Fazzino Pop Art in the Lonestar State

April 28th, 2010

Just returned from a whirlwind trip to Texas. Love it out there. My wife is from Galveston and so i’ve spent a lot of time there, but this was my first trip to Austin. Started in Austin for another joint pop art show with Michael Godard at the Russell Collection. What an incredibly beautiful gallery. The owner, Lisa Russell, is someone who i have only recently had a chance to get to know…she KNOWS what she is doing and is a wonderful gallery owner. Had a great time out there. On Friday, i did a one-hour live art project on KEYE TV’s “We Are Austin Live” show and on Saturday, morning, we did an interactive project with a big group of kids at the gallery. The final work will be installed at the Dell Children’s Hospital. The folks at the hospital were kind enough to give me a tour of their facilities on Friday. I hope that my artwork can take some of the patient’s minds of their ailments if even for only a few minutes. Dell is an amazing hospital.

I admittedly didn’t have good “restaurant luck” in Austin until Saturday night. On Friday, i wanted to find some good Texas barbecue. Unfortunately, someone sent me to Stubb’s which is famous for it’s music….but not necessarily for it’s barbecue. On Saturday, though, i found myself at Maria Maria…..GREAT for Mexican and entertainment in the heart of Austin. I highly recommend it.

On Sunday, after the afternoon session at Russell Gallery, i flew to Dallas to participate in the Dallas Cowboys Taste of the NFL event. I was invited by the Cowboys to do a poster signing and show some of my Cowboys artwork. I met several of the playesr (see Deon Anderson below) and signed with the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. The hand-painted helmet i donated to their auction was actually purchased by Wade Phillips’s wife. I can’t tell you why she bought it though…it’s a secret! shhhh.

I’m looking forward to going back to Dallas for the Super Bowl in early 2011 and to working with both the Cowboys and the Host Committee in the meantime. We have some exciting plans in the works for the NFL Experience and some other events, so stay tuned. Just started working on the artwork. But you can see the piece i currently have on the new Dallas Cowboys stadium at http://www.fazzino.com/football-art-prints-charles-fazzino.htm

–Charles

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The Pop Art Legends Tour Continues…In Jacksonville

March 25th, 2010

Last weekend, i appeared for the second time at a series of events with pop artist Michael Godard. We took our joint tour on the road to R Roberts Gallery in Jacksonville, Florida. What a fantastic show! We had a great time and made some wonderful new friends. While I was there, i also participated in a couple of childrens’ events, creating 3-D pop art with groups of kids. One of the pieces we made is being installed at the Wolfson Children’s Hospital and the second will become part of the University of North Florida’s Permanent Library Collection. On Saturday morning, Jennifer Riedeburg (owner of RRoberts Gallery) and I presented the piece that we created to Julie Handley at the Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Julie gave us a wonderful tour of the facility and i was amazed at the care the children receive. It’s an amazing place.

I’ve posted a few videos from the trip on my website. You can see one of the children’s events videos and the television interview Michael and I did together on my website Media Room.

Next up: Japan…leaving today….

Enjoy!

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Above – Michael Godard, Nim Vaswani from The Road Show Company, and Charles Fazzino

Below – Julie Handley, Jennifer Riedeberg, Charles Fazzino, and the Grandkids!

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Fazzino Pop Art Tour with Michael Godard Kicks Off in Houston

February 24th, 2010

Last weekend, i was at Off the Wall Gallery in Houston, Texas to kick off a new tour i’m doing. It’s a two man show titled “The Legends of Pop Art: The Next Generation” and pairs my artwork with that of painter Michael Godard. It was a great success and i have to tell you….Michael Godard is the nicest guy! What a great heart! His art and mine really work together fantastically in a gallery setting. We’re both fun…colorful…whimsical…and pop! Interestingly enough, despite Michael’s reference to us being “twins separated at birth” on one of our television interviews, i think it’s fairly obvious from the picture below that we come off on opposite ends of the spectrum. He has a tremendous wit and is quick on his feet. I guess you would describe me as a more “classic” sort…but we had a great time together and i am honored to be touring with him.

Make sure you catch our next appearance together at R Roberts Gallery in Jacksonville and in April, we’ll be at the Russell Collection Gallery in Austin, TX. You can get all the details on http://www.fazzino.com/appearances.htm. We’ll be showing the collaborative artwork we created together…you can see it below. It’s an original painting and a limited edition. And the galleries will be full of hundreds of our creations. Hope to see you there!

Rock On!

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