A recent, old school print of "Wine Boggling," by TRUNKS ART!

 

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - February 22, 2021 - A recent print of one of my old school compositions for an old school friend of mine.  "Wine Boggling" (24 x 32) continues to be a popular piece since I did it back in 2009.  My reproduction guy, Bob, from Riverworks Imaging in Boise, does such beautiful work! 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

"Come Together" is the LATEST art composition from TRUNKS ART! This is the SIXTH piece in the NATURE SERIES!

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - February 6, 2021 - "Come Together" (#6/12) - If you and I were standing on the 1-yard-line with our friend, 'Technology,' in 1980, how far down the football field would we be today?  Whereas computer wizardry would be in the endzone, we would've only advanced about half a yard - that's because technology has evolved a million-fold over the past 40 years while human beings are only a tiny bit different than those who walked the streets of Ancient Rome.  "Come Together" is about recognizing the fact that we need consistent, healthy, interpersonal relationships more than texts from our refrigerator telling us we're low on milk. 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

 

Close ups and notes from "Mother Earth" - a recent art composition from TRUNKS ART!

 

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - January 25, 2021 - More close ups and my notes relating to my last art piece, "Mother Earth."  A lot of thought and attention goes into each of these compositions.  Thanks for slowing down to have a look!  Have a great rest of the week! 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

TRUNKS ART: A look behind the scenes as well as some art notes for the "Sounds of Silence!"

 

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - January 11, 2021 - I really enjoyed creating the "Sounds of Silence" composition over the holidays.  This is the 4th of 12 works in my Nature Series.  I hope you'll want to take a peek behind the scenes as I added close ups and my notes.  Off to a good start in 2021!  Hope you are, too. 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

BRAND NEW work from TRUNKS ART! "Sounds of Silence" is the 4th composition in the NATURE SERIES!

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - December 28, 2020 - "Sounds of Silence" (#4/12) - No, you're not looking at the back of a cereal box as you hunch over a bowl of Sugar Smacks; instead, it's a rendering of what comes to mind when I imagine the sounds of silence.  For as long as we've been on earth, human beings have always had a penchant to 'get back to nature.'  Why is that?  I think it's in our DNA to do so since we evolved right alongside babbling brooks, whispering winds, distant thunderclaps and the roar of oceans.  In a primal sense, the song of a hidden bird or the rustling of leaves on a forest floor has a way of calming us, sort of like nature's therapy.

A few years ago, I was on my bike deep in Utah's Snow Canyon State Park, near St. George, when I noticed that there was no sound at all.  Nothing.  It was so surreal that I stopped and sat down to listen to it.  Some 30 minutes later, I woke up in the middle of the red clay bike trail feeling both shocked that I fell asleep like that and ready to climb the monster hills that stood between me and my truck.  And, as I grinded up those long, steep inclines with red dust still on my arms and legs, I remember feeling a happiness in my heart, a quietness in my mind and a gratefulness for having heard the sounds of silence. 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (#chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

Close ups and notes from "Winds of Change." TRUNKS ART likes to share the details!

 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - December 25, 2020 - Happy Holidays everyone!  Just some close ups and my notes from my last art piece, "Winds of Change."  A lot of planning and work goes into these and I love sharing it with you.  Thanks you for the continued interest and support throughout 2020! 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

TRUNKS ART is "Under Pressure!" This is the second of twelve nature inspired compositions!

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - November 21, 2020 - "Under Pressure" (#2/12) -  Did you know that Earth has its own pressure relief valve?  Actually, there are 600 of them on land and 3 times as many under the ocean and NOT one of them is a reset button!  "Damn you, 2020! DAMN YOU!!" (shakes fist at nothing toward the cold, grey, uncaring, winter sky).  What's even more interesting is that at any given moment, 10 to 20 volcanoes are erupting!  "Gees, Earth, why so stressed?" (said without a shred of biting sarcasm).  Turns out, when the earth's mantle is melted by the core, the molten rock (or magma) rises to the surface as lava to reestablish that much needed equilibrium.  Ha! This is oddly similar to what I need to do from time to time.  After finding a quiet, private place, I whip out my phone and go to my 'tried and true' YouTube lineup of 8 inspiring videos.  I've seen them hundreds of times and yet they always melt my freeze dried heart and remind me of two things: relationships matter most and that life is beautiful. 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

Notes and Close-ups of "Your Choice." Details! Details! Details!

