Ingrown Toenails Splintered Edges, plywood, canvas, oil paint, thinking cap, 7.2372″ tall -+, 2012

Life’s a Beach’d Whale, oil paint, scrap canvas brush, oil paint grime, filth, residue, 14″ tall -+, 2012

Still Live, oil paint, canvas drop-cloth, wood, frustration, angst, 24″ wide -+, 2012

Your Purchase of Any Order Discounted up to Fool Price, canvas drop-cloth, oil, wood bits, discarded art parts, oil paint residue, 38″ tall -+, 2012

Still Aloof, oil paint, drop-cloth canvas, art bits, paint grime, 15″ tall -+, 2012

It is seemingly very very very rare when there is a painting I’ve made and actually love it.  Most likely I may look back come a few more weeks or months with a change of heart, but maybe not. This is one of many works that I feel great about. It’s awesome when it happens and it’s also frightening as I realize it may not occur for quite some time. Especially, recently, it feels as though being in the studio has been quite dis-pleasurable. I am a firm believer in working with rigor and discipline, not waiting for that moment of inspiration to strike or relying on external motivational factors to keep the excitement going.  Yet, sometimes, a lil’ nudge is needed. This work happens to be one.

Undocumented Mexican woman Domestically Abused outside Walgreens , canvas, oil, wood bits, paint residue, 7″ tall -+, 2012

You Can’t Go around Our Town touching Things W/ Those Filthy Mitts, acrylic, canvas, wood, discarded art bits, 8″ -+, 2012

Save Over $80 in Baskets Full of Savings, canvas, acrylic, loose bits, art do-dats, 8″ tall -+, 2012