KOZKISS

Second attempt at painting the “world famous” photo of Melissa and I kissing at our wedding reception.

OATMAN MAN

Painting from sneaky photo I took in Oatman, Arizona (I haven’t gone to jail or got my butt kicked yet!). Reminds me of some old ranch hand that has stories that would take a year to tell.

PATRIOTIC DC GUY

From a picture of a guy I took in Washington DC. Don’t know if my painting was able to capture it, but I love this picture because of how many captions I can think of that could describe what he is thinking about.

SWEET COUNTRY HOME

My first painting inspired by something in the creases of my brain. Experimental background using a mixture of oil, coffee grounds and acrylic paint with an antiqued partial music sheet soaked in a glue/water mixture. Used a reference photo of some old country musician but created the dude from my own head.

YOU NEED FREE STUFF!

Self explanatory.

MAN WITH A HAT

My latest failed experimental pour painting inspired into its final form. This is one of my favorites.

US

Self-portraits. One came out much better than the other (no surprise!).

ALYSSA RENEE

Christmas gift to my step-daughter from a picture taken at her first modelling runway appearance.

VINTAGE VERN & VALERIE

This is “Mr. Suave” Vern in October of 1948 eyeballing Valerie for the first time in a dive bar. The rest is history! I call this my “kitchen sink” background made from scraps of wood and sawdust from the garage floor mixed with spackling, glue and some old stain. One of the most challenging pieces painting on a very rough surface.

THE SERIAL KILLER, THE DORK & THE PREACHER

Okay, the title is not actually accurate. This is another addition to my ‘bathroom painting’ collection and I had to include something representing classical music. I downloaded the background and pasted it onto a board and painted three composers. I choose Pachelbel as Pachelbel’s Canon is one of my favorite (and just about everybody’s) piece, Mozart for his genius, music and character and Tchaikovsky who is probably my favorite composer. The resemblances aren’t actually all that bad but, without knowing the theme, the title represents what my interpretation would be!

RANDOM PUZZLED BLOND

I enjoyed the puzzle painting so much, I decided to do one on my own. I took a picture of my wife, removed about half the detail. I lightly traced the outlines of the different area and wrote letters on them so I’d know what part of the painting they’d be. I then picked each piece randomly and painted it. I did just a bit of touch-up after re-assembling it. Personally, I think it’s “different” and like it as just a fun painting exercise.

PICKED A BAD WEEK TO STOP BREATHING

My dear brother (Dave) passed away in 2024, unexpectedly. He was the true trained artist. I was reminded that his favorite movie was ‘Airplane’ and came up with this idea. I gave it to my sister-in-law and niece. You have to know the movie, but “Don’t call me Shirley’ was one of the many notable lines. Also, throughout the movie, one character repeatedly says “I picked a bad week to quit (enter any vice or habit here)”. Yes, my title is a bit “sick” but my brother would’ve absolutely loved it! Also, I included the colorful palm trees to honor his art company “Tropical Art Plus”.

BORIS & TITO IN SIBERIA

As with the prior painting, I again used AI and my text input to create a concept. Thought process was … a bottle of Tito’s Vodka, Vodka = Russia, Russia = Siberia, etc. To date, I believe this is my best result. And, I love the fact that it’s an original just using AI as a helper.