10 Fine Examples - Neon signs.

Palms Motor Hotel, Portland, OR (Restored)


Whiting Bros, near Grants, New Mexico (Abandoned)


Whiting Bros, near Grants, New Mexico (Abandoned)


Seals Motel, Seattle, WA (Demolished)


Rainbo-Court Motel, East St Louis, IL (Demolished)


Sky Ranch Motel, Las Vegas, NV (Restored)


Western Hills Motel, Flagstaff, AZ (Restored)


Pioneer Motel, Albuquerque, NM (Restored)


Valencia Lounge, Albuquerque, NM (Abandoned)


Sunset Inn, El Paso, TX (Restored)

The artwork of Dave Kinsey.

Dave Kinsey has always been on my art radar. While working in the skateboard industry from 1996-2001 he was one of the bigger names for designers who also had a career in fine art along with Shepard Fairey and Evan Hecox. I was fortunate to be living in Portland when he had a show at the Compound Gallery and then Basil Hayward Gallery in 2002 and was able to snatch up a piece of his art.

Kinsey has been very active in the gallery scene over the past few years and his style has matured as it progressed from his graphic roots replacing it with expressive brushstrokes and less structure while remaining true to his bold color palette of reds and blacks. The result is quite amazing. Kinsey still has touches of typography and his trademark characters that defined his style in the earlier years of his career but has added a new element of abstraction that fits his style perfectly.

You can see more of his work here and here.


"The Best Intentions" 54" x 42"


"The Audacity Of Hopelessness" 68" x 88"


"Terminal Solipsism" 40" x 30"


"Straight No Chaser" 61" x 46"


"Or Nothing At All" 30" x 30"


"Mizaru, Kikazaru, Iwazaru (Three Monkeys)" 46" x 34"


"Losing Faith" 46" x 34"


"Duality" 46" x 34"


"Desecration" 26" x 20"


"Consumer Comfort for Your Pain and Suffering"48" x 24"

Adam Haynes "Greetings from Oregon" art opening, POV Gallery, Los Angeles.

My good friend Adam Haynes is having an art opening in Los Angeles at POV Gallery. The show is titled "Greetings from Portland" and the opening is May 16, 2009. Be sure to check the show if you are in the Los Angeles area.

Adam's work is constantly getting more detailed and amazing! His subject matter deals with his local surroundings in Bend, Oregon and he uses found materials for his canvases. Images on the computer do not do his work justice as small details are lost.

POV Gallery is located at 939 Chung King Road in Los Angeles and their website is here.




"Crane Prarie"


"Lone Pine"


"Silverton"