Neither here nor there, that liminal space between sleep and waking, the terrain between dreams and nightmares, where stories take seed and flourish.
PARACOSM
A Paracosm is a detailed imaginary world frequently born out of the creator’s need to escape an extended period of trauma. A rich history, detailed geography, and even language can all be hallmarks of this alternate universe. A story-space in which a new narrative can unfold.
The Guardian of Eternity
2025 |
The Trickster of Time
2025 |
Perpetual Disregard
2012 |
Autumn Returns to a Town Called Memory
2024 |
Time can change how you see something. When I first created this painting I was thinking about how we let the spaces we inhabit decay through impartial neglect. Nothing intentional or malicious, just by a familiarity that breeds a sort of apathy that makes us miss the changes around us, until the place we thought we knew is gone.
Now, there is a new tale to tell. One where we strive to keep the memory alive of what once was. To me Autumn is the time to stop and take notice of the changes in our habitat. Whether that place be a city, suburb, or countryside. Change will happen, but the story of what has passed is always just beneath the surface in faded letters and the changing of the colors of the leaves.
Maybe that says more about where I was twelve years ago as compared to where I am today.
Now, there is a new tale to tell. One where we strive to keep the memory alive of what once was. To me Autumn is the time to stop and take notice of the changes in our habitat. Whether that place be a city, suburb, or countryside. Change will happen, but the story of what has passed is always just beneath the surface in faded letters and the changing of the colors of the leaves.
Maybe that says more about where I was twelve years ago as compared to where I am today.
Where Bedlam and Delirium Collide Before Dusk 24" x 12" 2024
Please feel free to contact me at chuckebloom@gmail.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 2025
Autumn Coffee Concordia
3286 NE Killingsworth St. Portland
May 3rd & 4th
Saturday & Sunday
Three Rivers Artist Guild Spring Fling
Pioneer Community Center
615 5th St. Oregon City
May 10th
Saturday
The 16th Annual St. Johns Bizarre
Downtown St. Johns, Portland, OR
June 6th
Friday
First Friday in Troutdale
June 7th & 8th
Saturday & Sunday
Troutdale Arts Festival
Downtown Troutdale
June 22nd
Sunday
Camas Pride Block Party with Gallery 408
Downtown Camas, WA
July 18th
Saturday
Gresham Festival of the Arts
Downtown Gresham
July 27th
Sunday
Montavilla Street Fair
Portland, OR
August 1st
Friday
First Friday in Troutdale
August 24th
Sunday
Hawthorne Street Fair
September 5th
Friday
First Friday in Troutdale
September 21st
Sunday
Albany Mushroom Festival
Albany, OR
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