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Adventures & Stories
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Street Painting December '09
Brendan paints in front of Art
Uptown Gallery, December, 2009 - it was a beautiful day that
just begged for some outdoor activity!
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Brendan Runs First 5K in 5
Years. . .
And does pretty well overall,
considering small children were passing him!
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Meeting Two of the "Deadliest
Catch" Guys. . .
Brendan and Nicole are on the
committee for the 2010 Sarasota Anglers Club Tarpon Tournament,
and at a recent fundraising event met Keith and 'Mouse' Colburn.
Great guys, and a fun event overall. They were heading out
to Alaska a few days later to start production on their show,
and pick up another crab season. What an exciting job they have!
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Thanksgiving, 2009
The artist not only creates masterpieces
on canvas, but can also carve a mean turkey, too! Art has no
limits. . .
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Nautical Trader Event
If you’re in Nokomis, looking
for a special nautical-themed object or marine hardware, stop
by the Nautical Trader (www.thenauticaltrader.com). It’s one
of Brendan’s retailers for his ‘new vintage’ prints,
so Brendan stopped by for the recent open house in October to
showcase more of the artwork, and he had a lot of fun too.
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Boca Grande Art Show
Nicole and I participated in our
first outdoor art show in Boca Grande, mid-October. Here’s
our finished tent display, plus one of us inside trying to stay
warm. In spite of ridiculous amounts of wind and chilly temperatures,
it was a great day – lots of fun. We may just do another
one!
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Showcased Artist at Art Uptown
Gallery, Sarasota, June, 2009
Brendan, with marine-life paintings
featured in the windows, works on his newest Ballyhoo™ girl
– a mermaid riding a sea turtle. It created a lot of buzz
on the street.
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Brendan with renowned surfboard/skateboard artist Drew Brophy
at the Surf Expo in Orlando. |
During our trip to Chicago in August, we just had to stop into
Al’s for a real Chicago dawg. . . |
Recent trip offshore (120 miles, to be exact. . .) on friend
Jim’s boat – caught these delicious Tilefish. |
Brendan, featured artist at the 2009 Sarasota Anglers Club Banquet
at Marina Jack’s. |
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30, 2009 marked Nicole’s and my last day as owners of Dockside
Store in Nokomis. . .we sold the business to a friend, and plan
to focus all our energies on my artwork, including building my
brand of clothing and vintage-style artwork called Ballyhoo™.
Oh, and we’ll be having more fun, too! |
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Featured Artist on “Gulf
Coast Journal with Jack Perkins” |
Film crew from Gulf Coast Journal interviewing in our backyard.
That’s host Jack Perkins standing. |
Taking footage of me working on a new painting in the Ballyhoo™
series. The show will air locally on WEDU late August, 2009. |
Featured Artist at Sarasota
Anglers Club Tarpon Tournament
June, 2009 |
Brendan with his original painting “Reel Reel Reel!”
at the Kick-Off Banquet. |
This is the longest running tarpon tournament in the world -
2009 marking its 79th year. Here’s Brendan with the much-coveted
silver trophy, which he’s determined to win next year! |
Brendan with his first tarpon caught in the tournament –
it was a great day of fishing! |
It wouldn’t be my website without a cute shot of Nicole
on the boat, in search of tarpon. |
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Featured Artist at Boca Grande’s
Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament May, 2009 |
Brendan with patrons who purchased a special, Limited Edition
poster for the event. |
Brendan with two adoring patrons, along with featured artwork
“Round ‘Em Up” which caused a huge buzz throughout
the tournament (everyone loved it!). . |
Brendan and Nicole in the studio,
heading out for a tournament event (recognize the model in any
of the paintings?) |
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