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LAST UPDATED  NOVEMBER 5, 2013 
 
EMAIL: thatrav3@aol.com
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 "BITING THE APPLE" AT STUDIOS ON THE PARK, PASO ROBLES   NOVEMBER 2013
BITING THE APPLE FEATURES THE FOLLOWING 5 PIECES
TASTES OF EDEN
 
CARDINAL APPLE
 
NOW FOR THE TREE
 
EVE, SATISFIED
 
TRINITY
 
 
 
 Featured in  SLO LIFE Magazine


                                              ONCORE RECEPTION FRIDAY 10/4
                                            FOR THE  SMALL STORIES EXHIBIT
                                                    @ STEYNBERG GALLERY
                                                 1531 Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo


                                              FRIDAY 10/4 @ TIGERLILY
                                                       A BENEFIT SHOW
                            FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO WOMENS SHELTER
                                                      


IN  CATAPULT MAGAZINE
http://catapult-mag.com/?page_id=991 pages 40-43



                                            
 
THE END  mixed media shadowbox
 
SPILLED MILK mixed media shadowbox
 









 
 
My Spray can for the Vapor Gallery show
 
POLAR BEAR SHADOWBOX

 

Excited to be included in this years, "BEST OF SLO COUNTY"
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201127832504075&set=a.10200183656580267.197382.1417240250&type=1&theater

http://issuu.com/ntmg/docs/nt_bestof_2013_issuu/1  page 36 &38
                     

                                                    EVE, unfinished for a November show

                                                   
 
 
 






 

 
                                                       



 








My box on the corner of Monterey and California San Luis Obispo



                                              DON'T FEED THE ANIMALS 5'X4'



The painting featured here is 5'tallx4'wide Acrylic
 
 
 
Dichotomy 3'x4' acrylic
 
 
Multiplied and Divided Large Shadow Box
 
 
Doctors Mask 3'x4' framed
 
Katherine The Great
 
 EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE
 
Large Shadow Box (sold)
 
                                                                  VEENA (SOLD)
 
 
 
November 3'x4'



LUNATIC CALM Acrylic on wood panel with resin coat


HOLY ORANGES Acrylic on wood panel(from Anne Sexton's poem "Words")



NIGHT OWT Acrylic on wood panel with resin coat(SOLD)




  "UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY" 3'X4' ACRYLIC AND GLUE ON CANVAS


THE LETER "F" FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART, PAINTER'S GROUP "ALPHABET EXHIBIT"




THE OWL AND THE CHOCOLATE BUNNY ORIGINAL
PRINT OF, The Owl and The Chocolate Bunny(sold)
 
 


HAMMERHEADS acrylic and vellum under plexi glass


  STUDIOS ON THE PARK  "LOVE SONGS" SHOW

Mixed media(paper, acrylic paint, plexiglass, copper, and ink) on wood
"THE CALCULATION"
(SOLD)
"So we made the hard decision and we each made an incision, past our muscles and our bones, our hearts were little stones. Pulled 'em out, they weren't beating and we weren't even bleeding as we lay them on the granite counter top. We beat 'em up, against each other. We struck 'em hard, against each other. We struck 'em so hard- until they sparked..."

ACRYLIC AND RESIN ON WOOD(SOLD)

LOVE SONGS ($300)


I will be painting sugar skulls, octopus, and anatomical hearts on TOMs shoes as part of COALITION's  TOMs shoes event," ART YOUR SOLE"  SATURDAY DECEMBER 3RD FROM 6-9 PM    974 MONTEREY ST DOWNTOWN SAN LUIS OBISPO  pick out a pair of TOMs and choose from several local artists to customize your pair right there.




                                       Coalition deck contest 2nd place


Acrylic on wood panel with resin coating




         OWL MADE FROM OWL PELLETS AND A BOOK               (SOLD)
         FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO BOTANICAL GARDENS
        "ECO ART" SHOW. This show requires that all pieces be made from recycled materials.  
        To learn more about this project click here.


For Paso Robles' Studios on the Park, "Winter White" exhibition (sold)

                                                        For the Dead Man's Party show 10'11(sold)


                                          3'wX4'h acrylic and crackle paste on canvas (SOLD)

"YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN" 4'X5' ACRYLIC ON CANVAS




"LOST THOUGHT" Mixed Media (Sold)


"'TWAS BRILLIG" Mixed media on wood 


"ALL MIMSY" Acrylic on wood

                                                   


 

My piece for the "Word of Mouth " show (sold)


My submission for the OPAG,"INSIDE OUT" self portrait show


My version of the Claddagh, acrylic on wood, July 2 2010(nfs)



5.27.2010  pangoilin 3'x4' acrylic on canvas

 OCTO PART 3 3'X4' ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 5.12.2010(SOLD)
                                                                                                                                      

5/10 self portrait 3'x4' acrylic on canvas(sold)

"DEFROST" Acrylic and mixed media on microwave casing(SOLD)


FEBRUARY 27, 20010
THE DEATH OF WINTER 3'X4' ACRYLIC ON CANVAS




February 8 2010
email me at thatrav3@aol.com
pearl before swine acrylic on canvas 3'x4' straitjacket...what straitjacket...(sold)


vultures 4'x3' acrylic on canvas SOLD
URSULA AND THE EMU 4'X5'


ursula and the emu 4'x5' acrylic on canvas
4' x 5' acrylic and paper on canvas



paper and acrylic on canvas (NFS)
acrylic on canvas, "norbu"(NFS)


