Saturday our team was posted out on Magnolia to host our first community art project, Southside by Southside at ArtsGoggle.

From 4:00 - 7:00 we had painters of all ages painting squares that contributed to our oversized puzzle. See for yourself: 

Each and every one of these letters is from a logo of a local business or building on Magnolia. We decided to make a little competition of it and give $100 to a lucky winner that found one of the letters on Magnolia and posted it to our Facebook page.

Schaeffer Gayle - congratulations! You’re our winner - there’s a $100 with your name on it. 

There’s a lot of brainpower, teamwork and coordination that made this day a fun-filled success. Stay tuned for behind the scenes info coming soon!

The Art of Suspense

There’s a little art in all of you - and we need a piece of it.

The first annual Schaefer Southside by Southside public art project will take place at our building, corner of Magnolia and South Adams. This is your opportunity to be a part of something big, and win big.

What is it you ask? Well you have to come on over to find out. See you this Saturday at ArtsGoggle 4 -  10 pm.

Daily Inspiration Through Art

“Obey” Shepard Fairey in Dallas,

Political ties aside, you cannot deny that Shepard is one talented guy. If you don’t recognize the iconic Obama Hope poster than you must have seriously been living under a rock for quite some time.

His work is easily the most recognizable and considered by many the greatest graphic artist of his time.

This week Shepard Fairey is in Dallas, our Fort Worth companion, strategically painting his murals on the sides of many buildings around the city. He will also be hosting a neon themed dance party Saturday night with the Dallas Contemporary Museum.

I hope to make it out sometime to check out his work around the city, I’ll report back with images of the murals.

-Colt

Daily Inspiration through art

Sam Weber: Illustrator

For quite sometime I have been drawn to Sam Weber’s work. Perhaps because like mine, it is dark and he makes use of texture to give his work a very realistic look but not too realistic where it could be confused with photography. I am always amazed and excited to find something new that he has done such as his lord of the flies illustrations. Below is a quote from a Commarts interview about illustration which applies to anyone in the design field. I hope this serves up some inspiration in your day.

Do you have any advice for people just entering the profession?

Try to have a new body of work six months after you graduate. Have a Web site. Look at illustration in context. Create work you enjoy making. Be objective about your work; just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you should be doing it.

I know we would love it if you have a source of inspiration you could share as well.

-Colt

Here we go again

Rangers are in the World Series for the second year up 3-2 to the Cardinals

In a series that has already been labeled as one of the greatest in a decade the Rangers are inching their way closer to the title. It’s an exciting time in the metroplex and I’m glad I am here to enjoy the atmosphere and the fans. Let’s hope we can end this in six and bring back the hardware.

So on behalf of the agency,

GO RANGERS!

-Colt (Chalkboard Artist)