DONE! July 10, 2010

Finally finished this painting today. Need to live with it for a while, but glad to get it done. Next!

Painting in Progress

New Starts

Here are a couple paintings that I'm starting on. With the bog one almost out of the way I can almost feel some breathing room!

40" x 50"

About 24" x 24"

Painting in Progress

Ok,

I think I'm done with this one. Just need to sit with it for a while. Happy 4th of July!

Michelle Meunnig at Jack Fischer Gallery

Our good friend Michelle Meunnig has a show up at Jack Fischer Gallery in SF. Here is a link to see some of her work on ArtBusiness.

Painting in Progress

Got back this weekend from a cool 3 days in Monterey to 105 degree heat in Sacramento. Paint dries really fast! that's all I can say. The studio was so hot and steamy I might as well be doing Bikram Yoga. The big painting is coming along, but at a snails pace. I've been over thinking a lot for no reason other than not wanting to screw it up! After this show I'll work on that one! ok...here's where I'm at!

A little macho man self image, Rapunzel hair fetish and what not! Go figure and if you do, please let me know!

Painting in Progress

I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but can't explain it! latest installment of Painting in Progress!

Painting in Progress

Mo Monkies!

The Smoking Monkey Series is a good filler for time when I'm not working on my paintings. It's somewhat mindless and somewhat therapeutic. I'm running out of paint can lids so I might have to go dumpster diving tomorrow behind some paint stores. My goal is 50-100 by my show in Oct. Not sure if I'll make it, but it's the goal.

These are the ones I have so far hanging in the bathroom. Heather is out of town so I don't know how she'll respond to the larger grouping, ha! Oh well!

Rest in Peace Sigmar Polke

Sigmar Polke passed away on June 10, 2010. He was one of the many artists whose work I was drawn to and influenced by.

Sigmar Polke 'This is all that remains of the original statue', 1974, Exhibition 'Wir Kleinbürger – Zeitgenossen und Zeitgenossinnen' (We the Bourgeoisie – Comrades of Our Time), Galerie der Gegenwart (Museum of Contemporary Art), Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

Smoking Monkey Series

This is a drawing on paper in acrylic, enamel pen and Sumi ink.

Gallon lid

Quart lids

Painting in Progress

Making very slow progress these days. Feelin a bit brain dead. In the mean time I've been cranking out more Smoking Monkeys on paint can lids. Will post those photos.

Here's a detail of the head

Lauren's Open Studio

This past weekend, heather, Coco and i went to visit Lauren Ari who was having an Open Studio. She had some really cool pieces for sale, both ceramic and on paper. I'm looking forward to collaborating with her on some pieces.

Smoking Monkeys

This is a series that I've been working on for a while now. Got the smoking monkey bug. I've been scrounging around trying to get as many paint can lids as I can to do a wall of these guys. Also did a couple on white panels.

Farewell Louise Bourgeois

Just read that Louise Bourgeois passed away. Man a lot of deaths these last few weeks.
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/bourgeois/index.html

Photo from: http://blog.art21.org/2008/07/07/bourgeois-at-antholgy-film-archive/

Painting in Progress - Day...(lost count)

Slow progress if anything. With Memorial Day and the family out of town, I hope to gets some work done on this or the other pieces I'm starting.

3 Day Show at SFMOMA Artists Gallery

These were taken by Heather while the SF Art Fair was going on at Fort Mason. The work on the left is Don Ed Hardy.

This is my painting, Pump It Up in the back room.

Painting in Progress - Day 9

Got a bit more done, but spent the majority of this weekend cleaning my space and doing small drawings. Heather came back with photos from the SF Art Fair that I'll post later. Nice to have one again in SF after a 10 year hiatus. Just hope it doesn't disappear again! We need one close by.

Painting in Progress - Day 7

Shot this before I get cranking this weekend while Heather and Coco are out of town. I have a couple days to get ahead.

SF Art Fair at Fort Mason

During the SF Art fair the SFMOMA Artists Gallery will be having a Special 3 Day Show that I'm be included in. Stop in if you're planning to go to the Art Fair.

SFMOMA Artists Gallery is having a SPECIAL 3 DAY SHOW featuring work by Steve Allen, E.G. Crichton, Kirk Crippens, Laura Dufort, John Yoyogi Fortes, Don Ed Hardy, England Hidalgo, Terry Hoff, Misako Inaoka, Robert Ogata, Adrienne Pao, James Torlakson, and Lewis Watts.

Friday, May 21, noon - 8pm
Saturday, May 22, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, May 23, 11am - 6pm