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Featuring the artwork of Howie Green: Celebrity Portraits, and Pop Art Fun! |
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See lots more photos & events from 2007 including Howie's art and mural installation in Fleming Island, Jacksonville, FL and Howie's Biggie Smalls album cover: CLICK HERE
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Howie's Pop Art Pirate Painting Graces the Cover
Along with the photo Howie got this nice note -- "I cannot thank you enough for all that you have done to make this such a special year for us. You have made an impact on my students that will last a lifetime. Thank you for being so generous with your time and talent." - Margaret Rummens
Thank you Margaret and Harbor High for thinking of us and we tip our hats in congratulations to this years graduating class. It's cool to know that a piece of Howie's artwork will be one of the mileposts in your high school careers!
Mamboland Rises in Connecticut School
To see more of Howie's Mamboland art and to find out more about his book, "Jazz Fish Zen: Adventures in Mamboland", click here.
5/12/08: When Howie was in school way back when he and his friends spent most summer weekends exhibiting their work in the many outdoor art shows and festivals in western New York State. Later on Howie's mom even got into the swing of things and for several years produced a large show on Conesus Lake, one of New York's beautiful "Finger Lakes."
For the first time in several decades Howie participated in one such show to launch a new arts initiative in Dover, NH. The Dover Mills Arts Collaborative hosted their First Annual Festival which featured over 30 artists, dancers, musicians and some yummy food. Howie said the although it had been a long time since he had particiapted in such an event not much has changed. "It's still a great way to show your work, get immediate reaction, meet some nice folks and sell few things" says Howie. The festival brought a lot of people to the Mills buildings which will soon be the home to a premanant gallery featuring New Hampshire artists and the new New Hampshire Children's Museum.
Howie Completes Album Cover Painting For American Idol Finalist Chris Sligh
5/7/08: American Idol finalist Chris Sligh's first album is being released this month and Howie was commissioned by Chris' compatriot Carmen Metcalfe to do a painting of the cover for Chris. On a drive from Boston to South Florida Howie met with Carmen and her husband at the Mellow Mushroom in Fleming Island, Jacksonville, FL and handed over the painting to her which she then delviered to Chris in South Carolina. Congrats to Chris on the album and thanks again to Carmen! Visit Chris online: click here
Howie Completes Installation of Delray Beach, Florida Murals and Artwork in the new Mellow Mushroom
5/7/08: Howie's latest large mural projects were installed and completed in Delray Beach, Florida in April in the brand new Mellow Mushroom in downtown just off Atlantic Ave. and a short walk from the beach. The Mellow Mushroom opened for business in May and if you visit you can see Howie's 2 murals and 26 individual paintings that decorate the very cool and very modern new facility. Designed for owners Ron and Mary Ann Platt by architect Roger Cope with interior design by Bridget Conway / Lighthouse Interiors the Mellow is a stunning new landmark in the booming fun destination of Delray Beach and will surely quickly become the town's new hot spot... 50 beers on tap!!! If you're down in Boca or West Palm Beach stop on by, toss back a few brews, have some of the best pizza on the planet and see lots of fun artwork.
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Howie Green's Poker Cow now available in Europe
3/24/08: Although not yet available in the US (who knows why?) Howie's 2006 Cow Parade "Poker Cow" is now available in the rest of the world as a collectible ceramic figure. Fulfilling one of Howie's lifelong dreams to be able to have his art reproduced as a collectible figure to gathering dust on shelves around the globe, the Poker Cow (renamed "Moovin' All In" for some reason), is available through out Europe including the Netherlands where it is listed as the #2 best seller -- which is lovely because Howie's heritage is 98% Dutch.
Seems that the infamous paintings of dogs playing poker done as cigar advertisements in 1903 by C. M. Coolidge are a running joke to Europeans as the heights of American cultural achievement and Howie's satirical cow version seems to have struck a collective chord or two in the European funny bones.
After he stopped giggling Howie's response to all this was "I'm going to get a t-shirt made that says I'M BIG IN EUROPE!"
If anyone in Europe finds the Poker Cow in a gift shop Howie would love to know and he will gladly reimburse you to purchase one and ship it to us so it can gather dust on our shelves as well.
Howie's artwork featured on interior design blog site
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6/5/08: Way back in the Fall of last year teach Margaret Rummens of Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, CA contacted Howie and asked if her yearbook team might use one of Howie's paintings for their cover. When Howie heard the school's mascot was a pirate he decided to do a whole new painting that the school used for a wrap around cover with a parrot on the back. The yearbooks were finally released this week and Ms. Rummens forwarded us this photo of her surprise table she prepared for the kids who worked on the books.
TV Chef Ed Interviews Howie Green on YouTUBE... and elsewhere
Howie filmed this interview with TV Chef Ed in 2007 and a lot of people have mentioned to us that they have found it online on various video sharing sites - so we thought we would provide a direct link - 
6/2/08: Howie gets asked regularly to participate in various projects with schools around the country and he is always open to joining in the fun. A young lady named Quinn from a Croton, Connecticut school asked Howie to answer a series of interview questions she used Howie's answers and his Mamboland art in a presentation to her class. She also built her own version of Howie's Mamboland, complete with Jazz Fish and Noodle that is pictured here. Howie was amazed at the results and honored that Quin had gone to all the work to build her own mini Mamboland scene. Thanks to Quinn and special thanks to Quinn's teacher Melissa Bloomrose for her inspiration and for sending along the photo.
