Happy Holidays

Holiday card, 2005, three-color linocut on card stock.

Still Crazy

No end in sight.  But things are coming along. Somehow that makes sense. Will start the studio move on Tuesday.  New beginnings, and all that.  Happy Holidays, and best wishes for the New Year!

Crazy

Just a crazy month, as if this time of year needs extra crazy. Moving my studio, which is just an insane amount of work. Also, Jose Reyes is heading south. Not an insane amount of work, but it will be insane to see him in a fish uniform.m Argh.

3 Paintings in the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory Fall Auction

These three paintings are up for auction at Hunt Auctions, Inc. for Louisville Slugger's Fall Auction.  They are lots 1F, 1G, and 1H and are available now for pre-bidding. Click on the title below each image to bid.  Pre-bidding ends November 10th, and the live auction takes place in Louisville on Saturday, November 12th. 

 Left Fielder, 2006-7, oil on canvas, 28x22in.

 Warm ups, 2006, oil on canvas, 26x36in.

Three fielders, 2006, oil on canvas, 26x36in.

Man with tie, 2011, charcoal, @6x12in.

Untitled, 2011, charcoal, @9x9in.

Saloon showgirls, 2011, charcoal, @9x9in.

Untitled, 2011, charcoal, @7x10in.

Front Door, 2011, oil on panel, 12x12in.

Caramel Apple Day as part of the Countdown to Halloween

I'm taking part in the Countdown to Halloween with my October side blog Caramel Apple Day.


(This nice Vincent Price badge is courtesy Countdown to Halloween.)

I'm posting some work there with more specific Halloweenish imagery, mostly stuff like my B movie work, but from monster and horror and sci fi movies exclusively.  Kind of like my own personal Sir Graves Ghastly gallery. Also, for the first time I'm being a little less coy about my sources, so for the most part you'll know what movies I'm using.  London After Midnight, and Carnival of Souls, so far, plus another film I won't name because it predates Caramel Apple Day.

The name is a play on Triple Apple Day, because caramel apples make me think of fall and Halloween.

Speaking of Carnival of Souls, it's a beautiful film, full of really strong images.  Although it's in the public domain, I've never used it as a source before, because its cult status makes it more recognizable than I'd like.  I like my subjects to be more obscure. But as I looked at this film to find an image to use, I also realized that it's almost too damn pretty for me to use. I like my sources sloppier, grottier. Working from Carnival is like working from an Ingres drawing, so delicate, precise and gorgeous.  It gives me a hard time, but I think I may keep at it because it's so damn good looking--trying to pick an image to use is like suffering from your proverbial embarrassment of riches....

Arms folded, 2011, charcoal, @6x10in.

Caramel Apple Day

Going to post some Halloween related stuff on a side project blog called Caramel Apple Day all October. Because I like Halloween. There will be a lot of B Movie series type imagery, but from monster movies only, and most will be drawings created for Caramel Apple Day. Enjoy. 

Two cowboys, 2011, charcoal, @9x9in.

Woman smiling in sunshine, 2011, oil on canvas, 14x16in.

Red Chair, 2011, oil on canvas, 20x24in.