New Website

I know I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve been working on several new projects and prepping for my solo show at Studio 107 that opens on July 1st, which is about a week away. Don’t forget to make plans to come out to the reception on August 1st.

One of the projects I’ve been working on is my new website. If you’ve ever worked with me as a designer, you know that I abuse clean, white, simple layouts. I think Helvetica is the most-used font for a reason But that’s a different story. I’ll get more into design for those who care to hear later. Check out the website and visit often as I will be updating with new work regularly.

Emanations : Comming Soon!

Studio 107 in Ardmore, Oklahoma will be hosting my upcoming solo exhibition entitled “Emanations”. The exhibition will run from July 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009 with the reception to be held on August 1,  2009. Exhibit and reception are free of charge and open to the public. Wine, refreshments and Red Canoe Coffee will be served during the reception.

Egg

egg 1 8x8

The incredible edible egg. Can I say that? I hope I don’t get an email from the American Egg Board about copyright infringement. Eggs are great aren’t they? Omelets, fried eggs, scrambled eggs and egg paintings. So many things you can do with eggs.

If you are interested in purchasing a painting that you see on this site, or would like to commission a painting, email me.

America’s Pony Car

Pony 8x8

Ah, Mustang. I love cars and going to car shows. I got to walk around the Rock n’ Rumble a few weeks ago. It wasn’t nearly as big as normal, due to the rain, but there were still some beautiful cars out there. Expect to see a lot more car and hood ornament paintings.

If you are interested in purchasing a painting that you see on this site, or would like to commission a painting, email me.

Joker Pez Dispenser

Joker 8x8

What’s Batman without the joker? You want to talk about a good time? You ought to come hang out with me while I’m painting these guys. Okay, so maybe not so much fun for you but I’m having a blast.

If you are interested in purchasing a painting that you see on this site, or would like to commission a painting, email me.

Batman Pez Dispenser

Batman Pez Dispenser 8x8

I started my Pez dispenser collection several years ago when, as a joke, a buddy of mine gave me the Emperor from Star Wars. Since then, it’s been a nerdy vice of mine to pick up every cool Pez Head I see. Luckily, I’m not easily impressed, so there are only about twenty or so in my collection. This is indeed my favorite.

I’ve always been a pretty big fan of Batman. Yes, I’m one of those “Batman would win in a fight over Superman” guys. Batman was just always cooler. He’s like a ninja dressed in a bat suit. He won’t kill anyone, same as Superman, but he’s a little less boyscout. Dude means business.

Orange Bell Pepper

Orange Bell Pepper 1 8x8

Orange Bell Pepper 8′ x 8′. I just signed it this afternoon. I have decided to take on the challenge of completing a small piece every day on top of my regular painting. Here we go…

First Kiss and Applesause

I took a trip down Memory Lane today. I caught about twenty minutes of a “Full House” rerun this afternoon. What can you say, but “wow”. Remember when family TV shows had moral lessons? This was the one where DJ got tricked into kissing the boy she liked during a game of spin the bottle on her thirteenth birthday. Of course, the guys came in and broke everything up before the kiss. After which DJ ran up stairs to her room yelling at her Dad and uncles that they ruined her 13th birthday. This was heartbreaking. Not to worry,

Addendum

Okay, Okay. So it turns out that the “cherry blossom” tree is not at all a cherry blossom tree. It looks like one to someone who knows nothing about trees (me!). I finally got a chance to ask the person who actually planted the tree in the back yard many moons ago. Low and behold, it’s an apple tree that was transplanted with a peach tree. Since then, all of the peach has died, so it is once again simply an apple tree. I guess I could have just waited a few months to see the fruit, but I didn’t. So here is a formal apology to all fans of the cherry blossom  for causing disappointment and heartache in their lives by misguiding them and telling them that my apple tree was a cherry tree.

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the week. Check back next time… Same Bat Time. Same Bat Channel.

Broken

Broken 16x20

This is one of my new favorite pieces. Although, I have a tendency to say that about most of my new pieces. I really wanted to explore shadow and depth with this work. Initially, I had the idea of using a lot of color in this one. I was thinking about painting in spilled red wine. However, once I got started, I realized that it needed to be monochrome to really emphasize the reflection and shadow. This is one of the new pieces I will be showing at Studio 107 in July.

One night I was sitting on the front porch enjoying the breeze and a glass of wine. the first mistake I made was to set the glass on the ground next to my chair. The second mistake was to reach for it without looking. Obviously, the next step was to get a broom and a towel to clean up the mess. Of course, I couldn’t just throw the glass away without painting it first.

I guess, it’s situations like this that really inspire me and make me happy as an artist. There as so many beautiful things in the world that just don’t get seen. That’s why I enjoy painting still life. I can focus on  blemishes , cracks, tears and other things that would otherwise be considered  ugly or even worse, go completely unnoticed.

I promise that one of these days, I’ll get a real photographer to shoot my portfolio, but for now I guess you have to settle with the shots I take.

I’m also working on a new still life with two wine bottles and some flowers. I guess I unwittlingly started a series of wine-related paintings. I guess you paint waht you like, right? Well, I do like me some wine. Just for future reference though, I’m a sucker for  good Scotch. (My birthday is in September.)