Current work
2024
These two pieces below were my last of the year, made using billboard scraps, spray paint, hand printed papers, etc. My goal was to make "pretty" urban art. Not too sure what that means but I do think they're pretty!
Time Waits for No One, $1,300, 30 x 40 x 1.5", Mixed media on wood panel
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Always Chasing Rainbows, $1,300, 30 x 40 x 1.5", Mixed media on wood panel
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I Love That For You took some time to develop. I found the billboard poster of the woman in Madrid but couldn't decide how to use it, so I set it aside. More recently, I pulled a bunch of posters off a wall in New York City, and when I returned to my studi0, soaked them and pulled them apart, glued in the middle was a poster which read "James, I know you're cheating on me with Patricia. Don't try to deny It. I have pictures" and there was a partial QR Code! It was time to pull the woman back out and give her new life. I added more billboard scraps, lots of graffiti and stencil elements, and the title of the piece is from a vintage sheet music. Thanks for everything, James!
I Love That For You, 36"x48", Mixed Media on canvas, $3,000
Recently, I hosted an open studio event and invited visitors to paste paper and add scribbles to these two pieces. I layered up paint and marks as we went along and then finished them up, hiding or emphasizing elements, depending on how they were laid down. I finished with the 1,2,3,4,& to represent the many hands that contributed to the pieces.
This group exercise further inspired me to create these following pieces, using similar techniques. In addition to the usual billboard scraps, I also included title pages from vintage sheet music I have been collecting.
All or Nothing, 10.5" x 10.5", mixed media on framed panel, $275
Love Letters, 10.5" x 10.5", mixed media on framed panel, $275
Crossroads, 10.5" x 10.5", mixed media on framed panel, $275
Will You Remember Me, 10.5" x 10.5", mixed media on framed panel, $275
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For You, Always, 10.5" x 10.5", mixed media on framed panel, $275
Make Your Mark, 10.5" x 10.5", mixed media on framed panel, $275
Now or Never, 10.5" x 10.5", mixed media on framed panel, $275
Wanting You, 10.5" x 10.5", mixed media on framed panel, $275
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These five pieces have a deep profile and I took advantage of that by addressing the sides separately from the front. They are all 11"x14".
I Am Here, 11"x14"x2.5", Mixed media on canvas, $350
Two of Hearts, 11"x14"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $350
It's Complicated, 11"x14"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $350
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Nah, I'm Good, 11"x14"x2.5", - SOLD
Midday Fare, 11"x14"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $350
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I created these 12 pieces using a very muted background palette. The vintage magazines and books that are my source materials are often a faded, weathered paper. I wanted to celebrate those whites and off-whites. And of course, there's at least one pop of color in each piece.
The Ride, 8"x8"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $250
The Confidence Man, 8"x8"x2.5", - SOLD
Business Trip, 8"x8"x2.5" - SOLD
Whatevs, 8"x10"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $265
Sleight of Hand, 8"x10"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $265
Good Luck, Mrs. Demick, 8"x10"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $265
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30-Love, 8"x8"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $250
The Look, 8"x8"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $250
Someday, 8"x8"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $250
Sweet Music, 8"x10"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $265
I Brought You Flowers, 8"x10"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $265
Those Eyes, 8"x10"x2.5", mixed media on canvas, $265
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The following two pieces started with billboard advertisements I found around San Francisco and Paris. They were giving me otherworldly vibes. The binary code on "Impending Irrelevance" reads THEYREHERE. It is scratched into "The Watcher" as well. The quotation from ChatGPT on the "Impending Irrelevance" says "Amusing to watch humans grappling with their impending irrelevance". Hmmm.
Impending Irrelevance, Mixed Media on Canvas, 36''x 36", $1,300
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The Watcher, Mixed Media on Canvas, 30"x 45", $1,500
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Bold Move! This diptych evokes a European brick wall pasted with poster scraps, weeds and all sorts of "bold women" enjoying themselves.
Bold Move, diptych, each piece 12"x36" , Mixed Media on canvas, $1,400 for both
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Flowers! I just love creating flowers out of handprinted paper, book pages, really anything that I can cut or tear into a flower.
