WRONG WAY TURTLE
12″ x 12″ Mixed Media on Canvas
This little turtle is headed the wrong way, or he is just a rebel, or he is just a turtle and doesn’t really pay attention to things like directional arrows. Maybe there is no turtle. Anyways, I made him with some house paint (the background) and some spray paint (the black designs). I placed some plastic and wooden shapes in specific spots on my canvas and let the paint flow.
TP
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Omega Bond
Taking care of the morning business gives you some time to think about things. For me, I looked at the Charmin and thought… what can I do with this, I think I will try spray painting individual sheets and see if they will stick to Omega Bond when they dry. Well they did and it gave me the background for this piece. Thank goodness there’s a Costco in town.
MONKEY SEE
8.5″ x 11″ Pen on Paper & Digital Image
I was sitting and relaxing in the hotel room in Asheville, NC after filming a wedding and staring at this picture on the wall from across the room. I knew it was a picture of flowers, but from where I was sitting I saw something much different. I saw a monkey. So, I start sketching him out. The petals were his ear & leg and the space between the petals were his eyes & body. I still see him in the flowers every time I look.
PAINT SAMPLE FLOWERS
16″ x 20″ Mixed Media on Canvas
I’m in the Home Depot a lot lately. Searching the aisles for different shapes I can find to use in my work. The plumbing section is always a good one for this. More recently staring me in the face were the paint swatch samples. Thanks to Home Depot for all of the free paint swatches. I will be stocking up on as much of your free “supplies” as I can in order to keep creating new art.
HANDYMAN
10″ x 10″ Mixed Media on Paper
This is my hand. This is my drawing. This hand drew this man. I dipped this hand down into the paint and pressed it against the paper. After it was dry I drew this man over it. The letter “y” means “and” in Spanish. Hence the name Handyman (hand y man). Hand and man. I guess I could have went with Manoyhombre as well.
TOYS
8.5″ x 11″ Pen on Cardboard
I ran out of lined paper in my pad and was left with the cardboard backer. These are some of the doodles I came up with for the backer while on a few breaks at work. I think my friend Todd is in the background. A toilet shoots out designs. There are some old school toys like the paddle ball, a mask and top. Kids these days, they don’t know what they’re missing out on.
COLOR CHECK
12″ x 12″ Mixed Media on Canvas
Like The Color Marsh, I took this canvas to the studio floor first. After mushing it into the paint I was left with the colors. Then I took a grip pad that normal people use to keep their runners in place and laid it over my canvas. Finally, I sprayed it with some black spray paint for the checkered pattern.
mijumiguese ROOSTER
8.5″ x 11″ Marker on Water Color Paper
I am mijumi. I am half Portuguese. mijumiguese Rooster is all of me and half of Portuguese. I know my relatives loved the Portuguese Rooster painting I gave away at our family Christmas party and wanted to show them another version. What do ya guys think? I’ve got a few more ideas on tap in the rooster realm.
CREEPY CRAYON MELT
12″ x 12″ Crayon on Canvas
Before I made the Crayola Melt I made this one. Though I like the Crayola Melt I like the Creepy Crayon Melt even more. These crayons were peeled before I glued them down and I think that is why they slid down the canvas while being melted. I also used a little spray paint for the black areas. I’m starting to like things that have a sloppier look to them for some reason. I would like to try something on a larger scale and maybe have some sort of image in my next melt.
MAYAN MOTHER SHIP
16″ x 20″ Mixed Media on Canvas
It looks like a Mayan design. It looks like the bottom of a spaceship. Maybe it’s both. I’ve heard a couple of ideas from the people I’ve shown this to so far. If the Mayans are right then I have to be prepared to sacrifice this for them. Here is my gift to the new world. I hope it will suffice.
NEVER KNOWN BUT MISSED
8.5″ x 11″ Mixed Media on Water Color Paper
I had just finished watching Jean-Michel Basquiat The Radiant Child by Tamara Davis and I had to make something as soon as it was over. I made a pair of tribute sneakers in Baquiat’s honor in my first week and now had to try my hand at his style. Most people hate it. They look at it and scream that it is not art. But what is art? Personally I love his work and am a huge fan of his. Maybe my next attempt will be in his style, but on a much larger scale like the way he worked. I even let my 2 year old niece (Grace) throw down some lines on this one.
WHAT TIME IS IT
8.5″ x 11″ Sharpie on Water Color Paper
I’ve been carrying my sketch pad around a lot lately. So, while at Panera Bread I decided to try and draw something in the time it took to finish my coffee. This bunch of scribbles is what I came up with. Don’t let the Mookie in the corner fool you, it’s one of my nicknames. Oh yeah… don’t forget to change your clocks, unless the “world” has already done it for you.
IS THIS CLEAR
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Omega Bond
This has to be my least favorite thing that I have made so far. I know this isn’t so clear to see, but you can see the clear paint used in it right? After making the All White piece I wanted to take it to the next level and go clear. What is next after this? Clear paint on glass perhaps. Perhaps not, but we’ll see.
THE COLOR MARSH
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Omega Bond
I took a piece of Omega Bond and mushed it down in the colors of paint on my studio floor that were left over while making a different painting. I let it dry and added the grid and lines. I think it looks like a marshy area near a pond or lake.
OKI ROCK
24″ x 36″ Sharpie on Canvas
This kid was rockin’ out on a guitar while I photographed him at the Ryukyu Mura in Okinawa, Japan. I don’t know what he was playing, but he was awesome! I wish I had half of the musical talent he had, but I can make art so I combined our talents into this piece. To make this one I broke open Sharpie markers and took out the ink casing that is inside. Then I frayed the ends of the casings and used them like paint brushes. After that I went back in and touched up the rough edges with other Sharpies that were still all together.