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"Daisy"

2007-05-21T13:43:00.000-07:00

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18"x24"; acrylic on panel; 2007

"Biplane"

2005-11-10T18:49:00.000-08:00

24"x24"x12"; found object sculpture; 2003
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Although I cannot find photos of this configuration, a silk tail streamer created by Chris Vadman hangs from the rear of this sculpture proclaiming "Sam, I Am" (a Dr. Seuss reference) and heralding the piece's owner, Sam Caton, upon the occasion of his birthday.

"Buster, the Buster" (with Buster)

2005-11-10T01:01:00.000-08:00

This is a portrait of a dog, photographed with the subject. Described by a friend of the owners as "criminally insane," this dog whom makes himelf a guest at every opportunity his masters have of foisting him off, once ate the bottom third out of a sliding glass door's screen door... which now serves as the frame and foundation of this work.
48"x84"; acrylic on nylon screen and paper; 2003
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"Icarus, a Murder Allegory"

2005-10-31T22:55:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2005; acrylic on panel
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This is a re-interpretation of the Icarus myth (various retellings here), the recurring moral regards youthful foolishness and, curiously, never of child endangerment -- which I've illustrated as a crime story with investigators around a chalk outline just beyond the cast light of the streetlamp and the shadow of the perpetrator cast by an out-of-frame light source. The name of the bagel shop is a reference to Pieter Bruegel's "The Fall of Icarus," a painting that a friend of mine once described as the first precursor to the "Where's Waldo?" books (this being the second).

My interest in an Icarus image results from a drawing class at Grant H.S. with Robert Wilson who gave three assignments to new students: a dragon on roller skates, someone being splashed on the back with ice water, and an Icarus. For reasons not germane, I never had those assignments.

My painting began as an imaginary cityscape and the narrative grew along with its development.

Part of the illustration portfolio;

"Vanity"

2005-10-31T22:54:00.000-08:00

40"x30"; 2005; acrylic on cardboard

"Asteraceae"

2005-10-31T22:53:00.000-08:00

24"x36"; 2005; acrylic on panel

Title refers to the family of flowers in the aster/daisy family: gerberas being the tall ones and I'm guessing some hybrid of mums maybe as the shorter ones.

Painted on location, arrangement was simplified for compositional reasons

"Shotgun Dog"

2005-10-31T22:52:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2005; acrylic on panel
Claimed

"Mad Max"

2005-10-31T22:51:00.000-08:00

24"x18"; 2003; oil pastel on wood
Claimed, please inquire

"Abby"

2005-10-31T22:50:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2004; acrylic on panel

"Red Ford Truck"

2005-10-31T22:48:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2004; acrylic on panel
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"Approaching Shot"

2005-10-31T22:47:00.000-08:00

4"x2"; 2005; acrylic on clayboard
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"Pilsner"

2005-10-31T22:43:00.000-08:00

9"x17"; 2005; acrylic on wood

More drinks
Part of the illustration portfolio;

"Lemon Drop"

2005-10-31T22:42:00.000-08:00

5"x5"; 2005; acrylic on wood
$100

More drinks
The Monarch Collection giclee

"Yell in Hand"

2005-10-31T22:41:00.000-08:00

4"x4"; 2005; ink on clayboard

More icon clasting, looking for a different way to say "stop" but with image twisting like this, myriad meanings could be inferred.

"Either, Or"

2005-10-31T22:38:00.000-08:00

4"x4"; 2005; mixed media (ink, oil pastel in sgraffito)

"Get Thee Behind Me Satan

2005-10-31T22:35:00.000-08:00

4"x4"; 2005; mixed media (ink, oil pastel on clayboard)

"Hangman"

2005-10-31T22:30:00.000-08:00

2"x4"; 2005; ink on clayboard

"What's Heaven to Rabbits"

2005-10-31T22:29:00.000-08:00

2"x4"; 2005; mixed media on clayboard (ink, oil pastel in sgraffito)
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"Tic Tac Toe"

2005-10-31T22:27:00.001-08:00

6"x6"; 2005; mixed media (ink, acrylic paint in sgraffito)

"On the Line"

2005-10-31T22:25:00.000-08:00

4"x4"; 2005; mixed media (ink, oil pastel in sgraffito)

"Necktie, 2 (with Green and Red)"

2005-10-31T22:24:00.000-08:00

6"x15"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Reader"

