Journal

New Illustration Promo Work

2012-05-23T23:24:21Z

I am in the process of creating new work for my illustration portfolio. Here is one of the new pieces -

New Coffee Creamer Packaging

2012-04-30T18:36:37Z

Several years ago Catapult Strategic Design, an ad agency in Phoenix, asked me to create the packaging for a new coffee creamer product. The product finally reached store shelves this month!

Quanah, Texas

2012-04-19T18:54:43Z

When our children were young we would load them up in the Suburban early in the morning and head off to Taos or Santa Fe to go ski. This was a yearly event for our family. Along highway 287, I would make a number of stops in different small west Texas towns and take photographs. (Thankfully, Kathy and the kids were patient with me) Over the years, I collected many images. This is a recent painting of one of those small town scenes in Quanah, Texas. -

Texas Filmmaker Chris Mano Continues Shooting Jon Flaming Documentary

2012-03-19T21:23:57Z

My buddy Chris Mano and I drove down to a very remote part of central Texas after church on Sunday to visit an old freedmans cemetery I discovered years ago. Tucked back in the woods, this graveyard consists of the final resting places of former slaves from a nearby plantation that existed in the mid 19th century. There is also a small abandoned white clapboard church that is still standing just to the west of the cemetery. Large turkey buzzards circled overhead the entire time we were there - we soon found out why. After climbing up into the partially exposed church attic, we discovered two large blue turkey buzzard eggs resting together on the dusty wooden planks of the attic floor. They were beautiful to see. -

I am doing a large scale painting of this place and Chris is filming the entire process which will be part of the documentary that he is shooting on my work. -

Jon Flaming Creates Identity for 2012 Kansas State Fair!

2012-01-09T21:31:54Z

Last year Sonia Greteman of The Greteman Group advertising agency in Wichita, Kansas asked me to create the "look" for the 2012 Kansas State Fair. Being born in Wichita and living in Kansas for the first 5 years of my life gave me even more reason to dive into this cool project. - Kansans can look for billboards, ads, posters, TV commercials and more to start popping up soon. Special thanks to Sheila, Taylor & Cindy at Those 3 Reps for finding such a great assignment! -

Adam Fish Shoots Western Movie.

2011-11-16T17:13:04Z

My good friend Adam Fish stopped by David Dike Fine Art last week and shot all the work from the Western Movie show. Thanks Adam for the awesome photos! I've posted all the images on my website under the For Sale tab. Please take a look when you have a second. The show will be up at the gallery through November 25.

Thanks for Coming out on a Rainy Night!

2011-11-02T16:21:29Z

In spite of the fact that the rain was coming down and the Rangers were playing game 6 of the World Series, many folks turned out for a great evening of art at David Dike Fine Art last Thursday. I appreciate all of you and enjoyed seeing lots of familiar faces and also meeting many new people. Chris Mano of ManoFilmWorks continued shooting the documentary he is working on and got a number of nice still images of the show as well. - Thanks to Anne Kelly for helping me install the show! - "Western Movie" will be up until November 25. Please stop by the gallery if you have the chance and let me know what you think of the new work. - Thanks again!

Chris Mano Shoots Jon Flaming

2011-10-11T15:07:35Z

Filmmaker Chris Mano - ManoFilmWorks - is shooting a documentary on my work. Chris is a very talented filmmaker who just finished his first feature length film "Seasons of Gray" which is showing in theaters in Dallas. Early last week, Chris shot here in the studio and also shot an interview with one of my collectors in their home. - On Friday, Chris shot an interview with David Dike and myself in the backyard. - Next up is a road trip - Chris and I will head to small town Texas where I will show him what inspires my work. - Chris will also be filming the opening of my new show, "Western Movie", on October 27 at David Dike Fine Art. - If you are in town, please stop by the gallery so Chris can shoot you too! - Check out a sampling of the film.

Jon Flaming from Chris Mano on Vimeo.

Jon Flaming Solo Exhibit at David Dike Fine Art October 27

2011-09-16T16:11:10Z

Here are a few more pieces from my "Western Movie" series that will exhibit at David Dike Fine Art next month - Thursday evening, October 27. -

The Saloon

HUD

High Noon

Jon Flaming to Exhibit Work at David Dike Fine Art, October 27.

2011-07-25T22:00:43Z

Over the past several months I have been preparing for an October 27, 2011 show at David Dike Fine Art. I'm calling the show "Western Movie" because the majority of paintings will be based on my collective memory of the friday night TV westerns from the 60's & 70's. Here are a few pieces I've been working on recently for this solo exhibit. Please mark your calendars for Thursday evening, October 27, from 6-9 - and if you are in town stop by the gallery and say hello. -

Western Movie Series - "The Hideout" - 23 x 32 inches - Oil/Masonite

Western Movie Series - "Abandoned Movie Set - The Mission" - 32 x 42 inches - Oil/Masonite

Western Movie Series - "Bad Guy" - 36 x 48 inches - Oil/canvas