A lad, a new technique, & a walk through the Culver City art district

August 28, 2008
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I gave the painting a gold border as an allusion to my subject’s namesake, Gustav Klimt, and because the boy, like his brother, looks like a subject the Austrian artist might have painted. It could be finished as it is, but I suspect I’ll want to put a flower or two on the gold border [...]

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New Painting

August 26, 2008
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I was out at my parents’ ranch yesterday without my normal painting supplies or inspiration, and found myself wanting to paint. I found a cut out from a old magazine of Penélope Cruz, and having just seen Woody Allen’s new film Vicky Cristina Barcelona and loving it, I thought it would be fun to paint [...]

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Progress and New Conteporary Gallery Opening!

August 17, 2008
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I’ve made progress on the latest portrait, and have gone to some fun events surrounding the opening of the C Gallery of Contemporary Art in Los Alamos. Connie Rohde Stanchfield, (a friend and art teacher from my high school days), and her daughter Nina Rohde Brown opened the C Gallery together this summer after Connie [...]

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State of the Art Gallery 2008 Exhibition

August 9, 2008
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I followed the reception for the State of the Art Gallery 2008 Exhibition, taking photos for those who couldn’t make it. This is a fun juried event that brings new sculptures to State Street. This year’s theme is recycling and consumerism, appropriate and controversial given how gentrified State Street has become in the last few [...]

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Dress Rehearsal…

July 27, 2008
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Three months later I’m back, but only to do a practice painting for a commissioned portrait. I want to finally finish up the series. I got the 14th painting further along than before but have been too busy this summer to get back to it or post my progress. Here’s the start for the commissioned [...]

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Exciting Art Books and My Return to Painting!

April 30, 2008
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Two friends independently gave me art books, and right around the same time I ordered one for myself! I was inspired by all of them, but I’m in seventh heaven with the book I bought on Frida Kahlo! In order to justify buying an eighth book on Frida Kahlo, whom I’ve long adored, I ordered [...]

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Interlude and Status Report!

April 28, 2008
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Had I been easier on myself, I could have already accomplished a 10 or even 13 day painting challenge. But alas, I chose 20 days, and life intervened. In the interlude, I prepared for and performed in a Bo kata competition at the annual Shotokan Karate Championships in Camarillo this past Sunday. To my happy [...]

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Wangechi Mutu & My Agave

April 23, 2008
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They have nothing to do with one another, by the way! Hahaha… Seriously, it’s been another late night. I went with friends to a lecture by Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu at UCSB’s Campbell Hall at 8 pm. The first time I discovered Mutu’s work was in a magazine on the way to Japan in the [...]

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Barack Obama— A Portrait for Success!

April 21, 2008
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With the Pennsylvania vote coming out tomorrow, I thought I’d send out a bit of positive energy for the Obama campaign in the form of a portrait of Obama! I’m pleased with today’s work, even if I had wanted to finish it on Earth Day, (yesterday.) Here’s the final painting, (Click to enlarge photo): Portrait [...]

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Barack Obama!

April 19, 2008
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I’ve deliberated on which photo I’d like to use, and even though originally I wanted to use one that was obscure, I ended up with the Time Magazine cover below: Obama is a man of great character. He’s unspoiled politically, honest, and has integrity and a conscience. He may be one of the first true [...]

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