Calvin Ross Carl • Artist and Designer • Portland, OR I write about #art, #design, and what is happening in my #studio.Tumblr (3.0; @calvinrosscarl)http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/588886075c1bf49fcea9a414bb612219/tumblr_mn66xhQw2f1qzrdjho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Calvin Ross Carl, established in the state of Washington in 1985.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/51021547280http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/51021547280Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:16 -0700typefontstypographyletteringdesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b6452cbe8996f5fcec17b9845311ab8/tumblr_mn41bgvQSx1qzrdjho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5dc2975ada92ca7374da8e2b24203a57/tumblr_mn41bgvQSx1qzrdjho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef702f01df06e1f07c053473d9e712db/tumblr_mn41bgvQSx1qzrdjho3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5387200925f8531ac38d90f7c6b5117/tumblr_mn41bgvQSx1qzrdjho4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I went down to Eugene, Oregon to see the Ron Graff and Donald Morgan show at Ditch Projects. In theory it sounds like an odd mix of artists, but it ended up working out really well. Gorgeous abstract paintings alongside stark black sculptures.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/50922523038http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/50922523038Mon, 20 May 2013 11:42:52 -0700artDonald MorganRon GraffDitch Projectspaintingsculpture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7928fa85ac1edcbe545b76f2bb37cf8/tumblr_mn2xxkhm3o1qzrdjho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Too lazy tonight to actually paint. So I might as well do all my sketches on the ol’ iPad. Watch out David Hockney!</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/50884686045http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/50884686045Sun, 19 May 2013 21:32:08 -0700artiPadDavid Hockney<p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/4765226754227326991a5bb4872b90ca/tumblr_inline_mmvdnhnKmN1qz4rgp.png"/></p> <p>Occasionally I need to take note of all the good things about Portland, but still remember the little things that need improvement.</p> <p><strong>Things I love about Portland:</strong></p> <ul><li>The art scene is tight knit, welcoming, opposed to traditionalism, and always experimental.</li> <li>There is outstanding food and drink everywhere, and it&#8217;s ridiculously affordable.</li> <li>Everything is green and beautiful (even when it&#8217;s rainy) all of the time, even in the dead center of the city.</li> <li>It is some kind of progressive liberal mecca/heaven/nirvana/Valhalla.</li> </ul><p><strong>Things I don&#8217;t completely love about Portland:</strong></p> <ul><li>The art scene is still so small, with no money, and our art museum is third-rate when it comes to contemporary art (seriously, look at their <a href="http://www.portlandartmuseum.org/upcoming" title="Portland Art Museum's Upcoming Shows">upcoming exhibitions</a>).</li> <li>The lack of a subway system like NYC or any European city with a population over ten people.</li> <li>The architecture is embarrassingly mundane for a city that so heavily focuses on its creative class.</li> <li>Tall bikes (stop it already), Voodoo Doughnuts (taste like shit), Powell&#8217;s Books (more confusing and not as fun as the internet), Birkenstocks (and dreads too) and paintings of salmon and/or deer.</li> </ul>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/50549201794http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/50549201794Wed, 15 May 2013 19:45:00 -0700PortlandOregonPortlandiaartarchitecture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/40f3124a66a253873be35a53419c6f03/tumblr_mmv57csz8G1qzrdjho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I drew this out for my buddy David Carroll today.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/50533479740http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/50533479740Wed, 15 May 2013 16:28:24 -0700logodesignDavid Carrollblack metal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/035eb574ea1429114edbd2bf455c0650/tumblr_mmetucBjle1qzrdjho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Today we did our first BBQ of 2013 at our house. My mother-in-law gave me an old <a href="http://www.cooper-atkins.com" title="Cooper Atkins Thermometers" target="_blank">Cooper</a> meat thermometer last year.</p> <p>It wasn’t very trustworthy for checking temperature, but it does have a beautiful face on the dial. So I decided to recreate it.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/49832469325http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/49832469325Mon, 06 May 2013 21:01:24 -0700designlogosretrovintageUSAmeat<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/576d165e7403ae9b731233381ba25cf4/tumblr_mm7g4aKE6k1qzrdjho1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/240653da92e87e124e4d2de0051ef534/tumblr_mm7g4aKE6k1qzrdjho2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Seals for the City of Portland, Oregon</strong></p> <p>There are only a few things I love on this planet, and one of them is my beloved city of Portland. So while having a free moment today, I decided to design a couple seals for the city I love so deeply. I have a feeling designing these will become a regular occurrence. </p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/49491814617http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/49491814617Thu, 02 May 2013 21:21:00 -0700designlogosPortlandOregonvintageCascadiaPortlandia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de404f479c5fa91df3e2dddc95bda729/tumblr_mm6jk3PR4F1qzrdjho1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>METAL!</strong></p> <p>Our employee photos at work are going well.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/49443915959http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/49443915959Thu, 02 May 2013 09:38:27 -0700metalheadbangingEpipheo“Don’t avoid a project’s technical requirements. Embrace them. Enjoy the focus they provide and the ideas they inspire.