Wedding Feast

Exhibitions, Figurative, HERstory, Portraits
59″ x 43″, Oil on Canvas, 1996.

Here is an Oldie, but still a Goodie! I created this painting in CELEBRATION of my sister’s wedding 28 years ago! It was a 4 day extravaganza and a super special funning- it event! I used to paint only the things that made me happy- friends, family, parties, babies, dogs- because I reasoned that there were enough images of pain and ugliness in the world that I didn’t need to add to all that unhappiness…. Now I may, occasionally, make a painting or series with a “unhappy” or critical intent, but my paintings always contain humor and a “f**k IT all” attitude, because you have to laugh, otherwise you will cry and cry! Anyways, I hope to be celebrating life with friends and family and just random people again! Let’s get this Pandemic in hand already! Life is a book and everyday is a new page, so just keep reading! 🙂

Girls’s Night Out

Figurative, HERstory, Portraits

I created this painting about 26 years go, because I was so inspired by an amazing emotionally connected experience with humankind… 1994 Halloween in Oak Cliff, Texas. My friend Tony created a performance art tribute to “Pricilla Queen of the Desert.” We were 2 biological woman and 4 biological men dressed in drag having a super fun time celebrating life, art, and friendship. It was of the most absolutely fantabulous nights of my life! Sadly, I don’t have a better copy of the piece. I traded the painting in exchange for hair color/cuts with my friend Tony.

60′ x 48″, Oil Paint on Canvas, 1995. NFS

Late Show

Exhibitions, Figurative, Portraits

Late Show was juried into the Tuxedo Show at Art on 30th. It used to be titled, “Kill Your TV,” you know, like the bumper sticker? Remember, back in the day, when sitting close and watching TV was considered a bad thing? Now sitting in front of a screen all day is a way of life! It is how we communicate with loved ones, go to school and work, attend religious services, etc….This is a 48 x 36 polyptych painted entirely in about 3 hours time, with a 3” flat brush, black and Payne’s gray acrylic paint only. I added a little white highlight afterwards – but essentially, where you see white, it’s just the canvas.

“48 x 36”, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010. $800

Queen Of The Fishes

Fragmented Fabulosity Series

34 x 30, Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 2020.

I created this for my dear friend and fish muse – the unflappable Laura Jane Willcock. She has annually hosted a Fish Party to celebrate her birthday along with all Pisces for the last 38 years. Really, it is more of an event, rather than a mere party, with several bands playing, dancing, and fun, but this year it will be a quieter affair— however, the Fish Party must go on! Laura Jane is an amazingly talented entertainer, a really wonderful person with a heart of gold, a fantastic friend, and a True Fish! Happy Birthday Laura Jane! Photo Credit Robert Rossi (LJ in Purple Dress)