tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41755665141648942082024-03-05T21:16:24.624-08:00Haida Art Todayoriginal art by Sheldon SkillieSheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-72176098081335995582012-08-20T15:04:00.004-07:002012-08-20T15:04:49.177-07:00It's Been A Spell....since I've posted in this blog. I have set up a website showcasing more recent works, and I seem to update that site more frequently. I will be posting more here, but not as much as on my site, which is:<br /><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/sheldonskillie/">https://sites.google.com/site/sheldonskillie/</a><br />I've more recent works to add to that site, which I will be starting on today.<br />Thank you for your patience, and thank you for visiting my blog.<br />Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-39018062970881233292010-06-03T19:31:00.001-07:002010-06-03T19:33:33.401-07:00May - 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd92JtHazX_uA8IaGmoheDCh7Ou5rEX7jVxQ0nJSRd10VbM9Vel1AToIq1vsADW4212ih-TqX2KOlUUkv8ibP_7ZETJBYQaTeH__lnGFoSsCnNJdxXv_ESQLvUP06xAaUyO0n6ufeg_5g/s1600/quick+rendering+of+a+vibrant+visceral+scene.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd92JtHazX_uA8IaGmoheDCh7Ou5rEX7jVxQ0nJSRd10VbM9Vel1AToIq1vsADW4212ih-TqX2KOlUUkv8ibP_7ZETJBYQaTeH__lnGFoSsCnNJdxXv_ESQLvUP06xAaUyO0n6ufeg_5g/s320/quick+rendering+of+a+vibrant+visceral+scene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478741045322296754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Quick Rendering Of A Vibrant Visceral Scene - Prismacolor marker on cotton - Sheldon Skillie - 2010<br /></span>Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-70863468435912066882010-06-03T19:29:00.000-07:002010-06-03T19:30:50.829-07:00May - 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSGr7-GGOC6ZQi4X6ivFTR9Kk11NBHM2WjtkPg3gD769kv_XluUqWLJhdb-eFlcHdArIsSYTfmtSbjIE1NfNtWJnj-ocr7zVfgAW8BA97HisnlCOKnPtZr7aIFNrlD2Uc5kBcMbz1OVY/s1600/procession+of+the+people.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSGr7-GGOC6ZQi4X6ivFTR9Kk11NBHM2WjtkPg3gD769kv_XluUqWLJhdb-eFlcHdArIsSYTfmtSbjIE1NfNtWJnj-ocr7zVfgAW8BA97HisnlCOKnPtZr7aIFNrlD2Uc5kBcMbz1OVY/s320/procession+of+the+people.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478740342548596514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Procession Of The People - Prismacolor on cotton - 9" x 12" - Sheldon Skillie - 2010<br /></span>Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-89424861219497847482010-05-28T12:53:00.000-07:002010-05-28T14:19:07.786-07:00About Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUMIDdBXAAZaNgynQEK5-HUs9sgFW5pmNdVAOLijW67DeGl2u8aemCdkf0afMFMdKNkJmbC7dzsnVyA-ECHawJJnbwoXQnEc03tB_7gkaUo5nZ3iDKTnkCTKDTxlzm_ZyceSHZAWasng/s1600/at+tigard+with+chris+and+tim.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUMIDdBXAAZaNgynQEK5-HUs9sgFW5pmNdVAOLijW67DeGl2u8aemCdkf0afMFMdKNkJmbC7dzsnVyA-ECHawJJnbwoXQnEc03tB_7gkaUo5nZ3iDKTnkCTKDTxlzm_ZyceSHZAWasng/s320/at+tigard+with+chris+and+tim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476431640148247538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The greatest invention, the wheel? I certainly couldn't imagine skating or bicycling without one, so, I'm grateful for it and pay tribute to its rolling motion as much as I can</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqEO717H0Lnwvg9oyiz_2qrPADNX9njySiNjb9qmHy50irQ3dmq4f-YVIXmKGU3bDw5d_W0KAj1fH91BwyzbVwQtDa1qMLIz9lTIUqP75lIRegEGbStA2VBCA9BXz0RsenlBKiBEFW1c/s1600/our+whips.