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Pretty In Pink
I worked on this for several years, starting in 2017 or so. It always seemed pale and a bit washed out. Then Sara suggested a contrasting border. The pink border added 2021 really pops and makes the whole painting work. As usual, the little things really count.
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Market Day
24″ x 30″ mixed media. This started with a photo of 4 Jamaican women going to market in front of a yellow wall – I guess it shows you how far a painting can go. In my mind I still see the 4 beautiful women.
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Young Man with Guitar
60″ x 31″ Mixed Media. When I started working at Fender I knew I needed to present myself as an artist. I was surrounded by musicians – some of them quite brilliant musicians. This painting was inspired by Picaso’s Old Man with Guitar. I painted it on an old closet door and it was a bit…
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Red
42″ x 36″ Acrylic on Wood. Red is my studio muse. She was inspired by Van Gough’s “Portrait of a Peasant”. When you see such master works, they come alive. I just had to paint something like it. The result is not close, but inspired nonetheless. Fun with Big Hair. It took me years to get the eyes…
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Looking at the Bottle
36″ x 49″ mixed media. Quick study prompted by a gallery visit in La Jolla (after Byron). Strong painting with very few, bold colors on strong relief. Perhaps the bottle should have been nearly empty! Or is it a second bottle? Smacks of Rufino Tamayo – my favorite artist. I even found a street named after him in my Tijuana…
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Citiscape
37″ x 49″ Acrylic on wood. Very simple painting on metalic background. Background painted upright – horizontal lines bled together. One black line citiscape. Fast and easy flow.
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Shaman
37″ x 25″ mixed media on wood. inspired by African masks. Simple and bold. Probably 4 colors total. This guy has a serious nose!
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Figuring Out White
36″ x 54″ mixed media. At Sara’s urging, I began experimenting with color coutouts, leading to this configuration. Very intriguing.
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