Live Painting at Candy & Canvas this Saturday!

Hi everyone! I'm fired up for this Saturday the 12th. I'll be painting in the front window of Candy & Canvas 202 S. Phillips Ave. in downtown Sioux Falls.

The work will be along the lines of my earlier tree series like the painting to the left. This work, entitled "Acacia", 40"x30" acrylic on canvas, was purchase by Mark Lagerstedt from Woodbury, MN last year. Thanks Mark!!

Stop in and visit, I'd be happy to visit with you.

Hope to see you soon.

Chad

Gift Certificates

Looking for a gift idea? How about a Candy & Canvas gift certificate? Issued in any amount, and goes toward the purchase of any candy products or original art in our store.

"Horizon"
30"x20" acrylic on canvas.
Available at Candy & Canvas.

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"A Quiet Place II" 24"x48" acrylic on canvas

Good day everyone. Kayla and I have Candy & Canvas up and running now. We've had a great month of December so far and new products are still coming in.

Now it's time to get back to my paintings. I'll be painting as much as I can to fill my gallery at the store. Since this is a "Daily painting blog" I feel I have a LOT of catching up to do!

Today's painting is entitled "A Quiet Place II". John and Beth at Piper Framing Gallery in Sioux Falls had this work in their gallery for a few months. It's now hanging in Candy & Canvas. This is an earlier piece I produce in a series last year. 24x48 and 1.5" thick. Very attractive piece and one of my favorite tree paintings. If your interested in this work, you can view it and many more at our store in Sioux Falls. 202 S. Phillips Ave. in beautiful downtown Sioux Falls.

Please visit our Facebook Fan page and become a fan. I post current and new products in our store as well as new paintings produced on a weekly basis.

Thanks for linking up again. See you all tomorrow!

Wine with Chocolate!!

What better way to spend a winter evening than with a glass of wine and CHOCOLATE! Stop by and pick up a tin of these wonderful wine chocolates for the weekend, or for a unique gift!

Cocoavinoso dark chocolate drops have a higher cocoa percentage and are specificaly produced to pair perfectly with your favorite Zinf, Pinot or Merlot wine.

Become a fan of our Facebook page to stay updated on our chocolate, candy and art specials!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sioux-Falls-SD/Candy-Canvas/365900885272?ref=ts

Store is open!

I'm happy to announce that our store is now open! We opened last Friday night and had a fantastic weekend. Kayla is now comfortable running the store and has had a lot of traffic this week as well.

Now I can start painting again! This weekend is First Friday and I'll have all my paintings 20% off.

And if you're looking for a great gift idea, I have a line of fine art prints of my work. You can purchase them directly from my publisher online at http://chadlubbers.imagekind.com. Prints on both fine art paper and canvas can be purchased in three different sizes, and framed if you choose. You can also purchase greeting cards with my work on them! So check it out! Hope to have some new work out soon for all of you to see!
Happy Holiday!

Chad

KELO news video about Sioux Falls businesses downtown

A video by KELO news on new businesses opening in downtown Sioux Falls. The red building in the clip is ours. They show a close up of our logo in the window as well. Thanks for the plug KELO! http://www.keloland.com/videoarchive/index.cfm?VideoFile=100609mm

New ads for store

Promo ad for our new store Candy & Canvas opening in November.202 S. Phillips Ave. in downtown Sioux Falls.

Promo ad for our new store Candy & Canvas opening in November.202 S. Phillips Ave. in downtown Sioux Falls.

New Store!

Hi everyone! I know I've been absent for a while on my blog. My wife Kayla have been busy working on our new retail store to open in November of this year. Candy & Canvas will be an old fashioned candy store combined with my own art gallery. Located at 202 S. Phillips ave. in downtown Sioux Falls, SD, the store will feature hundreds of different candies! Plus a myriad of unique gift ideas for anyone. My original art will hang throughout the store, plus a gallery to show larger format paintings. I'll have a working studio in the back with ample space for all my new ideas. We'll be posting updates along the way, so keep stopping back for more details. We'll also have a new Facebook Fan Page for the store where you'll be able to print coupons and see scheduled events.

It's a great time for downtown Sioux Falls. Many new business starting up around the same time we are. We look forward to being a part of downtown!

