On the Drawing Board: Cowboy Commission

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My new project is a commissioned piece.  A client who bought the original "Red Truck" wants a sequel, a companion piece of sorts, also featuring the same old red pick up truck.  

The "Red Truck" painting was inspired by a wine bottle label.  A bottle of Red Truck Wine also appears in my piece "Night on the Town". 

SOLD!

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My original "Power Bottoms" was sold to a private collector in Australia.  He recently discovered my work from the spread in DNA Magazine.  Thanks DNA!!! You're the best! 

This week I also sold my new holiday original "Christmas Time In The City" to a long time collector in Canada.  

Limited Edition prints of both works are still available!

New Holiday Release: "Christmas Time In The City"

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"Christmas Time In The City" is my holiday piece for 2014.  Definitely inspired by the warm romantic images conjured up in the song "Silver Bells". 

Get 10% off the list price during the official Day of Issue on the Original & Prints.  Now until approximately 8:00 AM EDT November 8, 2014.  

Being a holiday piece it's offered in a very limited edition, only 12 Gallery prints and 25 Studio prints. 

UPDATE: The original has sold to a private collector.

2 New Works Added To the Magnet Collection

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"Tie the Knot" and "Car's Diner" are now available as magnets!  Check out the entire selection and add to your collection!

New Original & Prints: "Nudo In Piscina - Andrea De Martino"

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My latest pastel is a portrait of my Italian friend Andrea (18" x 11½" unframed).  Andrea recently did a real life re-enactment of my "Tie the Knot" painting.  It was so terrific that I wanted to return the favor and did this painting based on one of his Facebook photos. 

Get 10% off the list price during the official Day of Issue on the Original & Prints.  Now until approximately 8:00 AM EDT October 23, 2014

On the Drawing Board: vibrant hues

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One of the things that drew me to this pic, beside the Italian model Andrea, was the vibrant colors.  Love the sunshine yellow with the blue and turquoise pool. 

This is from a pic a friend shared with me.  I cropped it down and had to work from a small part of a camera phone pic.  I also did some rearranging for composition purposes and to 'clean' the background up a bit.