Hanging Around

New painting for next month's Artomatic@Frederick, opening next week in Frederick, MD.
This monkey will be hanging around with several new paintings!  Come on out!
More info to follow...
10"x 20" acrylic on canvas

Three-eyed Alien

Here's a Three-eyed Alien with sort of a Creature from the Black Lagoon look to him. Just having some fun. I couldn't think of a name for him, so I named him Alien.

The Allens

Commissioned Xmas present of in-laws Dick & Jean standing smartly outside their home in the UK!

That new car smell

Here's a new painting commemorating the purchase of my new car! A bright red Fiat 500. It's fabulous and fun to drive and totally discreet (no one notices when I drive down the street). Though, I am afraid of monsters that like shiny red objects.

Sam I Am

Here's a painting of Mike's cat, Sam.
Smile, Sam!

Masterpiece!

I framed the painting for the future charity auction. The frame reminded me of something Richard Thompson might draw. Read about Team Cul de Sac here to donate to this worthy cause!

Team Cul de Sac

Cartoonist and friend, Richard Thompson (Cul de Sac), was diagnosed with Parkinson's last year. He's managing things well and his friends and fellow cartoonists are coming together to support "Team Cul de Sac" to donate money towards Michael J. Fox's foundation for Parkinson's research. To donate to this cause, click here. Cartoonists are donating original artwork for a charity auction and for a book that will come out next year with the profits also going to this worthwhile cause. The theme of the artwork is to celebrate Richard's characters and the strip Cul de Sac. I scanned a couple of Richard's strips and isolated each character and assembled them in Photoshop (below) to form an Otterloop family portrait. I then painted them all in acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20." I'll need to find a beautiful gold frame to complete this masterpiece. More to come...

Doubleheader!

Need I say, "Two heads are better than one?"
They ARE sporting the Championship Belt!!
New purple paint, new painting.
16"x 20" acrylic on canvas

Snack Time Baltimore!

Another Artomatic "Snack Time" commission. This time, Zoe, the family cat, devours Charm City! May need some Bromo Seltzer after eating the Bromo Seltzer Tower.
16" x 20" acrylic on canvas.

"Oooh! Tacos!"

Oooh! I heart tacos!
12"x 24" acrylic on canvas.

"Oooh! Tacos!" sketch

Coming soon...

Release the Kraken!

Here's the latest commissioned portrait. It's of a wonderfully fun couple, Thomas and Edna. Edna's a talented graphic designer and Thomas is an equally talented photographer. I'm enjoying reading Thomas' informative photography blog!

Wedding Present

Latest commissioned painting which, I believe, will be a wedding present.

The Flying Carrots of Burlington, Ontario

I got a very complimentary email from the coach of a hockey team of 7 year olds from Burlington, Ontario (isn't the internet amazing?). They wear orange jerseys and have dubbed their team The Flying Carrots. Coach Paul asked me if they could use an image of mine he had found online on some special year-end pucks for the kids and I was thrilled! I asked for three things in return:
1. A scan of the printed puck.
2. A team photo of The Flying Carrots
3. And lastly, because of their proximity to Toronto and my proximity to Washington, DC...they have to root for the Capitals to beat the Maple Leafs at least once next season.
Deal!
Thanks again, Paul! GO FLYING CARROTS!

Shark Week

Last week was officially Shark Week when I painted this offering. Ba-dum, ba-dum, bum,bum,bum,bum,bum... Acrylic on canvas, 10"x 20"

Mr. & Mrs. Kong

Here's a painting I recently finished of the new couple. Now I'll resume looking for Jupiter's missing ring. Anyone seen it?
Acrylic on canvas, 16"x 20"

Fat Bat

This plus-sized bat-costumed super-hero painting is now hanging with five other of my paintings now through August on the first floor of Georgetown University's Lauinger Library Napolitano Gallery. The exhibit features prints, photographs, and paintings from the very talented Georgetown University Library super-hero staff!
Acrylic on canvas, 10" x 20"

American Gothic

The very nice woman who bought my Mona Lisa painting that was exhibited at Artomatic last summer commissioned a portrait of her parents in the setting of Grant Wood's iconic American Gothic. Great fun!!
Acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"

Full Moon

Here's a painting I recently did for my wife, Libby. I really liked the sage green color paint and wanted to do something with it. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a sage green sky or whether a full moon would be able to shine through one, but I like it here (and she does too). Acrylic on canvas, 4" x 8"

All in the Family

The pressure was on!
Family portrait for my sister's family. Aren't they adorable?!
Acrylic on canvas, 16"x20"Update: Another satisfied customer!