The 2011
Rivers & Spires Festival kicks off Thursday night in Historic Downtown Clarksville with live music beginning at 4PM and rounding out with
Mr. Speed (16 year veterans of being "America's Kiss Tribute") on the Public Square Stage at 8PM!
This is just to warm things up! The streets will really fill up all weekend with more music, vendors and artisans. I'll be in the Artz Galore section next to City Hall all day Friday and Saturday along with dozens of other photographers, artists and craftspeople. Come by and see me to talk about art and take advantage of the only time of year you'll be allowed to drink a beer on the street! I have tons of new framed work and prints to exhibit and will be giving away autographed Rivers & Spires posters featuring my artwork!
You'll also be able to see all that downtown has to offer as local businesses on Strawberry Alley and Franklin Street have their doors open to the public for even more live music and art. While you're there, make sure to check out "Imagination Unchained," a group art exhibit above the
Front Page Deli featuring work from Charles Bennett, Peggy Bonnington, Andi Casali, Patrick Daly, Christy Johnson, Jay Swafford, and Roly Viruez. All the artists give will give you a wild ride through their pop surrealism, abstract and low-brow art. This must-see exhibit is open 1-8PM Thursday-Saturday night!
You can also see one of my own personal favorite illustrations, "Octopus's Garden" at the U.S. Bank Open Exhibit in the
APSU Downtown Gallery on Strawberry Alley, which will have it's doors open during the festival as well. This illustration is exhibited with over 100 local artists. Proceeds from the show go to scholarships for the Austin Peay Art Department to dole out to young artists!
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| "Topsy-Turvy: Octopus's Garden" (Portrait of The Beatles) at the APSU Downtown Gallery |
Festival Manager, Doug Barber and his hard-working committee hustle year-round to bring together three days packed full of entertainment and activities for the public. There is something for everyone with Jazz music, Rock music, Country music, and Christian music on multiple stages simultaneously. The streets will be packed full of local and regional artists, craftspersons, food vendors, and activities. The Rivers & Spires Festival is FREE every year here in downtown Clarksville. In it's 9th year, this event has won a slew of awards including being in the Top 100 Event In North America. This year will be even better all the way through Saturday night when headliner, Clint Black takes the stage.
I've always loved painting on objects. I got to do a little something different a couple of weeks back which turned out to be quite a unique project. Here's some pics from a recent commission for my buddy Joel Ray. He dropped off two metal nautical stars from his walls at home for me to paint every other side (to keep with the traditional look of the star.) I had been debating what color scheme to use with the stars laying around for a few weeks. I opted to free style on them with a silver sharpie and this is what turned out...
. The two actors met on the stage as members of the original production of Hair in London. This first portrait from my Cult of Personality series includes the character of Dr. Frank N. Furter (Curry) along with others including O'brien himself. My personal favorite part of the work was getting to draw Meatloaf as his incarnation of Eddie the Ex-Delivery Boy. 
series. In my Sophomore year of High School, the English teacher didn't believe I read IT
in 1985. The actor finally won his sole Emmy in 1990 for being the voice of Capatin Hook in a made-for-TV animated Peter Pan and The Pirates which followed the story of the original book by J.M. Barie. This was Curry's first real venture into voice acting and has now done dozens of movies and television productions. 
Festival Manager, Doug Barber and his hard-working committee hustle year-round to bring together three days packed full of entertainment and activities for the public. There is something for everyone with Jazz music, Rock music, Country music, and Christian music on multiple stages simultaneously. The streets will be packed full of local and regional artists, craftspersons, food vendors, and activities. The Rivers & Spires Festival is FREE every year here in downtown Clarksville. In it's 9th year, this event has won a slew of awards including being in the Top 100 Event In North America. This year will be even better all the way through Saturday night when headliner, Clint Black takes the stage.
