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<channel><title><![CDATA[Mike W Morgan - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:19:12 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Controlled Chaos - A Solo Art Show by Mike W Morgan]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/controlled-chaos-a-solo-art-show-by-mike-w-morgan]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/controlled-chaos-a-solo-art-show-by-mike-w-morgan#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 06:45:52 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/controlled-chaos-a-solo-art-show-by-mike-w-morgan</guid><description><![CDATA[        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/gallery-21-flyer_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solo Art Reception Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 4-10pm]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/solo-art-reception-wednesday-sept-6-from-4-10pm]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/solo-art-reception-wednesday-sept-6-from-4-10pm#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 01:52:07 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/solo-art-reception-wednesday-sept-6-from-4-10pm</guid><description><![CDATA[       I have a one month solo exhibit at Bearded Bird Brewery in Norfolk, VA (727 Granby St.). The opening reception is this Wednesday (Sept 6) from 4 - 10pm. I will also be performing with my band, Saving Daylight, from 6-8pm. Come on out and enjoy, perhaps even buy, my art and enjoy some live local jams!!!&nbsp;Event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/1864798203836792/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&amp;pnref=story& [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/bearded-bird-flyer_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">I have a one month solo exhibit at Bearded Bird Brewery in Norfolk, VA (727 Granby St.). The opening reception is this Wednesday (Sept 6) from 4 - 10pm. I will also be performing with my band, Saving Daylight, from 6-8pm. Come on out and enjoy, perhaps even buy, my art and enjoy some live local jams!!!&nbsp;<br /><br />Event page:<br />https://www.facebook.com/events/1864798203836792/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22feed_story_type%22%3A%2222%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&amp;pnref=story<br /><br />&#8203;Band page:<br />https://soundcloud.com/saving-daylight<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Received Award Of Distinction In Drawing At The Virginia Artists 2017 Juried Exhibition! Charles H. Taylor Arts Center In Hampton, VA...]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/received-award-of-distinction-in-drawing-at-the-virginia-artists-2017-juried-exhibition-charles-h-taylor-arts-center-in-hampton-va]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/received-award-of-distinction-in-drawing-at-the-virginia-artists-2017-juried-exhibition-charles-h-taylor-arts-center-in-hampton-va#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 23:05:20 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/received-award-of-distinction-in-drawing-at-the-virginia-artists-2017-juried-exhibition-charles-h-taylor-arts-center-in-hampton-va</guid><description><![CDATA[Proud to have received the Award of Distinction in Drawing at the prestigious Virginia Artists 2017 Juried Exhibition for my graphite piece, "Barbara! The show runs from August 19 to October 8, 2017. The exhibition is open to artists living in Virginia and working in any media.&nbsp;More info about the show and gallery&nbsp;here:https://www.hamptonarts.net/the-charles-h-taylor-arts-center/exhibitions&nbsp;        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><font color="#5c7427"><font><font>Proud to have received the Award of Distinction in Drawing at the prestigious Virginia Artists 2017 Juried Exhibition for my graphite piece, "Barbara! The show runs from August 19 to October 8, 2017. The exhibition is open to artists living in Virginia and working in any media.&nbsp;</font></font></font><font color="#5c7427"><font><font>More info about the show and gallery&nbsp;here:</font></font></font><br /><font color="#24678d"><a href="https://www.hamptonarts.net/the-charles-h-taylor-arts-center/exhibitions">https://www.hamptonarts.net/the-charles-h-taylor-arts-center/exhibitions</a>&nbsp;</font></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/vaartistsjuriedexhibition-waward1_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebratory Art Reception Sat, Feb 18 in Norfolk...]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/celebratory-art-reception-sat-feb-18-in-norfolk]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/celebratory-art-reception-sat-feb-18-in-norfolk#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 19:38:28 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/celebratory-art-reception-sat-feb-18-in-norfolk</guid><description><![CDATA[Click image! ...for my invitation from and appearance on Travel Channel's "The Dead Files" paranormal TV show. The episode originally aired on August 20, 2016 and features myself with Amy Allan, the psychic medium and star of the show. In the scene I am drawing out a sketch of what she saw in the home of residents in Gates, North Carolina. My sketch is featured near the end of the episode. If you live in the Hampton Roads area, don't miss this special occasion that will feature clips from the ep [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a href='https://www.facebook.com/events/1823589464560879/' target='_blank'><img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/published/flyer-2-18-17-sm_1.jpg?1486756831" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption">Click image!