Southwest Art Magazine

My friend Karin Jurick already mentioned on her blog that she spotted my work, along with another friend of mine, Neil Hollingsworth, in the November 2008 issue of Southwest Art Magazine.

I'm on the bottom right of the left page (the bubble gum machine). Neil's work is the PB&J on the top left of the left page.

It's kind of exciting to see your work in a publication.

Profile of a Typewriter

24" x 30" — Oil/Canvas — 2008
• SOLD

This is a big departure from pears. Much more complicated, but a blast to paint. It's an Underwood #5. Gigantic and heavy. My wife found if for me at an estate sale. It's useless and entirely broken, but you can't tell in painted form.

I once came across a piece of computer software designed for writers that has the intention of trying to somehow eliminate the plethora of distractions the computer offers. The idea is that if you're a writer, sitting down to get some work done can be difficult when everything in the world seems like an easy double-click away.

Once upon a time writers had only either a pen and paper or a simple typewriter. A blank page was a blank page. Judging by the way things are now, it would appear we're losing our ability to focus. Sitting in front of a blank page with no browser icon to double-click would have required tremendous focus.

Victor No.2

30" x 30" — Oil/Canvas — 2008
• PRIVATE COLLECTION

This is a recent commission I completed. I did a similar piece a few months ago, but this big difference is the light source. This has a crisp bright light which makes for an interesting shadow. With such a dominant shape as the horn, I was wondering how it would turn out. Hmm, I guess I'm pretty happy with it.