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqEO717H0Lnwvg9oyiz_2qrPADNX9njySiNjb9qmHy50irQ3dmq4f-YVIXmKGU3bDw5d_W0KAj1fH91BwyzbVwQtDa1qMLIz9lTIUqP75lIRegEGbStA2VBCA9BXz0RsenlBKiBEFW1c/s320/our+whips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476431648273117906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span> <span style="font-family: arial;">To the left is my friend Chris skating the Tigard park. l tend to hit it up early, as to not annoy the young rippers with my non ripping ways. Seriously, the kids nowadays KILL IT! These bikes are my wife and I's main mode of transpo. Reliable lugged frame beauties. </span>Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-40349468892160200822009-10-15T17:01:00.000-07:002009-10-15T17:08:38.759-07:00April's First Thursday, 2009, at Anka Gallery, Portland, Oregon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmHHUZf1tdW5dj8nvcB8VPfT_fjIlKOX2ag5RJlaNLFfbOQUe3L54svTNYwGgaoh8ck73N4VZEBJpxJJKSM63_SCIHm9k4NsVhIZGl6GKiJR-lSEIhAdBjkux9et1RZnVOxgxNZX-DYo/s1600-h/anka+show.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392981548893834514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmHHUZf1tdW5dj8nvcB8VPfT_fjIlKOX2ag5RJlaNLFfbOQUe3L54svTNYwGgaoh8ck73N4VZEBJpxJJKSM63_SCIHm9k4NsVhIZGl6GKiJR-lSEIhAdBjkux9et1RZnVOxgxNZX-DYo/s400/anka+show.jpg" /></a> My pieces in this show, at this fine gallery, focused on my adaptation of formline style to graffiti immediacy. I wanted to translate what I was doing with fat markers into the refinements of the northern formline conventions.<br /><div></div>Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-23279362885760492502009-10-15T16:57:00.000-07:002009-10-15T17:01:33.194-07:00Space, time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4Bnx8lGrWz-SBE0l5ePiY881Q3hfeUx1pJDiMvpnPF42R4jPeG8n6zS3sQ1vclk1AVlhHmlB1lST3KR_afDu85f7EXkrg2QMuvPbPNlXVVTRa7BZibQRb081nK1PcNfcAz6G2CNCF-Q/s1600-h/time.jpg"><span style="color:#33ffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 322px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392980420904046786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4Bnx8lGrWz-SBE0l5ePiY881Q3hfeUx1pJDiMvpnPF42R4jPeG8n6zS3sQ1vclk1AVlhHmlB1lST3KR_afDu85f7EXkrg2QMuvPbPNlXVVTRa7BZibQRb081nK1PcNfcAz6G2CNCF-Q/s400/time.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#33ffff;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">These reflect the fusion in my earlier works that combine formline with my even earlier floral/abstract style. Ink on paper, 2005-ish, these are about page size.</span></span><span style="color:#66ff99;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PBWBq_d1GxIeHuUTOzZ69RXvL9KrvIrp8ttEq_UTMi4NPRmCmCCSiHwrYoQIkRUMxDRm529qTosQiTp0SGxw91XMxPJTUb2d5Uz8_59w9PMNUoVIBQumPIxs4QUf-bFM3PFhzLMDWuA/s1600-h/space.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392980417499346482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PBWBq_d1GxIeHuUTOzZ69RXvL9KrvIrp8ttEq_UTMi4NPRmCmCCSiHwrYoQIkRUMxDRm529qTosQiTp0SGxw91XMxPJTUb2d5Uz8_59w9PMNUoVIBQumPIxs4QUf-bFM3PFhzLMDWuA/s400/space.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-5043970454955615672009-10-15T16:48:00.000-07:002009-10-15T16:57:40.575-07:00Corpus Callosum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0KrPxTkcQ_sTW6usNRVwvoLMlZlCl9COGLehvTmC-V3MaV8jWRDgrfkrnVDPqfeYGAENYZ6IMbmDdJnv_dANUSN7gCrxmXkHKddZB0t3q2B0hml9bOxLzmJU2nsY5hPWWYLtB_-IqBM/s1600-h/corpus+collossum.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392978276929518226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0KrPxTkcQ_sTW6usNRVwvoLMlZlCl9COGLehvTmC-V3MaV8jWRDgrfkrnVDPqfeYGAENYZ6IMbmDdJnv_dANUSN7gCrxmXkHKddZB0t3q2B0hml9bOxLzmJU2nsY5hPWWYLtB_-IqBM/s320/corpus+collossum.