8"x 8" oil on canvas
Posted September 21, 2024
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John Marshall
8"x 8" oil on panel ••• I present to you in gooey resplendence the fourth, and arguably, the most important of our Chief Justices. It dawned on me that I may not have shared this diminutive piece with you—at least not close up—and this seems like an appropriate time. • The Honorable John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States was really the modeler of the court, it being in its infancy and desperately needing to be molded.
Posted April 6, 2021
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Catalina Liquor
Posted March 31, 2021
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Señor Fish
Posted February 19, 2021
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Chili John's
8"x 8" oil on canvas ••• A small study that was in the Cityscape Show last summer at the George Billis Gallery/LA. A larger version is currently hanging in my show, "Local Icons," at the gallery. ••• Here we have a Southern California landmark, and I . . . go and paint the back of it. Sure, the front has its iconlike appeal, but once again, I became enamored with the derriere of the place. The following is going to bring on a slue of culinarily angry emails, but I have to say it: I do not touch chili. It just isn't for me. You may be thinking, "Hey, Raymond! If you don't like chili, what the heck were you doing at a place that puts chili on anything that doesn't move (too fast)?" Well, when you choose to breed and your offspring develop a hankering for it, you find yourself at places like the famous Chili John's (est. 1946). • For all of you who are preparing to send me a case of chili, understand this: I have an impenetrable shield protecting me from the odious concoction. The shield is called Spawn Number One (a.k.a., Mr. Iron Guts) and we just have to make sure he doesn't eat the cans as well as their contents. We have also found that it is better to quickly retract our hands lest we loose a digit(s) — never get between Spawn Number One and his chili.
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Kahlo, F.
Posted August 18, 2020
sold • private collection los angeles, ca
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
Angelou, A.
Posted August 1, 2020
Lennon, J.
8"x8" oil on panel ••• My second 8x8 of Mr. Lennon.
Posted May 28, 2020
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Hendrix, J.
8"x8" oil on panel ••• My second 8x8 of Mr. Hendrix and a different pose. Still have not made up my mind about doing a larger piece and which of the two poses I would use.
Posted May 26, 2020
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Hepburn, A.
8"x8" oil on panel ••• If there ever was a face that could launch a thousand ships, I believe you may be looking at it.
Posted March 2, 2020
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Warhol, A.
8"x8" oil on panel ••• Tonally, he was a challenge to paint. Whilst alive, Mr. Warhol was not a very healthy looking man. Pasty may be a rude adjective, so I will refrain from using it, but I think I may have made him look a bit healthier in my piece than he did in real life. Oh well.
Posted March 1, 2020
sold • private collection los angeles, ca
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