Go See This Randall Reid @ Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe.

You can see more information here.

Watch This. Todd Sanders Vintage Neon Sign Artist.

Go See This. "Amazing Isn't Enough" Group Show.

If you are in the Dallas area tonight go see this art opening featuring Brandon McLean, Clark Goolsby, and Rocky Grimes. The show is titled "Amazing Isn't Enough" and it explores the pressures of manhood, the fragility between life and death and the triumphs and disasters that occur socially, worldly, and personally. RO2 Gallery is located on 110 N. Akard Street in Dallas. The reception will be from 7 - 11 PM.

More information here.

Robert Mars & Chris Gwaltney art opening at Peter Blake, Laguna Beach, CA

I have an art opening with Chris Gwaltney at Peter Blake Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2009 from 6-9PM. We will both be in attendance so please stop by and say hello if you are in the area.

This body of work is from a roadtrip of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado that I took earlier this year. Over 2000 miles, 3 time zones and 4 states in 10 days!

To see more of the show go here.



"Superpower" 40"x 40"


"Simply Superb" 60" x 60"


"Satisfies Best" 12" x 12"


"On The Road" 36" x 48"


"Best Minute Of The Day" 40" x 40"

The Photography of Keith Davis Young.

Keith Davis Young is a creative head from Austin, Texas. During the day he runs a design company called The Boxing Club and the rest of the time he shoots photographs. Young's photographs deal with the world that surrounds him. His work speaks to Americana but it has much more going on. His aim to capture emotion is dead on. Quiet moments, long stretches of highway, night time scenes, and small town solitude all end up in his photographs.

I found Young's work through diskurdisko blog after they wrote an article about my work.

You can see more of his work here and here.

Artwork acquisition for International Museum of Collage, Assemblage, and Construction.

A piece of my artwork was recently acquired by the International Museum of Collage, Assemblage, and Construction in Texas for their permanent collection. The museum is run by Cecil Touchon. We will both be featured in a book about collage that will be released in early 2010.

You can see their website here.

Southwest Roadtrip with my Diana Camera.

On a recent roadtrip through the Southwest I had a chance to test out my Christmas present from the wife...a Diana camera! I have several Holga's, an Olympus Pen ee split frame camera and the usual DSLR's so the Diana was new fun! My trip took me through 2 time zones, 4 states and over 2,200 miles. Here are a few of the photos from my travels.

The Diana operates in the same manner as the Holga. It takes medium format film and you get vignetting and light leaks. It has that 1970's photo quality minus the rounded edges. There are 3 focus settings and you have the option to keep the shutter open for long exposures. It's a great looking camera with its retro blue and black color.


Twin Arrows, Arizona


Twin Arrows, Arizona


Blank Sign, New Mexico


Blank Sign, Arizona


Motel Pool Yucca, Arizona


Teepee Motel Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona


Box Truck Gallup, New Mexico


Whiting Bros. Yucca, Arizona


Whiting Bros. Grants, New Mexico


Closed/Cerrado Winslow, Arizona


On the highway, Route 40, New Mexico


Double D Tires, Flagstaff, Arizona


For Lease Kingman, Arizona


Gas Mart, Holbrook, Arizona

The artwork of Randall Reid.

I recently purchased a piece of artwork by Texas artist, Randall Reid. This being the first purchase of art in a long while makes me very happy and I want to write about it.

Reid's work consists of small boxes made of recycled cut steel, vintage rulers and wood. To me these are archaeological pieces that speak of the history of the material and where it has been for the last few decades. The small details and how they relate to the overall piece of each work is what initially caught my eye but there is much more at stake.

To me they are pieces of American history. Without directly telling the story I get a sense of specific time and place. Reid's use of vintage rulers draw me in as well because of my fascination with numbers. In the end his pieces are solid and beautiful. His color use is bold and exacting to the story he is telling.

You can see more if his work here and here and here.