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#66ff99;">This is a digital extrapolation of my earlier ink on paper drawing "Punctuated Equillibrium". I've always wanted to experiment with negativizing my work to see how my negative formline would actually translate. Also, I wanted to explore my abstract, visceral imagery as a "split image", where I can achieve perfect symmetry through digital imaging. The results for me were complimentary to the psychedelic nature of formline that I can't help but expound upon.</span><br /><div></div>Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-85771144955277503262009-10-15T16:35:00.000-07:002009-10-15T16:47:26.497-07:00Joyride<span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;">' Joyride' was the title of a group show in Ketch</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0c-3WH5F9xQfaCj_CEqlzzVuvvgAyOjurwuZZPgWfMwiZ63aoMlyDtWqmAZmgYAqwAyHLFTBDbWIOeMah6h5-DSloQ4072gl7TufWE5pmYpFvG3r3CPjt_4gE-w2lW7d9fcrpwA9wmFc/s1600-h/roadside+bomb.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 399px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 353px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392975639312131378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0c-3WH5F9xQfaCj_CEqlzzVuvvgAyOjurwuZZPgWfMwiZ63aoMlyDtWqmAZmgYAqwAyHLFTBDbWIOeMah6h5-DSloQ4072gl7TufWE5pmYpFvG3r3CPjt_4gE-w2lW7d9fcrpwA9wmFc/s400/roadside+bomb.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#33ffff;">ikan, Alaska, of contemporary native Alaskan artists. These two pieces of mine were featured showcasing my then formative style. They're both india ink on 1oo% cotton rag paper and are between 15 and 30 inches wide. <br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p0rPV4JzFoYAKNzdoQTnJdXmI69Wi01hK18kK8G2cvv1fFyRhCJyGyj0AIp8rW1JkOY9Qpe_Gf9FjJrf4He4H2iTFpMZ0X4MC9iMS5eiujSjVEls7RrQR0Afpt4_aHBQvTu-SiMx2zk/s1600-h/punctuated+equillibrium.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 278px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392975637039214050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0p0rPV4JzFoYAKNzdoQTnJdXmI69Wi01hK18kK8G2cvv1fFyRhCJyGyj0AIp8rW1JkOY9Qpe_Gf9FjJrf4He4H2iTFpMZ0X4MC9iMS5eiujSjVEls7RrQR0Afpt4_aHBQvTu-SiMx2zk/s400/punctuated+equillibrium.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4175566514164894208.post-74445245485103211642009-10-15T16:28:00.000-07:002009-10-15T16:47:47.770-07:00Medicine Buddha sign commission (2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiFBZKt3vblWf1TFeaYOA7d_QV1esUQkv8geWYTMdHD39fKnLyKtmSdjKmnZZbPSrhtwKzNusFOD_iEpnqIwxJtmEjpsNKBMI9zAiBS0NTgPNe6KlSAPm89wdDYKO9i70dGK9ZFkth4s/s1600-h/buddha+chakra+sign+commission.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 392px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392973200876043794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiFBZKt3vblWf1TFeaYOA7d_QV1esUQkv8geWYTMdHD39fKnLyKtmSdjKmnZZbPSrhtwKzNusFOD_iEpnqIwxJtmEjpsNKBMI9zAiBS0NTgPNe6KlSAPm89wdDYKO9i70dGK9ZFkth4s/s400/buddha+chakra+sign+commission.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;color:#66ff99;">This commission was for a sign for a small massage therapy office opening on NW 23rd in Portland in August of 2008. I worked closely with the business owner to achieve the original Buddha image and special color scheme that worked for him personally. The original design is in acrylic paint on 100% cotton rag.<br /></span><div></div>Sheldon Skilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873717252187489356noreply@blogger.com0