VOTE VOTE VOTE!

Hey everyone, I have submitted work in an art exhibition care of Art For Progress in NYC and I need your help! Please log onto their site here and vote for my work... alright, you can vote for whoever you like the best but remember you can only vote once and I would appreciate it if you would give me your vote. Make sure you check out all of the awesome work, not only in visual arts but in all of the other categories as well. Artists have submitted work in several categories and those who receive the most votes will have their work shown in a collaborative Art/Fashion/Music show in NYC
Voting run from Feb.1st through March 10th, so get to voting and make sure to pass along the word to friends and family - the more who participate the better!

Thanks for the support

Azzano

New Year, New Work

Hot off the press - here is my most recent completion. It was a monster to carve, but I got it done... let me know what you think.

The Junkyard
Linocut
23-1/2" x 21"
2010

Art Buzz 2010 Collection

Please make sure you pass along this information to anyone who may be interested! Follow this link for list of all of the artists awarded. www.artbuzz.org/2010winners.html

re: Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection, the premier hardcover book in which your work is featured.

Dear Artist,

Congratulations on your work winning recognition and exposure in Art Buzz, the premier publication. If you choose to, you can now order Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection, direct from Art Buzz. The book is being printed as we speak and should be ready for shipment by late January or early February of this year.

Log on to www.artbuzz.org/book.html and click on the 2010 Collection order button. (be sure it is the 2010 not the 2009 Collection button) The retail price is $59.95, however, for a limited time (till February 15), you can order the book for a $14.95 discount - making the price $45.00 US. (plus shipping & handling)

The book is very impressive and full of wonderful fine art. Please spread the word to any active art dealers, curators and collectors that you may know. Feel free to relay any active art dealer contacts to us and we will be happy to approach them. After all, they are the target audience for the book and the main reason for its high production quality.

Thank you for your participation and we welcome your entry into the Fine Art Search and Juried Competition for the upcoming 2011 Collection.

Have a very super and creative new year!

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LAPS 20th National Exhibition

Back in February, I found out a piece of mine had been selected for the Los Angeles Printmaking Society's 20th National Exhibition. Myself, along with approximately 195 other artists were chosen out of over 1400 applicants. Because of this honor, my wife and I decided to make the trip to LA for the show - although we missed the official opening - it was awesome getting to see my work hanging in the gallery. In seeing the show in its entirety, I was extremely humbled to have been accepted into the show. The caliber of work was amazing - the piece selected was

El Fin de la Linea

Here are a couple of other images of me at the opening.

Check out the show synopsis and artist list at http://www.laprintmakers.com/site/home

Well it is about GODDAMN time...

Alright, well One Piece of Meat has joined the real world once again and I have to say it is about time. Looking at my last post - looks as though I am just shy a year since I have updated... a year - I can't believe that. I guess time flies when your having fun...

In addition to everything else life seems to through at me, I have been busy creating and here are some of my recent works...

Why Buy the Cow
15"x15"
Linocut



Get the Milk for Free
24"x14"
Woodcut




T-Bone
8"x6"
Woodcut
(This piece is one of three additional steaks. I have yet to photograph those though.)

Feb. 2009 SomeSpace Show

Please make sure you swing by the opening... support the arts!!

Western Art Show

Sagebrush Celebration features, art show, mercantile, concert

A contemporary Western art show will open a three-week run Friday, Jan. 23, in conjunction with the Sagebrush Celebration at the Omak Performing Arts Center.

They are among 22 regional artists participating in the show in the new student commons of Omak High School, according to an announcement from the Omak Performing Arts Center Foundation.
Admission is free to the art show and the neighboring Sagebrush Mercantile, both of which will be open from 5-7 p.m. and again from 9-11 p.m. Jan. 23.

Tickets for the concert are $25, are available at Rawson’s, Okanogan; The Corner Shelf, Omak, or online at www.omakpac.com.

The art show will continue through Friday, Feb. 13, and is intended to benefit students and the general public, according to the announcement. The show can be viewed from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by special arrangement with the school.
The informal opening night demonstrations will give people an opportunity to ask the artists about some of their techniques, according to the announcement.

Other participating artists are Sharron Arbuckle, Michael Azzano, Michael Caldwell, Al Camp, David Campbell, Dennis Conger, Barbara Conner-Reed, Sheila Crowder, Jolene Hale, Yuko Ishii, Steve Love, Jodi Olsen, Mary Powell, Ken Smith, Tina Reeve Tharp, Bruce Townsend, Crystal Wakeham and Cheryl Wrangle.

More information is available from Vander Stoep, 826-8360. Special viewings of the art show can be arranged through Vander Stoep.

It's about time.... NEW WORKS '09

Alright, I have completed a couple of new wood cuts while my leg has been healing (I broke it in December).
Here they are:

El Fin De La Linea

woodcut
2008
15"x6"


End of the Line
Woodcut
2008
12"x15"

Kumatsu Forklift
Woodcut
2008
12"x15"


Skull Baghead
Woodcut
2008
14"x8"


Splitting Skulls
Woodcut
12"x4.5"

Others are on the way. Also, stay tuned, for upcoming show info...

Some Space show makes the Post...

A taste of what the Seattle Post's art critic had to say... I say thanks for the kind words!
Please stop by and check this show out -- it is full of amazing artists.

Collectively, 'Small Works' leaves a sizable impression
Last updated November 6, 2008 10:24 a.m. PT

Visit Some Space gallery and you'll find a smattering of great art. All of it, this month, is small. In the second annual "Small Works" exhibit, which opened Thursday, no artwork exceeds 12 inches on a side.

A trippy, intricately patterned, magenta, tie-dyed canvas, "Masquerade" by Robert Hardgrave, is 1 square foot. Similar work (only much larger) was shown at Lawrimore Project early this year. Another 12-by-12-inch painting is covered in tiny squares, a pixilated view in pinks and grays. In oil on linen by Brad Winchester, this piece brings to mind Chuck Close's grid paintings.

There's a photograph of a swimming dog, its nose just above water. Taken with a plastic Holga camera, the background exhibits the blurriness typical of the Holga. Shot by Greg Bell, the recently departed 4Culture curator, this is the first work of his I've seen in a gallery.

Chris Crites' paintings of children are influenced by the spill of acrylic ink across their faces. A young girl is speckled with red dots, which play across her nose like a scatter of freckles. A sour-looking boy is hit by one of the many brown circles seeping into the watercolor paper holding his image: He's wearing a black eye. Finally, a sad-faced boy's blue mood has leaked and covered his skin.

There's more strong work to see in this showcase of 25 artists, including playful pieces by Dawn Cerny and a laser-cut woodblock print by Michael Azzano. Much of the work in this exhibit uses its small size to advantage, exuding a certain condensed power.

"Small Works" is at Some Space, 625 First Ave., through Dec. 27. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-
Friday, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday. Free admission.

-- Adriana Grant
© 1998-2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Up comming show...

SomeSpace Gallery // 625 1st Ave / Seattle, WA 98104 / 206. 718.3104
November 5 - December 27th, 2008

Small Works Show
(nothing over 12 inches)

A special thanks to Dan and Shaun for including me in this great show. Please swing by the opening reception November 6th, 6-9pm.

Thanks to all whom support the arts, make sure you bring your check book!!