Laurie Maves ARTsy vlog 11.22.13

what's new in the studio
what's new in merch ='s 2014 FRIDA KAHLO portrait calendars
latest show over at Skylite Station
come visit and be a real person in person.

In Good Company Vol. 1 Benefits Love Hope Strength!

I'LL BE LIVE PAINTING AT THE 11/15 EVENT.
PLEASE SUPPORT LOVE HOPE STRENGTH.
IT TAKES A SECOND TO GET SWABBED.
MAYBE YOU ARE A MATCH.
MAYBE YOU HAVE THE KEY TO SAVING A LIFE...

http://youtu.be/zmJPPyyz86U

the Big Blue Ball's "Whole Thing" painted as Poppies by Denver's live pa...

I saw this video this morning.
It's one of my favorite time lapse pieces, and it makes me want to run to the studio and make another one today.  But more importantly, my son who is my assistant in this video, Forest Coon, is now taller than me, and growing into a beautiful young man. I would like him to assist me in another painting, before he grows up and moves away to his own life. Time is going all too fast...

Whole Thing Poppies video

Happy November

Chris Daniels and the Kings painting raises nearly $3500 for the LLS

About a month ago I had the fortune of performing/painting live alongside Colorado musician and Leukemia survivor, Chris Daniels. http://chrisdaniels.com/ He hosted a show with his band members at the Hard Rock Cafe in Denver as a benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society / Rocky Mountain Chapter. http://www.lls.org/ What a brilliant evening of music and dancing and ART!

I chose the subject matter of Chris's current logo, a red truck with a giant guitar in the back, for the live painting. Following the show, the painting was auctioned off for nearly $3500! About 2 dozen attendees of the event made donations from $10-$500 to buy the painting in honor of the LLS and Chris. The Hard Rock Cafe has graciously agreed to host the painting to continue to promote awareness about the LLS.  We are all looking forward to seeing where the RED TRUCK will hang prominently in one of the restaurant's many locations around the planet. If you see it - let us know!

"hand of spirit" press release

Hand of Spirit at Skylite Station

Press Release

“Exploring the connection with spirit as it influences the act of creation”

As part of Denver ARTS week in November,

three artists, maxwellvision, jared david paul and laurie maves,

express with minimal materials, narratives from the subconscious

and the cosmic mind. These works on paper represent the mysterious

motion of nature as well as the universal theme of love.

At the opening celebration on November 7th,

'Birth of the New Heart', a theatrical piece

 created by international dancer Mila Popovich,

 video artist Ellipteo

 and composer's Maxwellvision and William Murphy will debut.

  Also this evening artist Jared David Paul

 will create a primal painting as we circle around him,

 Nat Lort Nelson of The Bunny Gang

 will fill the room with ambient soundscapes

 and a special appearance by the enchanting Xitlali Baila

  performing to live drummers.

 Performances start at 7:30.

 This evening of art and contemporary theater

 is a testimony to the thriving arts in Denver.

Hand of Spirit runs November 1 to December 1

opening party and performances, November 7^th 6-10 pm,

admission is free

Skylite Station

910 Santa Fe Dr. Denver

for info 530.391.3887

ArT Project / Venice Italy

A few of my Dolce Vita paintings have been selected for two exhibitions in Italy this month. For this I am ever so grateful. Below is one of the international contemporary art shows, this one located in Venice.

Live Painting at TEDx with Alicia Fall

Here is the great video footage from my first TEDx talk with Alicia Fall.
Live painting in 10 minutes?
You bet!
TedX Talk with Alicia Fall 2013