Life as we know it

2009-09-17T11:55:00.001-07:00

ok. so we haven't posted anything on here in forever. why? eh. busy plus no one really reads it anyway. since we joined facebook we didn't find the need really but for the 3 people who actually read this blog here is some design stuff and a tv spot i've done for your enjoyment.

2009-01-25T12:13:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the delay. Been busy as usual with work and play, but more with work. I was looking at pictures from 2008 and thought i would post some of my favorite pics of our little goof ball. No matter how bad your day is or what you're going thru one smile or reaction from your child changes your universe. It makes you realize how blessed you really are.

2008-12-04T07:36:00.001-08:00

ART NOT ADS SHOW A SUCCESS.

Sorry it took me so long to post these but the show was a huge success! Huge turn out to check out some great work. Who knew the ad community had talent beyond the computer. Such a great time. Can't wait for the next one! A thank you to Don Chambers for letting us crash his studio and make it a killer space to have a show. good times, good times.

jeff.

2008-11-21T06:57:00.000-08:00

NEW WORK.. FINALLY!

I've been working on this bad boy forever. 40"x40" and an experiment none the less. i've never done a painting this large nor have a done one in the photo realistic realm. i think it turned out pretty well. you tell me.

keep a watch out for more... its coming.

j.

2008-11-10T13:38:00.000-08:00

Emily's First Halloween!

2008-11-04T11:47:00.000-08:00

Recent Pics of Emily - She is 7 weeks old here.

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2008-10-22T14:23:00.001-07:00

ALSO, if your in atlanta come check out the ART NOT ADS SHOW on November 14 at 6pm over at studo chambers.

should be a good turnout. lots of good art and good peeps.

until next time.

jeff.

2008-10-22T13:18:00.000-07:00

Been busy as usual. Doing some painting in photoshop again. silly me. made some new skate decks on Artsprojekt.com too, so make sure to check it out and get some xmas gifts early.

just go HERE

2008-09-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

EMILY LAURA OEHMEN
7lbs 6oz.
Sept. 4, 2008, 5:00 pm

What can we say? The birth went well and she is an angel from Heaven. She is healthy, strong and most important, one of the happiest little babies ever. This is going to be an awesome journey that we hope never ends. We are blessed.

Here is a link to our Kodak gallery. Enjoy!

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=ysgzz7r.1g9p6jzv&x=0&y=z332t8&localeid=en_US

2008-08-28T06:04:00.001-07:00

SK8 OR DIE

That is the question. Some of you know a man called Andy Howell. Great illustrator and man involved in the skate industry for about ... ever. Well, I got invited to be part of his ARTSPROJEKT which in itself is pretty cool. I'm among some amazing talent including Andy Howell, Chris Ryniak, Kathie Olivias to name a few. Its an honor to be part of something so great. so go toARTSPROJECKT and buy a skate deck will ya?

jeff.

2008-06-09T07:31:00.000-07:00

BUY PRINTS!

I've signed up for ImageKind. They make and sell prints of my work. They matte and frame them as well if you want. So, for around $100 bucks you can have a print of my art. To the right of my blog is a scrolling link to the pieces I have for sale as prints. If go to my website and see an original piece you want let me know. I also do commissions as well. I'll paint you anything! well, almost.

enjoy.

Jeff.

2008-05-01T06:47:00.000-07:00

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Her feet!

Such a cute profile!

2008-04-21T09:16:00.000-07:00

BACK TO COMPUTER.

So, I've boycotted doing digital paintings forever. Just dont like it. (didn't like it). I've decided to dive back into it since college and give it a try. I had fun doing it, building up color, marks etc.. I have some friends that do it and do it well. I think it came out ok. you be the judge.

jeff

2008-04-15T12:42:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I took a weekend getaway to Chattanooga this past weekend. It was a blast! We stayed in a really nice suite with a big jacuzzi in the bedroom. We did a lot of site-seeing. Here's a few pictures from Ruby Falls and Rock City Gardens.

