A Burning Designer
October 19, 2009

Setting up for an Aerosmith show

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A long-anticipated Aerosmith show on Maui began to take shape yesterday with the scaffolding and stage being erected in an open football sta...
October 13, 2009

Water Found on the Moon!

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Yes, there IS water on the Moon. That means I'm going ahead with my latest entrepreneurial venture... to bring back the finest, purest w...
October 01, 2009

Halloween Celebrities

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Courtesy of "The MAD ARTIST" Al "Gory" Gore ZOMBAMA! Wolf "the Wolfman" Blitzer HELLARY CLINTON ANN GHOULTER C...
September 28, 2009

Morning in Maui

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The view from my desk each morning is of the ocean in soft amber light. The sun h as risen but Ma'alaea Bay is still in sh adow. Betwee...
September 20, 2009

Real Class Acts

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It's been a busy couple o' weeks for me, working on shows for John Legend , a Hula competition and a dance show featuring Mikhail Ba...

Ghosts!

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Halloween is approaching and the ghosts are beginning to creep out from their dark corners. Why is it they want to haunt the living, anyway?...
August 31, 2009

Crap Fish

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What happens when a graphic designer gets served a bad meal? Do they summon the waitress over and complain about the dry, tasteless fish? N...
August 12, 2009

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Took this photo last year in Old Wailuku Town, Maui, on a quiet Sunday morning. I spent many years painting signs when I was young and so...
July 30, 2009

Angel Melody's Art

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I love to see drawings by kids. Occasionally, I get them in the mail. Kids will send me their own versions of the paintings they see in my c...
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July 22, 2009

Revisiting the Reclining Nude Drawing

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Johnny H made a great comment on a previous blog post of mine about a reclining nude drawing where he suggested, " ...make a version w...
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July 11, 2009

I love to cook musicians

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Mick Fleetwood's band baking in my lights New images have been added to my website portfolio under the heading of "Stage Lighting...
June 30, 2009

Thanks for the plug Eddie

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Eddie Vedder , lead singer of Pearl Jam, was performing a solo concert on Maui last night when he took a moment between songs to personally ...
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April 22, 2009

Earth Day

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This image shows a brand new steamin' Earth emerging fresh from the mold. We've become more aware of how easy it is for us to screw ...
April 10, 2009

Celebrity look-alikes

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Ever look at a person's face and think to yourself, "He's got a face like a weasel!", or "She looks like a frightened...
April 07, 2009

Andy & Sandy

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This pair of Palmate Geckos are from the deserts of Namibia and have the strangest coloring. Their skin is somewhat translucent and one of t...
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April 03, 2009

Cartoon -Biketoons

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Stony's Pizza is a mobile pizza business owned by a long-time friend of mine, Steve Cohn, with his son Tony. These two guys make the BES...
March 30, 2009

Amazing Cologne Cathedral

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Germany has an incredibly beautiful cathedral in the city of Cologne. The Koln Cathedral's classic gothic architecture is a symbol of h...
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Mark Astrella
I'm an artist living on the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii. I create fine art, illustration, graphics and cartoons. I'm also the Lighting Director for the Maui Arts & Cultural Center where I get to paint the stage with light. Hey, is it hot in here? _________________________________ TO READ THE MOST RECENT POSTS, just click on the title header of the blog, "A BURNING DESIGNER" _________________________________
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