History Paintings

( Here, because you asked, is the Katrina painting yet unfinished)

Well, when I started this blog and made the first post back in June of 2007 I had been at home for 4 months due to a car accident, but when I went back to work I had no time to do anything artistic. I started the new job that June and had been occupied learning the ends and outs of that. But, here are the three History paintings created late 2006 and early 2007. The first two were exhibited in our university's senior exhibition, The 1st is titled "Rodney King Engages the L.A.P.D." (18X24), the 2nd is "911, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee"(16X20), both are acrylic, and the 3rd "O.J. Trial of the Century" (30X40), is an oil painting all are on streched canvas. There is a 4th an larger painting currently untitled, depicting the Katrina hurricaine that was begun late 2006 and is sitting waiting for further inspiration. I guess I need to take a picture and just post it unfinished. It's been 3 1/2 years!

Still Life: Fruit

9 X 12 oil on canvas

These are paintings given to my childhood friend when I went to Chicago to visit her last summer, they are 9X12 oil on canvas. These Still Lifes were set up on a tray table in my livingroom. The light was from a floor lamp. It was archaic but simple and I really liked the result. I almost wish they were bigger though. Maybe I'll do some more on streched canvas and make them larger.

Elemental Spirits

(Air...to date unfinished
posted by request)

Fire, Earth, Water, all 9x12 acrylic on canvasboard, there is a 4th..."Air"

I didn't really get to paint today which is a real no...no... I've heard that you need to paint everyday if you want to really get your art to where you want it. I did paint over the weekend however and the day isn't over so I'll try to do something before I lay down. But I have been going over some of my old images in preparation to post on this site so I thought I would post a series that I started about 4 years ago. The Spirits of the elements Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. I just realized I don't have a digital image of the painting for Air Spirit stored in my computer!! I thought I had digitized everything. Well I'll post it later. These are all in acrylic and were begun and painted over the course of my first year of Art School in 2003.