Prickly Pear Pinups: A Series Full of LoveJanuary 26, 2023-2022 was wild for me. We came out of the pandemic just in time for me to find myself with a surgically repaired knee, turning 50 and single for the first time since 1985. I had 6 colonoscopies, 2 stays in the hospital that left me seriously anemic, a vasectomy, a break up, coVid, and… (read more)
Shit Still Stinks and Pigs Can’t Fly: how to hope for the impossible.October 1, 2019-I'm not sure how it got there exactly, but this phrase bounced around in my head for 20 years, from sketchbook to sketchbook and eventually into iPhone notes and various electronic lists of ideas. It hung around waiting for me to explore it adequately. I just never seemed to find a way to get it… (read more)
Nihilism and Nanner Pudding: A Popular FavoriteJuly 5, 2014-2014 • 54.75" x 31" acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets The whole idea behind the concept of making paintings that highlight our use of food and the celebrations they're tied to as a distraction to our existential angst came from a comment I made about art shows being essentially a "self doubt and… (read more)
Schadenfreude and Shiner Bock: A Big, Weird, Daring IdeaJuly 4, 2014-2014 • 31.25" x 55.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets Schadenfreude is a German expression meaning "to take pleasure in the misfortune of others." You see three characters: The hapless victim who is too caught up in feeling sorry for himself to fix the situationThe jerk who is satisfied and amused by the greater… (read more)
Nintendo Thumb: Searing Pain, Sensational FunJuly 3, 2014-2014 • 17.5" x 36.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets There was once going to be a "gamer" themed group show at a relatively well known gallery in San Antonio. I was creating this when I found out it was going to be moved to a grungy independent coffee shop/art studio/gallery in an "emerging… (read more)
Tejano: Polka (The Colorful Combination of Cultures)June 29, 2014-2014 • 34" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets Before coming to the San Antonio, I hadn't known of the German culture here and in the Hill Country, much less the mixture of Texan, Mexican and German that I understand is part of what is loosely referred to as Tejano. Being of German… (read more)
Tejano: Heidi (Colorful Cultural Misappropriation, Boobs, and Beer)June 29, 2014-2014 • 34" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets Before coming to the San Antonio, I hadn't known of the German culture here and in the Hill Country, much less the mixture of Texan, Mexican and German that I understand is part of what is loosely referred to as Tejano. Being of German… (read more)
Tejano: Gnomo (The Miracle of Merging Magical Motifs)June 29, 2014-2014 • 34" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets Before coming to the San Antonio, I hadn't known of the German culture here and in the Hill Country, much less the mixture of Texan, Mexican and German that I understand is part of what is loosely referred to as Tejano. Being of German… (read more)
Blue Boy: A Promising Pop Art PerspectiveJune 29, 2014-2014 • 46.75" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets (After the portrait of Jonathan Buttall by Thomas Gainsborough) I loved the way the paintings and sculptures of the boy in the blue suit and the girl in the pink dress had a pop culture name of "Blue Boy" and "Pinkie." We all remember… (read more)
Pinkie: A Powerful Pop Art Portrayal Of A Historical PieceJune 29, 2014-2014 • 46.75" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets (After the portrait of Sarah Barrett Moulton by Thomas Lawrence) I loved the way the paintings and sculptures of the boy in the blue suit and the girl in the pink dress had a pop culture name of "Blue Boy" and "Pinkie." Growing up,… (read more)
Prickly Pear Pinups: A Series Full of Love January 26, 2023 - 2022 was wild for me. We came out of the pandemic just in time for me to find myself with a surgically repaired knee, turning 50 and single for the first time since 1985. I had 6 colonoscopies, 2 stays in the hospital that left me seriously anemic, a vasectomy, a break up, coVid, and… (read more)
Shit Still Stinks and Pigs Can’t Fly: how to hope for the impossible. October 1, 2019 - I'm not sure how it got there exactly, but this phrase bounced around in my head for 20 years, from sketchbook to sketchbook and eventually into iPhone notes and various electronic lists of ideas. It hung around waiting for me to explore it adequately. I just never seemed to find a way to get it… (read more)
Nihilism and Nanner Pudding: A Popular Favorite July 5, 2014 - 2014 • 54.75" x 31" acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets The whole idea behind the concept of making paintings that highlight our use of food and the celebrations they're tied to as a distraction to our existential angst came from a comment I made about art shows being essentially a "self doubt and… (read more)
Schadenfreude and Shiner Bock: A Big, Weird, Daring Idea July 4, 2014 - 2014 • 31.25" x 55.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets Schadenfreude is a German expression meaning "to take pleasure in the misfortune of others." You see three characters: The hapless victim who is too caught up in feeling sorry for himself to fix the situationThe jerk who is satisfied and amused by the greater… (read more)
Nintendo Thumb: Searing Pain, Sensational Fun July 3, 2014 - 2014 • 17.5" x 36.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets There was once going to be a "gamer" themed group show at a relatively well known gallery in San Antonio. I was creating this when I found out it was going to be moved to a grungy independent coffee shop/art studio/gallery in an "emerging… (read more)
Tejano: Polka (The Colorful Combination of Cultures) June 29, 2014 - 2014 • 34" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets Before coming to the San Antonio, I hadn't known of the German culture here and in the Hill Country, much less the mixture of Texan, Mexican and German that I understand is part of what is loosely referred to as Tejano. Being of German… (read more)
Tejano: Heidi (Colorful Cultural Misappropriation, Boobs, and Beer) June 29, 2014 - 2014 • 34" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets Before coming to the San Antonio, I hadn't known of the German culture here and in the Hill Country, much less the mixture of Texan, Mexican and German that I understand is part of what is loosely referred to as Tejano. Being of German… (read more)
Tejano: Gnomo (The Miracle of Merging Magical Motifs) June 29, 2014 - 2014 • 34" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets Before coming to the San Antonio, I hadn't known of the German culture here and in the Hill Country, much less the mixture of Texan, Mexican and German that I understand is part of what is loosely referred to as Tejano. Being of German… (read more)
Blue Boy: A Promising Pop Art Perspective June 29, 2014 - 2014 • 46.75" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets (After the portrait of Jonathan Buttall by Thomas Gainsborough) I loved the way the paintings and sculptures of the boy in the blue suit and the girl in the pink dress had a pop culture name of "Blue Boy" and "Pinkie." We all remember… (read more)
Pinkie: A Powerful Pop Art Portrayal Of A Historical Piece June 29, 2014 - 2014 • 46.75" x 17.5"acrylic, spray paint on used fence pickets (After the portrait of Sarah Barrett Moulton by Thomas Lawrence) I loved the way the paintings and sculptures of the boy in the blue suit and the girl in the pink dress had a pop culture name of "Blue Boy" and "Pinkie." Growing up,… (read more)