I am currently working on a series of paintings based on Greek myths that have been a lot of fun to work on. The myths are exciting and dramatic and they lend well to personal interpretation. It’s no surprise that artists through out the ages … Read More →
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Paros Sketches
. I’m currently in the process of revamping my website www.junpierre.net. I’ll be including new work and I plan to continuously update the site whenever I have new pieces to post. There will be a lot more sketches in the site. I’m still not sure … Read More →
BTW, Obama is Gonna Win (And Here’s Why)
September 2nd, 2008 1. It’s a year for the Democrats, the youth vote, Bush’s unfavorables, etc. etc. blah blah blah 2. Corporations want Obama to win. Check out the DNC sites’ list of sponsors and the RNC’s list (also, notice how on the GOP convention’s … Read More →
The Family Videos (Round 1)
August 31st, 2008 While I was back in Minnesota this summer I made it one of my goals to try to do something about all of the home videos we have lying around my dad’s house. These videos date back up to thirty years. There … Read More →
Article on Dad
August 24th, 2008 This came out last week so I’m little late with this post but… Here’s an article from the Twin Cities daily newspaper, The Star Tribune, about my dad, Mr. Ko-ichi Shiozawa. It’s pretty good and goes in to what he does at … Read More →
The Aegean Center Site
June 15th, 2008 Whew! I haven’t been posting on my blog too much. But I have been working on web stuff a lot lately. Mostly the new design and launch of the Aegean Center for Fine Arts site: www.aegeancenter.org We also added a blog there … Read More →
Games
April 1st, 2008 In to games, summer camp kind of games Here at the school, the students and I get together at least once a week and have a group potluck. The potlucks are amazing, everyone comes up with some delicious dishes, there’s always too … Read More →
Greek Independence Day
March 25th, 2008 Today is Greek Independence Day, celebrating Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire which they fought for during Greek Revolution from 1821-1829. On the main streets of Parikia, Paros’ main port town, kids were dressed up in tradional Greek garb, school uniforms, and … Read More →
Teaching!
March 20th, 2008 Last summer I received an atomic bomb of an email in my inbox. It was from Jane Pack, my painting teacher at the Aegean Center for Fine Arts in Paros, Greece. The Aegean Center is where I learned all the core fundamentals … Read More →
Buildings in Ink
One from outside my buddy Nick Onken‘s place in Brooklyn