"The way is in the heart."
"All Winds Point West" Painted in August 2012
Commission for Peter Dash
Process photographs of "All Winds Point West"
August 9th began my last leg of touring for the summer. That morning Thomas Robertson-Forest aka Goatfaced jumped aboard for our ride to the enchanting Beech Mountain in North Carolina for Gnarnia The Festival. With much mountain moisture in the air and a heavy rain that evening and sporadically over the whole weekend, painting was quite difficult. Though thanks to Jarred Trantham, we were able to be involved with the live art gallery which displayed over 30 artists from all over the country, facilitating a comfortable social environment for the Gnarnians' to enjoy a great variety of creativity.
Even though moisture held tight in the mountains, the cool weather was a great break from the usual humid summer conditions. During the day they had the ski lift opened for a beautiful ride to the top of the mountain which provided amazing view points of the Appalachian Mountains and the Tribal Council dome with many interactive and informative workshops everyday. Gnarly weather called for gnarly music and light shows. Android Jones displayed his visual projection performance called Phadroid on friday night which tantalized our eyes with graphics interweaving with a dancer. Even though live painting wasn't possible for most evenings due to drizzle and moisture, I still was able to start a new landscape painting and draw on a few bodies over the weekend!
The following weekend I was graciously invited to be a crew member with the Silo Effect and attend Rootwire Music and Arts Festival as a guest artist. This festival is put together by the most heart centered band in the scene, Papadosio. Their bright influences of positive community and integrated creativity and expression was seen clearly throughout the tranquil grounds of Kaeppners Woods. The artist gallery this year consisted of many nationally recognized visionary painters who held workshops and discussions on top of performance painting each day. Also there were incredible projected visuals and light shows provided by Jason Takahashi, Dustin Klein and Herm Productions.
As the sun set Thursday evening and night fell upon us, I set up and painted on a platform right next to the stage during Silo Effect. Being this entwined with the action brings a motivating correlation to my performance, enabling myself to focus on producing within this intended moment. Here are a few shots of me painting that were captured over the Rootwire weekend.
Drawing on Morgan Miller
Body Art on Samantha Buerkley
If you were not able to make the festival and would like to get a better idea of the vibe and beautiful surroundings, you can check out my entire photo album from the weekend below!
As the sun set Thursday evening and night fell upon us, I set up and painted on a platform right next to the stage during Silo Effect. Being this entwined with the action brings a motivating correlation to my performance, enabling myself to focus on producing within this intended moment. Here are a few shots of me painting that were captured over the Rootwire weekend.
Painting during the Silo Effect alongside Goatfaced.
Photo by Gavin Meyer
"Focus"
Photo by B.Hockensmith
"Passion is Purpose"
Photo by Jon Ohia
Thanks for checking out my latest update from this perplexed yet marvelous summer tour. Look out for Part 2 of the Live Painting Tour: August Edition to be published soon which will include the awaited final image of the "Rainbow Fish" painting from earlier this summer, the Camp Barefoot experience and reflective thoughts on this diligently active summer.
Chapin Mathews
9.9.12 ♥
Chapin Mathews
9.9.12 ♥
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature..."
Henry Ward Beecher
