@ oxbow (100th post!)

(fifth) day of fall

summer months

DOG
HILLS
GARDEN
CEREAL

caroline's response "keep on truckin!"

Green Lantern Blog

Have You Heard of White Nose Syndrome?

White nose syndrome is a poorly understood malady associated with the deaths of more than a million bats. The condition, named for a distinctive ring of fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings of many affected animals, was first identified in a cave in New York in February 2006. It spread to other New York caves and into Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut in 2008. In early 2009 it was confirmed in New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and in March 2010 in Ontario, Canada, and northern Tennessee.

Alan Hicks with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has described the impact as "unprecedented" and "the gravest threat to bats ... ever seen." The mortality rate in some caves has exceeded 90 percent. At greatest risk is the endangered Indiana bat, whose primary hibernaculum in New York has been affected. Deaths of eastern pipistrelles, northern long-eared myotis and little brown bats have also been attributed to the condition. The long-term impact of the reduction in bat populations may be an increase in insects, possibly even leading to crop damage or other economic impact in New England. As of May 2009, bat colonies have been decimated in at least seven states, with an estimated half a million bats having died from the disease.

scott-katy-izzzzzz sandwich

some old drawing from cabin life...

Happy Bloomsday!

Bloomsday is a commemoration observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere to celebrate the life of Irish writer James Joyce and relive the events in his novel Ulysses, all of which took place on the same day in Dublin in 1904. The name derives from Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of Ulysses. Thursday, 16 June 1904 was the date of Joyce's first outing with his wife-to-be, Nora Barnacle, when they walked to the Dublin urban village of Ringsend.

6-15-1992

6-09-2009

6-08-2008

just for you scott

new stuff for UUUUUUUU to look at

Jim Lutes

Roland Flexner

Vanesa Zendejas

this is the kinda stuff i've been thinking about

Come to The Hills this Friday!

YOU CAN DO IT YOUR WAY (If It's Done Just How I Say)
Joseph Mohan
opening reception, Friday May 14th 8-11 PM

This photography exhibition features two of Mohan's projects, Scenes from "Kill 'Em All": Since the Dawn of Thrash Metal and I Own These Works, You Assholes. Expect: METALLICA, THRASH METAL, NOSTALGIA, CORPORATE OWNERSHIP LAWS, THE 1990'S.

THE HILLS ESTHETIC CENTER////128 N CAMPBELL STREET////UNIT G////CHICAGO, ILL///
www.thehillsgallery.blogspot.com

JOSEPH MOHAN'S work can be found at www.josephmohan.net.

Some Pics From the London Show!

Scott Cowan's Sculpture Remade by Pigeon Wing Staff
Paul Cowan's Painting Remade by Paul 50% Smaller
My Painting "Doubt (Again)"
My Painting "Belief (Again)"

the show happened, the volcano erupted

BRAIDED BREAD SCOTT COWAN & KATY KEEFE
opening reception, Friday April 16th 8-11 PM

This is a humorous exhibition that was made with an active balance between frustration and friendly relaxation (featuring: secondary objects, eye movement, paintings of paintings of paintings, patience, stability, the formation of doing things together, and 125 lbs. of wax).

THE HILLS ESTHETIC CENTER////128 N CAMPBELL STREET////UNIT G////CHICAGO, ILL///*map
www.thehillsgallery.blogspot.com

SCOTT CAN BE FOUND AT www.scottcowan.us
KATY CAN BE FOUND AT www.katykeefe.com




These are a few pics taken by David Robert Elliott during install!

What's Going On?! I got a show in London on Friday!

agency@the Agency, 10th April-15th May 2010, Preview Friday 9th April, 6-9pm, Special Event with microPerformance April 30th, 6-9pm coinciding with Deptford last Fridays

THE AGENCYContemporary
66 Evelyn Street, London SE8 5DD + 44(20)8692 0734
info@theagencygallery.co.uk www.theagencygallery.co.uk

The Pigeon Wing presents 2009 Retrospective as an open discourse investigating differences and similarities between the project space and the gallery. Within a literal reincarnation of shows held at The Pigeon Wing in 2009, agency presents a new platform for the artists involved to re-visit their motives and re-enact their works, to fit within the walls of The Agency. Artists will include Joanne Smithers, Tim Adams, Alastair T. Willey, Amy Hye Jung Shin, Gareth Lloyd, Frederick Fuller, Harriet Piper, Isobel Shirley, Katy Keefe, Nikos Mantzios, Theo Turpin, Xavier Jimenez, Scott Cowan, Matthew Verdon, JL Murtaugh, Paul Cowan, Annabel Tilley, Francesca Ricci and Jack Bishop.

