Me with my Plein -air set-up on location at the Farms Reach Café, Chimacum, Washington; alongside of Beaver Valley Rd, at the very edge of 'town'.  This piece will be finished and delivered this month and will be reproduced and presented in January, 2015 to the patrons of the Farms reach in the form of tee shirts, and also possible greeting cards and posters.  I'm excited. 

I'm looking forward to a Oct 2014 Gallery walk appearance at Elevated Ice cream!  Saturday night gallery walk begins at 5PM and goes until 7:30.
Its worth mentioning that I will have my art cart with me at the event and will be performing doing figure drawings of my model and handy assistant Manny -that is my mannequin -in between doing portrait sketches of people that evening.  I will also be doing some artwork in the vicinity of Elevated throughout the month without a fixed schedule -more of a catch as catch can basis.  email me at martydeey@blogspot.com if you wish to set up a meeting.  Or contact me through this BlogSpot.
Following is an article from the Oct 1st edition of the Port Townsend Leader....

 

 

Owner Richie is proud owner of painting of McGees bar, Nevada City, CA.  Painted on my road trip, March -April, 2014.  This may be the best rendition of figures I've ever done done in a on the spot rendition of a bar scene....  Thank you Richie for this great opportunity, and to your patrons, the ones who inspired me, present and past!...

Some news coverage of my activities in Gold Country...http://www.theunion.com/news/localnews/11065740-113/durkin-homeless-tom-artist

Road Trip

 

 

2014

Folsom Prison Plein Air

Grass Valley is home to the Hospitality House-and Utah place.  I was privileged to be invited do a rendering of this establishment -the pride of a community with some compassion, which is a place of refuge for homeless people in this part of the gold country district who are continuing the fight to survive and

 to get back on their feet.

Another Nevada City scene rendered by my hand plien-air style, in April of 2014!....

     After Shasta was Chico, California.  A place of great people; in personality, and character -to draw.  I will soon post some of these, soon as possible, at least since I was inspired enough to be there at least four days thee must be some merit in these -I lost count. 
    Then the drive south towards twenty, through country that inspires images of a Steinbeck Novel.  I have to kick myself for not for-seeing, the unforeseeable, and leaving enough time to stop and set up the easel and paint the scenes of the fields and rows of fruit trees glowing in the spring late afternoon Cali sun.  Next time through through here I will allow time, I tell myself.  Also though I decided I could do this scene from memory After all how many trees and row of trees with similar characteristics and resuming the same pose a few miles sown the road, or at least similar -and so on and so..., continued on...  With the late afternoon and then evening sun at my back the ascent up HWY 20 and onwards to Nevada City.  There is the place where I found scenes that were simply made for my brush.  Before arrival I was considering it a two, or -at most -three day stop, but something is calling to me, here.  I could easily be drawn to delve into this place in exploration; geographically, historically, and artistically speaking, I could take my pick.  If not all three....to satisfy my curiosity..., or some need I cannot say what.....

....

Mt Shasta was a great visit.  I Loved the water at the headwaters of the Sacramento.  Upon arrival, I just happened upon a ceremony paying homage to nature for the provision of the pure waters from the alpine springs of Shasta.  Significant also was the reunion with a friend who took leave of my area to embark on his road journey three months, at least, before I was to leave on mine. For all these things to happen to me at one place was amazing. If that wasn't enough I was truck by a street name when entering the town for the first time that was a name that was cited by my friend as being strangely repetitious in its reappearance in various forms of media and spoken word the few days prior to my mentioning it to him as it was the name of a boat I was seeking in the Port Townsend Boat Haven shipyard.  I decided to do the painting of Shasta, with inclusion of the street that bore the name Alma.

Roy Cray, mgr of the Bremerton Bar and Grill proudly received the finished commissioned portrait of the establishment, March 19.  I'm told the image will shortly be displayed on a complimentary thank you card a the Bar & Grill.



The latest progression of the Bremerton Bar and Grill portrait....
Feb., 11, 2014

The Second Bremerton Gallery Walk Quick Sketch Appearance With Martin David, which happened February 7th, produced this quick sketch of a patron.  12 people in all were drawn by me that evening. 

I will be Quick Sketching portraits at the
Bremerton Bar & Grill,
Friday, Feb 7th,
at 190 Pacific Ave,
downtown Bremerton

No charge -the sketchs are house provided entertainment.

The sketches will be rendered in charcoal pencil or

with conte' crayon and charcoal.

Any questions email me at martydeey@gmail.com, or contact me at (360)821-9302.  Please only email, or text me, if you have either.
Also; there will be a group art production by patrons/members of the audience, encouraged by me, as I will provide the medium.  The finished piece may become part of the collection of the establishment, or me..... 

Ray Hammar received the Bremerton Arts commission Purchase award for his sculpture in the showing Jan., 24, 25  26th, at the public showing at Collective Visions Gallery; 331Pacific Ave., downtown Bremerton.  Once a resident of Jefferson County where we met about seven years ago, at a coffee shop in Port Hadlock. Ray also, lived in Clallam County, before moving to Port Orchard (Kitsap County), where he also creates his latest sculpture

 in a studio there.
Rays next venue will be the Seattle Garden Show, January 29th thru February third, at the Convention Center.  Don't miss this chance to see several pieces of Ray's making all in one show, especially if you are in the Seattle area.  This is worth making a trip for.area.

Just yesterday I hung a favorite painting -of one of my nautical scenes, at the Marina Café, located in the boatyard, between the two haul-outs.  Their

hours are 7AM til 3PM, Mon-Fri.  The Marina Café also stocks greeting cards with nautical scenes, as well as an original and a print, hung on their wall -of my creations..

My newest painting

The Pioneer Hauled Out

Now on display at the

Port Townsend Brewery Tasting Room



PT Brewery show

PORT TOWNSEND BREWERY

TASTING ROOM

In the boatyard -entering Port Townsend

Home to artwork originals and prints by Me.

ENJOY!!

 



ANGEL

Model poses with painting which is presently on display,

at the UPTOWN PUB, on Lawrence Street,

in uptown Port Townsend, WA

Seahawks Playoff Weekend Celebration
in Seattle, after a victory over the Saints:
A great time for QUICK SKETCHING #12s

 

 

PT Pearl store

926 Washington Street

Port Townsend, Washington

home of original paintings

and art prints by

Martin Justin David

 



Images that I've put on

 

 

posters of establishments...

AIRBRUSH PORTRAITURE 2014 by

MARTIN JUSTIN DAVID

Thank you Michael Bosold! For extending  to me the privilege of using your photo image that you captured of me while I was painting a scene on location -aloft of the tall ships mock battle in Port Townsend.  This year great and colorful image -which defines what I do so well will again be on the back of my greeting cards and on my website.  For a higher res. print of this image, or to request permission for any usage; please contact Michael.  01-07-13

 

Credit: photographer contact

info: michaelbosoldphotography@youtube.com

 

The Mayor of Bemerton, Patty Lent and her Husband Doug display the Quick sketch I rendered at the gallery walk Quick sketch event, at the

 

 

Bremerton Bar

And Grill

Friday, January 3rd, 2014.

UPDATE: Parking at the quick sketch Bremerton Bar and Grill event Jan. 3d: Parking on 2d Ave is permitted in some places for 1 hr from 4AM til 7PM. After 7- I assume its free. Sorry for any typos -my android is not letting me do any correcting, and I have a limited time to get ready. NICE WEEKEND!