THEME: 7th SEASONS-SUMMER - Ontario/Canada/online
THE BACK STORY
TITLES: VIVE’s SINGING FLOWER #4 - TRUMPETS OF HEAVEN
Created from a photo reference originally by Vicki Vessier, my muse, blood family member and confidant. I’d like to acknowledge that we make a strong creative and personal team.
On the following pages, I have put together a visual journal of this painting development. When I paint, at the end of each day of painting I photograph my day’s work. When I view my work on the tiny phone screen I usually see “the good, the bad and the ugly.” This perspective usually gives me my direction for the next day. I share this “progress” with Vicki and we discuss my work. Sometimes it may be just a little bump of color in the wrong place, wrong intensity or wrong feeling - depth, shade or density.
MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
SIZE: 40”x 30” - 101.6cm x 76.2cm - YEAR: 2024
THEME: RED - Los Angeles/CA/USA/online
THE BACK STORY
TITLE: THE HOT ROAD AHEAD
I was jolted awake from a dream, much like from an earthquake. I grabbed a post-it, pencil and drew my dream. THE HOT ROAD AHEAD seemed to be a comment on all the planet noise about the change of our living conditions. This the second time I have exhibited this piece. It is the 5th in a series of “umbrella” paintings I’ve created.
Today it is early May and today the temperature is currently 97° when it used to be in the 70’s.
In the gallery photo on page one, the painting has been compressed to their rectangular format. It is in fact a square.
I’m always on the lookout for unique umbrellas. If you think you have one that is inspirational contact me. I might want to buy it from you and create a painting.
MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA - ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, GOLD LEAF, PARASOL
SIZE: 36”x 38” - 91.44cm x 95.25cm - YEAR: 2024
THEME: RED - Los Angeles/CA/USA/online
THE BACK STORY
TITLE: THE RIGHT TIME & PLACE
Fire Engine Red/Pantone 032C/Golden Acrylic Paint Pyrrole is one of my favorite colors. A red by another name is just red. There could be too much blue or yellow in it. It is one of the 3 primary colors. When Gallery Gray Cube list a competition exhibition with Red a theme, I looked for my dominate red folder. Besides exhibiting my paintings I’ve decided to show some of my photos which would not, translate to a canvas painting.
Imagine coming out of the grocery store, Trader Joe’s in this case, and find you are parked next to a red-red-red car. Looking around, I see a red post in front of the parked car. Both were painted the same color.
My heart skipped a beat. I was even more excited than when I saw the Snow Plant. While pulling my phone out, I also noticed the shopping carts were also the same red. With the a gray wall and the gray walkway, everything seemed perfect. If I painted something like this, no one would believe it happened for real.
As I started to take photos, the car started backing up. In a panic, which probably looked like a manic obsessive episode, I tried to get the lady to stop and pull back into the parking space.
Once I convinced her I was not going to harm her and that I loved her car as it was parked by the post, I quickly shot one only image. I did not want to disturb nor delay her further.
MEDIUM: PHOTOGRAPHY
SIZE: MISC. Upon Request - YEAR: 2025
