NEW WORK-AUGUST 2007

Why August 2007?Well,August has been one hell of a month for me.I won't bore you with all of the details,as I have spoken about it at length elsewhere on the site but, I had to have some surgery doneAfterwards, I had to scale down the size of the paintings for the time being as,during the recovery period, I can't physically work on anything that might entail the raising of my left arm above my head for six weeks.So,I set myself up with a bunch of smaller canvases.I hadn't really worked on anything that small in a long time.Except for the collages I'd done not too long ago for an International Collage Exchange(posted elsewhere in the galleries).For the last couple of years I've been trying to find a way of bridging the gap between my drawings and my paintings.Not as easy as one might expect.At least not for me.To accomplish what I get when sketching in a mad frenzy of rapidly drawn shapes and line, that eventually form an image,with the sheer explosive release that is painting was near to impossible.I was in attack mode for both but the end results,however related,were still two different animals.But,as I sat down to begin the pieces you are about to see,something strange happened.I saw some of the drawings that I had left over from the collages and decided to try and experiment with them and do some mixed media work on my canvases.I know I'm not the first to do this but,it was a first for me.As I dropped that first cut up drawing on to that newly painted surface,it felt like somebody finally replaced that flickering fluorescent light bulb over my work space.I swear,to all things that I hold dear in this world,I then heard the music that announces that the film is about to start.I heard the last tumbler fall into place and the locking mechanism open to reveal the contents of the safe.I knew then that my muses,or whatever you call those mysterious strangers that whisper in your ears and fill your head with ideas and images,had just given me another ticket for the quantum shift train.It's been a couple of weeks now and I ain't heard any announcements that this ride is stopping any time soon.So,that's why August.....now,enough talk.More pictures.Enjoy!!

AMERICANNED

INDIAN

8x10

 

Now on view at

Marco's Tattoo

Wakefiled,RI-USA

INSOMNIA

8x10

 

 

 

MENTOS

FRESHNESS

8x10

 

Now on view at

Marco's Tattoo

Wakefield,RI-USA

MORTAL

KOMBAT

24x36

now available at

Ursus Gallery

Columbus,OH

 

PUBLIC

ENEMY 1

8x10

private collection of

Stephanie Hoch

 

PUBLIC

ENEMY 2

8x10

private collection of

Stephanie Hoch

 

PUBLIC

ENEMY 3

8x10

private collection of

Stephanie Hoch

 

THE TORCH

IS PASSED

8x10

 

Now on view at

Marco's Tattoo

Wakefield,RI-USA

TWO STEPS

FORWARD

8x10

 

Now on view at

Marco's Tattoo

Wakefield,RI-USA

EMPLOYEE

OF THE

MONTH

18x24

 

Now on view at

Marco's Tattoo

Wakefield,RI-USA

GEORGIE D'S

DREAMGIRL

10x14

 

the missionary

position

8x10

 

PLUCKING

THE YEW

18x24

 

Now on view at

Marco's Tattoo

Wakefield,RI-USA

 

 

RECOVERY ROOM

10x14

sold

collector wishes to remain anonymous

THE INDEPENDENT

18x24

now available at

Ursus Gallery

Columbus,OH

 

SAY HELLO TO the AUNTIE,

FORMERLY KNOWN

AS FRANK

8x10

 

 
somwhere about here august turned into
 september and so on....

Hellechubbies 1

8x10

 

Hellechubbies 2

8x10

 

Hellechubbies 3

8x10

 

Hellechubbies 4

8x10

 

neighborhood

watch

18 x 24

replay

roleplayer

18 x 24

 

 

 

unreasonably

cool

18 x 24

mr.poppyseed

8 x 10

streetjam 1

8 x 10

now available at

Ursus Gallery

Columbus,OH

streetjam 2

8 x 10

now available at

Ursus Gallery

Columbus,OH

streetjam 3

8 x 10

now available at

Ursus Gallery

Columbus,OH

father's day

18 x 24

 

reggie's

last dance

18 x 24

 

UNLIKELY

SOURCE

18 x 24

UNINVITED

GUEST

18 x 24

yeah,o.k.,

later,

whatever

18 x 24

 

 

 

 

you bastard

53x48
   

 

 

 

 

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