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - November 15, 2020 - Hi everyone.  Good morning or afternoon.  My recent composition, 'Your Choice,' may look like the back of a cereal box but it took me over a month and more than 60 sessions to complete because I'm pretty meticulous on the details.  Here are some close-ups and sketch work to peruse and enjoy.  Thank you (as always) for your interest and support!💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

TRUNKS ART starts a new NATURE SERIES with "Your Choice!"

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - November 7, 2020 - "Your Choice" (#1/12) - Isn't it amazing? I mean, just think about it for a second. Sun rays that land on one leaf type makes plums, another produces oranges, still another creates apples. See? Incredible. I know I'm gushing about the eighth grade science lesson of photosynthesis, but c'mon; ANY process that uses good ol' sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen is pretty awesome to know about at any age, right? Hmmm. If you stop and think about it, it's a lot like what we see in society. We all live under the same sun yet some people choose to spew negativity while others promote acceptance, support, humor, wisdom and love. Remember, it's your choice. 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram at chucktrunks. Or, Facebook at Chuck Trunks.

'Join Me?' notes and close-ups from TRUNKS ART!

 

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - October 13, 2020 - Well, it's a wrap my friends.  My physics art series was finished when I completed my "Join Me?' composition last week.  It took a year to do all 12 and I loved every minute of it.  Theses are some of my notes and close ups of that final work.  Notice how I can't seem to follow my own sketch plans because I end up doing something completely different once I get started - every time! 💖💖💖

Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

TRUNKS ART is proud to present the latest in the PHYSICS SERIES: AURORA BOREALIS!

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - August 28, 2020 - "Aurora Borealis" (#11/12) - I've been lucky enough to see the Aurora Borealis (or Northern Lights) a couple of times from an airplane but when I learned how the phenomenon takes place, I couldn't help but think about an equally astonishing facet of my social interaction - especially in today's "don't need don't trust" cultural mentality.

Okay.  Here we go.  Deep breath.  The earth's core contains molten iron which produces a magnetic field around our planet called the magnetosphere.  This is eerily similar to my cold, black heart (at times) which shrouds me in a cloud of detachment and defensiveness.  Hmm.  Interesting.  The magnetosphere shields the earth from damaging, fast moving and highly charged ions that have escaped the sun's gravitational pull.  So weird.  My cloak of protection works the same way.  COVID-19 updates, non-mask wearing freedom fighters, political zealots, inequality protesters, commercial advertisements and the like just bounce right off of me.  But some of these subatomic solar particles DO make it through the earth's magnetosphere at the north and south poles where the magnetic field is weakest to collide with oxygen and nitrogen atoms high in earth's atmosphere producing a colorful, celestial light show that both awes AND inspires.  

Unbelievable!  This is what happens in my heart (that iced over piece of coal) when an act of unexpected kindness or selflessness slips by my cone of resignation.  I feel my heart soften, swell and burst with love in that one precious moment.  It's beautiful but fleeting - just like the Aurora Borealis.

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Trunks Art moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Boise in 2020 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

New Work From TRUNKS ART! "Zoo Boise" is the latest in the series.

Boise, ID - February 8, 2018 - "Zoo Boise" (#9) might not have been a reality if it wasn't for an adventurous, curious monkey who wandered away from a traveling circus in Mountain Home, Idaho, in 1916.  Eventually, that monkey and hundreds of other animals were brought to Zoo Boise in Julia Davis Park.  Today, I always look for the giraffes when I ride my bike through the park.  Springtime is imminent!

Trunks Art moved to Boise from Los Angeles in 2015 and has made this city his home and art inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com.