a little [home] here

excited to see an installation by randy regier, a wichita artist, here in portland, maine...even though it was very, very cold.

[public]art

my good friends over at public, which just so happens to be one of my favorite establishments in town, hosted a "brush bash" last weekend.

now if you've never been to a "brush bash", which i hadn't, it's an event where artists spend a few hours painting, then auction their creations off for charity.  as if that weren't wonderful enough, judges awarded one local artist $1,000, courtesy of pabst blue ribbon, to paint a mural on the patio!  wanting to get out and enjoy some late summer weather i headed to the event, although the brilliant combination of art and pbr might have also had something to do with my attendance.  overall it was a great event, and i hope it becomes an annual event for public as well as oldtown.

austin city limits [festival]

and now for some highlights from the actual festival:

- great shows on friday from first aid kit, tegan and sara, florence and the machine and the black keys
- banh mi's from the food court
- water filling stations and cooling fans
- purchasing an official acl koozie, fueling my new obsession for these objects
- being in an instagram rich environment
- chicken cones from the food court
- being well prepared for the rain on saturday
- purchasing a water proof blanket
- finding waldo
- random conversations with complete, but friendly, strangers
- jack white performing "seven nation army" on saturday night
- an amazing performance from the civil wars on sunday
- watching the avett brothers put on one of the best shows i've seen at acl
- chad smith from the red hot chili peppers playing drums for the avett brothers for a few songs
- reliving most of my childhood by rocking out to the the red hot chili peppers as they closed the festival
- hanging out with friends

 

 

house for an artist.........not bob ross

front of house

this week i built a study model for a new project in the office. the project is a residence for an artist that lives in near the firm. the general concept of the house is two separate buildings connected by an enclosed breeze-way that creates the primary circulation. the overall program was very simple. three bedrooms, two baths, kitchen/living/dining/, with lots of room for outdoor spaces. the one interesting addition to the program was the studio space. since he is a painter the studio created is on the second level with a tilted roof with high windows to let in indirect northern light. now that the study model is built, we can now tear it, rip it, glue it, and
cut it, all in the name of design.











side of house