2005-10-31T22:22:00.000-08:00

4"x10"; 2005; acrylic on wood
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"Last Dance"

2005-10-31T22:21:00.000-08:00

4"x10"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Bathtime"

2005-10-31T22:20:00.000-08:00

4"x10"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Soft Sofa"

2005-10-31T22:18:00.000-08:00

4"x6"; 2005; mixed media (ink, oil pastel in sgraffito)

"Reader's Spot"

2005-10-31T22:16:00.000-08:00

5"x5"; 2005; mixed media on clayboard (ink, oil pastel, in sgraffito)

"Evans/Pedersen House"

2005-10-31T22:14:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2005; acrylic on panel
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"Even George Washinton had Spin"

2005-10-31T22:02:00.000-08:00

18"x24"; 2004; acrylic on canvas board
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"Wine Festival Tent, Northridge, '05"

2005-10-31T21:58:00.000-08:00

36"x24"; 2005; acrylic on panel
Claimed, please inquire
Painted on location at the 2005 Napa in the Valley Wine Festival

"Night Palms"

2005-10-31T21:56:00.000-08:00

mixed media on canvas board (ink, acrylic paint, colored pencil)
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"Cowboy Buckle"

2005-10-31T21:54:00.000-08:00

4"x2"; 2005; acrylic on clayboard

"Rocking Horse"

2005-10-31T21:53:00.000-08:00

4"x2"; 2005; acrylic on panel

"Day of the Dead, 1"

2005-10-31T21:36:00.000-08:00

5"x5"; 2005; ink on clayboard

"Hayseed"

2005-10-31T21:34:00.000-08:00

6"x6"; 2005; ink on clayboard

"Tequila Sunrise"

2005-10-31T21:33:00.000-08:00

4"x6"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Margarita with Salt"

2005-10-31T21:29:00.000-08:00

4"x6"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Mary"

2005-10-31T21:27:00.000-08:00

24"x96"; 2004; acrylic on wood

"Olfactory Odalisque (Longing)"

2005-10-31T21:22:00.000-08:00

9"x4"; 2005; acrylic on wood

Moses (in Yellow)

2005-10-31T21:20:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2005; acrylic on panel

"Beach Palms"

2005-10-31T21:17:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2004; mixed media on panel (acrylic and scrap paper)

"Beach Terrace"

2005-10-31T21:10:00.000-08:00

18"x12"; 2005; acrylic on canvas board

"Wine, Cheese, Bread"

2005-10-31T20:58:00.000-08:00

4"x10"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Overlap Wine"

2005-10-31T20:56:00.000-08:00

8"x10"; 2004; acrylic on canvas board
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"Beer and Martini"

2005-10-31T20:54:00.000-08:00

24"x18"; 2004; acrylic on canvas

"Blue Martini"

2005-10-31T20:52:00.000-08:00

24"x18"; 2004; acrylic on canvas panel

"Mindful of Nature"

2005-10-31T20:49:00.000-08:00

5"x5"; 2005; multi-media on clayboard (ink, oil pastel in sgraffito)

"Noah"

2005-10-31T20:44:00.000-08:00

20"x62"; 2004; acrylic on panel

"Carnations and Lupines"

2005-10-31T20:43:00.000-08:00

4"x10"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Lattice Daisies"

2005-10-31T20:35:00.000-08:00

5"x10"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Yield"

2005-10-31T20:31:00.000-08:00

5"x10"; 2005; mixed-media on paper (ink, acrylic paint, oil pastel)

"But I Don't Want to be Mr. Pink"

2005-10-31T20:28:00.000-08:00

4"x8"; 2004; acrylic on wood

"Car in Red"

2005-10-31T20:27:00.000-08:00

18"x10"; 2005; acrylic on wood

"Bugatti"

2005-10-31T20:24:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2004; acrylic on panel
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"15:16:08"

2005-10-31T20:18:00.000-08:00

18"x24"; 2004; acrylic on canvas board

Painting is available as a dimensional giclee from The Monarch Collection, search

"White Knight"

2005-10-31T20:11:00.000-08:00

6"x10"; 2004; acrylic on canvas board

"Full House"

2005-10-31T20:07:00.000-08:00

36"x24"; 2004; acrylic on panel

"Knollwood 9th"

2005-10-31T20:02:00.000-08:00

18"x9"; 2005; acrylic on wood;

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Begun on location during a Chatsworth/Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce business expo at the Knollwood Country Club, and interpreted after a stroll outside.

