Dubble Bubble Gum

4"x6" oil on door skin panel This piece of bubble gum was living a quiet and, in all probability, a happy life at the bottom of the Logan Family candy drawer. We do not eat a whole lot of candy, so the bottom of said drawer was officially designated by our good friends over at NASA as a black hole. If you unwittingly chewed this piece of innocent looking gum of undetermined age (maybe the late Soviet Era?), the odds are you would drop dead. Well, somehow this simple headed artist stumbled upon it. And luckily, since there was adult supervision (The Spousal Unit awesomely looming) at the moment of discovery, the artist was prevented from shoving it into his mouth. Man! My hand still stings from that slap. The artist has been contemplating painting a larger version of this. That is, if he doesn't succeed—away from adult supervision—in shoving it into his gob. Bubble gum lasts forever, right?

Posted February 18, 2015

sold • private collection beverly hills, ca

3 comments:

  1. I love this!! The colors and the handled the paint accent the spirit and nostalgia of the gum.
    I am enjoying looking at your paintings and I wonder if you tone your canvases red or just use it on top?

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    1. Thanks for the nice comment, Beth.

      No tone on my substrate, the red is on top and is often carved.

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  2. I love this painting! The colors and the way you handled the paint really express the fun and nostalgia of the gum.
    I am enjoying looking at your paintings. Do you tone your canvases red or do you just use it on top?

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