UNTITLED 3'X4' ACRYLIC ON CANVAS(SOLD)

humming bird 3'x4' acrylic on canvas(sold)

2'x3' acrylic on canvas
octo 3'x4' acrylic on canvas(SOLD)

straight ahead: mixed media on canvas 3'x4' (sold)


SULLEN 30"x "40(sold to a lovely couple in San Jose CA)

SOLD LEEMUR(large print on canvas available)

untitled mixed media on canvas 20"x24"

monster friend 11"x14" mixed media on canvas. for sale only as print(original has already been gifted) bluebird 2'x4' acrylic and glue on canvas. bukowskis bluebird poem written in glue beneath the paint(NFS) 4' x 5' oil on recycled canvas "too big"  (NFS)
3'x4' oil and gold leaf on recycled canvas untitled($600)

2'x3' oil on canvas "queen bee"sold


2'x3' mixed media on canvas untitled(traded)


20"x16" acrylic on canvas "natasha"(NFS)
  
2'x3' acrylic on canvas untitled(sold)

22"x27" acrylic and paper on canvas "scarecrow"($400) 3'x4' mixed media(incl:rope,acrylic,plaster,paper) on recycled canvas "deville"($800)



3'x4' acrylic on canvas untitled(SOLD)




3'x4' acrylic,paper and glue on canvas "rayne"($900)

From the ,"Live Fast,dIE slo"show sold(SOLD)
 from the ,"live fast,die slo" show
for the ,"live fast, die slo" show, "eat your heart out"(SOLD)
My  entry for the COALITION skate deck contest($100)
 
2010 shows
JAN, Linnaea's in SanLuisObispo
FEB & MAR, CB&TL in Pismo Beach
APR pART of a group show"Death of Winter" @ Linnaea's
APR&MAY, Haub Gallery in Avila Beach
JUN, Native Lounge in San Luis Obispo
Jul, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Pismo
Aug 14th "a day with creative women" in mission plaza San Luis Obispo
Sept, part of a group show at Native Lounge, San Luis Obispo
OCT pART of a group show @ COALITION in SLO
NOV Coffee Bean, COALITION, FRAMEWORKS
DEC Coffee Bean, COALITION, Tigerlily, Steynberg, FRAMEWORKS, Linnaea's
2011shows
JAN Coffee Bean, Coalition, Tigerlily, Steynberg, Frameworks
FEB Coffeee Bean, Tigerlily, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art"Word of Mouth" show, Arts Obispo"Hearts Obispo, Recipe for love" show in the creamery
MAR Coffee Bean, Tigerlily, AAAAD at SLOMA, late March at the new downtown SLO Nautical Bean
APR Coffee Bean, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art(part of "OPAG's" "INSIDE OUT" self portrait show), Beacon Art "Art and Soul" show, the new downtown SLO Nautical Bean on Chorro
MAY Nautical Bean on Chorro, SLO. CB&TL in Pismo
JUN San Luis Obispo Museum of Art(AAAAD)group show"Copy of a Copy", CB&TL
JUL CB&TL in Pismo, Gourds in Nautical Bean
Aug A Day w/ Creative Women in Mission Plaza, CB&TL in Pismo
Sept "Mincing Words" Show at Linnaea's Cafe on Garden, Downtown SLO
Oct Tigerlily Salon Downtown SLO
NOV Clark Center, Nautical Bean on Chorro, downtown SLO, TIGERLILY on Higuera in SLO, and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Pismo
Dec Studios on the Park in Paso Robles "Winter White" show,Clark Center in Arroyo Grande, Nautical Bean, CB&TL, TIGERLILY, Linnaea's Cafe
2012 SHOWS
JAN Coffee Bean &Tea Leaf Pismo Beach CA
FEB Studios on the Park Paso "Love Songs" show, PHANTOM PROJECT 1st show downtown San Luis Obispo, Coffee Bean Pismo
MAR CB&TL, San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden as part of the "ART ECO" SHOW, Heaven and Earth Gallery, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art AAAD "CIRCUS" show
APR CB&TL, Heaven and Earth Gallery, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art "Alphabet Exhibit", SLO botanic Gardens, Monterey St window display at San Luis Art Supply located inside COALITION.
MAY Coalition window on Monterey, downtown SLO, CB&TL on Five Cities Drive, Pismo Beach, SLO Botanic gardens, Heaven&Earth Gallery on Chorro, downtown SLO, The Phantom Project Gallery space, downtown Paso Robles
JUNE Studios on the Park, Paso Robles as part of their "Local Color" exhibit
JULY Studios on the Park, Paso Robles as part of the ISAP(International Society of Acrylic Painters) show
AUG ISAP, CB&TL, TOMS event at Kahuna's in Paso, Heaven and Earth Gallery"Virgins" show.
SEPT Brushstrokes at Steynberg Gallery
OCT ARTWEAR fundraising event at the Adobe in SLO,
NOV Solo show at Studios on the Park, Downtwn Paso Robles, "Strong Women in Strange Company" Reception Nov 3rd.
Nov 17th "Evening with the Artist" SARP Center fundraiser: