Let them Eat Cake...in style.

Ten inch Limited Ed. Melamine Decorative or Fully Functional Dinnerware Plates



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Izzy and I braved the mid October chill to shoot Photos of the new Lysergic Christ® commemorative plates. Thus far we have the initial four design proofs that await your loving home. These Ten inch Melamine decorative plates are actually able to be fully functional dinnerware as they are long lasting, nontoxic and dishwasher safe (Do NOT stick these in the microwave though!).

These initial four designs would have looked right at home on your Grandmother's kitchen walls, that is if your Grandmother was a psychedelic warrior. These are designed for both the twisted Christians or the Godless Pagans in mind. Purchasing these plates absolutely guarantees a place in Heaven for you *(please see fine print below).


Big Eyed Mary in a natural wooded setting.



Two of everyone's favorite magical things, Jesus and a Unicorn.

All Four of these designs are available as Ten inch, Made in the U.S. of A. Dinnerware/Objects D' Art.



Triple Jesus Action

Jesus Rides

Big Eyed Mary

Lysergic Christ



My Fathers Mansion Has Many Houses



In The Kingdom Of The Blind The Three Eyed Man Is King



He's Not A Man He Is A Mushroom


Good-Bye Kitty based upon one of my original paintings. Its available in either blue or pink. I would suggest ordering this soon as Sanrio will likely issue a cease and desist on this one...







Mary Magdalene...everyone's favorite tramp, including Jesus Christ himself.




Shopping at Golgotha




Spaceman Jesus



Bullets and Bacon


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Saccharin Meat

Adorable and anthropomorphic little creatures await their fate in these too cute to be believed scenes. Saccharin and glistening eyed animals adorn this set of custom made dinnerware that would look as good on a nursery wall as they would the dinner table. These Ten inch Limited Ed. Melamine Decorative or Fully Functional Dinnerware Plates are made with the discriminating and twisted consumer in mind.

The entire four plate set is available for 100. dollars and shipped free in the continental U.S. for a limited time. Also available for 35. U.S.D. each.These are dishwasher safe but DO NOT place these cute Lil' critters in the microwave, after all, you don't dry your kitten in the microwave after a bath do you?



Meat Bunny



Meat Chicky



Meat Lamb



Meat Squirrel

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Tell them Bob the Butcher sent you!


Not sure what to call this series...Children of the corn, ham, peas and jam? Seems a little long and not quite right. How about I refer to them simply as "The Kids" for now and you can name them when you hang them on your kitchen wall. 75 U.S.D. for the set of three or 35 U.S.D. each.










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Lysergic Christ

Lysergic Christ
Artists Proof Print
15.5 inches x 15.5 inches
1/1
100. USD

Over the last few months I have been developing a body of work that I have dubbed "Lysergic Christ". This is an artists proof that I had printed to check for image quality and to see exactly how the image would reproduce from its digital origins. This piece is available for a modest price. It was reproduced using quality inks and paper.

Wodan- the old man of the wood

Wodan-the old man of the wood
3ft x 3ft
Acrylic and Shellac on recycled canvas
800. USD





In this piece Wodan stands proud and as wild as ever.The woodcut reference has been juxtaposed over a "found" canvas of flowers that in a nearly subliminal manner float behind and yet within the central figure. The mythos of Wodan is rather mysterious but in a sense when I painted this I could certainly relate to the "wild man of the wood" feeling, if not look, that I sported not long after my exodus from the urban landscape. In a sense this became a self portrait for me.


http://www.woden.org/wodan.html

Everything is True, Nothing is True / RAW

Everything is True, Nothing is True / RAW
3'6" x 4
acrylic on unbleached muslin
900.00 USD

What was originally a to be Druidic priest figure evolved into this homage to a man whom published works that twisted,stretched and expanded many minds, Robert Anton Wilson. It may take decades for people to truly realize what he was saying but Sometimes the words of a sage are that way.



No, there is not any symbolism to the tree....

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Plague of Frogs

Plaugue of Frogs
5' x 3'6"
Acrylic on canvas with simple yet specific lighting needs.
1200. USD



Out of this entire group of paintings this very well may be my favorite, it certainly was one of the larger technical challenges. This painting refers to the second of the Biblical plagues that were manifested along the Nile River at the hands of Moses.

Above is how the painting looks in normal everyday lighting conditions. A sherbert colored background of pinks and large scale polka dots with what appears to be abstract lines floating above the surface. When this painting is exposed to red light like the inexpensive "party bulbs" available at any hardware /department store then the painting reveals what initially seemed to be an abstract design to reveal this....

