How to Paint a Van or Goodbye Ugly Owls

After I get an ugly plaque from a thrift store it goes something like this...
I sand down the owls and paint the background.


Then I spray paint the outline of a van and paint a crisp white image of a van..


Then I paint the basic colors of the van..

I add a sasquatch and a painting of a deer..

I add another bigfoot and some details..

Then I finish it up.


Hey! First Friday in April 2012 I'm having a group show at Grass Hut and this will be in it unless greater forces decide otherwise.
Stay tuned for details.

Bird head Taxidermy

I started out whittling the rough shapes of these bird heads, then I cut their eyes out of popsicle sticks. I know it sounds gruesome but it was really more like I gave them sight. Read it again if you still think that.


The penut in this picture is an ovesized replica of a penut the birds are actualy about 5 inches tall.
After painting the eyes I attached them with some elmers, drilled a hole, cut off the legs of an old fashioned close pin, and voila, a beak. After that I painted them at a listening party and craft get together that Destination DIY put on at a crafting event, and attached them to some plaques I got at Scrap.



They are hanging at Crafty Wonderlands new shop right next door to there old shop (who do they think they are, starbucks? Note: CW is not Starbucks, they just MOVED next door, and they don't even sell coffee.)

808 SW 10th Ave.
Portland, OR
downtown across from the Central Library

OPEN Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm & Sunday 12pm-5pm

In League

I have a piece in an international collaborative show at Hellion Gallery. The opening is this first thursday. If you haven't been there it is upstairs from Upper playground on nw 5th and Couch in the Pearl/Chinatown. It should be a lot of fun. Come down and say hi.

I Just put up a show at Extracto on ne Killingsworth and 30th.
Stop in and get some of thier house roast and enjoy some paintings. I've been doing some cut out pieces, like the one in the picture. I also have a bunch of new painting you might not have seen, unless you've been crawling around in my brain (I'm talking to you Google spiders).
Love,
Tripper Dungan

My friend David Wien and I make very colorful art, so it’s a no brainer that we'd come together to make a semi-collaborative art show "Rainbros". "Rainbros" is a collection of colorful, sincere, and curious artwork.

It will be up until November 8th.

Albina Press
4637 N. Albina
Portland, Oregon 97217

Alberta Street Fair

Whoof! This blog is dusty. Alright wipe off the cobwebs, shake out the wigglies.

This coming Saturday I will be at the Alberta Street Fair between 24th and 25th on Alberta. It is going to be a blast. Theres 3 stages a parade and lotsa' fun, arts, and FOOD CARTS. Oh boy.

Oh and don't forget the Beer Garden.

Saturday August 13th from 11 to 5.

Santa Color Contest

This here is a picture you can color to win ART. $50 towards my Etsy shop Read the rules and enter via the santa color contest flicker group here.