</span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><font color="#2a2a2a">...for my invitation from and appearance on Travel Channel's "The Dead Files" paranormal TV show. The episode originally aired on August 20, 2016 and features myself with Amy Allan, the psychic medium and star of the show. In the scene I am drawing out a sketch of what she saw in the home of residents in Gates, North Carolina. My sketch is featured near the end of the episode. If you live in the Hampton Roads area, don't miss this special occasion that will feature clips from the episode, a local psychic medium, refreshments, live music and portrait sketching by yours truly! The reception will be Saturday, Feb 18 from 6 to 10pm at 617 35th Street in Norfolk (35th Street Gallery)...see flyer below for further details.</font><br /><br /><font color="#2a2a2a">Related links:&nbsp;</font><br /><font color="#24678d">FB event page:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1823589464560879/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1823589464560879/</a></font><br /><font><font>Episode link (&#8203;22:42 &amp; 33:11, viewer discretion advised):&nbsp;</font></font><font color="#d5d5d5"><font><font><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hk9IZOcfxQ&amp;t=1781s&amp;list=PLJIe8zCrw8NIInVmBffOK3IKZKVMXLQqf&amp;index=1&amp;spfreload=10">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hk9IZOcfxQ&amp;t=1781s&amp;list=PLJIe8zCrw8NIInVmBffOK3IKZKVMXLQqf&amp;index=1&amp;spfreload=10</a> </font></font></font><br /><span></span><font></font></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Featured on "The Dead Files" on Travel Channel (2016)]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/featured-on-the-dead-files-on-travel-channel-2016]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/featured-on-the-dead-files-on-travel-channel-2016#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:08:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/featured-on-the-dead-files-on-travel-channel-2016</guid><description><![CDATA[       I recently had the honor to be the sketch artist for "The Dead Files" on Travel Channel. Here is a photo of me with Amy Allan, the psychic medium who investigates locations reported as being haunted. She has sketches drawn of what she sees and then presents them to the residents who experience the hauntings. The episode I'm featured in will be aired sometime in the summer of 2016! &nbsp;Will keep you posted as it gets nearer to the date for exactly when it will air. [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/1632644_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#141823"><font><font size="4">I recently had the honor to be the sketch artist for "The Dead Files" on Travel Channel. Here is a photo of me with Amy Allan, the psychic medium who investigates locations reported as being haunted. She has sketches drawn of what she sees and then presents them to the residents who experience the hauntings. The episode I'm featured in will be aired sometime in the summer of 2016! &nbsp;Will keep you posted as it gets nearer to the date for exactly when it will air.</font></font></font></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[﻿Rock & ﻿Roll Art Reception Friday, June 12th...﻿﻿]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/rock-roll-art-reception-friday-june-12th]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/rock-roll-art-reception-friday-june-12th#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:49:19 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/rock-roll-art-reception-friday-june-12th</guid><description><![CDATA[This Friday at Granby Street Gallery Mike will feature his art included in the Rock &amp; Roll Art Show. The show runs until July 26th and also features awesome art by Andre Davis,&nbsp;&#65279;Ernest Flores&#65279;, Tony Perry, David Beloff, and Maria Bakos...ALL ART IS FOR SALE...PRINTS ALSO FOR SALE...WINE &amp; REFRESHMENTS&nbsp;112 Granby St. holds different art shows every couple months and is at the end of Granby Street if you're going towards Main St., before the construction wall.       [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#2a2a2a"><span style="">This Friday at Granby Street Gallery Mike will feature his art included in the Rock &amp; Roll Art Show. The show runs until July 26th and also features awesome art by Andre Davis,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ernest.flores1" style="" title=""><span id="selectionBoundary_1434044848927_5170787677634507" class="rangySelectionBoundary" style="line-height: 0; display: none;">&#65279;</span><font color="#2a2a2a">Ernest Flores</font><span id="selectionBoundary_1434044848926_028100095922127366" class="rangySelectionBoundary" style="line-height: 0; display: none;">&#65279;</span></a><span style="">, Tony Perry, David Beloff, and Maria Bakos...</span><br /><br /><span style="">ALL ART IS FOR SALE...PRINTS ALSO FOR SALE...WINE &amp; REFRESHMENTS&nbsp;</span><br /><br /></font><span style=""><font color="#2a2a2a">112 Granby St. holds different art shows every couple months and is at the end of Granby Street if you're going towards Main St., before the construction wall.</font></span></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/1924018_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stockley Gardens - 2nd PLACE !]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/stockley-gardens-2nd-place]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/stockley-gardens-2nd-place#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 21:13:38 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/stockley-gardens-2nd-place</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='https://www.mikewmorgan.com/portraits---pencil--pen.html'> <img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/3374020_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Current Art Displayed at Selden Gallery / d'Art Center...]