3 LITERS OF FORKS & LYSOL
24″ x 36″ Mixed Media on Canvas
Three liters of what? Take a closer look and you’ll figure out why I gave it this name. Light blue = bottom of a soda bottle. Brown = a fork. Gray = bottom of an egg carton. Red = top of Lysol can. I like using the not so ordinary tools to paint with. It lets me come up with some not so ordinary names for my work.
CHOPPED GRAFFITI
18″ x 36″ Aerosol on Corrugated Plastic
After laying down my colors with spray paint there was something I did not like about my picture. So, while it was still wet I started “chopping” at it with the side of a board to add some lines to it. There are also texture lines from the corrugated plastic which I think are a cool effect.
ALL WHITE
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Omega Bond
The absence of color does not equal the absence of art. I’m sure you will find a blank canvas in a number of art museums and they are deemed to be great works of art. Who am I to judge? I think those artists could have put a little more effort into it though. That is why I tried my hand at an all white piece. Move over Mr. Combs, this is the new White Party.
AGAINST THE CURRENT TRIPTYCH
(3) 18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Wood
They all look the same, but they’re not. This is my first shot at a triptych. Not too bad, but I’ve got some ideas for something different. Do you have any?
SKELOFLOWERS (SOLD)
24″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Wood
Like my earlier post of Explosive Flower Field, Skeloflowers is a mini fireworks show mixed with flowers. The white reminds me of a skeleton or an x-ray. Originally there was no white paint on this and I was going to sell it that way, but it was not finished in my mind. I couldn’t do it. Now that it is finished I think it is ready for it’s new home.
UGLY
18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Canvas
U-G-L-Y, you ain’t got no alibi, you ugly, what what, you ugly. I could not get this out of my head while I was painting this. I was going for ugly, really ugly. I think I nailed it, but I kinda like it though. Is it really ugly? What do you think?
WAVE
12″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Canvas
Being a pisces I am a water lover. Being in CT I do not get to go in the water very much. The shower does not count. I need to be near water and now I can be all the time, in a way. Maybe a series of waves and surf pieces will get me into the one gallery I would really love to be in.
NITROGEN AMMONIA
12″ x 18″ Mixed Media on Acrylic
Once in a while (very, very rarely) at the sign shop we make a mistake. The mistake gets tossed into the trash and left for the dump. That is until I go dumpster diving and rescue that poor little mistake and give it purpose. Nitrogen Ammonia has vinyl lettering beneath its painted blue surface. Can you see all the words?
mijumi LIFE T
Mixed Media on Fabric
Sometimes it’s not enough to have your art hanging on the wall. Sometimes you want to show it to the world in a different way. Why not wear it? The mijumi Life T is one of two shirts I made and sent to my brother Matt (click here for a Matt story) for Christmas. Hey, I have to have some sort of representation down south.
CHEWBAFOOT HUNTING
8.5″ x 11″ Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
It’s simple mathematics really. Chewbacca + Bigfoot = Chewbafoot. The Chewbafoot must hide high up in the trees to avoid humans and keep their anonymity. People claim to have seen one before, but no hard evidence exists. “Yeah I seen one. I seen one just the other day. Musta been ’bout 8 feet tall. Fast too. Faster than Dale Jr. in a high speed POlice chase,” said one resident.
EYE of the STORM
48″ x 48″ Mixed Media on Canvas
In the eye of the storm through the holes in my head. Black and white mixes pulling on threads. The good and the evil tugging at me. The internal fight over who I should be. A darkness a chaos hovering up above. Kicking and screaming, give me a shove. Into deep black in the eye of the storm. How long will this last, will I be reborn? When this madness all ends and I see the white light. I’m grabbing and clawing, fighting the good fight. Head raised up high and breaking on through. I know who I am… and what I should do.
NO CURVES
18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Wood
Yes, there are really no curves. Well there are, but none of the materials used are curved. Each strand of hemp is brought from point A to point B to create the illusion of curved lines. I believe I was taught this design in an elementary school art class, but it was done on paper then. I wanted to bring the design to life in a more physical way.
SPOOLS & NAILS
24″ x 36″ Mixed Media on Canvas
Spools & Nails was made with four items. A spool of thread, a nail, a cardboard tube and a square piece of metal were all brought together for this piece. Nicole said if she saw this in IKEA she would buy it, but we already have it so, it’s hanging in the living room. Maybe I’ll pitch the idea to IKEA and everyboby can have one.
EXPLOSIVE FLOWER FIELD
48″ x 60″ Mixed Media on Canvas
It’s finally here. 01.01.12. Day one out of 365. I want to start with a bang and hope this keeps everyone interested in what’s to come. This is my fireworks show to get things going for this year. Hope everyone has a safe and healthy 2012.
BOOM! pop! CRACKLE! pow! The sounds in the ground that gotta get out. The flowers are ready and they wanna go. Grow up in your face for the fireworks show. They only explode whan the timing is right. Poppin’ up from the ground to light up the night. Never in your life will you see such a sight. Something to cherish for the rest of your life.
18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Canvas
So, I couldn’t wait till the 1st of the year and didn’t think it would be fair to everyone that has been waiting either. PORTUGUESE ROOSTER is dedicated to my mother’s side of the family (I love you all) and was won by my cousin Cheryl in the grab bag at our annual Christmas Eve party. It took quite a few years (I won’t say how many) for cousin Cheryl to get the first pick in the grab bag and she said it was worth the wait. Consider this a holiday gift to everyone and a preview of some things to come for 2012. Enjoy!