Another controversial MURAL by Eyob Mergia.

Jim is a local Lakota poet and artist. His work is available at Prairie Star gallery, downtown Sioux Falls.

I’m a big fan of Roy’s work. If you are ever in Minneapolic check out his work on display in the permanent collection at the Weisman museum on the Campus of the U.

This was a mural my friend Becky and I painted on her studio wall a few year’s back. Becky works for Van Briggle in Colorado Springs as a lead potter.

These are some drawings by local tattoo artist Hope

 

Egon blood

 

Lovely

 

Loneliness

Jim is a local jazz musician. Jim’s palying actually got me into jazz and gave me an appreciation for the trumpet. Check out Jim’s band sometime, Dakota Jazz Collective. www.jazzsd.com

Photo: R. Carlson

 

This is a Byzantine style painting I commissioned by world-reknowned Religious artist Fedor. It is the Epiphany. I met Fedor at the Touch of Europe one night. He was in Sioux Falls painting Icon Panels for St. Joseph Cathedral’s Chapel remodel. Fedor is amazing. Fedor does most of his work in Caustic (wax-dye paint) which is very time consuming. He told me his favorite artist is Warhol – Go figure! He is from Moscow. I have lost track of him over recent years and his website is not working – we fear he is in prison in Russia. I did learn one thing, never take a byzantine artist to a strip club!!!

 

Shipping Label from Mother Russia

 

Painting

This is a picture of my friend Eyob at his exhibit ‘9/11’. He’s not really blue! Love the suit!

www.eyobmergia.com