Following an interest in the action of showing an exhibition within an exhibition and the self-reflective nature of this situation, The Pigeon Wing will work continually within the durational period of the show. Developments and alterations will be forthcoming throughout, in reaction to the meetings and discussions that occur in the space. The Pigeon Wing hosts an annual series of exhibitions, curated by both invited and house curators. We also deliver sequential events from progressive projects as well as singular events including film screenings, talks, performances and critiques. Pioneering for the recognition of artists whose merit lies within the procurement and successful development of new ground, The Pigeon Wing provides a facility for the discussion and implementation of emerging art.

The Pigeon Wing are Sarah Jury and Alastair T.Willey.

BRAIDED BREAD the invasion is coming......

spring!

Come See Me @ The Weirdest Show on Earth! This Friday!

50 ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS: A Group Show
OPENING RECEPTION: 7-11 PM March 19th, 2010///Preview 6-7 PM
JOHALLA PROJECTS//1561 N Milwaukee Ave///2nd Floor///Chicago, ILL.

How many Chicagoans know what their alderman looks like? How many Chicagoans can tell you who their alderman is, and what he or she has been doing lately? We’re not pollsters, so we don’t have any hard data to provide answers to these questions — but we are artists, and we’re interested in using art as a vehicle in depicting and learning more about the aldermen who represent us at City Hall. To this end, we invite other Chicago artists to join us in producing 50 ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS: A group exhibition of portraits that will enable people to learn more about the 50 aldermen who make up the Chicago City Council, and raise awareness of local government. On Friday, March 19, 2010 from 7-11pm, Old Style proudly presents 50ALDERMEN/50 ARTISTS at the Johalla Projects Gallery, 1561 N. Milwaukee.

And here is some of the press i got!
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Free
Chicago Current Article

the other day i was sitting at the two way and scott had a work meeting so i was zoning out and i heard this song and it just blew my mind

Opening @ THE HILLS this S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y!

Frank Van Duerm's Solo Show "Symbols/Souvenirs" opens this Saturday from 7-10 PM @ THE HILLS ESTHETIC CENTER (a gallery I run with my friends). You should definetly come to this one, and bring some CASH...its a store.



THE HILLS ESTHETIC CENTER
128 N Campbell Unit G
Chicago, IL

For Roxie

A tsunami (津波) is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train) caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean. The original Japanese term literally translates as "harbor wave." Tsunamis are a frequent occurrence in Japan; approximately 195 events have been recorded. Due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved, tsunamis can devastate coastal regions. Casualties can be high because the waves move faster than humans can run. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (detonations of nuclear devices at sea), landslides and other mass movements, bolide impacts, and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami

Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves) are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that are a threat even to large ships and ocean liners. In oceanography, they are more precisely defined as waves whose height is more than twice the significant wave height, which is itself defined as the mean of the largest third of waves in a wave record. Therefore rogue waves are not necessarily the biggest waves found at sea; they are, rather, surprisingly large waves for a given sea state. "Rogue waves are not tsunamis, which are set in motion by earthquakes [and] travel at high speed, building up as they approach the shore. Rogue waves seem to occur in deep water or where a number of physical factors such as strong winds and fast currents converge. This may have a focusing effect, which can cause a number of waves to join together.

A hundred-year wave is a statistically projected water wave, the height of which, on average, is met or exceeded once in a hundred years for a given location. The likelihood of this wave height being attained at least once in the hundred-year period is 63%. As a projection of the most extreme wave which can be expected to occur in a given body of water, the hundred-year wave is a factor commonly taken into consideration by designers of oil platforms and other offshore structures. Periods of time other than a hundred years may also be taken into account, resulting in, for instance, a fifty-year wave.

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Holi Holi Holi

Holi, also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, Nepal, Srilanka, and countries with large Hindu diaspora populations. The main day, Holi, also known as Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other. Bonfires are lit the day before, also known as Holika Dahan (burning of Holika) or Chhoti Holi (little Holi). The bonfires are lit in memory of the miraculous escape that young Prahlad accomplished when Demoness Holika, sister of Hiranyakashipu, carried him into the fire. Holika was burnt but Prahlad, a staunch devotee of god Vishnu, escaped without any injuries due to his unshakable devotion. Holika Dahan is referred to as Kama Dahanam in Andhra Pradesh.Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna (February/March), (Phalgun Purnima), which usually falls in the later part of February or March. In 2009, Holi (Dhulandi) was on March 11 and Holika Dahan was on March 10.

Everyone Should come to the Brunch-luck tomorrow!

YOU ARE INVITED TO AN INFORMAL CLOSING DISCUSSION OF MIKE KLOSS' THE HILLS HAVE THIGHS
@THE HILLS ESTHETIC CENTER 128 North Campbell Street, Unit G////Chicago////
////SATURDAY, FEB. 20TH FROM NOON-3 PM

THIS IS A BRUNCH-LUCK. BRING A DISH TO SHARE OR BUY A PLATE FOR $2. TIKI BLOODY'S FOR SALE!

This is my Newest Painting

Revelation
64" x 45"
Oil Painting on Stitched Canvas
2010