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/current-art-displayed-at-selden-gallery-dart-center]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/current-art-displayed-at-selden-gallery-dart-center#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:53:12 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[2014]]></category><category><![CDATA[abstract]]></category><category><![CDATA[acrylic]]></category><category><![CDATA[acrylic painting]]></category><category><![CDATA[acrylic paintings]]></category><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><category><![CDATA[arts]]></category><category><![CDATA[august]]></category><category><![CDATA[canvas]]></category><category><![CDATA[d'Art]]></category><category><![CDATA[d'Art Center]]></category><category><![CDATA[figure-eight series]]></category><category><![CDATA[mike w morgan art]]></category><category><![CDATA[mike w morgan art online art store]]></category><category><![CDATA[mike w morgan online art for sale]]></category><category><![CDATA[norfolk]]></category><category><![CDATA[painting]]></category><category><![CDATA[paintings]]></category><category><![CDATA[sale]]></category><category><![CDATA[selden]]></category><category><![CDATA[Selden Gallery]]></category><category><![CDATA[solo art show]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/current-art-displayed-at-selden-gallery-dart-center</guid><description><![CDATA[ (function(jQuery) {function init() { window.wSlideshow && window.wSlideshow.render({elementID:"472163446529216407",nav:"thumbnails",navLocation:"bottom",captionLocation:"bottom",transition:"fade",autoplay:"0",speed:"5",aspectRatio:"auto",showControls:"true",randomStart:"false",images:[{"url":"2\/1\/0\/4\/21040088\/8158395.jpg","width":400,"height":196,"fullHeight":492,"fullWidth":1000},{"url":"2\/1\/0\/4\/21040088\/8073086.jpg","width":400,"height":248,"fullHeight":622,"fullWidth":1000},{"url": [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div style="height:20px;overflow:hidden"></div> <div id='472163446529216407-slideshow'></div> <div style="height:20px;overflow:hidden"></div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#2a2a2a">Mike W Morgan is the featured artist for the month of August in the &ldquo;Scene at the Selden&rdquo; display window at the Selden Arcade...It includes works from his exclusive abstract Figure-Eight series. Come check it out if you're in the area...art stays up through August and is for sale.</font><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist Interview: The Virginia Beach Sun (July Issue)]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/artist-interview-the-virginia-beach-sun-july-issue]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/artist-interview-the-virginia-beach-sun-july-issue#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 07:16:04 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/artist-interview-the-virginia-beach-sun-july-issue</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a href='http://thevirginiabeachsun.com/WPMain/'> <img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/2116332_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:100%;max-width:830px" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solo Show at Borjo Coffeehouse, 4/26]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/solo-show-at-borjo-coffeehouse-426]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/solo-show-at-borjo-coffeehouse-426#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 06:31:25 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[2014]]></category><category><![CDATA[april]]></category><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><category><![CDATA[arts]]></category><category><![CDATA[borjo]]></category><category><![CDATA[coffeehouse]]></category><category><![CDATA[gallery]]></category><category><![CDATA[mike w morgan art]]></category><category><![CDATA[norfolk]]></category><category><![CDATA[sale]]></category><category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category><category><![CDATA[solo art show]]></category><category><![CDATA[through]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mikewmorgan.com/blog/solo-show-at-borjo-coffeehouse-426</guid><description><![CDATA[ Local artist, Mike W Morgan will be holding a solo art show reception at Borjo Coffeehouse on Saturday, April 26th from 7 to 9pm. Borjo is near the Ted Constant Convocation Center, and is located at 4416 Monarch Way, Norfolk. Mike's art show contains some of his unique abstract pencil drawings and will be on display and for sale throughout the month of April. Please stop by on Saturday April 26th from 7 to 9pm to support your local art and artist. All art is for sale.  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='z-index:10;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.mikewmorgan.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21040088/6239888.jpg" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px;" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;display:block;"><font color="#2a2a2a">Local artist, Mike W Morgan will be holding a solo art show reception at Borjo Coffeehouse on Saturday, April 26th from 7 to 9pm. Borjo is near the Ted Constant Convocation Center, and is located at 4416 Monarch Way, Norfolk. Mike's art show contains some of his unique abstract pencil drawings and will be on display and for sale throughout the month of April. Please stop by on Saturday April 26th from 7 to 9pm to support your local art and artist. All art is for sale.</font><br /><span style=""></span><br /><span style=""></span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>