20x16", oil on canvas available on MY WEBSITE
More good news today (I'm on a roll!) This painting was accepted into the juried Regional Show at the San Diego Art Institute. And another painting, Home Fires Burning, one of my little Daily Paintings was juried into the 1 Foot Show at the same place. 2008 is lookin' good to me!
8x6" oil on canvas, SOLD
This is my first post of the new year! I've been so busy with family and holiday celebrations that it's has been nearly impossible to paint. But I think I will be back on track this week with 3-4 new paintings so please check in again. Looking back on 2007 I posted nearly 150 new paintings! And those are just my Daily Paintings. I'm not counting my larger pieces and my commissions...whew! And let's not forget the biggest challenge of being a member of the Daily Painters movement was learning how to wrangle the technology! Not really my cup of tea so I'm pretty proud of myself for figuring out the blogging business and the ins and outs of eBay. My next project is my website...coming soon.
20x16" oil on canvas, SOLD
This painting was inspired by a guy I met when I first moved to San Diego in the 70's. I lived in a beach community where everyone worked at weird jobs just to make enough money for the weekend. (It was the 70's, OK?). I was a baby photographer, Eddie was the ice-cream man and several of the guys had grunt jobs at the shipyards. But Armand left for work each day looking like he was a high-roller on Wall Street or presiding over the middle east peace talks. He had an incredible wardrobe but what I remember most was his collection of ties. He never wore the same one twice in a month. To see him walking down the streets of Ocean Beach it was evident that he was not your everyday beach hippie. But I doubt that anyone would guess that Armando was on his way to Montgomery Wards to sell TVs.
24x18" oil on canvas, SOLD
In between the small daily paintings, I've been working on a few larger pieces. I've been lucky enough to have several commissioned pieces lately and a couple hanging in shows right now. This fellow is from The Guys In Ties series and is hanging over my fireplace until he gets a new home. I kind of hope he stays through the holidays. I love his wacky expression and the colors are so brilliant!
8x6" oil on canvas, SOLD
This painting is from my "Guys In Ties" series. This is the first small format I have done in the series and the first bow-tie painting. I love bow-ties. They are so much sweeter than the other ones...do they have a name? Anyway, the political talking heads should take note: you could appear so much more trustworthy and likable in a bow-tie. I like to imagine G-dub in a pink bow-tie...such a prince!
