Please come join us at 4342 Tennyson Street (entrance in the alley). We will be there from 4-11pm, and the new Crowlers are $2.00 off!
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Jonathan Applegate has now completed his first oneLINE on canvas. He worked for over 100 hours on this piece to master viscosity, brush load and stroke. The result is a captivating size of an oneLINE. The larger 3'X4' format results in a captivating oneLINE. Following the complex path is easier for the viewer, but you will still get lost, wonder at the next turn and marvel at how the piece was created by hand.
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"How long does it take to do a oneLINE?" The answer truthfully is that it depends. However, in an effort to shed a little light onto the subject, we will do our best to answer.
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Since Jonathan Applegate has introduced his oneLINE style he has been asked over and over, "Are you kidding? Is that ONE line?!?" This question is by far the most common.
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The process of creating a oneLINE drawing is pretty simple in principle. You look at an image, and create an imaginary path in your mind that never crosses or intersects. Next you get out a pen and begin to meticulously bring the mind map to the page. If you make an error and block yourself into a corner, then you must begin again.
Read MoreWhen we visited Paris in February of 2017, we found it easy to orient ourselves by finding the tower whenever we needed a landmark. It was quite a hike from the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower or from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame, but we did both several times. It was like the long lean lines that make up the Eiffel Tower itself - criss-crossing the city.
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We were asked to complete a oneLINE drawing of the brewery to celebrate the new owners. This project is very special because Tom, one of the owners, is blind. Please enjoy this 90 second video of the full project from time-lapse of drawing to Tom seeing the art for the first time.
Read MoreWe were recently commissioned to create a oneLINE drawing of our client's childhood home in Iowa. Her parents are making the move to downsize, and that means the family will now gather in a new place with memories of the old place. She wanted a unique way to remember the house that grew up in.
Read MoreA recent project presented a new challenge for our creativity, and we happily accepted. As a personal closing gift from a realtor, we were commissioned to draw a oneLINE of de Steeg Brewery to congratulate the new owners. The challenge was that one of the new owners of the brewery is blind. The challenge was to figure out how to create oneLINE art for those who cannot see?
Read MoreHappy Cyber Monday! Today is the day that Christmas shoppers flock to the internet for great deals. So we wanted to participate in this shopping celebration by telling you about a great gift idea for the Holidays.
Read MoreAs promised we are now ready to reveal the oneLINE Jonathan recently completed. Here you can watch as the line traverses the page and becomes a building, patio and lights of de Steeg Brewery in Denver. The two dimensional line creates a full 3D image of the brewery and patio.
Read MoreWe have decided to participate in the National Shop Small on Saturday November 25th. Unfortunately we don't have a storefront, but we have great neighbors and partners at Mas Kaos located at 4526 Tennyson Street in Denver. You can get your Shop Small Passport Stamped and meet artist Jonathan Applegate near the front of the restaurant this coming Saturday.
Read MoreWe have all played with an Etch A Sketch and tried to make a picture. The painting above shows what is possible when you reduce our three dimensional world to a single line. With an Etch A Sketch you can cross, double back and re-trace lines you have already created. The challenge is to make what seems impossible possible; create an image from a single line without crossing, doubling back or re-tracing any lines.
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