almost   mid   night
belly   full   with
too   much
some  where
a    dog    barks
collared   by   comfort
hell   of   a   sorrowful   sound
no   guts        no   gamble
like  

the     suits     on     the     hill
hardly  worth  the  mention
some   where    else
there's    a     dog
willing  to  howl
at   the  moon
who  will  tear
your  heart  out
if   he   sees   you
with
a
leash

                                     untitled
                                     16" x 16"
                                     paint, oil bar, pencil, on plywood
                                     2017

there's a fire to the north
where flames
kiss the night sky
and thunder rolls across
your lips
there's an ocean in your  i
where ten million fish
turn gold
then go
belly up
for reasons unknown
rumor has it
you crush mountains
and weak men
between your thighs
there's a jewel entrance
where rivers flow
toward the beginning
of all time

                                  untitled
                                  30" x 30"
                                  paint, pencil, oil bar, on wood panel
                                  2017

appreciation and thanks
to
all
who
visited
my booth
at
the
TOAE
fantastic conversations
w
o
n
d
e
r
f
u
l
observations
and many generous
w
o
r
d
s
as
well
appreciation and thanks to the TOAE organizers and the many volunteers who made the weekend
s
m
o
o
t
h

                                    untitled
                                    10" x 10"
                                    paint, oiler, pencil, on wood panel
                                    2017

years
ago
at
the
airport
in
chiang mai
there
was
a
woman
so
beautiful
that
no
one
dared
stand
near
to
her
she was the centre point of the circle
we
stood
in
silence
at the circumference
in
a
state
of
complete
a
w
e

                                   untitled white on black
                                   54" x 60"
                                   paint, oil bar, pencil, on canvas
                                   2017

wednesday
waiting
for
the
thunder day
to
pack
for
the
TOAE
which promises
to
be
an interesting three days of
ART
the
weather
is
forecast
as
reasonable
what
more
could
one
ask
for
look forward to seeing you at booth   P - 018

                                   Beowulf
                                   48" x 51"
                                   paint, pencil, colour pencil, oil bar, on canvas
                                   2017

it
is
said
that
90 percent
of
the
work
is
in
the
last
10 percent
of
a
project
with the TOAE
only a few weeks away
that last 10 percent definitely feels like 90
t
h
i
s
being
s
a
i
d
i am looking forward to this years TOAE
july
14
15
16
where
you can see
my work at booth        P - 018

                                   light in water
                                   30" x 40"
                                   paint, oil bar, pencil, on canvas
                                   2017

artist
Nick Rubi
is having a one day
e
x
h
b
i
t
i
o
n
details below