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://tylersticka.com/2013/04/29/creativity-and-constraints/">Tyler Sticka</a></em>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/49191819648http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/49191819648Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:32:41 -0700Tyler Stickadesignuxui<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af15d7cdee60ffcc10d0e1d4503b75cd/tumblr_mlm65cvHN91r6ssrvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://momalibrary.tumblr.com/post/48534556663/pamphlet-for-the-inaugural-show-at-paula-cooper" class="tumblr_blog">momalibrary</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Pamphlet for the inaugural show at Paula Cooper Gallery (1968). </p></blockquote> <p>Look at the the list of artists in this show. Seriously, just look at it! How is it possible so many outstanding artists could have existed in one space?! And it’s always good to see “Don Judd”.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/48539140543http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/48539140543Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:33:12 -0700artMinimalism<a href="http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2013/04/8-painters-receive-2013-guggenheim.html#more">A bunch of painters receive Guggenheim Fellowships</a>: <p>More specifically, a few outstanding abstract painters, like Harriet Korman and Ann Pibal.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/48179903320http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/48179903320Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:41:06 -0700paintingartGuggenheim<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5d912df97beefc244ae757cc3ea8fc74/tumblr_mlb0vsApi81qzrdjho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A group of fresh canvases are getting moving in the studio. Some will be heading off to Chicago this summer.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/48046453677http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/48046453677Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:09:00 -0700artpaintingpatternsArtists on Tumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/849e3f51a969ba3a885cef27c2ca57b5/tumblr_mk7cjjQarK1qzrdjho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ashley and I went on a little vacation this weekend to Florence, Oregon. We get excited about Florence because the dunes here are what influenced Frank Herbert’s Dune books. Nerd vacation.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/46233745959http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/46233745959Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:57:19 -0700OregonDune<a href="http://jacobsgallery.org/exhibits/">FREE PEOPLE opens in Eugene, Oregon this Friday</a>: <p>I am in a painting show in Eugene, OR, opening this Friday. It’s full of a whole slew of outstanding painters from around Portland. My dear friend Victor Maldonado curated the show. For those of you who can make it, expect to see some of my new pattern paintings. </p> <p>Here are the details:</p> <p>FREE PEOPLE: Contemporary Northwest Painters Based in Portland OR<br/> Opening Reception: March 22, 2013, 6-8pm<br/> March 22 - May 4, 2013<br/> Jacobs Gallery at Hult Center for the Performing Arts<br/> Eugene, Oregon</p> <p>Curated by Victor Maldonado</p> <p>Artists:<br/> Kavin Buck<br/> Calvin Ross Carl<br/> Timothy Scott Dalbow<br/> Arcy Douglass<br/> Danridge Geiger <br/> Ruth Lantz<br/> Kendra Larson<br/> Matthew Letzelter<br/> Raul J Mendez<br/> Ralph Pugay<br/> Eva Speer<br/> Roy Tomlinson</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/45822022779http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/45822022779Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:53:57 -0700artpaintingPortlandOregonEugene<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/arts/design/jeff-elrod-nobody-sees-like-us.html?_r=1&">Jeff Elrod at MoMA PS1</a>: <p><img alt="Jeff Elrod's exhibition at MoMA PS1" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/03/08/arts/08GALLERY5/GALLERY5-articleLarge.jpg"/></p> <p>Jeff Elrod has been around for awhile, but his work never truly caught my eye until I saw these. Wish I was on my way to PS1 right now.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44876925512http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44876925512Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:55:11 -0800MoMApaintingartJeff ElrodPS1<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c5e3143fa13e37c37dbd21e866a1a75/tumblr_mj80qeZMGx1qzrdjho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alongside my new paintings, I have been kicking around the idea of creating my own fabrics for use in sculptures. Or else I will just start a line of super trendy handbags. One or the other.</p> <p>This is the first yard I have received. I designed the pattern which was then inkjet printed onto cotton. Not too bad for a first try.</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44683709509http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44683709509Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:06:14 -0800patternsfabriccottonartdesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d00fbe9832c7c25f864b8dd517c59d22/tumblr_mj77x2oxhZ1qzrdjho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Calvin Ross Carl<br/><em>Royale With Cheese</em><br/>Acrylic, canvas<br/>17 x 23 inches (43 x 58 cm)<br/>2013</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44637162619http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44637162619Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:43:50 -0800<a href="http://buildwithcraft.com">Craft: A new CMS that looks rather promising</a>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44637016239http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44637016239Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:41:08 -0800designCMSdevelopment<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RzI9v_B4sxw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Game of Thrones season three trailer hurts me so much, because I have to wait all the way until March 31. :(</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44181662458http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44181662458Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:16:06 -0800Game of Thronestvmoviestech<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/187b5dd24aaa9031cdc35b6692fc0b11/tumblr_miwn4pS1gD1qzrdjho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Calvin Ross Carl<br/><em>Red Fanged Maw<br/></em>Acrylic, canvas<br/>12 x 12 inches (30 x 30 cm)</p>http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44178689161http://blog.calvinrosscarl.com/post/44178689161Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:38:49 -0800artArtists on Tumblrpaintingpatterns