Stills lifes and Charity Auction

Did a bunch of little still Life's last weekend. Here are some of then that dried and I'm willing to show. I think still life's are a great exercise in flexing slightly different painting muscles. I do find it hard to be original with then as many painters have worn out fruit, vegetables and flowers. However, I did my first lemon and lived to talk about it. Euglow made it ok for me. I'll post my artist I like a bit later.

My friend, Fellow artist and new Gallery owner is have a benift show at his gallery in Santa Monica that I've agreed to put 5 paintings into. Hope yopu can come by.

http://newberrygallery.com/

Charity Art Auction Atwater Park Center
One Evening: July 25, 2009



Dirty Jar #2


Chewed Ducks

Lemon


Edward Seago perhaps my favorite British Landscape painter.

The Pitch

This was a moment that turned into a confrontation. While taking pictures in NY with pal Tony Peter's I was about to take a picture of a cop leaning on a lamppost when this kid leaned into the shot to pitch his Rap CD to a grandmother. I held my position hoping he would back up, but he stayed there then noticed me. He confronted me and demanded I not take his picture. I said I'm taking a picture of the cop, not him. He ratted me out to the cop who hassled poor Tony. Filled with bravura that he had used the system to game the man, I asked to see his business license for selling his CD's and that when things got really ugly. The cop was really embarrassed he that to protect this young thugs rights. Now he got what he feared, his picture for everyone to see. The picture is called the pitch, but I was temped to call it the asshole.




On the easel ( cropped)... first warning this painting when finished is going to disturb some viewers.


artist I like Euan Uglow

Zeppelin Over Burbank

Oil on Wood 38x22

When I was out painting Pa in Burbank recently to my wonderment a zeppelin went over the valley. It was Just before memorial day and they were giving rides from Long Beach. I took this as a good omen as I like zeppelins and was so happy I wasn't "adding" a local one to my picture. It was a real moment of wonderment for me, however the world-weary homeless guy I just photographed scoffed at my enthusiasm. "When you look up as much as I do you see everything." he said sagely. I'll add more to this blog post soon, I'm having some connective issues.



artists I like:
WU GUANZHONG his abstraction astonishes me

More PA in Burbank/ Southwest Art

This is just half a block from the back of Nickelodeon. I'm trying for more stark views based simply on a strong composition. I'd hoped to post a new big painting but it's still at Artworks being shot. Next week. I'll post a favorite artist later today.



Got some watercolors from China. they inspired me to try one of my own 6x8 I'm rusty ,but it was fun.






I'm in the current issue Of Southwest Art please run down and buy copies and distribute them to collectors for me thanks!.

in progress:



artist I like Frank Tenney Johnson:

Another PA two weeks later from the same area as my last PA" Stock." Been trying to paint after work every Thursady at Sunset right by Nick. Usally painting pals Richard and Aaron are along.

Burbank Shed 8x10 oil on linen



Second one that I didn't finish before dark.

Stock Cart 5x7 oil on linen


Aaron at work



Richard does a lovely Watercolor

On the easel



A studio painting ( lay in) of the same area.


Artists I like: Edward Seago ( big influence)

1144

24x32oil on wood

Haven't done a train painting in a while...





today's start

Artist I like






The Tkachev brothers I'm guessing one is better than the other as the body of there work is average or sometimes downright terrible while a small group is brilliant on the level of the top 5 Russian painters of all time. I don't know who did what or if they both went down hill due to fashion, laziness or age and liquor?

Balloon

At Halloween I took some kids at the town square. I like a homemade bat boy but didn't find his mom and family an interesting subject so I moved his two blocks away down and industrial side street. A little sentimental for me but what the heck.

Oil on linen 16x12





In progress-- did this lay-in today-- Hope I didn't jinx it by posting.







Jack Levine Hero for cartoonists who what to be fine artists, still going at 90 plus! Love his work.