I've stopped posting collections of online references to my paintings, but I got a kick out of this appearance of one of my paintings on MTV's Best Week Ever blog, especially since the original oil painting sold for $30. Thanks, MTV. I still can't get my paintings into galleries or in print, so I very much appreciative the occasional acknowledgement such as the recent City Pages interview or ZME usage. Posts such as this help to bring more awareness to my Ebay auctions, so thanks.
On a lark, and because I've now had about three sites refer to myself or my paintings as 'genius' during the past month, and because I have nothing to lose, I Googled 'top New York art galleries' found one called David Zwirner which is currently having an Alice Neel exhibit, called them on the phone, told them about my recent New York Times interview, asked how I could submit work, and the woman I spoke to just about hung up on me during the conversation. She said the gallery only deals with artists they already know, which is an attitude I can't really get my head around. This must be what they mean by the designation 'outsider' artist.
If you haven't read through the comments, thanks to Ignatio Nova at Anything At All: The Comic, Joan, and Barry at Silly Platypus for the kind thoughts.
Hamster Eating Brocolli- Ebay Art Auction
Finally! A portrait of Susan Boyle's Pebbles The Cat. Painted from a photo recently shown on Oprah.
I've finally gotten smart enough to post the larger, linked images of my paintings 'actual' size. So, if you have your computer monitor resolution set similar to mine, whatever mine is, that secondary painting will appear very close in size to the original.
The danger of this is that everyone is broke, so if you find a painting of mine that you like you may be tempted to simply glue a frame to your screen. I would think that in time this might become a problem.
A Montauk Monster Christian Inspirational Oil Painting.
A mini American Idol / Britian's Got Talent oil portrait extravaganza!
My most recent oil portrait of Susan Boyle performing.
Susan Boyle Performs - Ebay Art Auction
A portrait of American Idol and Britian's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell. This portrait was inspired by Simon's surprised expression when Susan Boyle first began to sing.
Simon Cowell Portrait - Ebay Art Auction
An oil portrait of American Idol contestant Adam Lambert performing.
Adam Lambert Sings - Ebay Art Auction
I'll try to work Ryan Seacrest and Paula Abdul into the next set.
These are the paintings created for last Thursday's The Graham Norton show, with guests Duncan Bannatyne and Joan Rivers. The show requested the first two paintings and I added the second.
There's a dearth of interesting but tasteful male nude paintings out there, so I thought I would create a few.
An oil portrait of a male nude artist working in his studio.
Male Nude Artist In His Studio- Ebay Art Auction
An oil portrait of a male nude staring into the refridgerator. I had to resist the urge to fill it with pancakes.
Male Nude Looks In The Fridge- Ebay Art Auction
A page of nude male art.
Two males nudes, representing a double disappointment. Me at work again in a warm, familar place, and not knowing what I want in a cold one.
Yes, I'm back. I expected more publicity this week for my 'Painter Of Pancakes' blog, but it didn't come through as promised. I'm disappointed; let's move on.
Looking at my stats, everyone is still over here poking around, so it seem silly to hang out in an empty room. So, here we are again. At least it motivated me to put together a decent 'about' page.
The downside of most of this activity is that I've fallen behind on a number of commissions requested by long-time fans, so my apologies. I could also use some additional work, so this is a great time to order your Christmas portraits. I'm knocked my prices back to what they were before my anticipated success, which is $50 for a 4 by 6, $75 for a 5 by 7 and $100 for an 8 by 10. Think about how busy you'll be in November.
A Jack Kemp memorial portrait.
Jack Kemp Memorial Portrait - Ebay Art Auction
Please visit my pancake portrait blog at The Pancake Report.
Danny Gans Memorial Portrait - Ebay Art Auction
An oil portrait of late Las Vegas performer Danny Gans.
Please visit my pancake portrait blog at The Pancake Report.
