Dream World Mandala

48" X 60" Oil and Acrylic on Stretched Canvas. I have a sequence so you can see the progress of the piece as I went through the stages to completion. I enjoyed how the labyrinth around the outside turned out, the dots really make it fun and I hope you find it interesting to look at. My camera is unable to show how this thing looks in it's entirety, the close ups help.

Aboriginal Mandala (In Progress)

48" X 60" Oil and Acrylic on Stretched Canvas. I'm posting the play by play so everyone can see the madness of which I am attempting. So far I have gone around this canvas 50 times with a total of 29,850 dots and I'm no where near where I'm going, it's going to be a while.

"Walkabout"

12" X 48" Oil on stretched canvas, Aboriginal inspired piece.

Aboriginal Dawn

12" X 16" Oil and Acrylic on Stretched Canvas.

In and Out of Reality

12" X 16" Oil and Acrylic on stretched Canvas.

Aboriginal Daydream

12" X 48" Oil and Acrylic on stretched canvas. I have so many new patterns that keep coming into my mind I can't paint them fast enough. After this week's art show I'm going to dig in and produce the most painful :-) and large piece of this nature I've ever done. My wife wants to choke me for even suggesting it. LOL I can look forward to blindness in the coming weeks.

Schrocat's Art at Chinatown Courtyard Honolulu First Friday 7 Mar 08

Everyone,

I wish I had picture of the incredible crowds that were present throughout the evening, but all of the pictures that I have are from the set up but it gives an idea of the space and the look of my pieces on the beautiful red brick walls at the Courtyard. I want to thank JoDee for having me at her incredible venue. She features at least one "up and coming artist" at the Courtyard, an opportunity probably not available to someone in my position. So please come down next First Friday and support her efforts.

The Courtyard is a gem in Chinatown, it's a wonderful open courtyard and garden between historical buildings with a ton of character. It has the wonderful Star Cafe serving up scrumptious food and drink. The crowd of nearly 1,000 people was extremely diverse, upbeat and interested in checking out the art, speaking to the artists. While the scheduled hours for the event were 5pm to 9pm, it was difficult to break free and pack up at 11pm :-) I didn't mind at all.

The Honolulu First Friday website is run by Ernest Abrams and can be viewed here http://www.firstfridayhawaii.com/

I was blessed with the sale of three of my paintings, and hope that the exposure continues to spread the word about my vision and creations. I look forward to more shows and hopefully I will talk to you about your thoughts on my work.

with aloha,

Todd