Hey y'all. WTF?

So this is my almost latest painting. Most of the tape is painted... (This doesn't mean I painted on top of blue tape, I painted the paper and a small part of the board to look like blue tape). I've been thinking a lot about notions of immortallity and the comfort painting gives me... to make physical manifestations of my ideas that are (at least) less temporeal than I am. Maybe this is a weakness? Maybe I should do more valient actions worth retelling (saving lives, whatnot) rather than making objects that hang around and take up the little space I (we) have. I don't know (my new favorite thing to say during critique). Not to brag but the blue tape most definately asks for a double take. I feel this is a good way to question the validity of art, making art that is skilled and labored but unnoticable. What do you think?

Me as everyone!

Hi guys. Sorry I haven't posted in so long. This is the new stuff I've been working on. Me as characters in old movies... but it has evolved into me as my family along with art stars, movie stars, ect. in the interior of my grandfathers house (a painting I'm working on). More to come. Miss you guys!

Finished!

A portrait of Victor : Cuban Jewish gangster raver porch sitter that falls in love at the drop of a hat.



Oil, spraypaint, glitter, sharpie, oil pastel---36" x 46"-- started over year ago maybe more (he's married now!)

portraits

I finished this double portrait and then started a fun one. I was on a roll and had massive painting energy and decided to make something out of an old painting that no one liked... first I attacked it with spraypaint and then thick, sticky white housepaint that wouldn't spread. I really like the effect-- and of course it looked weathered and old -- so I'm working on an old photograph of the person I live with and his late father for the hall that shows through the dining room. I've never painted something for a place in a house -- but since the canvas was already wasted -- why not :) I'm really excited about the decorative look of it -- and the size. I probably would have never painted something like this on this scale (42" x 40") if it weren't for the recycling...

GLITTER!!

So I decided that glitter was absolutely necessary in my paintings -- all of the childish beauty and sparkliness. I first used it in the portrait of Tisa and James lightly in the background -- then realized that it would be perfect on the portrait of Victor -- with all of his 'over the topness.'

I'm really really excited about playing with this new medium :D

yay to Charlie and Hilary joining

We want more action here and more work to look at -- unfinished and finished. Hilary -- I didn't have an email for Matt, but please invite him-- you can do that through settings.

<3

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