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We finally decorated some long neglected walls in our home to prep for hosting our wedding, and I have to show off my talented friends for a moment! Everyone who saw this room commented on the art displayed and I can’t tell you how geeked I was to say my friend made that!!! I love filling our home with yalls arts & treasures from the lot. As our good friend said, our home is a museum of good times and he’s so very right 🩵✨

Swipe thru to see each piece and the artist behind the magic!

#shakedownstreet #lotlife #billystrings #gratefuldead #supportyourartistfriends

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Song of the Week: “Best That We Can” by Dale and the ZDubs, FeelFree and Sensamotion

Celebrate the little things and have fun along the way by cruising to “Best That We Can” by Dale and the ZDubs, FeelFree and Sensamotion.

This track can breathe some fresh energy to your day and the song’s hook is fire.

Love when the horns drop and appreciate this smooth collab.

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Oh, Shambhala 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️
What’s there to say… Or even not to say at this point.

Gratitude • Friendship • Love • Loss • Fear • Happiness

Not to mention the absolute ⛽️ that pours out of the speakers day in/out.

Year 7 and I can still say I become more in tune with life because of this beautiful trip.

Shoutout @grassrootscalifornia for holding me down all these years and trusting I do the same 👊🏼 AND big ups to my @thirdeyepinecones family for riding right along with… I couldn’t do it without you 😮‍💨

@shambhala_mf

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Cover/Painting/Art by @jon_swartz_
Set for release Friday, August 14, 2026
We fKen love you Jon 🐌🦓🦓🦓❤️‍🔥

I first met Jon at Camp Barefoot in Bartow, West Virginia, in 2012. I may or may not have been bartering mind altering substances in exchange for one of his pieces hanging on the wall. Walking into his art tent felt like stepping into another dimension. One of my earliest memories of his work was a painting of a little boy pissing rainbows, called “Playground.” Completely absurd. Completely unforgettable. While other people were making art, Jon seemed to be making his own universe.

Jon grew up in Philly, with his imagination fueled by comic books. As a kid, he loved Calvin and Hobbes and was into everything from Spawn, Spider Man, and Batman to darker, stranger worlds like Sin City, Trencher, The Maxx, and Lobo. Jon told me how he loved “the chaos, the weirdness, the exaggerated anatomy, and the expressive linework” of artists like Ralph Steadman, Todd McFarlane, and Frank Miller.

Jon was accepted into the prestigious Philadelphia Creative and Performing Arts High School. While school was a structured environment, a few of his new artist friends introduced him to the world of graffiti. “I was like, ‘Oh shit, here’s a whole new outlet.’” The streets became his gallery. The city became his canvas. Jon was arrested numerous times for graffiti, but despite spending a few nights in jail, this chapter gave him a new found freedom for his artistic expression.

Today, Jon describes his style as “impressionistic surrealism.” His work exists somewhere between dream and reality, blending the raw energy of graffiti, the storytelling instincts of comics, and the symbolism found in surrealism. To Jon, “the bird represents freedom, but in this case, freedom comes with a price.” The hundred dollar bill implies cost. The image asks a simple question that sits at the heart of this album: is anything ever free, can it be?

So yeah… the kid who grew up obsessed with comic books never really disappeared. He just started creating worlds of his own. And it sounds like even though it wasn’t free, it was well worth the cost.

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Last Sunday I had an amazing time at Les Muses Figure Drawing @mementomori.gallerytattoo drawing the wonderful model @valatheartist and talking to the cool, talented people there in attendance like artist extraordinaire @jon_swartz_ . Special thanks to owner @j.neumann.art for hanging back and talking afterwards! I had such a blast, and I’ll definitely be returning! #figuredrawings #terrybrownart #lifedrawing #lesmusesfiguredrawing #mementomorigallerytattoo

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It is going down NYE in the Warehouse Arts district. Join @suite.e.studios @themadmonkstpete and @kwell_creates (Mad Meadow) for a night of music and art! Art in Session will host the @muralmaze St Pete, The Mural Alley and stage, and the Art Gallery, live painting and more!

📸: @omni.shot.ig

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🐓 Rooster Print from the original painting that won First Place at this year’s @roosterartfest !

Created by three local artists: Akubis Design @akubisdesign , Jon Swartz @jon_swartz_ , and Cha @chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .

This unique collaborative piece brings together three distinct styles into one bold rooster featuring a Chacho head, Akubis’ iconic eye, and a realistically painted body by Jon. In the background, explore a farm and barn scene with an open landscape and sky.

✨ Limited Edition print 🖼️ 8x8 inches
🎨Original available for purchase

#RoosterArt #LimitedEditionPrint #ArtCollaboration #DenverArtists #LocalArtists #ContemporaryArt #OriginalArtwork #ArtCollectors #ArtPrints #Chacho #ColoradoArt #SupportLocalArtists #ArtFestivalWinner #RoosterArtFest

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#denver #art by @jon_swartz_

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CHERRY CREEK TRAIL WALL FEST 🔥 We came, we conquered, and we transformed these walls with incredible art!

Huge shoutout to our amazing artists for bringing your talent and creating unique pieces that bring life to our trail.

And a massive thank you to our sponsors for making this all possible! 🙌
@hcahealthone
@fonrocheus
@eastwestpartners
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WALL FEST 2025!!
16 artists. One incredible trail.

Cherry Creek Trail has been taken over by art. Have you checked it out? Tag us if you see any of these art pieces.

A huge shoutout to the artists who transformed our blank walls into canvases. ❤️

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🫶Little recap video from the @roosterartfest #2!!!! Thank you @rube.zilla for having me and being a great host!, thank you @jon_swartz_ & @akubisdesign for painting an amazing piece together! Can’t believe we WON 😁🏆💥 and thank you NOBO for supporting creativity! Thank you babe for always being there @ajogjb 💖Can’t wait for next year 🎨 #denverartist #roosterartfest #coloringisfun

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There was a subtle chill and a hint of paint in the air early Sunday, September 14, as seventeen artists positioned themselves along the Cherry Creek Trail to paint new murals, turning beige brick into colorful designs, animals and original pieces.

Artists have been livening up the walls of the popular multimodal trail that spans more than forty miles through metro Denver for well over a decade. Back in 2009, Denver Arts & Venues created the Urban Arts Fund that commissioned murals in graffiti-prone areas, including what was then known as the Cherry Creek Bikepath. In 2018, more than sixty more murals were commissioned by the city’s Public Art program. Last year, local pop-surrealist @chrishaven curated a crew of about thirty artists who painted murals on the part of the trail near Champa and Speer for a Denver Department of Parks & Recreation project.

Now Haven was back with over a dozen fresh and familiar faces for Cherry Creek Trail Wall Fest, a new Parks & Rec project.

✍️ Read the full story by @kfiorewrites at westword.com or at the link in our bio.
📸 Kristen Fiore

#denver #denvercolorado #cherrycreek #westword #denverarts

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