Friday, September 18, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
Paradise B(loss)om
Paradise B(loss)om , 2015. 10" x 10". Acrylic, pencil, on canvas.
With loss of Eden
- first few lines of Milton's Paradise Lost
1. These passed, if any pass, the void profound
2. Of unessential night receives him next,
3. Wide-gaping, and with utter loss of being
4. Threatens him, plunged in that abortive gulf.
- from Book II
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MILTON (Memory Loss)
MILTON (Memory Loss), 2015. 10" x 10". Acrylic, gesso, and pencil on canvas.
1. So many grateful altars I would rear
2. Of grassy turf, and pile up every stone
3. Of luster from the brook, in memory,
4. Or monument to ages; and thereon
5. Offer sweet-smelling gums, and fruits, and flowers:
6. In yonder nether world where shall I seek
7. His bright appearances, or foot-step trace?
- from Book XI
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Funeral for a Friendzone
Funeral for a Friendzone, 2014. 24" x 42". Acrylic, pencil, charcoal, and oil stick on canvas. Kelly Kapowski, Net Art, Post Internet Art, Contemporary Art, Kleenex, Yellow Roses, Photoshop, Gradient, Masturbation.
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio, 2014. 12"x16". Acrylic, oil stick, and pencil on canvas.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Sent from my iPhone 6
Sent from my iPhone 6, 2014. 24"x 36". Acrylic, pencil, charcoal on canvas.
This painting, like a Snapchat pic that lasts only seconds, follows themes of impermanence. The Dutch still-lifes, filled to the brim with frothy blooming flowers reminded the viewer to think on life, because like the fresh petal one day it would dry and turn to dust. I've appropriated the phrase from Basquiat paintings. I also explore ideas of going forward and backward in time - iPhone 6 hasn't been released yet, and its a painting not a pic from a cell phone app, sort of archaic painting content: a flower still life, drawn over in a style resembling Photoshop or MS Paint.
You can buy this painting -here- Thank you for your support!
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
Dying Quarterback
Dying Quarterback, 2014. 20" x 20". Silver leaf, charcoal, acrylic, oil pastel, pencil, and gesso on canvas.
Football, Nike, Barbarians, Christianity, and the fall of Rome.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Don't Worry About It
Don't worry about it, 2014. 18" x 24". Chalk on newsprint.
With pregnancy comes a whole new level of worrying.
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Stairs I
Stairs I, 2014. 18" x 24". Acrylic, gesso, oil crayon, pencil on newsprint.
When I was a child I used to burst up the stairs as fast as I could; outrunning the demons below. Cy Twombly.
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
Buenas Noches
Buenas Noches, 2013. 12" x 16". Acrylic, gold leaf on canvas paper.
Painted after the death of my Grandfather. I was the first born grandchild and was gifted lots of time and attention from him. He made me spiral bound comic books cut from Sunday papers, creatures made of colorful thread and corn husks. He gave me a desire to learn about culture, discover science, value knowledge. He was a science teacher and had little collections of fossils in painted over cigar boxes. Summers spent at his house in south Georgia make up some of my best childhood memories.
When I was a kid his night time goodbye was, "Buenas noches." Gracias por todo.
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Thirty Two
Thirty Two, 2013. 12" x 16". Acrylic, gold leaf on canvas paper.
Sorta Phillip Guston meets Egon Schiele. Also looks like a human Sad Frog.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
World Cup -- Qatar 2022
Redesigned logo for the upcoming World Cup hosted by Qatar in 2022. There have been reports of egregious treatment of workers building the stadiums and infrastructure. Many are said to be unable to leave and are kept under slave like conditions.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Sleep
Sleep, 2013. 23" x 21". Acrylic on cardboard.
Laying awake a night thinking about money and what my life has become as opposed to what my expectations were when young.
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Thursday, August 8, 2013
Wall Section: Red Room
Wall Section: Red Room, 2013. 12" x 16". Acrylic and China Marker on canvas.
This painting is about the fears of parenthood.
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