Two Bottles and a Cork

6"x4" oil on panel ••• I find it funny that, for a guy who paints a lot of bottles, I receive a lot of messages stating that I need to paint more bottles/glassware. The fun communiques are the ones where the sender states that they would accept paintings of chrome objects if I run out of bottles to paint. Isn't that nice of them? • One of those wonderful people put their bottle where their mouth is and gave me the green bottle you see in this painting. Seriously, isn't that nice!?!? (He actually gave me a bunch of nice bottles.) • There is also a delegation that would like me to paint only Converse sneakers and another group that states that if I paint another LEGO mini figure, they will unsubscribe from these emails. That may sound nasty, but to be honest, I appreciate it when somebody takes the time to communicate with me. That is, as long as they understand that any complaints might fall on deaf ears—I paint what I want to paint. That's just the way it is. (CAVEAT: When The Spousal Unit shoves freshly murdered flowers in my face, they must be painted. No ifs, no ands, no buts. It's in the marital bylaws somewhere.).

Posted August 30, 2020

R-2 D-2 Drink with Red Straw

6"x4" oil on panel ••• Years ago, a friend of The Spousal Unit gave Her two Star Wars promotional humungo drink cup thingies. I have repeatedly threatened to donate them to some poor unsuspecting organization or person. During that time, I grew somewhat fond of R-2 D-2 here and just kept moving the cups around instead of getting rid of them. Then one magical day, I decided to paint R-2 D-2 and I would like to be able to say it was fun, but with all the odd angles and shapes, it was a bit of pain controlling the drawing as I was painting. In the end, it came out nicely, or at least that is The Spousal Unit's opinion (and I always go by Her opinion). • The other cup thingy is fashioned after Princess Amidala and it is truly hideous (i.e., it will not be a subject of a painting). R-2 D-2 now happily resides in my studio, but that creepy Amidala thing is exiled to the garage. It is so hideous that I think I will put it outside to scare the cats in our neighborhood.

Posted August 24, 2020

 

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Maneki Neko with Fish

 

4"x6" oil on panel ••• No commentary on this one. It was grouped with another painting in my email.

Posted August 23, 2020

sold • private collection washington, dc

Kahlo, F.

8"x8" oil on panel ••• Mr. Hemingway here is another in my recent series of 8"x 8" portraits. • There is much that can be said about Mr. Hemingway: How he changed the style of American storytelling or his ginormous ego or the way he lived his life or even the manner in which he chose to leave this mortal coil. But for me, the thing that really stands out about this titan of American prose is that wicked comb over of his. (Yes, I am that base.) My late maternal grandfather had a nasty comb over just like Mr. Hemingway's and let me tell you, when a gust of wind came up, that scary 9" flap of Grecian Formula rose up like an evil specter causing many a small dog to become incontinent. (Wow, I thought I had successfully blocked that memory.) Anyhow...
 

Posted August 18, 2020


sold • private collection los angeles, ca

Fulvueflex Camera

60"x 40" oil on canvas ••• Yikes!

Posted August 14, 2020

Hemingway, E.

 

 8"x8" oil on panel ••• Mr. Hemingway here is another in my recent series of 8"x 8" portraits. • There is much that can be said about Mr. Hemingway: How he changed the style of American storytelling or his ginormous ego or the way he lived his life or even the manner in which he chose to leave this mortal coil. But for me, the thing that really stands out about this titan of American prose is that wicked comb over of his. (Yes, I am that base.) My late maternal grandfather had a nasty comb over just like Mr. Hemingway's and let me tell you, when a gust of wind came up, that scary 9" flap of Grecian Formula rose up like an evil specter causing many a small dog to become incontinent. (Wow, I thought I had successfully blocked that memory.) Anyhow...
 

Posted August 12, 2020

8"x12" oil on canvas ••• This diminutive piece with a heckuvalotta paint on it was a commission. What can I say? Somebody really loves their little car and I was honored to do a little portrait of it. • When asked about my paint handling, I like to joke that I wipe more paint off my knives while doing one piece than my fellow artists use all year. It is just a joke, but there is some truth in it. For example, there is enough paint on just the door in this piece to produce a much larger painting executed in the classic style. Take a look at the detail shots below and I think you will see what I am talking about. • Another question that is often thrown my way is, "What do you call your style?" Being the serious artist that I am, I usually respond with anything from, "Paint Hurling," to "Spackling," to "Championship Cupcake Icing," or even my go-to, "Wasting a Heckuvalotta Paint Whilst Daydreaming About Freshly Baked Cookies." In my opinion, the last one is by far the most accurate description. Actually, it is pretty much the way I go through life—just dreaming of my next encounter with cookies.

Posted August 9, 2020

sold • private collection los angeles, ca

 

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Angelou, A.

8"x8" oil on panel ••• My second 8x8 of Maya Angelou. I scraped the first one.

Posted August 1, 2020