27 years ago today I lost a hero...but his spirit and radiance still shines on.

I miss you John.

~Jeff

Just a note to stop...take a deep breath....and appreciate the moment.

That's all....

Carry on.

Art By Octavio Ocampo.

New piece I did with Johnny for the Hank III & Nashville Pussy Show in Atlanta this week. 3 colors -18x24 on black paper.

I recently found a pic of my personal Native American Church fan. I was quite the fan maker back in the mid '80s and made fans for several museums, as well as Native American Chruch leaders and participants.

The peyote church was my first use of entheogenic medicines as sacrament. It opened my mind to the reality of the beauty in the world. I will always fondly remember those days on the peyote road.

My latest poster for UM. One of my favorite clients and in constant rotation on my ipod. These guys put on one of the best live shows I've ever seen. It's always a pleasure to work with them.

The poster was themed around their Halloween tribute to Hollywood Horror films.

I'm in the process of screen printing an art print of an image I used on an Umphrey's McGee San Francisco Great American Music Hall poster a few years back.

I found the original dragon image on a vintage WWII era kimono that was brought home by a Pearl Harbor veteran. I redrew the dragon adding various touches to it to make it rock and roll worthy. I wanted to celebrate San Francisco's Asian culture and thought this motif was perfect. The fans agreed and the poster sold out. It has been a sought after piece since that time. I have had many people ask me about doing an art print, so I took the plunge and reworked the piece with more detailing.

It's screen printed with water base inks and Golden acrylic paints on 18x24 Eclipse black paper. The gold is a super shiny sparkle metallic.

We sold out this edition in about 5 hours this past Thursday. I may have a few extra that will be available on my website www.drowningcreek.com as soon as the printing is complete and we come up with the final edition number, somewhere around 150 pieces signed and numbered.

Thanks to all who purchased a copy and a special heartfelt thanks for supporting me in my artistic journeys.

~Jeff

The ride has been fun, but when we hit the bottom, it's gonna be a bitch.

Photo: Passed on to me by my buddy Mike Hill.

“To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest”

For three glorious days rain fell on Georgia. You can almost hear a sigh of relief from the parched land.

Ben Kaufmann of Yonder Mountain String Band

Photo: Georgia Theatre 2004

A Fall stroll over the canals in the gray morning light.

Gray skies. Puddles beneath my feet. Cool mist enshrouding the multi colored trees. Fall rain finally descends.

Walking outside this morning and being surrounded by moist, cool air reminded me of early mornings in Amsterdam, wandering in wonder. Mmmmmm...Barney's for Breakfast.

A sense of calm slowly crept over me. Calm is good.

I've missed the rain.

“Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.”
--Nelson DeMille

Photo: Burning Man 07

“There’s no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves”
-- Frank Herbert --Author and Writer 1920-1986

One year ago today my life changed due to my denial of maintaining balance in my world.

Slow down... stop... look around and realize that there is truly more to life than we are led to believe.

Sometimes these lessons must be learned the hard way.

~Jeff

Photo: Taken at the Cathedral Rock Vortex--Sedona, AZ

Oh tell me where your freedom lies
The streets are fields that never die
Deliver me from reasons why
You'd rather cry, I'd rather fly

--Mr Mojo Risin

I was recently in an online discussion with some people about what constitutes a photo vs art. Since my photography is all processed through photoshop I feel that I don't do real "traditional" photography in the true sense. I tend to tweak and play with the images. I saturate color, desaturate color, tint, sharpen, clean up dust etc, etc...so I consider it to be digital art.

Often times the photo is just the start of a project and I like to take it to extremes like in this Derek Trucks painting. This piece started from a shot I took several years ago. I've been working in Corel Painter since 1993 and love the freedom that the program allows. I can take a photo and using oils, pastels etc, repaint the photograph to my liking.

It's not a photo anymore, but still heavily based on the original shot, and all hand painted in Painter X.

Burning man 2007

I really like playing with long exposures at night, especially at festivals when there are lots of blinky lights out and about. It's a great way to get some really cool abstract images.

Another shot from the rainy festival shoot

I once lived in Myrtle Beach, SC. After I moved to Athens, I often had to go back and forth to see clients. Each time I made the trip I passed by this old abandoned diner about a half hour from the beach. I was always intrigued by old abandoned buildings and this once happened to be one of those old classic diners with chrome. One trip, I had the camera and was able to get some shots before they tore it down.

Glass blower at night. The shot was taken at music festival 4 years ago....

The original site of Nacho Communion as performed by Pope Shady Backflash

Starry Mandala bamboo sculpture from Burning Man 06

Caught this shot by accident. I love the way the lighting colors and fire look.

Zoe giving us her best Gene Simmons look