I just finished repainting one of my favorite paintings, “Blue Plate Special.” I sold the first one before I was able to document it in a high resolution Photoshop file. At the time I hadn’t started selling digital prints of my artwork, so I didn’t realize I would someday want to have a high res photo of it. I purposely tried to paint it from memory, with a few changes so it wouldn’t just be a copy of the first painting. This one has a few subtle differences in color and composition. Prints are available online from my Society6.com shop, and the original will soon be for sale at ZaPow Gallery in Asheville along with digital print options.
“Space Kitty” is a white kitten hanging out on the moon wearing a jetpack and a glass orb astronaut helmet. A Ball of copper/orange colored yarn floats around the kitten’s feet. The idea for this painting came from Edward, my oldest cat. He came to us when he was about eight months old, so we didn’t get the chance to see him as a kitten. Considering how he acts, I imagine he’s from outer space.
“Starfall” is a surreal landscape depicting a moonlit waterfall made of stars. As a river of stars fall into the depths, they all combine into a glowing blue mist, illuminating tiny floating islands inhabited by naturally occurring bonsai trees. Approximately 12″w x 25″h Acrylic on Panel.
I just recently unearthed this photo of one of my all-time favorites of my own paintings, “Stingrays.” It’s roughly 2’x3′ and loaded with surreal features like crop circles, a shipwreck, cave paintings, and aquatic wildlife flying through the sky. I rarely frame paintings, but I made this bulky, textured red and black frame to contrast with the pastel, dreamy feel of the overall painting.
