirky, random train-related posts on down the line.....oh, and to learn more about these fabulous trains, visit http://www.orhf.org/

September at Case Study

For the month of September I will be showing new, larger-scale abstract works at Case Study Coffee, located at 5347 NE Sandy Boulevard. I had my first show of abstract works back in 2008, and have been producing them ever since. I don't show them very often, but I finally had a nice group and thought they would work well in the environment at Case Study. No opening reception for the show, but the paintings will be up all month, hours are Monday-Friday 6am-5pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am-6pm