Wine Drinker

Wine Drinker, 2015. 12" x 16". Pastel, gesso, oil stick, and acrylic on canvas.

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

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 

'Bout to punch Pollock in his damn face

'Bout to punch Pollock in his damn face, 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.

The Inspiration of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio

The Inspiration of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio, 2014. 12"x16". Acrylic, oil stick, and pencil on canvas.

Marcus Atilius Regulus

Marcus Atilius Regulus, 2014. 12" x 16". Acrylic on canvas.

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!

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.

After Vincent

After Vincent, 2014. 26” x 34”. Acrylic, pencil, and pastel on canvas.

Sunflowers
Summer
Yellow

Still Life with Dying Flowers

Still Life with Dying Flowers, 2014. 19" x 26". Pencil, pastel, acrylic on canvas.

Postmodern

Postmodern, 2014. 12" x 16". Acrylic on canvas paper.

A painting of an image.

Loam

 

Loam, 2014. 22" x 35". Acrylic on cardboard.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.