Face Seeking Hope

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Face Seeking Hope

Pen and ink, 6"x9"

Over the years I have filled many a sketchbook with line art similar to this.

I am fascinated by the forms that emerge from simple linear patterns.

Man With Rose Colored Eyes

Picture of the Day Man With Rose Colored Eyes
Acrylic on wrapping paper, 8"x10"

$195

The piece evolved from a sheet of wrapping paper which, when I looked at it, seemed liked rows of eyes rather than rows of roses. So I painted a face around one pair of eyes. (below) I probably should have quit there, but continued to work and re-work the piece, continuously dissatisfied till I finally quit in the condition you see it above.

With Crumpled Horn

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With Crumpled Horn
Mixed media on illustration board, 12"x16"

Lost In Translation

Picture of the DayLost In Translation
Acrylic on ceramic tile from Italy, 12' x 12"

Image based on the scene where Bill Murray is doing a whiskey commercial, the reason he has come to Tokyo. It strikes me as a pivotal scene, as he is required to act alive while inside feeling so dead.

Cowboy Bob

Picture of the DayCowboy Bob
Acrylic on newsprint, 16"x 20"

I like this painting, based on yet another image of Bob Dylan,
and only regret that I did not paint it on a higher quality surface.
Simple yet evocative...

Round Midnight

Picture of the DayRound Midnight
Ink on textured Nekoosa paper, 8"x10"

Son

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Son
Acrylic on unstretched canvas, 16"x 20"
$300

Dylan As Sad Clown Behind the Broken Mirror

Picture of the DayDylan As Sad Clown

Behind the Broken Mirror
Mixed media on the surface beneath a broken mirror, 18" x 26"

Collection of the Artist

My Son the Rugby Player

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My Son the Rugby Player
Acrylic on 1938 London Times, 9"x 12"
$400

Unique image in a unique setting, a piece that transcends time.

If These Shadows Remain Unaltered...

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If These Shadows Remain Unaltered...
Pen and ink, on Strathmore drawing paper, 6" x 8"
Private collection of the artist

I was reminded of the comment by the Ghost of Christmas Future when he spoke to Scrooge while looking at Tiny Tim. So much of life really is predictable, if these shadows remain unaltered.

Dylan in Profile

Picture of the DayDylan in Profile Acrylic on masonite panel, 2' x 3'
$1800

Sad Clown (from Vegas)

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Sad Clown (from Vegas)
Mixed Media on Masonite, 7 1/4" x 24"
$300, unframed

This piece seems to connect with a lot of people, perhaps due to the bright colors yet sad theme. It is currently being framed. Limited edition giclee reproductions will be available.

What You Lookin' At?

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What You Lookin' At

Ink on acrylic wash on paper, 10" x 13"

$145, unframed

A Postmodern Man

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A Postmodern Man
Acrylic on canvas paper, 16"x 20"
$300, unframed

This is a very nicely priced piece which looks especially good in a rustic frame.

The Skeptic

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The Skeptic

Ink on slightly textured Nekoosa paper, 10"x13"

$95 plus S&H, unframed

Note: The reproduction here inaccurately portrays the paper as grey. It is actually a clean white.

The Sybil in Wonderland

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The Sybil in Wonderland
Acrylic, ink on illustration board, 10" x 15"
$300

Out on the Tiles

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Out on the Tiles
Ink on paper, 10" x 13"

Girl

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Girl

Acrylic on newsprint, 18" x 24"

Most of the faces I've done this past year were guys. I was going for expressiveness, moods, attitudes. The delicacy of female beauty is a greater challenge, and though it is easy to appreciate aesthetically, it is not so easy to reproduce. This is a study based on a random face from Facebook.

Danica P the GoDaddy Girl

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Danica P the GoDaddy Girl

Ink on paper, 12" x 16"

Danica with Green Hair

Mixed media on paper, 12" x 16"

I think Danica is good for racing, and GoDaddy is good for the web hosting world. I'm currently working on a portrait of Danica in her Honda racing gear, but we'll see what comes of that. This piece seemed to capture her intense desire to win, an attitude shared by all winning racers. She's definitely no powderpuff.

Aschenbach

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Aschenback

Ink on paper, 10" x 13"

Harry Gold

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Harry Gold
Acrylic on paper, approx. 11" x 14"

The title of this piece is from a short story I wrote in which every sentence was plagiarized from a different work of fiction. One line was from a Hemingway story, another from a Malcolm Lowry novel, etc. The story is of minor importance, but the concept was fun to execute, much like this painting here.

Black & White One

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Black & White One
Ink on white, lightly textured Nekoosa paper, 5" x 7"
$80 unframed

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Man Warming Himself Against The Cold

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Man Warming Himself Against The Cold
Mixed Media on Masonite, 14" x 16"
NFS

The Joker

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The Joker
Pastel on paper, 8" x 10"

Sold

It's such an iconic image. After seeing the film it was something fun to do, though inescapably bound to the real life tragedy of Heath Ledger, who so uniquely interpreted this role. Shared here today because it seems to remain associated with my Self Portrait as Dark Knight which I shared here yesterday.

Self Portrait as Dark Knight

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Self Portrait as Dark Knight
Pastels on paper, 8" x 10"
$200

Inspired by the Scott Ridley film about an existential hero.

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Lincoln III

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Lincoln III

Mixed media on masonite, 24' x 36"
$900 plus S&H

Years ago I painted a small picture which I called Blue Lincoln. His easily recognizable face carries some symbolic weight as well as an emotional resonance. Lincoln, in my own personal iconographic way, represents civil war. Each of us has our own personal battles that threaten to tear us apart. Lincoln managed to resolve these in our national "story" and in our personal stories we likewise need something heroic to give us the necessary resolve to finish the war, whatever it is.

This primarily acrylic portrait was painted in 2009.

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on limited edition signed reproductions.

Do you have a favorite president?

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Lady Day

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Portrait of Billie Holiday

Acrylic on canvas paper, 16"x20"

$395 unframed plus S&H

One of the great jazz and blues singers of all times, if not the greatest, Billie Holiday was also known as Lady Day. I personally love this picture. The entire time I painted it I was listening to a great set of recordings of this lady singing the blues. You can read more about Lady Day at Ennyman's Territory.

"I'm always making a comeback, but nobody ever tells me where I've been." ~Billie H.

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on limited edition signed reproductions.
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Portrait of Chief Sitting Bull

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Portrait of Chief Sitting Bull
Acrylic on masonite, 2' x 3'
This is a very popular painting of the legendary Hunkpapa Lakota chief and holy man/leader of the Sioux Nation, both for its natural colors and the emotion it expresses.
Original painting:$1800
Limited edition giclee prints, 14” x 22”: $200 each.
Set of 400.

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Contemplation 2

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Contemplation 2
Ink on paper, 10"x 13"
Framed original with museum glass
1/1, $400 +$100 S&H

This piece is very nicely framed with gorgeous layered matte.
I love the rich colors of the inks, as well as the way people respond to this image.
Shipping costs will have to be determined upon sale.

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Contemplation

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Contemplation

Ink on lightly textured Nekoosa paper, 10" x 13"

$180 plus S&H

This is a clean white paper. The slightly off-white shadows

around the corners of the image here do not exist in real life.

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