2008-03-06T07:11:00.001-08:00

FINISHED!

finally got a shot of it for your viewing pleasure. let me know what you think.

more to come. staying busy painting, making babies and such.

later.

jeff

2008-03-05T13:24:00.001-08:00

12 WEEKS!

Here's our little baby!! We're 12 weeks today (3/5/08)! We don't for sure know what "it" is yet, but the sonographer said she thought it was a girl. We'll know for sure at our 20 week ultrasound which is 4/30/08. It was so wonderful to see this little baby moving around in there. Jeff and I just watched it in awe. Thanks for you prayers and well-wishes everyone!
We love you!
~Lindsay

2008-02-28T06:12:00.000-08:00

I'M BACK!

Been back in the studio working away. Finished a painting and have another one started. working on stuff for ME finally. If it does well so be it. if not, no worries, this next series is just for me to learn and grow as an artist. Here are some shots as i painted in stages. check my site for more. www.jeffoehmen.com. i'll have the final up as soon as i shoot it.

lata.

2007-12-14T09:15:00.000-08:00

DELTA BLUES YOU DID IT AGAIN. Thanks to delta blues museum and lawler ballard van durand for the killer opportunity. another piece of recognition under the belt. Thank you CA for printing it.. you rule. pg. 112-113 pick yours up today.

2007-11-28T08:11:00.001-08:00

NEW ART. Did some commission work for 4 portraits. aww aren't they cute. tis the season for cute drawings of your kids. good times.

2007-11-01T10:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, here are some of the pics from our trip to Wisconsin over Labor Day.
Jeff (with his shaved head) and Lindsay chillin
Ethan playing football with Jeff
Ethan playing football with Penskie
Taylor and Lindsay playing air hockey
Tracey and Lindsay
Could he get any happier than being in a hot tub with a rum and coke?!
Taylor and Ethan - can't believe how they've grown!

2007-11-01T09:05:00.000-07:00

So not only did I forget to post pictures from Grandfather's 90th Birthday, but I never posted any pics from our trip to the beach with Chris, Ashley, Isabella, Alaina, Mom and Jill - or any pics from our trip to visit Jeff's family in Wisconsin. So we'll start with the beach trip from August...enjoy!

Jeff and Isabella
Jeff, Chris and Isabella
Ashley and Lindsay
Lindsay and Isabella
Lindsay, Isabella and Ashley
Lindsay in the room
Ashley (with Alaina in sling), Jill and Isabella
Lindsay and Isabella

2007-10-16T10:02:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been a month - but here is the group picture from my Grandfather's 90th birthday party.
The Group
Me, Michelle and Palmer

Grandfather, Palmer and Alaina

~Lindsay

2007-10-12T13:28:00.000-07:00

Wedding Album
Our wedding photographer is using our album in his online portfolio - here's the link, check it out HERE.

2007-10-03T15:57:00.001-07:00

MY SITE IS FINALLY LIVE!!! I"m not much of a web guy but i try. check it out!

www.jeffoehmen.com

2007-09-10T06:34:00.001-07:00

Dave was a success. great time at the show. great time painting. great time. nothing like getting a private show dave 2 hours before the gates open.

On a recycled note, the bin was a success and the bids were up over $300 when i left the show, so all in all not bad.

thanks for coming out.

2007-09-06T11:44:00.000-07:00

Live at the show!!

so i was asked to paint a recycle bin live at the dave matthews concert this saturday. we have a booth and will be painting for a good cause. come check out the "TRASHed" booth. i'll be there. come on by and say hey!

I will have pics of the show up next week.

jeff.

2007-07-16T14:02:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I co-hosted a wedding shower for our friends this past weekend. Here are a couple pics of the group!

2007-07-09T05:49:00.000-07:00

another successful commission. getting busy right now between the day job and freelance things are picking up. plan on starting a new series of large paintings in hopes to land a show soon. wish me luck. in the meantime, enjoy the puppy.

later.

jeff

2007-07-06T06:10:00.001-07:00

well, i finally finished the large commission painting, with more on the way. staying busy with art lately. i dig it. keep it coming people. i usually don't paint very large and i know 3.5 feet is not large for most, but when you paint pretty small generally, this can be a task. took me like almost 40 hours to complete this. the drawing was tough. but overall i'm happy with it. enjoy.

jeff.

