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Carlsbad street art hot spot?

This Carlsbad Village wall has quickly become a street art hot spot housing a select collection of  artwork  that have also been popping up around the local streets. Much like the popular ‘Pinball Paste’ previously posted, this floating bottle boasts some talented traditional painting technique and renderings. Is there an underground art scene developing in […]

Carlsbad Street Art Scores Big

Carlsbad invites visiting families with fair weather and beach side accommodations. Retirees find quiet neighborhoods to count the minutes of the day and a new hairdo can be curled at any of the 1 millions village salons. The Carlsbad decision makers tend to keep things conservative, but a new explosion of creativity has been seeping […]

The New Pig in Town

The Carlsbad Village has seen an increased amount of murals in the past couple years. Some consist of the traditional San Diego themed waves, dolphins and sunsets, but occasionally a new collection of color turns heads with imagery that has to be seen to believe. At first glance the sight of a surfing pig painted […]

The Evolution of a Mural

Many ask how I get my ideas and my methods when it comes to transferring that intial idea into a finished piece of art. Each project travels through the same stages: Initial brainstorming, detailed illustration, mural creation, documentation. Every project, whether a painting, an installation or a mural, begins with an initial onslaught of ideas […]

‘Happy Birthday Doodle -The Mayans’

Bryan Snyder has just completed his largest mural to date titled ‘Happy Birthday Doodle -The Mayans’ and is celebrating by giving away one original Doodle illustration of the the Mayan themed design. HOW IT WORKS 1. Visit Snyder Art’s facebook page and ‘LIKE’ the page. 2. Find the photo of Snyder’s finished mural of Doodle […]

‘Urban Pop Up Gallery: Miami’ by Snyder

Click all photos to enlarge! The warm air greeted my bearded face and shaggy hair as I drove the empty early morning streets in route to the Wynwood Art District of Miami. The opening days of Art Basel, the nation’s biggest contemporary art fair, and the additional satellite fairs, were only days away, but an […]

Lauren Tannehill Interview

Simple living, organic gardening and a love for the ocean are all visible in the brightly painted canvases of Carlsbad based artist Lauren Tannehill. Click HERE to read the FULL INTERVIEW and to view her art.

Street Art in Costa Rica by SNYDER

Much like I have done for the past 10 years, I planned to arrive in a foreign country with a bag loaded with artwork and art supplies. Each piece of art was created in advance to gift to the urban environment of my future destination. The art supplies would be used in a similar fashion […]

Carlsbad Village Farmers’ Market Bags

FREE Limited Edition Carlsbad Village Farmers’ Market bags are now available with artwork design donated from Snyder Art. To get your bag, visit the Carlsbad Village Urban Place located at 530-A Grand Ave. in the Carlsbad Village. Join their email list and receive your free bag. These bags are entirely FREE thanks to the Carlsbad […]

Random Acts of Kindness : Andrea LaHue

click to enlarge photos Whether a scribble on a wall or an elaborate composition of color, shapes and text, visual creativity put in public places without permission has been considered vandalism since the early inception of graffiti dating back decades. Today, artists of all ages have continued to use the urban environment, but the face-covering […]

Carlsbad Art Splash 2012

click photos to enlarge All photos taken by Snyder Art on September 23, 2012.

Snyder Doodles the Hurley Pro: Trestles

The ASP World Championship Tour crashed onto the Southern California coast this week under a cloudless sky for the Hurley Pro at Lower’s Trestles. The world’s best professional surfers hacked into and flew above 3-4 ft. waves as the highly engaged crowd cheered, enjoyed Acai Bowls, listened to rambles by surf commentator Dave Stansfield, got […]

Original Doodle paintings by Snyder

Snyder continues his fascination with Doodle, a mischievous yet innocent character who Snyder first began drawing during his preteen years and has recently introduced into his professional art. Through Doodle, Snyder probes the long forgotten remembrances of your early forgotten years. Where Pop Art included imagery from popular culture, Snyder’s Reminiscence Pop Art includes popular […]

Painted Rocks Around the Carlsbad Village

Do you pick up on your surroundings? When walking through the Carlsbad Village, do you spot the creative? If so, you may have been finding brightly decorated beach rocks all around our local streets. Along with painted designs and glued decorations, the number 10 is included on each rock. What is the significance of all […]

Snyder paints Skylar’s Furniture

Carlsbad Village local artist Bryan Snyder teamed up with another Village business and created a window mural of a couple of his signature Doodle’s advocating local shopping during last weekend’s Art in the Village Street Fair. Thanks Skylar’s Home and Patio for your support of local art!

Solo Doodle Art show and Art Hunt by Snyder

WHAT: Solo Doodle Art Show and Art hunt by Snyder WHEN: Sat. Aug. 4th all day WHERE: Vinaka Cafe in the Carlsbad Village (map) BONUS: Hello Trouble will be playing at Coyote Bar downstairs: 3pm-5:30 Clues leading to hidden art available at 9am!

Banksy Tribute on Cardiff Kook by Snyder

An art movement is created by the growth of a group of like-minded artists with similar goals and philosophies over months, years and even decades. Their visual art and conceptualizations are broadcasted via a large variety of mediums including visual art, manifestos, word-of-mouth, performance and the ever powerful internet, ultimately establishing justifications for their artistic […]

Doodle’s Umbrella by Snyder

Snyder has implemented his 4th drip and paste installation titled ‘Doodle’s Umbrella’ and will be giving away an original painting of the design to one lucky person. To enter the contest, follow the below listed steps. One winner will be randomly chosen and announced at a future undetermined date. 1. Visit Snyder’s most recent drip […]

Snyder preps for a new installation

Snyder’s 4th drip paint and paste installation in currently in production and will be implemented in the West Hollywood streets on or around Melrose Avenue on Sat. June 23rd. In addition to this new installation, Snyder will be giving away one original painting. Full details on how to enter the raffle will be disclosed shortly […]

An ‘Ultimate Surprises’ Experience by Snyder

The producer of Ultimate Surprises had known of my projects around the West Hollywood area and offered the to opportunity to paint a mural for a yahoo webisode. I excitedly committed to the project and set off for West Hollywood within the week. The guidelines for the mural were minimal. I was asked to paint […]


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