Artist, Author, Television Host, Producer, and Songwriter.
Calling ALL San Benito County Artists :O) There will be an Open Studio informational meeting at Blak Sage Gallery on Tuesday, Jan 31 at 6 pm. 727 San Benito St., Hollister, CA It’s open to all emerging artists as well as seasoned open studio artists. The weekend of April 28th and 29th, you’ll have…
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I’m working on ten masks for my show next weekend at the Triton Museum. I’m really happy with my progress. They are really going to make my booth festive! I’m using papier-mâché mask blanks from Italy. (I was able to obtain the blanks from master mask maker Carla Almanza-deQuant. ) Eventually, I will take one…
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Here’s a view of what’s cooking in the studio today. The coffeepot is nearly done. One parrot is close, and the other has just begun. As for the abstracts in the back, they’ll need to dry for at least another week before I can play with them again. In case you are wondering, the abstracts…
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In August of last year, I moved in to my current studio space. (For pics you can view a blog from the archives…http://shannongrissom.info/2010/art/354/ ) Oh I love my current space, but it is really tiny, so when I found out the suite next to mine was going to be available, I jumped on the chance…
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Here’s what to expect on the San Benito County Open Studio Tour… Preview Exhibit 4/2/2011, Blak Sage Gallery, 727 San Benito Street, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The Open Studio Exhibit at the Blak Sage will be combined with the whimsical charming chairs benefit/exhibit. I’ll have on display my St. Francis portrait and my…
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The weekend of April 16th and 17th, you’ll have the opportunity to take a self guided tour of our San Benito County’s amazing art studios. My studio will be open both Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m and I’ll have maps to the other studios as well. Where to start? My place…
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I am so honored to be part of Matt LeBlanc’s beautiful video created to raise awareness and find a cure for cancer. This cause is near and dear to my heart as my own mother passed away from cancer when she was only 60. The video is filled with inspiring words, beautiful artwork and music.…
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The Leonard's have a wonderful collection of fuchsias at their home and Casey Leonard was kind enough to shoot me several
Fairy Swirl Oil on Canvas 36" x 36" There's a small fortune in metallic paint in many of my abstracts. I love placing
New to First Fridays? Here's the description from the Hollister Downtown Association's website: "On the first Friday of each
Leslie David filmed the opening reception at Blak Sage Gallery, and created a wonderful short video about the Open Studio
It was a day of starts and a day of finishes, and nothing in between. Larry Paddy and Maeve are finally complete. Yeah I
Wow what an incredibly creative and lively class at Southside School this week! The students have only a few weeks to go
Joe's Lane seems to be a place of healing for many people, myself included. Enjoy~ Lyrics Joe's Lane
I am so excited about the debut of our first music CD collaboration, Virtually Possible! The proof arrived
It's that time of year again, when the artists of San Benito County share their heartwork with the public! Please save
Some milestone events happen without warning and change your life forever. Others you can see coming a mile away. And you
Monkey Made of Sockies has had his portrait painted twice with the guitar. It may very well be his favorite instrument to
Special thanks go out to Jenn Ostenson and the Cerra Vista PTO for booking me for an Author Visit last month. It
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