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About Me

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April 6, 2008
Oh the projects! Ever since we moved in to the Newberg house it has been pretty steady. I must admit that we are gluttons for home improvement though, so a great deal is self-inflicted. First there was painting the fireplace all fancy like. Then a "quick" bathroom remodel with tile floors, wood paneling on the walls and a new vanity/sink.
I know I spoke of new recordings back in February and as of yet there are none. They are on the way though I assure you!
I did manage to put together 3 new watercolor and ink pieces. I’m just calling these the "Notes" series. Here is the second one, which features a harp...
Bart
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"Harp Notes" Watercolor - Ink
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SLIDESHOW - From start to finish...
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/2/2007
Band Website: cafepress.com/realityisover
Band Members: Bart Castle - Guitar, Flute, Bass, Arrangments

Influences:

Jethro Tull, Steve Winwood, Traffic, The Band, Led Zeppelin, Canned Heat, Black Sabbath, Dave Weckl, Tom Petty, Counting Crows, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Zombies, Rolling Stones, Widespread Panic, Bob Marley, Robert Plant, The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Megadeth, Bad Company, Gov’t Mule, Lovin’ Spoonful, Stevie Wonder

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As an artist and musician I take my influences from many places. I got to meet Ralph Steadman (Artist for Hunter S Thompson’s Gonzo movement) a few summer’s ago and he actually drew a picture of me. It was the most star-struck I have ever been. I had asked him to "sign" my sketchbook and he just grabbed the book and started drawing this portrait. It is framed on my wall and I will cherish that day forever.
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- A Place For Sketches -

I sat and tried to remember where it was that I drew this sketch but I just can’t recall. Its recent though, from "08.
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My good friend Sean made this frame for my wife and I, as a wedding present. He told me to fill it with my artwork and hang it some where that it can be admired. That way the collective energy of our creativity can make a joyful noise for the whole world to hear. I love this frame, thanks a million Sean!

GROWTH

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Guitar Notes - Watercolor/Ink

Sounds Like: Any musician must give some credit for their sound to the instruments they play. I like to think that my sound is made more unique by the 2 guitars that I've built. The most recent addition to my collection is an 8-String Bass.

A Bass Called Seuss...

The Mushroom Guitar - aka "Jacqui"

This guitar was built roughly 4 years ago. It was my first build and I play it on most of the electric guitar parts in any of my current recordings. It features a standard Gibson Les Paul electronics configuration and the Seymour Duncan hum-buckers give me a great full sound, and sing-song leads in the bridge position. I named it after my Fiance' who I had just met when I was building this guitar.
Record Label: Hah !
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"Guitar Notes" Watercolor - Ink - Plastic Wrap?

Huh, what? Plastic wrap?Yep. The background is created by soaking down a piece of watercolor paper, then dolloping watercolors onto the surface. While it is still wet, you lay a big piece of plastic w...
Posted by Pibrocher on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:25:00 PST

Bluegrass Railway - Finished!

The railway has come to a stop. I'm glad to see it signed and complete. Closure, at last.I realize that I failed to post the final progress of this but my camera died and I just decided to wait till I...
Posted by Pibrocher on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:47:00 PST

[Day 13] Bluegrass Railway - in progress...

NOVEMBER 24, 2007 Bluegrass Railway... in progress - Day 13I did it, I survived Thanksgiving. There are still leftovers to be had of course. I think today is a good day to go for a walk.We went down t...
Posted by Pibrocher on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:57:00 PST

[Day 12] Bluegrass Railway

NOVEMBER 18, 2007 Bluegrass Railway... in progress - Day 12Wow, the weekend actually felt rainy (does that make sense?).Anyhow, it meant that the dog had a good romp in the mud, at the Bark Park, on S...
Posted by Pibrocher on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:47:00 PST

[Day 11] Bluegrass Railway - ARTWORK IN PROGRESS

NOVEMBER 16, 2007 Bluegrass Railway... in progress - Day 11I've been walking to work in the rain a lot lately. This morning I set off down the tracks listening to Zeppelin's "Rain Song", just to add a...
Posted by Pibrocher on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:08:00 PST

[Day 10] Bluegrass Railway - ARTWORK IN PROGRESS

NOVEMBER 12, 2007 Bluegrass Railway... in progress - Day 10Wow, its been AGES since I made any progress. We were out of town last weekend and then I was sick for a good part of last week. I managed to...
Posted by Pibrocher on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:29:00 PST

Dog Crisis leads to Van troubles

I came home from work last night and found my dog (one-year old Australian cattle dog named Bryce) kinda laying on the floor choking. He got up as I came in the door and wasn't panting and happy, but ...
Posted by Pibrocher on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:08:00 PST

[Day 9] Bluegrass Railway - ARTWORK IN PROGRESS

NOVEMBER 4, 2007 Bluegrass Railway... in progress - Day 9I went down to Eugene over the weekend. Played some music and then came home to get a little painting in this afternoon. I started adding some ...
Posted by Pibrocher on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:31:00 PST

[Day 8] Bluegrass Railway - ARTWORK IN PROGRESS

OCTOBER 26, 2007 Bluegrass Railway... in progress - Day 8We are going to be heading to Eugene tonight to see the The T Club ! and The Frankie Hernandez Band play! Then we'll surely be partying at some...
Posted by Pibrocher on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:09:00 PST

[Day 7] Bluegrass Railway - ARTWORK IN PROGRESS

OCTOBER 24, 2007 Bluegrass Railway... in progress - Day 7It was raining again today in Portland. The last few days of nice weather has officially made this one of the loveliest falls I've ever seen, a...
Posted by Pibrocher on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:52:00 PST