New Orleans, oil on panel 10″x8″. I found a bunch of great snow globes and really loved this one, I almost never paint something twice but this guy is already in a larger piece that I am working on.
New Orleans
February 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sand Art
February 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sand Art 10″x8″ oil on panel. My son makes these whenever we see a stand, so I cant take full credit for the design.
Hip-Hop Lincoln
February 5, 2012 by 2 Comments
So this is probably the last of the money paintings for a while. I found out how to turn a five dollar bill into Lincoln in a baseball hat online and voila. Hop-Hop Lincoln oil on panel 5″x5″
Washington Monument
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“Washington Monument” oil on panel 7″x5″. This is kind of a recurring theme for me. How is an item transformed by being painted? This is obviously a campy souvenir that has been recreated in paint, what ultimately is the subject? Is it the rather loaded symbol or the illusion of volume and weight? In other words, can a bad work of art become a better work of art simply by painting it? I tend to think so, but it is a funny line to walk. I think it is illustrated even more dramatically in “Broken Neon” and “Still life,Still” life where little is added contextually.
In both paintings, if the illusion is successful it should appear that I have added nothing to the original objects. They represent, as well as I am able, objects I wouldn’t hang in my home but become transformed by being re-presented. If nothing else I think they are really funny paintings.
In Mushroom We Trust
January 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Folding money like origami is giving me so many ideas.When I was a kid we used to fold a dollar bill so that George Washington looked like a mushroom. This is the painting that started my money trompe l’oeils. 7″x5″
Almighty Dollar
January 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I was so impressed with a painting of money that I saw recently, that I had to give painting currency a try and put my own spin on it. As much as I love the imagery I must admit I was excited by the technical challenge of all of that detail in such a small scale. I try and paint trompl’oeil at life size so I really couldn’t fake it and paint larger than life and retain the illusion I was going for. It was exacting work under a magnifying glass, and while it was fun to try, it also made me rip my hair out, so I don’t think I will be doing many more than the few in my studio right now. 8.5″x9″
On the Easel 
