And the Time Passes Somehow

Artists in the video may be slower than they appear.

Creator of the Creator - Cabin Session

The Woodpile's Audio counterpart

A new Creator of the Creator album is now in the midst of cutting and pasting.

Some new technology and the same old venue and friends made for
mighty fine times this year. A few pics above from our good friend
Ben Moore add a nice visual angle to the WP's audio adventures.

Unfinished and In Progress

As the air chills, the canvas keeps us warm.

A few little details of some paintings that are being worked on at the moment. Some feel near the end of their journey, others are just packing their things.

Gallery visitors

I Dropped by the Boucherat Gallery to hook up with some friends and found a few more! Amy & Ryan were there of http://www.anteism.com/. Harley Smart was back in town visiting from Montreal. Darren Heise was staying with me, visiting from Ontario and Mr. Ben Tour came by for a visit fresh from the Sunshine Coast. I gave a quick guided tour of the show and then we crashed the Phillips Brewing Co."Monday Meeting" for a few pints.

The opening and re-visits

Thanks everyone for coming out to the opening of our new show titled funnily enough "knew".
Friday night was amazing, with so many familiar faces and many new ones as well. Plenty of beers went down and a great time was had by all that attended. The words of praise were appreciated and so were the purchases ( Thanks all of you!) Thanks to Bill & Kirsten of the Boucherat Gallery for handling the crowd and the monetary exchanges. One additional note,
if you plan on visiting the gallery to see our show, the show takes place on two floors. The ground floor is the main gallery and is sat by staff regularily. The upstairs portion of our show, you may need to ask to view as it is sometimes difficult to keep it open due to staffing issues. Be sure to see it all as we would hate for you to miss out on the whole experience.

Cheers. -The Woodpile.

The knew show

Woodpile Collective - knew - Opening Friday Aug 7th

The build up to the show has officially hit it's final week. The work is collecting as piles in all the nooks and crannies of the studio as we wait for the holiday to start the setup. Hope to see many of you on the 7th @ 7pm in Fan Tan.

Below is a tiny taste of this weeks works.

Moss St. Paint In

Bucan Bucan rock our gypsy souls at the Art shack. Thanks everyone for coming down to visit at the Paint-In. A big thank you to Conor & April and Candis & Tim for their additional support, an extra large hearty Woodpile thanks! What a great day, full of painting and fun people. How about them Bucan Bucan eh? Damn!

Cowichan

RPM 2009

RPM: The Lost Art of LP Covers
A Fundraising Show & Sale 

Opening: Friday, April 10, 7pm
The art of the record sleeve, remixed and remastered by more than 50 artists.

One Hundred Friends - El Kartel

We were at the opening party of "100 Amigos" at El Kartel in Vancouver this weekend. As always the El Kartel crew pulled off an amazing show. The event was overflowing into the streets and the lineup was still evident as we were leaving for our after party. Beautiful artwork and beautiful people were abundant! Thanks again guys.

Group art show called "100 Amigos"at El Kartel in Vancouver BC

Sat. April 4th. 100 artists, each painting a 12" X 12" canvas.

The Woodpile Triptych - "Variola Major"

Fellow artist Caleb Beyers was chilling in the masses with yours truely, enjoying the atmosphere.

These photos were taken by Randy Laybourne ( who was also in the show ). Be sure to check out more in his Flickr set at www.flickr.com/photos/lookforwardtothepast/sets/72157616391915616/

Momentum

Kingshits of Turd Hill

The good folks at http://www.kingshit.org/ have put up a Woodpile Collective artist profile.Thanks guys. Nice site, great content. Dig around.

WP on the Block

Much like the little ones entering their first swim meet, or getting their first job, there is a sense of pride when our offspring branch out into the great unknown of the world. And just like proud parents, Woodpile was lucky enough to see one of our own placed on the auction block this past week. Where did this painting go? Will it have to fight for it's own place in the world? All questions we can't answer, but certainly good value is the reward for those who saw fit to take home this orphan.

Like all big steps in life, this piece did give us one final lesson as it made it's way to places unknown. Victoria's auction community finds the thought of art being created in a garage hilarious...

We wouldn't have it any other way. 

Up And At 'Em

Finished the week by hanging several new works in Caffe Fantastico and by trimming the surrounding area with some Art Drop calling cards. If you get a chance and happen to crave very tasty coffee, stop by check out the facial hair on "Grammaticus".
Represent indeed.

Woodpile Collective at Caffe Fantastico - 965 Kings Rd. Victoria
December 11/08 - January 29/09

WP at Deluge Gallery

Two newbies make their debut as part of the "Gifted" show.

Geopolitan 20" X 30" 2008

At a time of the year when clichés invoking goodwill and cheer fly about like so many snowflakes, Gifted is a group exhibition which asks participating artists to propose a new, less cynical, seasonal language while re-examining their personal and highly idiosyncratic ideas of illumination, transcendence and desire.

November 21 to December 19, 2008

Deluge Contemporary Art
636 Yates Street, Victoria, BC

Solid as Sky 20" X 30" 2008