Time Travel is Messy… Circle City Aerodrome’s Art Show.

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Bruce

I was asked a while ago to contribute something to this show and you may have seen some of my initial attempts during the 30 Days of Drawing challenge.  The artwork is due today and is finished.  While I could (and probably will at some time) color it I felt the initial ink over non-photo blue pencil had a nice feel to it.  Plus since I color digitally the finished work would end up looking mass produced and not original.  The pieces are not for sale, since I have no idea what I should charge, and kind of feel that if I just charged for the frames, it would be silly and overpriced.  The art show is being held at New Day Meadery in Fountain Square with the following events (descriptions taken from the New Day Meadery website):

IDADA First Friday: Circle City Aerodrome Friday, February 7, 6-9 PM

Circle City Aerodrome has done it again! This juried show is a collection of pieces that fit this year’s theme “Time Travel is Messy: Vonnegut in the Aerodrome”.

Stop by to see this amazing collection of works from artists and inventors from Indianapolis, and around the country. Curiosities and thrills shall be had by all!

Circle City Aerodrome Artist Reception: Friday, February 14, 6-9 PM

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet the creative minds behind the amazing juried art show presented by the Circle City Aerodrome, as part of their national convention!

This year’s gallery theme is “Time Travel is Messy: Vonnegut in the Aerodrome”, and is part of the weekend-long A Dark Victorian Romance. Not to be missed!!

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As for the drawing I guess you could also call the “30 days of drawing… day 32- yes I skipped day 31”  The wrench is an antique that I felt added the certain something to the work…

As for the events.. I’m not sure if I can make either due real life work commitments, but who knows?

12x12 pen & ink over non-photo blue pencil on Bristol. A depiction of Sir Cecil’s Simian Aero Corps that were invaluable at stopping the assault of the mechanical armies from the East during the great time-war of 1883… not to be confused with the great chrono-war of 1875, or the somewhat great wibbly-wobbly skirmish of 1892. Hence the idiom "throwing a monkey wrench into the works" became part of the vernacular.
12×12 pen & ink over non-photo blue pencil on Bristol. A depiction of Sir Cecil’s Simian Aero Corps that were invaluable at stopping the assault of the mechanical armies from the East during the great time-war of 1883… not to be confused with the great chrono-war of 1875, or the somewhat great wibbly-wobbly skirmish of 1892. Hence the idiom “throwing a monkey wrench into the works” became part of the vernacular.

 

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12×12 pen & ink over non-photo blue pencil on Bristol. A portrait of Sir Cecil. E. M. Ookington-Smythe KBE DFC on his faithful steed “Bernice” after returning from “abroad” (Sir Cecil never did explain whether it was forward or backward through his chronovortex.) The original artist is unknown and presumed eaten.