2007-07-05T12:47:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! So, I thought I'd add some pictures for everyone's viewing pleasure. We've been in our house now for three months and couldn't be happier! It's a 3-story, 4 bedroom, 4 bath townhouse. The neighborhood and community are great. We've become really good friends with our neighbors and do dinners and chill by the pool together. This community is full of young professionals, mostly with dogs, but some are beginning to have babies. And Jeff and I aren't far behind in that department! Anyway here are some pictures! Hope everyone had a lovely 4th of July!
We love you all!

~Lindsay Oehmen
Speaking of dogs, looks like Penskie will be moving back in with us very soon!
The front of the house
The entrance - Up the stairs, Kitchen to the immediate right, living room, dining area, bathroom and deck to the left.
Kitchen

Dining Area, Opposite dining area - you can see entrance to the left.

Living Room
Standing on the steps - looking towards kitchen and yes, that's my mom.

Stairs going to basement, Random - our engangement pics, Upstairs - going towards Master BR,
Master BR
Mtrbath

Guest BR, Nursery - not yet :), Random - Jeff in kitchen,

Our deck and friends, LR - the boys chillin, and us. - yeah, we're cute.

Back yard and deck, Front door out,
Ok, apparently, I did not take any pictures of the basement/Jeff's studio...oh well, next time!

2007-05-21T13:13:00.000-07:00

well, i'm officially a Deviant art man now. go check out my stuff online at http://jeffoehmen.deviantart.com/

i dont have all my art up there. but stayed tuned for a ton of new work to be put up.

thanks.

j.

2007-05-12T12:02:00.000-07:00

4 years of marriage to my best friend and wife
8 years of college and 3 degrees
6 odd jobs and 4 moves to 4 states since 2002
2 tons of debt
33 years of waiting for that "big break"
getting a promotion after 5 months and finally getting recognized for my talent and hard work

priceless.

2007-05-03T06:42:00.000-07:00

so last night was off the hook. professional break dancers, ping pong matches between wolves and babies. craziness. overall a great success for charity. my paddles raised like 50 bucks. not a stellar performance, but i was just glad to be a part of it. The guys from cartoon network took the show with their paddles pulling in almost a $1000 bucks per paddle. these guys set the bar. good times. well here are my paddles. hope you guys can come out to the next one. Thanks Rick and Matt you guys know how to throw a party.

www.pingpopatl.com

check it.

jeff.

2007-04-23T06:10:00.000-07:00

http://pingpopatl.com/index.html

got a show coming up May 2nd. pretty cool concept. ping pong paddle art. go to the site and check it out. Hope to see some of you out there!

i'll have my paddle art up later this week.

lata.

2007-04-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

Wow, am i behind. or we rather. lots going on.. too much. for now check out the latest Archive magazine on pages 94-95. i have a two page spread in this bad boy. great mag, great recognition. yay me. anyway, we just bought a house, and it rules. pics to come when we finish moving in. whew. more news on the job front as well, but i can't share that with you yet.... stay tuned and enjoy.

2007-02-14T12:57:00.000-08:00

some more drawings i've been doing from week to week. some of these will be paintings i promise. just dont know when. busy with work right now and getting ready to move......again. haha. enjoy.

jeff.

2007-01-30T05:47:00.000-08:00

getting busier with freelance and loving it. here is a new piece i've just finished for New Orleans Brew. its for a decaf coffee ad. was really fun to replicate this painting from an artist i admire. (edward hopper). enjoy and look for tons more work coming.

lata.

jeff

2007-01-09T09:08:00.000-08:00

OK. some more new art as promised and no pics of family as not promised, or something like that. haha enjoy and feel free to comment. oh, and i know the quality isn't awesome, but you get the idea.

lata.

jeff

2007-01-03T07:49:00.000-08:00

Okay. some new drawings for your enjoyment or hatred. whichever you decide. i'll have new paintings up by the end of the week. there should be like 4 give or take a few. these drawings are gonna be paintings so watch for those as well. i have started this thing at work where i draw at lunch every day and post a new drawing or two or three in my cube until all the walls are covered with what i have entitled the "drawings of the week". i have had great response from the people in my company and they are starting to show up to see what is next. pretty good feeling.

i'll have a link to all our holiday pictures from Wisconsin and stuff up shortly.

for now. enjoy and happy new year!!

jeff and lindsay.

