the rounds:
68 so far…
'I am-' 11.675" dia., acrylic on wood, 02.13.08
'I am-'
Like I've said before, I love tondos', so much so that I've painted/made 39 of this size.
A local hardware store carried (or used to) these plywood rounds (and sometimes particle board) precut for decks I think. I loved their size so for a few years I painted and painted tondos'.
Generally they'd take a week or three to finish (pre-daughter time scale) depending on their complexity.
When DWLKRL opens, the first show may feature all the tondos at once. Awesome!
'the simple truth'
11.6875" dia., acrylic on wood, 01.10.10
'symbols are fabrication', so true. Symbols and their chosen meaning are a fabrication and not a truth.
'relax, it's alright'
11.6875" dia., acrylic on wood, 12.31.09
No. No, it's not.
strungoutectoplas-miccum’
20” dia., novel, tape on wood, 11.12.18
A new supply of rounds, finally. Naked Lunch, a great, horrible, freeing work of literature.
William Burroughs was the man.
‘strungoutectoplasmiccum’, the naughty bits.
And yes, cut up.
same as above.
Lighting these works requires a professional that I can not afford. Damn tape.
‘ancient punk’
16” dia., catalogue, tape on wood, 03.24.19
ancient art, punk presentation.
same as above.
Lighting again. Arrgh.
However the fact that it changes appearance in different lighting is also a great advantage. It isn’t static.
‘What do YOU think I mean?"‘
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 07.24.09
-always pissed off…
‘So, are you still painting?’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 08.08.08
Yes, why or how could I stop!?
‘d-bas’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 03.09.05
I’m the boss because I’m not square (anymore).
(?)
‘what now?"‘
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 11.23.07
Well fucking rock & roll of course!
‘in your jail?’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 09.23.08
‘Hey, smile, you’re famous now,…’
acrylic on wood, pencil, 12” dia., 11.04.08
‘high school reunion’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 11.03.09
I never go.
‘critical mass’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 04.22.08
‘nipple’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 10.26.09
‘I’m not sorry 2’
acrylic on wood, 2 x 12” dia., 09.14.09
‘every mirror’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 07.22.08
DWL.
‘ideas (arrow) transformation’
acrylic on wood, 12'“ dia., 09.20.09
Done before finishing ‘the blemish’.
‘I’m not sorry’
acrylic on wood, 2 x 12” dia., 09.14.09
‘dramnion 1’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 04.30.09
Basically the ‘dramnion’s are me riffing on actual Mondrian paintings.
Put the Mondrian near a black hole and watch space bend & curve.
‘dramnion 2’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 05.02.09
‘dramnion 3’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 05.02.09
Fun and fast to do.
Plan to do more…
‘the porn star’s mouth’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 08.25.09
Beautiful, maybe dangerous.
‘sad truth’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 05.10.05
SO MUCH HATE in religion.
SO SAD.
‘take care if you find yourself staring into the headlights’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 05.28.06
Bang Baby Bang.
‘giving notice to all the fuckers’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 10.23.06
Crude Dude.
‘sunrise’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 01.14.07
Engagement gift for my wife on my first trip to S.K., meeting all the future in-laws.
Great trip, great people, life. So it goes.
‘I like to look’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., x.x.05?
Not sure when I did this one, date is a guess.
Like all artists I like to look.
‘roar-rim’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 09.27.07
Used this title more than once.
It’s a problem for sure.
‘S.P. at 45’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 07.26.05
‘terrible truth’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 11.12.08
This guy deserves it though.
What an asshole.
‘Gates of Hell’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 11.21.05
Imagining a name/sign for a bar/club.
‘hilarity vs. evil’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 04.22.06
Lucky that I can afford to laugh, unlike the many, many, many.
‘flagrante delicto’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 10.26.05
Funny how being ‘caught in the act’ is scandal to some and a rite of passage to others.
So it goes.
‘h.o.g.’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 08.30.08
Unsure about this one. A constellation, ‘the mystery’, and am I checking perspective or pushing the button?
Should write things down.
‘See Dick & Jane play with Spot. Run G-Spot Run!’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 11.27.06
mmm, mmm, mmm.
‘dumb’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 06.27.08
mmm, mmm, mmm.
‘aim the annihilator at Solaris’
‘aim the annihilator at Solaris’ tape on wood, dowel, 12” dia., 10.14.08
Great films, Man is great, our weapons are super-greater, but in fact we barely exist in this universe. Lesson not yet learned.
‘aim the annihilator at Solaris’
The weapon is never shown, so I imagine something simple strange silver in the spirit of 50’s Sci-Fi.
I mean this thing’s got to annihilate a planet!
‘ATAAS’
‘buy, buy, BUY’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 03.30.05
very clever of me.
‘noise maker’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 04.27.07
NO SHIT.
‘venom’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 04.15.07
MONEY.
‘askin for trouble’
acrylic on wood, 12” do a., 09.05.05
Happy feller.
‘good advice’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 10.03.05
Just moody I suppose.
‘little yes’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 02.20.07
‘the forever war’
acrylic on wood, 12”. dia., 01.27.07
Great Sci-Fi novel.
But I am really referring to the artist struggle.
‘truth’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 06.21.05
2005-09 is turning out to be some productive years, eh?
‘viral love’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 07.20.06
Whoosh.
‘boredoms good’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 01.25.06
Super Japanese group, discovered while listening to Zorn-Eye music on Tzadik label.
JFC, what music!
‘madonna & cock’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., .03.20.06
And then turn over…
‘cock & madonna’
acrylic on wood, 12” dia., 03.20.06
And then turn over…
‘the tragedy of art’
acrylic on wood 12” 10.29.08
The importance of art is self-evident.
how to hang ‘the true meaning of symbols’, the orange line (the order may change).
‘the true meaning of symbols’ # 3
12” acrylic on wood 05.11.07
‘the true meaning of symbols’
12” acrylic on wood 04.07.07
‘the true meaning of symbols’ the correction
12 “ acrylic on wood 05.02.07
‘the true meaning of symbols’ the fine line
12” acrylic on wood 05.21.07
‘remembering r rauschenberg’
12” acrylic; tape on wood 10.08.08
‘life lesson’
12” acrylic on wood 09.11.08
‘my mot-To’
12” acrylic on wood 03.28.08
‘ugly’
12” acrylic on wood 10.15.05
‘ice-nine’ (for Kurt)
12” acrylic on wood 05.26.07
‘dead art form’
12” acrylic on wood 04.18.05
'dear life’
12” acrylic on wood 08.14.07
‘sex is beautiful power’
12” acrylic on wood 04.13.08
‘if you wanna make it young man, you gotta make somebody come’
12” acrylic on wood 05.22.08
‘Let’s go to the Art Museum’
12” acrylic on wood 04.10.08
‘never will’
12” acrylic on wood 03.11.08
‘everyday a little bit more’
12” acrylic on wood 02.25.08
‘superstar, what you are’
12” acrylic on wood 01.16.08