New Orleans, oil on panel 10"x8". I found a bunch of great snow globes and really loved this one, I almost never paint something twice but this guy is already in a larger piece that I am working on.
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Sand Art
Sand Art 10"x8" oil on panel. My son makes these whenever we see a stand, so I cant take full credit for the design.
Hip-Hop Lincoln
So this is probably the last of the money paintings for a while. I found out how to turn a five dollar bill into Lincoln in a baseball hat online and voila. Hop-Hop Lincoln oil on panel 5"x5"
Cool George
"Cool George" 7"x5"
Washington Monument
"Washington Monument" oil on panel 7"x5". This is kind of a recurring theme for me. How is an item transformed by being painted? This is obviously a campy souvenir that has been recreated in paint, what ultimately is the subject? Is it the rather loaded symbol or the illusion of volume and weight? In other words, can a bad work of art become a better work of art simply by painting it? I tend to think so, but it is a funny line to walk. I think it is illustrated even more dramatically in "Broken Neon" and "Still life,Still" life where little is added contextually.
In both paintings, if the illusion is successful it should appear that I have added nothing to the original objects. They represent, as well as I am able, objects I wouldn't hang in my home but become transformed by being re-presented. If nothing else I think they are really funny paintings.