Chad

Sept. 8th, 2009. "Blaze" 30"x20"

$200.00
Today's painting is titled "Blaze". 30"x20" acrylic on canvas.
If interested, please contact me via email chadlubbers@gmail.com.

Sept. 4th, 2009 "Hidden City" 48"x24"

$400.00
"Hidden City" 48"x24"

Hi everyone!
I've been super busy lately with a super secret project and haven't had time to paint or post. Sorry for the delays. I'll be releasing some news soon about a big project my wife Kayla are working on. It's been in the planning stages for over a year now. Events are falling into place now and things are going to start moving quickly within the next week. So keep checking in to see tidbits of what's happening....especially for those in the Sioux Falls area.

Got a LinkedIn connection request from an old pal of mine that I haven't seen for a while. John Radack and I worked together at Deals on Wheels magazine as graphic designers many, many years ago. John is a great art director and resides in the Minneapolis area. Please visit his site at http://radackjohn.carbonmade.com/ you'll probably remember some of the commercials he's directed! It was great to hear from him this morning. He turned me on to blues guitar many years ago, and soon after meeting him I purchased my first Fender guitar. John if you're out there...keep in touch bud!

Today's post is titled "Hidden City". Since I haven't painted in a week or so, I posted one of my more recent works. Promise to have some new stuff posted soon!

Thanks for checking in.

Chad

Sept. 4th, 2009 "Hidden City" 48"x24"

$400.00
"Hidden City" 48"x24" acrylic on canvas.
chadlubbers@gmail.com

August 31st, 2009 "Carmel Planks"

$250.00
Hi everyone. What a great weekend! The weather is absolutely beautiful here. Cool and calm. Today's painting is titled "Carmel Planks". I wanted to post this painting again. Great colors and textures. This painting is at The Market on Phillips Ave. in Sioux Falls along with nine other originals. I had a show at The Market at the beginning of the month and Doug and Laurel were kind enough to let me keep them there for a while. Stop down sometime to The Market on Phillips Ave. and see what a great shop Doug and Laurel have. Huge selection of quality products. And, of course, you can see some of my recent originals!
If you're interested in purchasing any of my work, please feel free to contact me via email at chadlubbers@gmail.com.

Thanks for checking in!

See you tomorrow.

Chad

August 31st, 2009 "Carmel Planks"

$250.00
"Carmel Planks" 36"x18 acrylic on canvas.
If interested in this painting, please contact me via email. chadlubbers@gmail.com.

August 28, 2009 Landscape "A Quiet Place"

Happy Friday! The weather this week has been absolutely beautiful here in Sioux Falls! The weekend should be nice as well. I felt like posting this painting today. It reminds me of my favorite time of year. This painting, like many of my landscapes was inspired by memories of hiking around my home town of Burke, SD in my younger years.

I remember one specific day, a warm autumn afternoon. I sat on the side of a hill under a large oak over looking a deep gully filled with fall colors. There was no wind that day, perfectly quiet and still. It was so quiet that my ears actually seemed to ring! Now and then I could hear squirrels running through the fallen oak leaves far away in the creek bottoms that surrounded me.

To this day, I have yet to experience that same kind of stillness when on hikes. I miss that country. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about it. The creeks and valleys filled with burr oak stretching for miles off the Missouri river beaks. I think I'll have to make a trip back home this fall. Just maybe I'll happen upon another perfect day again. A quiet time, in a quiet place.

Enjoy the weekend everyone! Thanks for stopping by.

Chad

John Ford promoting his new TV show!

John Ford shooting a promo video for his new TV program. John has a radio show on 1320 AM called "All About Business" here in Sioux Falls. Nice to see him doing this at my piano!

August 26th daily painting post. "Rustic Hues"

$200.00
Good day everyone. Today's painting is titled "Rustic Hues". 20"x30" acrylic on canvas. This is one of my early paintings. Painted this in the fall of '07. This was part of a 20 piece series. I had just lost my job, and while looking for further employment, I started painting.

These early works are still some of my best. I think the emotion and stress from that time in my life really helped create some great work. Painting was a release for me then. Now it's a part of my daily life and a new way to express myself. No barriers, no looking back, just freedom.

Thanks for checking in! See you all tomorrow.

Chad