Friday, May 29, 2009

COOP show 2009

it is a strange spring, i am looking outside the treehouse windows to what is known as June-gloom, although June isn't quite here...it is grey, and looks like snow, although i know it won't.
I started acupuncture last week and was given some Chinese herbs, so things are stirring in me, my tour is approaching and i leave tonight for a weekend with my family in Colorado. not ready for any of it, but i have found, i always get ready on the way out the door. A mental shift, if only because i have to catch a plane.

When i was leaving Vegas, the slot machines follow you right up to the airport gate. I am glad I am no gambler.


Drew came home from his stint in Vegas, and dove right into work at the Forum. It is so good to have him home again...

last night was the preview of the COOP new paintings show at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City.
i went to sushi dinner before at my favorite little neighborhood place, Zen Sushi, always fresh, always a perfect amount:



then i drove Ghosty with his top down over surface streets into Culver City, cutting through Hollywood.
the show was a beautiful mix of pencils and inks and big big paintings. Many red dots which is very encouraging to all artists in these difficult times. Ruth looked blondely beautiful in her classic black dress, can you find her in the crowd?:





Wendy & Greg met me there :





in attendance were many luminaries, my favorite encounter being Mr. Matt Groening of Simpsons legend.
I walked over, re-introduced myself and we chatted about the table read that Drew & I had attended earlier this month. I told him Drew was a-gog. Mr G. was sweet as could be, even after Wendy's faux paus which we will let her detail to you should she ever choose to share...

Here is Coop getting interviewed under one of his larger pieces. I posed for young Coop early last year, seems ages ago. Up close to the work, you see the brush strokes and watch the direction of the paint, both instructive and fascinating:



Mr Gale Banks in the house!



Misha wore the most adorable hat, so dear I couldn't choose my favorite shot:





She tattoos HERE and she is a big fan of me boss.

Tonight, May 29th is the hard opening of the show, there are still a few paintings left, so get thee over to
COREY HELFORD GALLERY between 7 & 10 pm...



More from the road soon.

Friday, May 22, 2009

back on tour soon...

been so very long in between posting.

Am writing from beside the very hot hotel pool in Las Vegas, where Drew is doing the prep for the Michael Jackson tour.




here he is with Lowell & Rob, winding down after long work days...



last week back in LA, went out to dinner with my wardrobe girls Red. Abby & Renee:



i have never been an American Idol watcher, not ever, but even into my subconsciousness crept that Adam Lambert...he was in every magazine/tv spot etc. My friend Renee was in town dressing KISS for their surprise appearance on AI with Lambert, so she brought the fabled KISS boots up into the treehouse to prevent them being stolen from the car... the cats were quite curious...






(used with kind permission)

breakfast with a baby roadie, the cutest teeny offspring of Dan & Nikolette:






and we have been frisbee golfing, in Elysian Park which overlooks DOdger STadium and downtown LA:








next month, I go out on tour with the Jonas Brothers once again. Looking forward to the tour, i have missed sleeping on the rolling tour bus and we have such an excellent crew.



here are the dates as announced so far:

SAT 6/20/09 DALLAS, TEXAS
MON 6/22/09 TULSA, OK
WED 6/24/09 DENVER, CO
FRI 6/26/09 NAMPA, IDAHO
SAT 6/27/09 PORTLAND, OR
SUN 6/28/09 TACOMA, WA
MON 6/29/09 VANCOUVER, BC
TUES 6/30/09 VANCOUVER, BC
THUR 7/2/09 EDMONTON, AB
SAT 7/4/09 PROVO, UTAH
SUN 7/5/09 WINNIPEG, MB
TUES 7/7/09 OMAHA, NE
WED 7/8/09 MINNEAPOLIS, MN
THUR 7/9/09 MILWAUKEE, WI
FRI 7/10/09 CHICAGO, IL
SAT 7/11/09 CHICAGO, IL
MON 7/13/09 WASHINGTON, DC
TUES 7/14/09 E. RUTHERFORD, NJ
WED 7/15/09 E. RUTHERFORD, NJ
FRI 7/17/09 BOSTON, MASS
SAT 7/18/09 BOSTON, MASS
SUN 7/19/09 LONG ISLAND, NY
MON 7/20/09 LONG ISLAND, NY
TUES 7/21/09 LONG ISLAND, NY
THUR 7/23/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA
FRI 7/24/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA
SAT 7/25/09 PITTSBURGH, PA
SUN 7/26/09 AUBURN HILLS, MI
TUES 7/28/09 ST. LOUIS, MO
WED 7/29/09 KANSAS CITY, MO
FRI 7/31/09 MONTERREY, MEXICO
SAT 8/01/09 LAS VEGAS, NV
MON 8/3/09 SAN JOSE, CA
TUES 8/4/09 SACRAMENTO, CA
WED 8/5/09 FRESNO, CA
FRI 8/7/09 LOS ANGELES, CA
SAT 8/8/09 LOS ANGELES, CA
SUN 8/9/09 LOS ANGELES, CA
TUES 8/11/09 GLENDALE, AZ
THUR 8/13/09 SAN ANTONIO, TX
FRI 8/14/09 HOUSTON, TX
SAT 8/15/09 NEW ORLEANS, LA
SUN 8/16/09 BIRMINGHAM, AL
TUES 8/18/09 TAMPA. FLA
WED 8/19/09 SUNRISE, FLA
FRI 8/21/09 CHARLOTTE, NC
SAT 8/22/09 ATLANTA, GA
SUN 8/23/09 LEXINGTON, KY
TUE 8/25/09 NASHVILLE, TN
WED 8/26/09 COLUMBUS, OH
THUR 8/27/09 CLEVELAND, OH
SAT 8/29/09 MONTREAL, QB
SUN 8/30/09 TORONTO, ON
MON 8/31/09 OTTAWA, ON



that schedule is a doozy.

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