Evidence

Oil paint over a pre-existing commercially produced, thickly textured, horizontal painting of Calla lillies. I was thinking about the way Sigmar Polke and David Salle overlay seemingly disparite images and this was an opportunity to try that.

March 22

So exactly 2 years ago, March 22, 2018 I was taking the subway home from my studio where I had been painting Bluto all day and I looked up and Bluto was sitting across from me staring at me. I wanted to talk to him, I wanted to ask him to pose for me or ask him on a date but I was too dumbfounded so I pulled out my camera and took a picture he stared right at me and didn’t look away..This painting is just called “March 22, 2018” 18 x 24 oil on canvas. It has been hanging in my living room ever since...

Bluto Poseiden

This was kind of a breakthrough for me in my project of teaching myself how to paint. I started painting Bluto in January 2017 as a way to teach myself painting ( I didn't go to art school) By keeping the subject matter the same it allowed me to try all kinds of styles..

Construction

Oil on Canvas 24x 28

I started this shortly before my last show "2 Years of Bluto" Opened, I figured I already had enough works completed for the show so I went looking for random snapshots of strangers who resembled the cartoon character I had painted and I was surprised that I was able to pull this technique off and that these more realistic works looked great next to the flatter cartoon charater paintings, I recently reworked the painting, addressing issues that I initially found too challenging...

Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime)

Oil on Canvas 24 x 28 Inches. I'm trying to find ways to make the Bluto/Hank character that I have been painting more 3D...

Beatnik

10 x 30 inches January 2020

Socks

Here are some details of a Painting I did last year called "Socks"