Author: Mark Bray

Shady Cat is enjoying the Spring Solstice. She got to roam around and inspect the yard today. It’s fun to follow her around and watch her check everything out. …and of course, try to get pics of her shining in the sun. Happy Spring Solstice! Mark BrayCat Friend, Cosmic Archeologist

This is the “Drummer Wanted” flyer Zentropia used in 1995 after our move to the East Coast. Zentropia was in the process of relocating to Florida when our friends called and said we should check out Boston. So we packed up our little Toyota Corolla with 2 suitcases, 2 Peavey combo amps and 2 guitars…

This week on Throwback Thursday I found an old flyer for the band Taliesin. I started pulling out some memorabilia from the Crystaleyezed Fine Arts archives and found all sorts of stuff I’ve been saving up since 1989. I made this flyer to promote the new cassette tape release from my friends’ band Taliesin. We…

I pulled out my wide calligraphy pen last night and had a little fun messing around. Just trying to get my groove back and practice making different sized lines and swirls. After that it was time to do some Cosmic Archeology and go on a deep dig for some hidden treasures. Here is a little…

I was painting rainbows doing the other day and it was just not feeling done so tonight I decided to do something about it. It was looking pretty good but I felt like something was missing. I love minimalism and could have just let it go but the urge just kept coming to do something…

Many people are artists or musicians or writers or teachers but not many are all of them. I invite you to discover the multi talented Michael Foley. Michael has had a long career in the arts and is currently still teaching, writing new music, painting new paintings and writing a couple new books. A few…

I just finished upgrading guitar processors after 20 years! I bought the original Line 6 POD back in the late 90’s. Things have come a long way since then with amp modeling and cabinet impulse responses that have really changed the game in guitar processors. My first venture into guitar processors started with the legendary…

The Snow is falling for the first time this year but luckily there were some nice days leading up to the first snow of 2020. The 4 day Thanksgiving holiday was a nice break. We got to spend some quality time outside with Shady Cat getting the yard ready for winter. Along with yard work…

Hey there! I started working on a new watercolor series. They will be 5″ x 7″ on paper with black inking. I’m trying a couple new ideas on these. I made some stamp sort of things our of foam to make some cool patterns. I explored this idea on some larger acrylic paintings back on…

Today I posted my new song called Crushing The Stone of Indecision. You can hear it here and also on MarkBray.BandCamp.com. Crushing The Stone of Indecision by Mark Bray I really meant it with this name. There was a lot to decide on this project and I’m hoping this is sort of a break through…