From the #1 CD, Acoustic Planet -Billboard Magazine, Painting by: Bill Jewell
From the #1 CD, Shadow and Light -Smooth Jazz.com., Painting by: Guy Manning
From the LAST CD, MIDNIGHT NOON, photo by: Bill Reitzel, Art Direction: Chris Verespej
TITLE:"SUMMERS END"ARTIST: Craig Chaquico
FIRST IN A SERIES OF NINE ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS INSPIRED BY THE NINE SONGS AND POEMS FROM CRAIG CHAQUICO'S DEBUT SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR ALBUM, "ACOUSTIC HIGHWAY" A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF PRINTS HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY HAND NUMBERED, TITLED, AND SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. THIS ORIGINAL DRAWING OF "SUMMERS END" IS CURRENTLY IN THE PRIVATE ART COLLECTION OF MARK DAVIS -OAKLAND RAIDERS.
"SUMMERS END"
AS THE MOON RISES IN THE AUTUMN SKY, I PROPOSE A TOAST TO YOU AND I,
THOUGH SOMETIMES IT'S A BITTERSWEET WINE WE TASTE,
WHEN WE DRINK OF MEMORIES WE'VE MADE,
BECAUSE ALL SUMMERS END
More sketches, drawings, paintings, and pencil renderings from Craig's personal collection coming soon.
on the road to Sturgis SD 08/07/06
Sacred Ground
welcome all! ....join us on the Acoustic Highway ....ride safe! ....come on in!
WilliamAura (...founding member of 3rd Force) has personally produced, collaborated and mixed award-winning tracks with artists including: Craig Chaquico, Boney James, Jon Anderson, Steven Seagal, Marc Antoine, Rick Braun, Peter White, Neal Schon, Brian Hughes, Pete Noone, John Klemmer, Les Nubians, Tom Scott, Paul Horn, Eliades Ochoa and others. His productions continue to stand the test of time, as do his efforts to bring real aid back to Tibet, and it's people, by donating his time and sharing the proceeds from their amazing grass roots artistic trade together
For the past 7 years, William Aura’s conscious dedication to global concerns has brought him over a dozen times to the Tibetan world. His video footage is featured in the award winning film “10 Questions for the Dalai Lama”, and as associate producer for the Asian portion of the upcoming documentary “Playing for Change’, he has helped record numerous musicians from the region.