RAINBOW WARRIORS
12″ x 12″ Mixed Media on Canvas
The battle is brewing, but it’s only just begun. The rainbow warriors are ready to fight for their rights to be free like the rest of us under the sun. We are all just human beings. How can anyone tell us how to live, who to love and what is really right or wrong? Live free! Love the one you want! Be yourself!
TWISTER FOR HORSES
24″ x 36″ Mixed Media on Canvas
Congratulations to Jacob from Washington! He was the winner of the Name This Painting contest. Twister for Horses will be making its way across the country to its new home this week. Thanks again to Jacob and to everyone who entered the contest. Stay tuned for future chances to win a painting.
HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Omega Bond
After starting to read the book A High Wind in Jamaica I knew I wasn’t going to get through it. But, I could still use the information in the book in some way. So, I starting tearing up the cover and ripping out the pages and gluing and painting and… The story lives on, just in a slightly different way.
PAINT SYSTEM
36″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Foam Board
Messing around with some lines on this one it started to look like a some kind of solar system to me. A planet here, a planet there. Some particles of the universe floating around. I wonder if there are any people on one of these planets. Or are we just all alone…
JAM BAND (SOLD)
36″ x 60″ Mixed Media on Aluminum
They’re not in it for the money. They don’t care if there’s a crowd. They’re out there in the world. They play their music loud. They don’t even have a name, but you can help them out. If you are so lucky, it’s your title fans will shout. This isn’t a contest, but I’m open to hearing some cool band names. I might even change the title of this piece if the name sounds right.
SOME PAINT ON CARDBOARD
48″ x 44″ Mixed Media on Cardboard
An old piece of cardboard. Old house paint. New color swatches from Home Depot. I glued down the swatches to start this project. After they were arranged the way I wanted them to be, I began to carve into the spaces of cardboard that remained. Finally, I added my circles and splatters to top it off.
GUNTHER
24″ x 36″ Mixed Media on Canvas
This is Gunther. He is awesome.
BOX TOPS
48″ x 48″ Mixed Media on Burlap
Tissue boxes and burlap. I see the tops of tissue boxes. But the tops of tissue boxes are not or cannot be art right? I think they can. Burlap. Say it again… burlap. Now look at it. Burlap. It doesn’t look like a word anymore. Well it is and I’ve got a bunch of it to use as my canvas. I like the texture of burlap. Kinda vintage or natural looking. Bur-lap. Burlap. B u r l a p.
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.
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.
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.
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.