The GAX~ Guam Art Exhibit festivities continue! Saturday evening was Live Art Night, right alongside the Guam Visitors’ Bureau hosted BBQ Block Party in Tumon. The road was closed and Guam residents and tourists alike roamed the streets checking out the numerous bbq vendors. There was entertainment going on, and of course, we had the …
Creative Sessions are held every 1st Saturday of the month at Guma’ Tasa in Mangilao, Guam, from 9-11am. Fee is $30 and includes all acrylic painting supplies. We had a good time, here are photos from this month’s session:
Oh what a night! An epic evening for the books indeed. I stole away my girl Amanda to come with me to the GAX VII (Guam Art Exhibit) opening night and the premier of the film Talent Town, a Muña Bros production. The film is a documentary about what creative life is like for Guam’s …
The 7th installation of the Guam Art Exhibit (GAX) opens Thursday July 3rd, beginning with a limited premier screening of the Muña Bros. production “Talent Town,” a feature-length documentary on Guam’s creative arts industry. The film begins at 6pm at the Tumon Plaza, 2nd floor next to Underwater World. Tickets are $10 and seating …
I’ve been meaning to paint another rooster (or known better on Guam as Gåyu), so I whipped up this piece two days ago.
Painted this Moonlit Sea piece last week, as I felt like following the flow of the rainy grey weather. When life gets you down, just keep creating.
iFit Guam just held its grand opening this weekend, and it was a blast! I was one of the mural artists who painted up some of their warehouse walls, so I was there displaying my artwork. They also held a Countershot Kickboxing demo, a free-throw contest, fitness extraordinaire Billy “Zinja” Navarette gave demos of the …
This last weekend I facilitated one of several private Creative Sessions I’ve offered, and it was so fun! Hosting your own art & wine night in the comfort of your home or business brings a totally different element to the Creative Session. It is more fun and cozy when you are in your own space, …
Every summer the Marianas Yacht Club holds a 1-week sailing class for kids on Guam. They learn basic water and sailing skills, jammed into 5 days of fun. My 8 year old son took advantage of the first year they are offering a scholarship to a couple kids based on an essay contest on why …
Working on another Spirit Tree, I love doing these!! A part of me wants to keep this piece, but it isn’t meant for me… Here are photos of the process from start to finish, plus shots of the piece delivered to its new (beautiful) home.
On my way home from visiting with a friend, I decided at the last second to pull over to wait and catch the sunset. Found a lovely lone flower on the beach too. Turned out to be a beautiful mini adventure. Glad I followed that spontaneous urge.
Always seems to be a good time had by all at Guma’ Tasa coffee shop. Last night featured “Illus-DRE-ted” the opening art exhibit by Andrea Grajek, a talented local artist. Her work is featured with Nihi, a local kids TV show, in “The House that Jose Built” a book authored by Cara Flores Mays, throughout …
This month’s Creative Session at Guma’ Tasa was a nice chill one. I decided to experiment with creating a painting with a stained glass look. I also played with a lot of water. My creative session partners were painting a sculpture, a multi-piece gift for someone, landscape and more. =)
Went into painting mode today, and finished these two pieces, a colorful abstract wave, and the guåsali flower native to Guam. Had fun using my palette knife, it’s been awhile since I’ve played with these tools. Creative experimentation… The abstract wave is 16″x20″ and the Guåsali is 24″x24″ and both will be available for sale.
Huge thank you to Soroptimist International of Guam (SIG), I am humbled and extremely appreciative of this $500 donation to go toward this year’s Luna Festival. It’s funny, because in recent months I’d been debating whether or not to continue holding the festival. I told myself I’d done it for 5 years, I could either stop …
Here are photos of the process from start to finish of this commission painting I just completed. It is a beach scene, and while it isn’t a specific spot painted in its accuracy, the image was based off of a photo of some waves breaking at a particular surf spot on Guam. I gave it …
Throughout the month of May, Yeon Sook Park and other visiting artists from Korea’s Foreign Exchange Art Association showcased their artwork at the Guam CAHA gallery in Hagatna. This huge collection of beautiful works is best seen in person, to capture the details, textures and presence of the artists’ pieces.
Guma’ Tasa Coffee Shop presents the Artisan Collective Series: A showcase of Guam’s local musicians and artisans. The showcases will be going on every Saturday through May and the summer, kicking off the Summer Artisan Program for Teens. The program will begin it’s first session in June, and will offer workshops to teens who want …
There are so many books that I’ve read that really made a difference in my life, and I sometimes think to myself, “If only’ I’d read this when I was a teenager!” It is never too early, or too late, to learn more about yourself and what kind of life you want to create for …