The top image is color accurate yet the second is not quite as accurate. The piece takes on a much more grey tonal range in reality than the greens illustrated here but equally as dramatic. This is what the painting would resemble if the red light source flickered.

This too resides in Chicago and can be seen and purchased:
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John The Baptist

It may be that John the Baptist is one of the most interesting men made reference to in the Bible for me. I imagined him deeply tanned, half mad from his desert treks eating locusts and fighting visions of the Divine that threatened to drive him mad.This is my updated portrait of just that inner-vision. The gentleman depicted was actually causing such a scene above the New York streets as he was breaking windows with his crucifix and screaming. Moments after this photo was snapped the man was apprehended and taken to Bellevue Hospital in NYC.

This is also a revisited image (see Joan of Arc).This was the first image I ever sold as a painting nearly thirty years ago (+ or -). I have carried this image with me for thirty some years...somethings need to be brought up again for resolve. Sometimes the process of painting is like real life in microcosm.

please enquire:
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The Expulsion

The Expulsion
4'3" x 3'2"
acrylic on canvas
900.00 USD




Laden with symbols,this piece tells the story of the expulsion from Eden as I envisioned it. It is richly layered and colorful and to me expresses the fall from perfection and the curse of knowledge.

to view this in the flesh or make it your own please email me at:
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Our Sister of the Tender Mercies

Our Sister of the Tender Mercies
1'8" x 2'8"
Acylic and phosphorescent pigment on hardboard (masonite)
500. USD


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Phosphorescent is also know as "glow in the dark" paint. This is a painting that could substantiate all of those reoccurring Catholic school nightmares if hung on a bedroom wall.It will gather light from any source to glow until you drift into the cradle of sleep.

Due to its small size this could ship about anywhere easily and affordably. To enquire about purchase email to
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The Prophet Zechariah

The Prophet Zechariah
2'6" x 3'4"
Pyrography and 3 lb. orange shellac on a broken wooden door
800. USD

Sadly this piece just cannot translate well to photography and this has nothing to do with the quality of the shot which is actually very decent. This really has a beautiful look to it as the wood took the shellac to a perfectly honey coloured tone.I like the idea that looks as if it were some decayed alter piece.


The image is based upon the cartoon (pre-painting sketch) by Da Vinci for the Sistine Chapel. There is speculation that this was actually a portrait of Dante. A bit about that subject can be found here:
The new Da Vinci Code: Secrets of the Sistine Chapel.

The Devil's Horseman

The Devils Horseman
3" X 3"
Acrylic on traditional red and cream colored toile de Jouy printed heavyweight fabric



I suppose this can stand alone in its simplicity with out my excessive verbiage.

This orphaned work is awaiting adoption and a loving home from the city of Chicago.
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Mary Magdelene

Mary of Magdala/Mary Magdalene
4'6" x 3'10
Acrylic on Canvas




This orphaned work awaits adoption in the city of Chicago.
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Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc-2006
5' x 3' 6"
acrylic on canvas

"Jeanne d'Arc and the Archangel Michael " was originally a painting by the French artist Eugene Thirion painted in 1876. He was 37 years old when he painted this and this is certainly the work of a mature artist. I first saw this reproduced about the size of a postage stamp in black and white in an old dictionary. I was instantly mesmerized by her eyes.No matter how I tilted the page her eyes would never meet my own as if she stared off into the eyes of her own divine destiny.

This is a subject that I have revisited several times. In the past I tended to single out the face of Joan and cropped it much tighter into a portrait where as this time I drew back and took much more of the entire painting into view. I still have not encompassed the entire original painting so I assume I may yet return to this in the future as a subject. I do not aspire to ever master the beauty of the original as my lifetime is too short for such mastery yet while involved in the laborious process of faithfully reproducing all of the halftone dots that this piece
consists of I found myself in a serene place, a place where I seldom am allowed to be.

This piece is orphaned in Chicago at the moment and should you be interested in owning this or any of the other pieces here then please contact me at
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This has been a long time coming

My first real foray into finishing an altered/artists book.

What started as a simple project ended up being rather involved. That is not a complaint whatsoever, simply that when I started to put this together it just came of its own volition. After nearly two years of nothing creative to speak of, this was a welcome relief. I felt as if the dam had burst open.




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Nesting next to the altered children's board book is this paper doll. I also made an alternate colour but we will return to that later. While searching out paper toys I found a whole world of what is know as "Paper Engineering" sites. I suggest you do a search if you have any interest. It is simply amazing what is being done with paper models and dolls today. There also seems to be a bit of a crossover from the vinyl toy art world which has gained momentum to become a rather large industry unto itself. It is certainly a mode of creation that has matured well beyond the days of the flat paper doll printed in McCall magazine.



