Wakarusa is excited to welcome the following Live Painters to 2012! Stop by the Live Painters booth in The Midway to see their artwork in action.
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Dean Arscot Dean loves art, music & everything tiki. He also does professional illustration and design. www.deanarscott.com |
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Allie Azura An intergalactic graphic designer, illustrator, and professional doodler, Allie has surrendered to her inner artist and found her muse in live painting. Her passion is driven by love of her craft and the harmonious co-creation of art, music, and joy. https://www.facebook.com/artinthealliewaygalaxy |
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Todd Bot Todd Bot takes his inspiration from the moment while live painting. Without any plan or preconceptions he lets the music and atmosphere lead his brush in ways unknown - finding deep concepts born in a whimsical and graffiti-like style. |
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Chaeli Cardenas Live art is a one-of-a-kind symbiosis that I am honoured to participate in. The love and purity of our planet is something I desperately strive to convey through my art. I want you to experience it with me, moment by moment... http://facebook.com/chaelicardenas |
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Michael Garfield Michael Garfield's training in scientific illustration brings a meditator's precision to his vivid and organic live paintings. After painting everywhere from NASA to Burning Man, this is his fourth year as Wakarusa Festival's resident live artist and his second as the live art coordinator. http://michaelgarfield.blogspot.com |
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Jerry Jasper Jerry Jaspar may be known best for his art inspired by the music of the Grateful Dead, including a skeletal version of the Zodiac. He also designed the most popular version of the interfaith "COEXIST" stickers, and many other peace-centric designs featured on his website: www.peacemonger.org |
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Emily Kell Emily Kell currently resides in Savannah, GA where she is soon to finish her senior year at the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in painting and a minor in creative writing. Her goal is to spread love and awareness through her artwork. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emily-Kells-Art/261001113962299 |
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Chapin Matthews With a degree in glassblowing and ceramics from Virginia Commonwealth University, Chapin Mathews is taking his creative passions on a new journey through live performance painting, studio art and graphic design. Inspired by fractal geometry and natural landscapes, Chapin’s visionary space-scapes express the geometric, abstract world of an organized, vivid imagination. |
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Madison Moore Maddie, guided by the elements, flows through visions, dreams, and perceptions as she moves pigment across her canvases. She considers her work to be an extension of herself - keeping in mind that her self is a synthesis of the beauty that surrounds, connects, & is the essence of all beings. |
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Chris Morphis Based in Houston, Chris Morphis' live paintings create a physical manifestation of a moment's energy. He strives to bring artists together, flood the world with positive energy and unite everyone through art. |
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Andrew Reed Andy Reed (Infinite Geometry) is an artist whose visual alchemy captures a visionary journey through music into inter-dimensional landscapes -- with prismatic colors, geometric shapes, and an ancient glyphic light-language amongst organic and terrestrial conceptions. |
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Chance Roberts I am an art student and Live painter living in the beautiful city of Austin, Texas. I started painting live in September 2011, but creation has been a life long pursuit and a way of life for me. Creating colorful and thought provoking art that inspires people to look within themselves is my goal , and I am excited to share my visions with the Waka Family! Much Love! |
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Sarah Tracy My creative expression shines the light of my perspective into the depths of our One Spirit. I am here to bridge the space between observer and observed with fluid feelings of unified consciousness. |
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Rae Vena Using live music as her motivation and inspiration for her acrylic works, Rae tries to always bring something new & interesting to us on her easel. Explore her surrealistic visionary dreamscapes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rae-Vena-visual-artist/125252150819270 |
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Kevin Vigil Kevin will be the featured live painter at Saturday morning’s Chompdown in RV Reserved. The painting(s) will be donated to St. Bernard’s for the silent auction whose proceeds will benefit local non-profits such as Kansas Cancer Research, The Waka Flood Relief Effort, Central Plains Jamband Society, and NM Jams of Enchantment to name a few. |
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Did you find the piano last year? Will it be in the same place this year? Meet me at the piano to play a little music and have a visit...one never knows who may be there!
Stop by and tap into your own artistic nature by contributing to the ever changing mural located next to the Ferris Wheel. We would like to thank dependable skeleton for this suggestion which was posted on the Wakarusa Forum page.
The Luminous Forest is constructed of 7 foot tall winding pipes that soar just above the viewer's heads, with globes illuminated by solar power. The artist strives to make a connection between man-made structures and the natural world, with the bending and the twisting of the pipes echoing the curves of vines and trees. Viewers are welcome to walk among and around the illuminated trees and immerse themselves in an enchanted world.
Photo Credit: Sharif Zawaideh
Nature Dreamweaver has been touring for five years going to festivals and building art installations out of whatever he can find in the immediate environment. He has built altars, mandalas, human-sized nests, and collaborates on giant Zen meditation art gardens. His mission and vision as an artist is to create a dream reality that reflects heaven on earth. He has found that this reality manifests on a large scale at outdoor art and music festivals where culture creatives gather not only to celebrate life but change the world and shift consciousness in a way that creates more balance on the planet.
Join in and Co-Create an Art Installation!
Interested in being a part of creating a unique interactive piece of art? Join Nature Dreamweaver in creating The Nest at Wakarusa by bringing flowers, beads, crystals, seeds, or paint a message of peace and hope on a small rock before you leave home. You can find The Nest in the Satellite Stage area. We look forward to seeing your unique contribution!
Our vision is to replace the standard, more traditional forms of event design and give people something that becomes just as important as the performance itself, so that the look and vibe of your event is that of total stimulation and creativity.
What began as Performance Poetry with my vintage typewriter has become something really special. My poems are a vehicle for me to connect with people on a deeper level, a way for me to share in a lot of life’s meaningful moments and most importantly, they allow me the honor of archiving special occasions and the love we share with others. Life happens fast and at the end of the day, we’re left to photographs and keepsakes to keep these happy moments alive. The occasions for which my poetry are called upon are many, but some of the most popular include: love, spirituality, art, dance, life, truth, beauty, humor, pets, music and relationships. But why put a cap on it? I’ll write a poem because it’s delightfully, sunny outside or just because, you really want one.