"5 Trees"

2005-10-31T19:58:00.000-08:00

4"x6"; 2004; acrylic on wood

"Jacaranda"

2005-10-31T19:50:00.000-08:00

4"x6"; 2005; multi-media on clayboard: (ink, oil pastel in sgraffito)

LAPD Badge 714

2005-10-31T18:52:00.000-08:00

6"x10"; 2005; ink on clayboard

714 is the number on the honorary badge given to writer-producer-actor Jack Webb for the “Dragnet” TV show and subsequently used over the credit sequence. Details about that are on a Dragnet fan site:

There are multiple explanations for the use of this number. Jack Webb was a big Babe Ruth fan, and Ruth hit 714 home runs in his baseball career. The number is also said to be from Jack's mother's birthday (July 14th).

However, Laurie (Dragnet advisor and LAPD Sergeant Dan Cooke's daughter) also writes: Although plausible, these are not quite right. Sgt. Dan Cooke was closely associated with Jack Webb. He originated some of the script concepts and was the technical director for a number of the Dragnet episodes. Badge 714 was Sgt. Cooke's badge and was retired from the LAPD when Sgt. Cooke arranged for the use of his badge for the series. Sgt. Cooke has since passed away and the badge was donated by Cooke's widow to the LAPD Police Academy's Museum. You can see it there now—and the plaque next to the badge will validate this information.

Part of the 7s series; the illustration portfolio; sgraffito collection

"6 7s"

2005-10-31T18:10:00.000-08:00

18"x12"; 2005; ink on clayboard

Part of the 7s portfolio; part of the lifestyle portfolio; part of the illustration portfolio

"7-10 Split"

2005-10-31T15:31:00.000-08:00

Part of the 7s portfolio; part of the lifestyle portfolio; part of the illustration portfolio

"The 7 and the 15" (Billiards)

2005-10-31T15:28:00.000-08:00

"7, 16" (Darts)

2005-10-31T14:54:00.000-08:00

18"x12"; 2005; acrylic on wood

Part of the 7s portfolio; part of the lifestyle portfolio; part of the illustration portfolio

"Black-Eyed Susans"

2005-10-31T14:43:00.000-08:00

2"x4"; 2005; acrylic on clayboard;

"Big Daisies"

2005-10-31T14:42:00.000-08:00

"Big Sunflower"

2005-10-31T14:40:00.000-08:00

"24x48"; 2004; acrylic on panel;
framed

"DeRobe"

2005-10-31T14:29:00.000-08:00

"4x9"; 2005; acrylic on wood;

"Angry Young Man"

2005-10-31T14:27:00.000-08:00

8"x15"; 2004; acrylic on wood;
not available

"Jade"

2005-10-31T14:23:00.000-08:00

24"x48"; 2004; acrylic on panel;
sold

"One People, One Shoe"

2005-10-31T14:15:00.000-08:00

Claimed

"4 Oranges"

2005-10-31T14:03:00.000-08:00

48"x24"; 2004; Acrylic on panel;
sold

"Dandelions"

2005-10-31T14:01:00.000-08:00

"2 spoons"

2005-10-31T13:57:00.000-08:00

Valley Vineyardlet

2005-10-31T10:34:00.000-08:00

48"x24", 2005, Acrylic on panel
Claimed, please inquire
This is the prep painting for the "Valley Vineyard" mural at the Napa in the Valley wine tasting shop in Northridge

"The Adams' Home (Lloyd Wright's Mat House)"

2005-10-31T00:59:00.000-08:00

18"x12"; acrylic on canvas; 2005
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Temporaries Gift Show, L.A., 04

2005-10-30T19:21:00.000-08:00

Showcase artist for Monarch Art and Frame at the 2004 Temporaries Gift Show at the L.A. California Mart.

The Coffee Machine, Reseda, 04

2005-10-30T19:11:00.000-08:00

Show with Chris Vadman's and my work. Location closed soon after. I'm confident that was a co-incidence.

Valley Vineyard

2005-10-28T01:02:00.000-07:00

2005-10-28T01:00:00.000-07:00

A giclee is made. After overpainting, one looks like this.

Wright Place for Art

2005-10-28T00:54:00.000-07:00

On location, Northridge farmer's market

2005-10-28T00:28:00.000-07:00

"Asteracea" in progress