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Daniel Craig
Acrylic on panel, 18"x 24"
Who's your favorite Bond?
Some say Daniel Craig. Others say Sean Connery.
Who is your personal favorite? And why?
Friday, November 20, 2015
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies
Acrylic on canvasboard, 11"x 14"
When the ideal of perfection has been marred and turned on its head,
one must examine the root of the problem and either blame
forces without, or acknowledge the cancer within.
The answer is blowing in the wind.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
The Knight Who Called It A Day
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The Knight Who Called It A Day
Based on the special album Dylan released for Victoria's Secret
Acrylic on panel, 24"x 24"
Saturday, October 3, 2015
First Nations
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First Nations
Acrylic on canvas, 24"x 30"
$300
This strictly abstract composition seemed to reflect feelings associated with
Native culture and experiences here in the Midwest.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Woman with Blowing Hair
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Woman with Hair Blowing
Ink on paper
Since my youth I have always been fascinated by the fluid beauty of a line.
I recall someone saying, "Why don't you finish it?" as if coloring it in would make it better.
As I see it, it's the simplicity that makes it elegant.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
An as-yet untitled Dylan piece based on a photo from Blonde on Blonde
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An as-yet untitled Dylan piece based on a photo
from Blonde on Blonde
24"x 40", acrylic
will be at the Goin' Postal show in mid-October.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
A Preposterous Mummification
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A Preposterous Mummification
Mixed media technique involving photography,
projection, acrylic, latex and experience
Sunday, September 20, 2015
A Picassoesque Unidentified Face
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A Picassoesque Unidentified Face
Acrylic on panel, 18"x 24"
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Moment of Impact: Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
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Moment of Impact
In which Jack Ruby fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald
while he was in police custody in Dallas, 1963
Acrylic on Illustration Board, Framed
$350 plus S&H
Saturday, September 12, 2015
That Remarkable Space Between Waking and Sleeping
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That Remarkable Space
Between Waking and Sleeping
Acrylic on monitor panel, 12"x 9"
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Seven High School Faces: Early Patterns
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Seven Faces From High School
Here are some more early drawings that I recently found in a folder, somewhat water damaged. What's interesting is how early I became interested in the patterns that formed when faces were partially illuminated when hidden in shadows. I hadn't seen these in nearly 50 years and was surprised at how to this day I continue to be fascinated with the patterns light produces on faces.
Examples of this pattern as borne out today:
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Five Drawings From When I Was In High School
A couple weeks ago I found a folder with more of my drawings from high school. The folder had water damage and there are stains, but the images while a bit dark are original and inventive.
Deep Purple's third album, titled Tetragrammaton, featured cover art by Hieronymus Bosch. Their music was good, but it was Bosch's painting of hell that most resonated with what was going on in my mind at that time. I was sixteen.
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| "Gross" |
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Can't You Hear Me Knockin'?
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Can't You Hear Me Knockin'?
Acrylic, latex on panel
48" 36"
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Monday, August 17, 2015
Saturday, August 8, 2015
A Statement About Penmanship
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A Statement About Penmanship
Mixed media, 20"x 16"
Dedicated to Grace Moores, who wrote the chapter on penmanship in my as-yet-unpublished book Writing Exercises: How to Teach Writing and Prepare Your Favorite Students for College, Life and Everything Else
Monday, August 3, 2015
Kentucky (Mapped Life Series)
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Kentucky (Mapped Life Series)
Acrylic on Rand McNally Map
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Violin
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Violin
Unstrung violin with hornets nest on abstract background near sunset.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Blonde On Blonde
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Blonde On Blonde
Acrylic, latex on panel
12"x 24"
Based on Dylan album cover of the same name.
NFS
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Forever Young
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Forever Young
Acrylic, latex, oil on canvas
Three years ago John Heino gave me several canvases which he had used in a past life. This piece has several underpaintings before reaching a successful conclusion last night.
Inspired by a Dylan photo of recent vintage, and the song.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
Sidewinder
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Sidewinder
Acrylic on canvas, 16"x 20"
One of our problems growing up in the Western world is too much dependence on the rational for understanding. We think we have to understand something rationally to "get it." In this sense the mind becomes a barrier to understanding.
Both music and anstract art can reach us in ways and places that representational paintings do not. Hence, many times the real meaning of a work is not found in what it is per se, but in how it feels.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Profile B: A Posthumous Reflection
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Profile B: A Posthumous Reflection
Acrylic on panel, 24"x 24"
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Man Staring Suspiciously from the Sidelines
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Man with a Staring Suspiciously from the Sidelines
Ink on Paper, 12"x 16"
Monday, March 23, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
The Sybil In Wonderland
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The Sybil in Wonderland
Acrylic on illustration board, 11"x16"
Signed, limited edition prints available
starting at $50 +S&H
Friday, January 16, 2015
American Gigilo
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American Gigilo
Acrylic, latex on panel -- 24"x 36"
Currently on view at The Break Room, Duluth
$200
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