Archive for August, 2008

Random Juxtaposition

We are confronted each day by an onslaught of images. Shapes and colors create subtle relationships while our eyes scan each approaching wave. People, moving or stagnant, have varying personalities and emotions, but can also be analyzed purely on the visual. An African American standing by a white; puffy curly hair bouncing by long swaying […]

Summer’s Summer

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 […]

The Musing Tree

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. […]

Remembering Devin

He will always be remembered…

CONE ALONe

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 […]

Saturday Night Art: Oside

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…

Snyder Art 2008:Opening Reception

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 […]

Bryan Snyder Interview: part 2

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… […]

the beginning…

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 […]

All aboard the crazy train!

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 […]

The Waiting Game

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 […]

PROJECT:Artist at Work

Carlsbadcrawl’s most recent project was inspired by a Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce sponsored event called Art in the Heart of the Village. The chamber’s project attempts to “promote a sense of community.” Local artists are given the opportunity to adopt hydrants or electrical boxes to paint. Each adopted location has a price of $300-750 depending […]

Bryan Snyder Interview: part 1

“My creativity was probed young during that assembly and from that day on I copied every cartoon character I could find.” Click HERE to read how I was inspired and to see the resulting doodles!


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