Blake Brasher

@blakebrasher.bsky.social

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Artist, engineer, and father of two little boys. Mostly posting about art.

A parody of the title image for the classic MTV show “Beavis and Butt-Head” but altered to replace Beavis with Pete Hegseth
Empty grocery store shelves in the eggs section.
In this vibrant dance of color and form, I've melded acrylic and collage to craft a symphony of abstract expression. The playful yellow dabs form a pattern of growth evoking a zest for life, which juxtaposed over intricate patterns of black and silver that hint at life's complexities. It's a visual exploration of joy layered over chaos; a reminder to embrace the spontaneous. The painting incorporates collaged elements including illustrations and text cut out of a Richard Scarry children's storybook, Star Trek trading cards from the 1990's that I bought as a teenager, and micro-SD to SD card adapters with their little gold fingers. The little hearts are drawn on post-it notes and then cut out and pasted on. It's a swirling vortex of nostalgia and influences and going concerns. Each brushstroke and splash of paint carries my heartfelt energy.
Title: "Cotton Candy Mud Slide" 
60 x 36" acrylic, ink, and holographic glitter on canvas. 2014 This is a painting in acrylic and ink with holographic glitter on canvas. This painting was made on a pre-stretched Blick "Premier" canvas. The sides have been painted pink and paint is dripping over the sides from the surface composition in places (see detail images). This is a wild composition and is quite vertical. It's a bit of a psychedelic rollercoaster. The name "Cotton Candy Mudslide" comes from the combination of the candy coated color scheme and the way the whole thing seems to be coming at you all at once. Once you're in the composition, though, there are many paths your eyes can take that lead you through the piece's layered complexity. This is one you will be finding new little favorite spots in for years.
The back of my new painting, "The Busy Day." It is a small, 16 x 12 inch painting on a wood panel. There are several pieces of electronics mounted to the back of the painting including a Raspberry Pi, a camera, a motor controller, a stepper motor, and power supplies.
Title: "Another Bend Around the Bend" 48 x 36 inches 
acrylic, Sharpie, and spray-dye on canvas 2019 This is a very lovely painting done in acrylic, acrylic medium, and Sharpie marker on un-primed canvas. I work on the canvas on a workbench before it is stretched, with various tools and techniques. The canvas is stretched after it has fully dried, and so the composition extends around the edges.
An abstract paining with yellows, grays, and blues with some streaks of red in the bottom right corner Title: "Creature Comforts From Within" 48 x 36 inches
acrylic, marker, and dye on canvas
2019
Title: "Extras and Oh Nos" 48 x 36 inches
acrylic, marker, and spray dye on canvas. 2019 a layered composition with patterns and poured paint with bright pinks and yellows against dark blacks and whites
Title: "Feeling Like You've Sat Down at the Wrong Meeting" 50 x 36" acrylic, Sharpie, collage, and paint marker on canvas 2018 An abstract painting with bright colors under dark poured paint with collaged elements like post-it notes, inventory tags, and promotional graphics from art supply companies
Title: Directions for Making Birthday Party Invitations 60 x 48 Acrylic, collage, and marker on canvas 2023
An abstract painting with lots of layers and colors. Possibly the best painting you’ve seen. You should probably buy it.
A monochromatic painting in acrylic with elements drawn in marker on raw, unprimed canvas
An abstract painting composed largely of warm and hot reds, oranges, and yellows with pops of bright turquoise, black, and white.
A large abstract painting with lots of blue and yellow. It features broad brushstrokes, squiggly lines, poured paint, and collaged elements including cut out illustrations and negative space from a children's fairy tale book and old business cards.
The new photo
An abstract painting titled "Slow Dive" painted by Blake Brasher in 2012. It features a lot of red and yellow color fields as well as black and white drips. The painting is 48 inches tall and 72 inches wide and was painted with acrylic paint on canvas.
The whole painting, hanging on a wall with the edges exposed wall showing behind.
Full frame picture of the painting hung on a wall with the wall and shadows exposed behind the painting.