Artist Statement
To create my pop art paintings, I work free hand with small brushes and visually break down my subject using large plains of bold color as an independent structural element. Sometimes the shapes are organic and other times more geometric. The subject dictates the flow of the painting. I work with acrylics and a combination of spray paint, gel inks, paint pens, collage paper and sometimes gold leaf or silver leaf is worked into an elaborate foreground or background design.
As far as my choice of canines as my most common subject, I admire dogs in part because they display what we consider to be some of the finest human traits; empathy, loyalty and resilience. I also paint various felines, horses and a bird here and there…There is probably not an animal that I do not like and always find that above all else they remind me to live in the moment and never forget how to play...A certain joie de vie is often the theme in my large paintings.
In addition to a very large mural in Decatur, Georgia, my work can be found in private collections across the US (like Madeline Albright’s) as well as these galleries and boutiques; Art Cats Gallery in Muskegon, Michigan, 2 Friends Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, Art Thou Meow, Westhampton Beach, New York, Bone-A-Fide Pet Boutique, Black Mountain, North Carolina, RPets Ltd, Piqua, Ohio, Maggie’s Bottle and Tail, Orange Beach, Alabama and Wild Oats and Billy Goats in Decatur, Georgia.
Commission Policy/ Portraits
HOW IT WORKS
1.) Submit photos
2.) We discuss colors, composition, and size that the painting needs to be
3.) We reach an agreement on the vision for the painting and a 50% deposit is due
4.) I send pictures of the process as I go. (This is the fun part!)
5.) Once I am finished, I e-mail a picture for your approval and the balance plus shipping is due
SIZES (larger sizes are available)
14" X 14" - $250(head shot only)
16" X 20" - $400
18" X 18" - $400
20" X 20" - $450
20" X 24" - $550
24" X 24" - $700
24" X 30" - $800
30" X 30" - $900
30" X 40" - $1400
36" X 36" - $1600
36" X 48" - $2600
*Please allow several months for turn around time as I always have a waiting list. Also, additional animals/ pets will cost a little more.