Happy Birthday to me!

Wow, what a birthday party. This past Wednesday night was my birthday and a successful art show that was held at FB's in downtown Cincinnati. I sold one painting that night, and am in process of selling 2 others that were showcased.

I unveiled the new pieces, titled Unfinished Business: A collection of Lost Legacies. Featured were Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Bob Marley and James Dean.

For your viewing pleasure - here are some photos taken by my friend Wallace Tucker!






Thanks to everyone who came out and not only supported the show, but also partied with me for my birthday! Hopefully this marks this beginning of a great year!!

Unfinished Business

Man did I have an epiphany today!! I was painting James Dean earlier, and this title came to my mind and it was like an explosion in my brain!

Let me explain...

I'm starting a new series of paintings. They are of course, my usual subjects; Audrey Hepburn.. people of that era. These paintings have certain look to them - they are unfinished on purpose. Raw brush strokes complete this look. And then it hit me.. a double meaning! Yes, the painting is 'unfinished' but I also paint many people who are dead - and most that have died way too young. So the people that I paint, have unfinished business here on this earth.

For example, James Dean died when he was 24. Died young and left a world of possibilities behind him.

Audrey Hepburn, died when she was 64. Although she had a longer life than James Dean, 64 is still young, and she left her duties with UNICEF behind. Now I'm not saying that when she died, the obligations to UNICEF ended all together, but I can say that almost no one other than Audrey cared for those children as much as she did. And fought for them with the selflessness and determination that she had, for that matter.

Those are just a few examples - there will be more to come.

So here are the first 2 paintings of the Unfinished Business series.

James Dean and Audrey Hepburn.