Monday, January 15, 2007

Busy New Projects

I am busy finishing paintings for a show in New York. It is a group show with Frieda Clayton, Pam Henderson and Lee Bakofsky at Aidan Savoy Gallery. I am working on 5 paintings. I don't have much time left and I am freaking out, but hopefully they will turn out good. Here is one of the pictures. It is of Donny Osmond and you can't really read it but it says "get me a beer donny." I know that is a random thing to paint, but I like it. Most of my paintings are random.

I probably should be deeper but I think the meanings behind the paintings show themselves eventually. I used to have a crush on Donny Osmond.

As for the online dating thing. I haven't had much time to devote to it. I am emailing a few people. I'll let you know if anything interesting happens.

Another idea I had was to have people who have read this blog send me a picture and a little bio and I would do portraits and then maybe someday do a show of the work. I love the idea of the random ways people meet, online, travelling, in a grocery store. People are interesting. This is going to be an ongoing project, a collection of real people. If you are interested email me.

3 comments:

Martha Rich said...

I love your stories and would love to include you in the project. You can send a photo to my studio:
1302 Yosemite Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90041

I think I need to figure out the details for the project and set up some ground rules and release forms. So stay tuned for further developments. I am excited because I have already got some response to this!

Anonymous said...

i think this is a great idea. i have your book; love your work. i currently live in yaounde, cameroon and your style is very similar to how they paint hair salon/barbershop advertising signs. i have a collection.
may i, too, send a picture to your studio?
-nina

Martha Rich said...

Yes, Please send a picture and maybe a little interesting paragrapgh about yourself. I am still working out the details of the project but will be ready to go in the middle of February. Thanks!!!