THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL

I made a GIANT coloring poster (2x3 feet) for the holidays! Find out more at THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL.

FREE LIVE DRAWING TONIGHT

I know this is super last-minute and you prolly won't read this until never, but:

I'M DRAWING TO LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT @ 8 AT THE PENNYROYAL CAFE.

Here's an article from the Daily Universe on tonight's live drawing event...

Music-inspired art will fill the historic downtown Provo district tonight at The Live Gallery at The Pennyroyal Café.

The Pennyroyal is putting a new spin on Provo’s Gallery Stroll — they want Provo more involved.

Tonight at 8 p.m., The Pennyroyal Cafe will have a reopening celebration. It is no longer just a cafe, but rather a venue with live music, poetry readings, open mic nights, book clubs and more.

Owner of The Pennyroyal Nathan Robbins said, “The goal of the event is to build the community, the arts and to unify music and visual arts together. It can connect people and gives people pride about the community.”

“We are trying to get Provo involved in the creative process. The Gallery Stroll is the easiest way to step out of the bubble and see the real gems of Provo,” said Vanessa Oler, events manager for Electric Dance Parties. “This month is especially unique because Ike Bushman and Jess Smart Smiley have agreed to come into The Pennyroyal with blank canvases and create art as the music of DJ Red Spectral moves them.”

The goal for EDP is to get the community to understand the process of being creative with art as well as with music and to introduce them to new types of music.

“Nathan is reopening with a different vision and purpose behind The Pennyroyal,” Oler said. “The Gallery Stroll provides a perfect opportunity for people to stop in and see what it’s all about and to be able to showcase local talent.”

Also---if you haven't gotten a coloring book yet, I'll be bringing some tonight along with some noise and some funk.

Lindon Days

Saturday brought a close to this year's annual Lindon Days festival. If you didn't go, you don't know. You don't even know.

I was invited to take my Human Drawing Dispenser and join the festivities by drawing free pictures for festival-goers. And, sandwiched between the mechanical bull and the beautiful Japense Caligrapher, I drew my pictures inside a cardboard box.

The minute I set up the box there was a line of kids waiting for their free drawing. Some of my favorite requests were:

-a platypus

-a sea otter

-a disco owl

-a computer geek

-"will you draw my wife gardening?"

-a pioneer beating up Thor

-a sunset

-the Rocky Mountains

-a pirate ship in the ocean and a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder and a dragon flying overhead

-a fat old man

The Human Drawing Dispenser has been invited to Lindon Days 2010, so mark your calendars for next August!

Coloring Book

This is an 8-page music coloring book that I made all by myself.

You can buy your very own music coloring book for $2 by emailing me at jess.smiley@gmail.com and sending your address. I'll be selling these at Pablo's secret show on July 20 and at the Arts in the Park on August 17.

***BONUS***
Send in your best colored page to jess.smiley@gmail.com The winner gets a prize!







Jessica Goldfond (from the Shiny Squirrel) was kind enough to mention the coloring book on her blog. Thanks, Jess!