FACES Fall 09 is now on the stands.

"Reductio ad Absurdum--James Van Nuys Goes on Six Diets and Becomes Overweight" In my latest "Learning Curve" article for Black Hills FACES magazine, I explore the wacky world of diet books. You can subscribe or buy a copy at the gallery, or visit the website: www.blackhillsfaces.com.

"This sky is the limit..." The big Badlands painting is a little over half finished.

James will be appearing on Eric Gardner's morning show on KOTA tomorrow morning (Tuesday, October 27) just before Good Morning America. He'll be promoting JVNG/FACES upcoming "Music a la Mode" concert series, which begins with Donnie Williams and Bob Morgret on November 5, at 8:00. The admission price of $10 includes dessert and coffee. The concerts are scheduled for the first Thursday of each month through June 2010.

Music A La Mode at JVN Gallery

Help us keep the music alive in downtown Rapid City this winter! James Van Nuys Gallery is teaming up with FACES Magazine and a few other brave music enthusiasts to host an acoustic music series at JVN Gallery. These concerts will take place the first Thursday of each month at 8 p.m. for the next eight months. Tickets are $10 per show or $75 for a season ticket. Tickets are limited, so don't wait. You can buy them at the the gallery, or by phone, 343-2449. We also take credit card orders. The first concert, Thursday, Nov. 5, will feature guitar virtuoso Donnie Williams and his Flying T band mate Bob Morgret. As the name implies, the ticket price includes dessert and coffee.

The completed "Hollywood Horror Pumpkin." I thought I was just painting it for fun, but it turned out to be a contest, which I won. Yay.

The bride's head revisited.

Sketching in the Bride of Frankenstien

I brush on the base coat while gallery manager Beth Palmer dries it with a heat gun.

James and the Giant Pumpkin

A friend and I begin painting a 309 lb. pumpkin. If we only had a brain...