It seemed that the endless pissing about in photoshop® and Studio Artist 35® had finally found a secure and snug fit into what I hope in the end will be a seamless body of work throughout my lifetime as an artist. Painting alone had lost its flavour and although I will certainly return to it (as if I have a choice).

But something happened along the way.

When Isabella was born seven short years ago and I slid into the role of stay at home Dad, I found that the practical aspect of painting was ...well? quite impractical. I started to rely on a computer more and more and it was a nice thing to be able to go directly from creating art to the feedings or diapers as quickly as I could stand back from the screen. No brushes or chemicals, it was a natural transition. As the saying goes "Necessity is the Mother of all invention".

I had convinced myself that this was all I could do but in time I felt like I was pounding pixels to no avail. I couldn't imagine what I would or could do with all of these hard drives of images. Collage and Manipulation was well suited to me personally and the seemingly endless juxtaposition of images is something that I was no stranger to as it has always been a foundation of my painting.

But in the end....

It was all just pixels, something that ate space on hard drive after hard drive.All these images were waiting for some final form. Many of the more interesting ways to use a digital image were financially out of reach or so I thought. I am a master of setting my own limitations. Artists elsewhere were starting in mass to explore altered books and housewives dabbled in scrap-booking. I noticed these things but could never quite put together where my place was in all of this. Years passed. I watched. All the while I would amuse myself with the pretty picture machine...

The time came when everything fell completely apart in my life. It was when Izzy was starting the process of public education. This freed up increasing blocks of time for me and I was free to return unfettered to painting. I did with a vengeance at first. I busied myself with phone calls and decided that despite my physical distance from what was familuar in my geographical locale, I would start to paint again and pick up where I left off. I would deal with my isolation by returning to work in wet pigment.

I did what I felt was a decent body of work, enough for a show and I quickly slipped back into the mode of painting. I have a deep love for the process, the mess and the gratifying feeling that I had done something worthwhile with my time and actually had something to show for it. When you hang a fully completed piece of canvas or wood on your wall that has some semblance of art there is no denial that it cost you time.

What followed was a disaster...the truth of the matter is that having shows in the city where I once lived was great. I was right there and the success of the said show could hinge directly on whatever promotion I cared to do. As a vastly unorganized person I couldn't just pull out my fully updated mailing list and Rolodex® (there is a word that has faded from popular usage). My chaos wasn't working and I was feeling betrayed on the other end. It seems that when I was finally able to roll into town (by the good graces of friends) with a new body of work, there was nothing done on the other end to facilitate a decent show. Four walls do not make a gallery. I thought I was either washed up or completely out of sync from what was once familuar. Yes, admittedly I thought I could just step back into the past and it would all fall into some order. This was not the case.

It seems that the disarray that my life had become was way more pervasive than I thought. I couldn't see that really it was just a matter of rethinking everything...the process of creation, what I created, whom I created it with and whom I left with the large responsibility of showing the work. All of the afore mentioned variables had changed but my manner of thinking had not.

This isn't about failure though, this about how one slowly reclaims what is rightfully theirs. I was faced with the fact that the past was gone and it was adapt or shrivel on the vine as it were. There will be shows in the future, I am certain. They will be in places I have never tread before, both literally and figuratively. My own footprints are not there to follow myself anymore, they are obfuscated and all but gone. No more running around on the same piece of ground. I am off again and with the wealth of experience that trial and error, destruction and recreation, context and recontextualization have shown me.

What was I talking about? Oh yes, artists books.

I am off my meds and manic...Woo Hoo, Here we go.



First I took a piece of high density foam like the sort that can be used for insulation. It is actually a compressed dense type of easily cut and carved styrofoam material. I then cut windows for the objects to nest in securely then covered with a piece of scrap polka dotted cloth.



I checked to insure that the pieces fit, cut a mat that was then covered in a map (which may or may not have specific significance to my life) then lay all of it together for a final look. On the underside of the mat I affixed a Duct tape "Ribbon" that lay under the book to cradle it. When the ribbon is pulled the book is dislodged from its resting place so that it can then be handled and viewed.




The final step (aside from a bit of fussbugeting here and there) was to set the entire cradle piece in the box. The container was a slightly modified box that had been recycled by covering in a relaxing shade of electric pink duct tape. On the inside was attached a laminated image of the Virgin Mary that I cooked up in Studio Artist 35®.



And there you have it...A valise type object that houses the book and Jesus/Mary paper doll. All in all I suppose I am happy with the piece. I certainly learned a great deal and I am nearly ready to move on to the next project but for the moment,the case is closed, so to speak.

Frank the Bunny waits on the mail....