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Summer simmers and the sun hangs low as locals brave the streets after the annual early summer onslaught of tourists. Streets find relief and the rolling waves are no longer overwhelmed as long trails of motor homes and minivans putter back inland like a scrap laden trail of ants. What is better than late August and September in Carlsbad? The gloomy skies of May and June are a distant memory and the congested streets breath again as visiting tourists return home. Like a grizzly bear after a long snooze, many locals awake, rub their eyes and adventure out of their hiding.

What is your favorite month of summer in Carlsbad? Why?

Ideas hang in our minds like the ripening fruit of a prosperous tree. With time and care, they become plump, colored with age and ready to fall to the ground. If your mind was a tree and your ideas fruit, what would you grow? When ripe and heavy, let your ideas fall to the ground. Watch them tumble across the grass and wait for the hungry passer to interact with one. A fruit consumed is an idea transferred and a seed spit to the ground is the beginning of a new movement.

Do you bare fruit? Where do you drop them and who picks them up?

He will always be remembered…

Carlsbadcrawl would like to thank all whom participated in out most recent project: Artist at work. The response to our cones has been incredible. Everyone from Roger the Local Juggler to the North County Times has shown interest. Its been a great experience and we feel in a sense, large or small, we brought together our community. Thanks again for your support and open mindedness to the creative ways in which we express our ideas.

Artist Hard at Work Making a Statement-North County Times: 8.6.08

Juggler Supports Local Artists-North County Times: 8.12.08

HOW OBSERVANT ARE YOU?

Where am I?

Did you see a cone? Click on the above photos and test your local knowledge. Use the clues if you need…How observant are you?

BONUS: One cone was left alone. Do you know which one?

Let us know if you want an original cone…

Leave your locations as a comment!

WHO: Local Artists
WHERE: Oceanside (MAP)
WHEN: Saturday August 16th (tonight)
WHY: Local art is on the rise

Two shows in one night. North County loves its art…

A good conversation is more informative than a college degree. A friendship more desired than a profitable deal. A smile warms the heart and a laugh is contagious. Photos flash and glasses raise as new memories tuck deep into the archives of our lives. On August 8th 2008, Snyder Art opened its arms to the village as an invitation to spend the evening developing local culture, uniting community and promoting artistic expression.

Twenty bright paintings winced as the sun poured into the studio after a long month of hiding. Colors radiated off the walls like the first flaps of a butterflies new wings. An exposed world hung in anticipation, waiting for the first guest. Food was set and refreshments were iced as I sat alone and waited.

Within moments and 30 minutes before the scheduled start time, the community began emerging. Cars began to creep and observant eyes noticed the awakening of culture. Friends emerged form the streets and strangers introduced themselves. I extended my appreciation with a hearty handshake as a permanent smile gleamed from my face. Plates filled with hot burritos from the kitchen of Lola’s as Felisa’s soothing vocals bounced off the walls and out onto State street. The experience had begun; I stood proud and welcoming.

I wanted to give our community the gift of an experience. My intent was to invite all, to embrace the people we interact with on a daily basis in a friendly “communal hug.” We live in paradise, misted by the waves and warmed by the sun, but the people, your neighbor, family and friends also play an important role in each one of our days. We are one; a community that depends upon one and another. I cherish each day I spend biking through our shady streets, dragging my toes on our smooth beaches and splashing in our ocean. You all inspire me. I thank you for your support, your friendship and your role in my life!

Thank you all for your help!

Click HERE for all the photos!

Did you have fun? What did you like and how can I make the next one better? What was you favorite painting? Lets hear your thoughts on Snyder Art 2008!

Worked in paint, but with a brush that never touches the canvas. Though abstract and spontaneous, they are built up into very recognizable and detailed icons. A body of work that lacks a theme in terms of subject, but finds harmony in technique. They are gestural but restricted… spontaneous but premeditated…this is my current work…

Click HERE for photos and the interview!

Each weekend morning started the same. As the day wiped its sleepy eyes and my neighbors brewed coffee, I dragged my stencils into place and begun an onslaught of splatters. The hours blew through my complex like a wandering leaf down an empty village street. The early Spring air numbed my ears as I watched the composition begin to take shape. Each painting was an experimentation, a doodle on the back of a receipt or a search for a muse in the pages of a dusty magazine. Neighbors would approach with curiosity and I would explain my most recent attempt to hone a new skill. The hours of the day were counted by the growth of dripping paint cans and the thickening layers of wet paint on my jeans.

A journey began, grew and now concludes in a gift to for our community. See the result after seven months of creating…

Snyder Art 2008
8.8.08 7pm-11
2695 State Street
Carlsbad, CA 92008

Bryan Snyder interview Part 2: Current Work coming soon…

Have you packed you bags and hit the road in route for Carlsbad and the Snyder Art 2008 experience? Get out on the road and put up that thumb. There is only one day left. The word is Ozzy is close and will be bringing fellow icons Jerry Garcia, Paris Hilton, Bob Marley and local icon Same ‘Ol.

Have you had an Ozzy sighting?

Snyder Art 2008
8.8.08 7pm-11
2695 State Street
Carlsbad, CA 92008

With two more days until my show, I sit relaxed and ready. My paintings are finished, my promotions all placed and all business set. I breath deep and relax for the first time in 7 months as I reflect on my journey.

I sit atop a gift, wrapped and waiting to be given to our community.

Snyder Art 2008
8.8.08 7pm-11
2695 State Street
Carlsbad, CA 92008

photo by tim zigler