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The 14th Annual Apache Wells Car Show was one of the best shows I’ve attended this year. Hosted by Nancy Perry Productions, Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm at the Apache Wells Country Club parking lot, 5601 East Hermosa Vista Drive, there was no shortage of fantastic eye candy.
It could not have been a more perfect day for a car show. Friday, March 21st, marked my eighth visit to the East Valley Cruisers Cruise-In in Mesa, AZ, since discovering the gathering of cool rods and custom cars last Autumn. I last visited this car show a couple of months ago, in early January.
Ahhh, Spring is in the air. I was doing a little Spring organizing in the studio and recently unwrapped my 2005 painting, EQUINOX, celebrating a change of seasons, from Winter to Spring.
Today marks one year since my Corvette diptych, MOMENTUM, was first displayed at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, as part of the LUSTER Exhibit.
March beer events; Henderson Booze District St. Patrick’s Day Crawl, Brew’s Best Craft Beer Festival, Boulder City Beerfest, Great Vegas Festival of Beer, Craft Beer Paradise, Rebellion Pizza, Las Vegas Brewing Partnering with Nevada State Parks Foundation, and more from Bob Barnes.
When I was just a kid, my family moved frequently, so I attended several different schools in various locations across America, including a few in the vibrant city of Phoenix, where I currently reside. At one of the schools during my formative years, I was fortunate to encounter a genuinely memorable teacher who inspired and motivated me at an early age. My fourth-grade teacher’s simple but profound gesture embedded a life-long lesson that has significantly shaped my focus on my art and creativity.
I’m excited to share that while the LUSTER Automotive Art Exhibit wrapped up and moved on to its next venue, my Corvette diptych paintings celebrating America’s Sports Car remain at the National Corvette Museum for a six-month extended stay.
Aces & Ales Evolve Brewing, Chris Jacobs Beer Zombie birthday, CraftHaus Brewery, Ahern Hotel, the Craft Beverage Passport Program, two Beer Events on Super Bowl Saturday, and more from Bob Barnes.
LUSTER arrived in culturally rich Lake Charles, Louisiana. LUSTER is an exhibit dedicated to the raw beauty of cars and motorcycles, captured in extraordinary detail. This art collection focuses on the things we admire, showcasing the lines, textures, and craftsmanship that make these machines timeless. Each piece invites you to appreciate the engineering and design in a way that’s as real as it gets.
The newly opened Lexie’s Bistro set within the Ilumina Residential Resort Community is filling a void for upscale dining for the Inspirada, Anthem and Seven Hills neighborhoods in West Henderson.
Friday, January 10th, marked my seventh visit to the East Valley Cruisers Cruise-In in Mesa, AZ. These shows keep improving with more cars each week.
With 2024 at a close, the LUSTER Art Exhibition showcasing realism and hyperrealism in contemporary automobile and motorcycle paintings featuring fifteen artists and sixty artworks, which opened on March 15th, 2024, has ended at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this past Sunday, January 5th. As the Corvette Museum packs up the exhibit and its accompanying artworks, I am excited to share that the LUSTER Exhibit will travel to two well-known museums this year.
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