“Lindero”
acrylic latex on sailcloth
37” x 32”
1993
When we lived in Long Beach we lived near the corner of Broadway and Lindero. Across the street from us was a liquor store called Jones Liquor with a classic sign that caught my imagination. The sign had a curved arrow with “LIQUOR” written on it. I used the image of the curved arrow over and over in paintings from 1993 through 1995. I even build a seven foot sculpture out of cardboard of the sign at one point. [Read More]
“Live Action Liquor”
charcoal, acrylic latex on sailcloth
31.5” x 23.5”
July 17, 1993
I’ve always treated art as an experimental process. I’ve never settled on one style and just rode that horse, so to speak. That’s what it usually takes to have success in the art market, consistency. I’ve always valued curiosity over consistency. That’s the engine that drives my creativity – curiosity. Now I’m not saying one path of art is better than another, this is the path that has fit my way of being. [Read More]
“Angel In The Temple Of Longing”
acrylic latex on sailcloth
31.5” x 23.5”
October 1993
I love arrows painted on canvas… when I saw the original painting by Paul Klee with its arrows I had to make my own version. This is the second version I did inspired by Mr. Klee’s painting. [Read More]
“The Oracle Concerning The Valley Of Vision”
acrylic latex, charcoal on sailcloth
47” x 32”
November 1993
As 1993 progressed so did my painting experiments. In the fall of that year I started to become infatuated with random strings I found at work. Tania and I worked in a big warehouse for an interior design company that designed fabrics and wall coverings. When the fabric was cut for orders they would shed threads all over the place. I got into drawing little sketches of random threads collections I’d find on the floor. That’s where the line work originated for this piece. [Read More]
“Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep…”
acrylic latex, charcoal on sailcloth
46” x 31”
February 20, 1994
I spent most of 1994 painting the line abstracts series that began in late 93. This one was done much like yesterday’s piece – like a dance. I consider it the companion painting to yesterday’s… they both hang together on our living room wall. [Read More]
“(Hank Williams’) Lost Highway”
acrylic latex, charcoal on sailcloth
50” x 36”
October 1995
The Grogan Collection
This piece hung in our apartment in Long Beach for quite awhile, before it was purchased by a neighbor of ours. We had a chance to see it in its current location when we visited LB just before the pandemic. I love seeing my paintings in their new home. [Read More]
“Oranges For Eloise”
acrylic latex, charcoal on sailcloth
31.5” x 23.5”
November 1, 1997
The Tania Leysen Collection
Tania, because she’s my wife and the love of my life, gets first choice when it comes to my paintings. She doesn’t ask for pieces very often, but she asked of this one while the paint was still drying. [Read More]
“The Redheaded Woman”
acrylic latex on sailcloth
32” x 24”
1994-95 (estimated)
The Stute Collection
This piece was in a short film in the late 1990s. The film was called “Rockin Chair” and was written and directed by a friend of ours, Michael Stute. The film played at the New York Film Festival in 1999. This painting played the part, along with several other paintings of mine, of the art work of the main character. After the filming was over Michael acquired the piece. [Read More]
“The Blue Pilgrim”
acrylic latex on sailcloth
31.5” x 23.5” (estimated)
1994-95 (estimated)
This one is infused with mystery and wonder – who is the blue pilgrim? What are those choices he’s facing? Where is he in his pilgrimage? [Read More]