Mark Montoya - some serious doodling!

While my skatboard work is not included in the current showing at Artery in North Portland, This image painted on three skateboard decks by friend and co-worker Mark Montoya is. A former grafitti artist and constant doodler, this showing in conjunction with the ARTISTS FROM BEAUTIFUL LOSERS exhibit represents Marks first public showing of his work. In addition to Mark's mixes media painting instalations, I am showing selected work from my recent drawing project Flow, and other current and former Katayama Framing employees Beau Gordon, Chris Mullins, Peter Murdoch and Vanessa Stockard are also on display.

Update! Marks boards remain on display at Artery and the recent exhibition of skateboard photography was covered by Skateboarder magazine Marks boards got some coverage at this site as well! http://www.skateboardermag.com/skateboarder-photos-videos/photos/flash/seen-of-change-art-show-portland/index.html

Artery is at
4114 N. Vancouver Ave
Portland, OR 97217

skateboard deck

This skateboard deck was manufactured by my friend Scott Moore from Subsonic Skateboards and I put this landscape of tree trunks sihlouetted against a gold leaf background onto it. Check out the Subsonic skateboard link. I also have some drawing from the work on paper "Flow" on view at "Artery" in North Portland, in conjunction with a show of work by artists featured in the "Beautiful Losers" documentary film. Featured there is skateboard artwork by another Portland colleague, Mark Montoya