TOOTINBACHER’S KIWI
10″ x 10″ Mixed Media on Paper
My friend Nick’s (Tootinbacher) favorite fruit is kiwi. There are a few slices of kiwi in this painting floating around trying to get their seeds back. Help us Tootinbacher… you complete us. We love you. Don’t eat us… no… no… Okay this is getting weird.
SIMPLE LIVING
4″ x 5.5″ Inkjet Print over Sheet Metal
I haven’t posted any photos yet and thought this would be a good place to start. Some of you may recognize this photo from our (Nicole & me) Costa Rica trip. I made a print on clear vinyl and applied it to a piece of sheet metal. It gives it a vintage feel which I love. I just want to sit in that chair with a coffee and a book and relax for the rest of the morning.
ONE
10″ x 10″ Mixed Media on Paper
Usually I don’t have a plan while I’m painting, but this time I did. Then when I thought I was following the pattern I wanted to make I noticed something. I made a mistake. Can you find it? I guess it adds character to it. Without the mistake it would just be a pattern. Click here to see the ONE.
RASTAMAN VIBRATIONS
24″ x 48″ Mixed Media on Wood
Rastaman Vibrations… Positive! I felt like this title was an appropriate name seeing how I’ve got the Rasta colors (green, yellow, red) in it and they seem to be vibrating out. The Rastaman is casting his spell of positive vibes to all… negative thinking.. don’t you waste your thoughts!
MS. GARCIA
8.5″ x 11″ Digital Image of Drawing and Background
This is something new I’m trying. Every once in a while I’m going to check out my fans pages and see if there is anything I can grab ideas from. This is my first attempt at it from a profile picture. Thank you Ms. Garcia for the inspiration. If you’re reading I hope you enjoy this.
CRAYOLA MELT
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Omega Bond
Ah… I opened a brand new box of Crayola Crayons and got ready to make an old school crayon drawing on paper. The smell of crayons remind me of being 5. Crayons are where almost every child starts in the art world. Crayons can be used for more than just drawing. I was going to draw something, maybe next time. Melting the crayons down seemed like the right thing to do.
CASE UNTOUCHED
10″ x 36″ Mixed Media on Acrylic
Case Untouched? Why would he call it that? Take a closer look at the close up. See the word case? The paint barely hit it while I was making this. Of course it was intentional, stop asking silly questions.
LOVE THE RAIN
8.5″ x 11″ Sharpie on Paper
Another doodle from my sketch book. I thought this drawing could be framed either way that’s why I’ve shown it upside down too. Which one do you like better, the left or the right?
3 COLOR SPLATTER
18″ x 18″ Mixed Media on Omega Bond
3 Color Splatter is a little test I was doing with spray paint that I thought ended up looking kind of cool. The “canvas” was from a mess up at work and still has vinyl lettering on it. I was planning to add more to it, but I didn’t want to ruin the mess.
CIRCUS DRIPS
32″ x 36″ Mixed Media on Wall Panel
Sometimes when a painting gets a name it may not make sense to anyone but the person who created it. For some reason the name Circus Drips was the perfect title for this piece. I have no real reason other than when I see these colors I think circus. Watch out for the clowns Michele.
VOODOO BOB
9″ x 12″ Marker & Pen
Don’t worry… about a thing… cuz every little thing… gonna be alright. Even as a voodoo style drawing Mr. Marley still looks pretty cool. Listening to his music gets me thinking about what I want my “legacy” to be. What will I leave behind for people to remember me by when I’m gone? Maybe that is what this project is about. It’s allowing me to tap into my creativity and leave some sort of lasting impression and/or inspiration to people. Only Time Will Tell…
FUNKY TILE FLOOR
48″ x 96″ Mixed Media on Wood
This is the largest painting I have made so far. The more I paint the more I enjoy working on larger scale pieces. They do take way more time and probably don’t suit what I’m trying to accomplish, but I can’t get enough. I guess it’s a win win either way.
BLACK FLOWERS (GIFTED)
8″ x 10″ Mixed Media on Paper
Usually when I’m working on a large painting I have a smaller one going next to it at the same time. This is a smaller more simple version of some of the flower paintings I’ve been making.
COILS
10″ x 10″ Mixed Media on Paper
Coils is called Coils because of the… coils I used to make parts of it. The coil part is from the base of a Christmas decoration my wife found at the Salvation Army. It was one of the many used gifts I’ve been using to create these paintings.
WIZOCEROUS
8.5″ x 11″ Pen on Notebook Paper
This could be fun. I don’t know what to say about this one so I’m going to need your help. I will replace the text here with your words for it. Submit them on the ideas page to be included. Make sure you write Wizocerous somewhere in your submission. Good luck…