The Art of Johnny Botts

Mark Harris, "Whose Truth (study)Ed Calhoun, "Carpenters"Carolyn Wang, "Sassy"Philippe Jestin, "This is not a Test":-):-) Thanks for reading! Johnny Botts www.johnnybotts.com

Last night was the November opening reception for City Art Gallery, where I am showing. I had my camera, but forgot to take pictures. It was a nice sized crowd, and interesting to see new art from many artists...

Last night Giorgio Landa hosted a grand opening for his show, bioluminescence--the production and emission of light by a living organism. We saw over 25 of his new oil paintings. Great to see you Giorgio, and congratulations...

DAVe Warnke's Wesley PipesOriginally uploaded by johnnybottsWe were traveling in Peru checking email, flickr, etc. when DAve posted a Flickr photo of Wesley Pipes residing in a crib. He said it was available at Hang Art in SF. Love love love it, so we acted right away...

Cool! Greg told me he hung my piece for ArtSpan's preview benefit show.:-):-) Thanks for reading! Johnny Botts www.johnnybotts.com

Here are a few new pieces completed this week to display at Park Chow in San Francisco. It's a big restaurant, so I'll be hanging over a dozen paintings. On display starting Sept 15th. Thanks Chow!Park Chow, 1240 9th Avenue between Lincoln and Irving, SF, CA 94122:-):-) Thanks for reading...

Our friend Greg Nelson is showing pieces for "Terrain" at Studio Gallery.Greg Nelson Art:-):-) Thanks for reading! Johnny Botts www.johnnybotts.com

Bill and I got out tonight to see work from Aaron Lawrence at a show called "Keeps Us Busy" at Space Gallery Fun stuff! Aaron Lawrence:-):-) Thanks for reading! Johnny Botts www.johnnybotts.com

Shiny shiny shiny with resin on them. Six Tr@veLBoTts paintings sold in July at City Art--4 of these, and two that are not shown here. In both the small pieces, and the large pieces, the paintings with popsicles sold first...

Thanks so much to Vicky and Rene' in San Carlos for thinking I might like some more wood to use for my art. Vintage 40's paneling in wide individual planks. Cool!:-):-) Thanks for reading! Johnny Botts www.johnnybotts.com

This triptych was created on a recycled traffic barrier. It glows when flash hits it--Here, without flash.The original surface of the board was rough, because the reflectorized coating was scraped and peeling. It took five coats of thick resin to encase it all...

Part of a new series on recycled wood. Just needs the final resin coating.:-):-) Thanks for reading! Johnny Botts www.johnnybotts.com