Satire - Paintings
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By the late ‘80’s, I’d reached a wall with my studio art. To break through, I felt I needed to tap into who I really was and how I felt about the world. For too long I’d been denying a place in my art for humor, satire, protest and social commentary, for no reason other than some vague sense that there was no place for it the visual arts. But that, of course, was ridiculous. After all, I grew up with all those Pop Art rabble-rousers of the ‘60’s, artists like Oldenburg and Grooms, who had no reservations about unleashing their innate sense of humor on the world. My parents scoffed at that stuff, but there was a part of me that just loved it. My sketches were often humorous, but I never developed them beyond the sketch page. It took me a long time to get on board that train, but here I am!
With this switch came the desire to work with other materials, found objects and the like. I began painting over old guitars, paintings and prints I’d find at thrift stores and flea markets, and I’ve found that very liberating. Here is a sampling of what I’ve come up with. |
 TEMPERAMENTAL TORO (9 1/2" x 8") Oil on panel, 2010 (sold)
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 CONQUEST OF THE ARCTIC (22" x 31 1/4" x 15/16") Acrylic and oil on raised panel, 2015 (sold)
 BOBBY SPORTS BERMUDA SHORTS (14 7/8" x 19") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting, 2009 (sold)
 CAREER (41 1/2" x 40" x 2 3/8") Acrylic on wood construction, 1995 (sold)
 EASTER AND ARTIFICE (51 1/2" x 48 1/4" x 2") Acrylic on wood construction, 1991, $3900
 CAGED ICON (62 1/2" x 14 1/4" x 9 1/2") Oil and acrylic on wood, metal and plastic, 1994, $3500
 WHAT IT IS TO BE A MAN (17 1/8" x 48 3/4") Oil on three panels and found frame, 1994, $3500
 A HISTORY OF MOWING, PART I (28 1/4" x 33 1/2" x 1 5/8") Oil on wood construction, 2009, $2700
 SEABROOK I (75" x 33 1/2") Acrylic on wood construction with metal, copper and string, 1990 (sold)
 STIR STICK SUNBURST (33 5/8", tondo x 1 1/2") Latex house paint over wood and paint can lid, 2009 (sold)
 SUB VERSION (MY DREAM OF THE ALBACORE) (48" x 35 3/4") Oil on panel, cardboard, spray can and found frame, 1994 (sold)
 THE TRANSFIGURATION, EXPLAINED (15 3/4" x 20") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting, 2005, $800
FAMILY VALUES (19 3/8” x 37” x 1 7/8”) Oil and acrylic on wood construction, 2004 (sold)
DR. MALARKY’S MEDICINE SHOW (42 ¼” x 32” x 1”) Acrylic on raised panel, 2019 (sold)
EASTER ISLAND: THE MYSTERY OF THE MOE-I (20 7/8" x 26 7/8") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting and frame, 2019, $1200
THE JOYS OF PLEIN AIRE PAINTING (12” x 16”, unframed) Acrylic over Paint-By-Number painting by Rich Aharonian (1961), 2020, $950
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BEAUTY-GO-ROUND (46 5/8" x 46 3/4" x 1 7/16") Acrylic on wood construction, 1994, $2500
ICON WITH INDIGESTION (17 11/16" x 13 3/4") Acrylic on found, framed print, 1994, $750
 WHAT CHILD IS THIS? (22" x 23 1/8") Acrylic and assemblage on found plaster icon, 2004 (sold)
 FAME: THE MEMPHIS TRINITY (68 1/2" x 72 1/2" x 2 5/8") Oil on wood construction, 1993 (sold)
 CAGED ICON (detail)
 LAWNMOWER I: THE NEW HOUSE (33 1/4" x 22 3/8"x 1 9/16") Acrylic on raised wood construction, 2006, $3000
 THE PUBLIC ARTIST (12" x 16") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting, raised, 2014 (sold)
 SLINKY (13 1/2" x 10 5/8", framed) Acrylic over print of a C. Bosseron Chambers painting, 2018 (sold)
 MR. SLICK DISCOVERS HE'S STUCK AS A REGIONALIST (14 1/2" x 18 5/8") Oil on found, framed Paint-By-Number painting, 1994 (sold)
 WORRYWART, AND THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD! (36" x 23 13/16" x 1 1/8") Acrylic on raised panel, 2010, $3000
 A FINE, YANKEE WELCOME (18 7/8" x 20") Watercolor and ink on Crescent watercolor board, 2016 (sold)
SASQUATCH JAMBOREE (12 1/8" x 16 1/8") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting and frame, 2019 (sold)
EVERY BIRDWATCHER’S DREAM (20” x 16”, unframed) Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting, 2020, $1000
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 CHRISTO AND MR. SLICK HAVE IT OUT (12" x 15 7/8") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting, 2018, $950
 BAD BOY (4 15/16" x 7 15/16") Acrylic over printed photograph, 2007 (sold)
 THE DUFFERS DO THE DEED (18 1/2" x 22 1/4") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting and frame, 2015 (sold)
 LIVIN' THE DREAM (38 1/4" x 24") Oil on canvas, 2009, $2500
 OLD McDONALD HAD A FARM (16" x 19 3/4", including frame) Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting and frame, 2018, $1200
 MR. SLICK AND THE UNCOOPERATIVE MODEL (12 1/2" x 16 1/2") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting, 2005 (sold)
 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY (20" x 23 1/8" x 1 5/8") Acrylic and oil on raised panel, 2007, $1200
 SEABROOK II (48", tondo) Acrylic on wood construction, with metal and plastic, 1991 (sold)
 MR. SLICK (15" x 19") Oil and rope on found, framed Paint-By-Number painting, 1993 (sold)
 SPIRIT OF AMERICA (55" x 48") Acrylic on wood construction, 1990 (sold)
 STOKED (THE GLORIOUS BREAK) (20" x 16") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting, 2014 (sold)
 MR. SLICK VS. THE VOODOO CHILD, (18" x 24") Acrylic over found Paint-By-Number painting, 2017 (sold)
 MR. SLICK: I COVER THE WATERFRONT (12 1/4" x 16 1/4") Acrylic and oil over found Paint-By-Number painting and frame, 2009, $950
FOREIGN AID (12 3/8" x 9 7/8") Acrylic over print by Paul Dessau in painted frame, 2019, $400
GO, MOM! (18" x 24") Acrylic and collage over found Paint-By-Number painting, 2019, $1000
BURNT OFFERING (17 5/8" x 13 1/8") Acrylic over collage over found print and frame, 2005, $470
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