2006-12-18T10:38:00.000-08:00

I know, I know i've been behind. i'll have all new artwork up and details on our Christmas vacation right after the holidays. I've been drawing like crazy so look for TONS of new artwork right after the holidays.

but for now. the oehmens wish you a merry christmas.

2006-11-08T13:18:00.000-08:00

Ok, so it's about time I say something to everyone I guess. Well, first of all CONGRATULATIONS to my wonderful husband. I am so proud of him and he deserves this job so much!!! Looks like we're finally on our way!!

He has said a lot, but I would like to say a little about my new job: I have been here for 6 weeks now and I absolutely love it!! It is truly an amazing firm. The firm is very family oriented and treat their employees extremely well. The firm is Bondurant Mixson and Elmore and I work for Mr. Elmore, one of the founding partners. We have great benefits here, but the best things are the small perks. For instance, every Friday we have a happy hour party at 4:30 complete with food, wine and beer in one of our conference rooms. We work very hard here (I have worked 3 out of 5 weekends so far) but the overtime money is great. And we also play very hard!! We go to really nice dinners, gorgeous lunches, fun parties, drink lots of wine :) and Jeff and I get great seats to see the Braves and the Hawks! Everyone here is spectacular and I enjoy the work and the people I am working with. I also couldn't ask for a better boss.

So, it looks like Jeff and I will continue to work very hard at our careers and it's starting to pay off! We are planning to buy a townhouse on the West side of town in the spring. More on that to come after Christmas!!

Thanks everyone for checking out our blog and we will try to keep you up to date.

Actually, on that note, I would like to tell you all that we are traveling to Apex this weekend to be with Josh. The Baby Steps Group (a play group that Meredith and Boone were involved in) is having a dedication ceremony on Saturday. They have had a plaque made and have bought a tree to be planted at Boone's favorite park with the plaque. A luncheon will follow the dedication. Grandmother and Grandfather will be there, as well as Meredith's family and Boone's teacher. Jeff and I will be picking up mom on the way to Apex. Love you all!!

THIS WAS WRITTEN BY LINDSAY

2006-11-08T13:02:00.000-08:00

New job! well, some of you know and some of you don't but i've been waiting on this HUGE job from BBDO Atlanta for like 6 months. Well, today it came. I finally got an offer from them and i accepted. It's pretty much what i'm doing now only i get to assist in new business which is huge. anyway, this is a huge promotion and an incredible job and company to work for. for those of you unfamiliar with the company visit: www.bbdoatl.com and here our office is the top floor of this building. SWEET!!

jeff

2006-11-06T09:49:00.000-08:00

recent logos i've done for the "flying squirrel peanut company" and the "peanut plant" fun to do vector art sometimes.

2006-11-03T08:41:00.002-08:00

ok, ok. there have been requests for my art to be posted so fine. i'll post some of my favorites, and also, some new stuff, as well as some stuff in progress.

enjoy. more news to come, as soon as we do something other than stay home and watch tv.

jeff.

2006-10-25T07:22:00.000-07:00

Ok, this is my first blog ever. i plan to use this site for lindsay and i to add whats going in our lives, share this with other artists, post our vacations and stuff. you know, stay connected with the family and friends without having to be on Myspace to do it. we're too old and married for that crap.

Anyhoo, check back here from time to time cause i'll be posting here at least once a week on whats going on with me and lindsay or just me. who knows maybe she will start her own.

So, whats going on? not much. haha. lindsay just started a new job that she loves very much and i am plugging away at my 9-5 advertising job here in downtown atlanta working on tons of new stuff and loving it as well.

This past weekend we went hiking in atlanta. i know, you're saying but its all ghetto and there isn't nature there? well there is and its sweet. great trails, good scenic views and lots of dogs. great place. here are some pics to enjoy.

this weekend we're going to lindsay's sister and brother-in-laws for some halloween fun. or just a weekend where i sit on someone else's couch and drink their booze for a change. i may even eat their food. ye, i'lll eat them out of house and home. i have no pride. ;)

thats about it for now, i have some new artwork that i will be posting here soon for you all to enjoy..... or hate, its your call.

stay classy.