Bold & Original, 18"x24"
Mixed Media on Framed Canvas, $600
Silvery Moon, 16"x20", Mixed Media on Framed Canvas, $500
Amazing!, 12"x16", Mixed Media on Framed Canvas, $350
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Yellow Vase, 16"x20", Mixed Media on Framed Canvas
$500
Mirror Mirror, 16"x20", Mixed Media on Framed Canvas, $475
Bingo Bouquet, 16"x20", Mixed Media on Framed Canvas, $450
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If It's the Last Thing I Do, 20"x24", Mixed Media on Framed Canvas, $550
I created these green abstract pieces in 2023, but I was never quite sure they were finished. I recently found a book of antique robots and spaceships, and they are the perfect finish to my alien worlds!
Robot Control, 9"x12", Mixed Media on Framed Canvas, $250
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Rocket 54, 9"x12", Mixed Media on Framed Canvas, $250
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Moon Explorer, 9"x12" - SOLD
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When I created these pieces, I wanted to capture San Francisco's energy and love. Plus, more is more!
City Love, 16"x20"x1.5", Mixed media on canvas, black painted edge, $475
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Fillmore, 16"x20"x1.5", Mixed media on canvas, black painted edge, $475
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How Soon is Now, 16"x20"x1.5", Mixed media on canvas, black painted edge, $475
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These next pieces were really fun to make. Layers of vintage paper, sewing patterns, white paint. I handwrote the lyrics to Depeche Mode's Somebody on transparent tissue paper, ripped them up and glued them on. Then I invented some flowers, and added vintage romance comic images. Some of them are quite cheeky!
The Vacuum Salesman, 8"x10x2.5", Mixed Media on Wrapped Canvas, $265
Forever, 8"x10"x2.5", Mixed Media on wrapped canvas, $265
Possessive, 8"x8"x2.5", Mixed media on wrapped canvas, $250
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New Neighbor, 8"x10"x2.5", Mixed Media on wrapped canvas, $265
He's Moved On, 8"x8"x2.5", Mixed Media on wrapped canvas, $250
Kiss Me, 8"x8"x2.5", Mixed media on wrapped canvas, $250
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Yay, Me! - Mixed Media
12"x12", framed birch panel, $300
Mushrooms Galore - Mixed Media,
12"x12", framed birch panel, $300
Handsome Square - Mixed Media,
12"x12", framed birch panel, $300
What's My Aura? - Mixed Media
12"x12", framed birch panel, $300
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I Was Here - Mixed Media
12"x12", framed birch panel, $300
Jump In - Mixed Media
12"x12", framed birch panel, $300
Sleep Over - Mixed Media
SOLD
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These two pieces incorporate wrapping paper and billboard scraps from San Francisco, Rome and Paris.
I Only Dream in Pastel, 12"x36"
Mixed media on framed canvas, $700
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The Only Constant, 12"x36"
Mixed media on framed canvas, $700
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The following pieces are layer upon layer of paint and paper. There are at least two completed paintings underneath, maybe more! Nothing was satisfying. Then I bought a huge pile of Barbie and Needlework magazines, found some amazing cream textured paper and the ideas just flowed!
Why So Hasty?, 10"x10"
Mixed media on framed birch panel, $275
Normal, 10"x10"
- SOLD
Ready for Bed, 10"x10"
Mixed media on framed birch panel, $275
Get Dressed, 10"x10"
Mixed media on framed birch panel, $275
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I Made It Myself, 10"x10"
- SOLD
One You, 10"x10"
Mixed media on framed birch panel, $275
Delusions of Grandeur, 10"x10",
Mixed media on framed panel, $275
Gulp, 10"x10"
Mixed media on framed birch panel, $275
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2023
These pieces are a mixture of graffiti and paste up style images on a paper and paint brick wall. My goal was story telling using an urban art vibe .
Gulp - Mixed Media
11"x14", black framed canvas, $300
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Right On Swinging - Mixed Media
11"x14", black framed canvas, $300
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Modern Man - Mixed Media
11"x14", SOLD
Yes, Please - Mixed Media
11"x14", black framed canvas, $300
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Defiance - Mixed Media
11"x14", black framed canvas, $300
Let's Go - Mixed Media
11"x14", black framed canvas, $300
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The following brick wall style pieces are inspired by ads taken from an 1897 San Jose Mercury newspaper as well as vintage Popular Mechanics ads.
Getting Ahead
8"x10"
And Breathe 8"x10"
Guess What 8"x10"
Try Me 8"x10" - SOLD
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Lucky 8"x10" - SOLD
So Over It 8"x10" - SOLD
What A Tool 8"x10"
Nope 8"x10"
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Knock Knock 8"x10"
Look Out 8"x10"
What's Up? 8"x10"
Stop 8"x10"
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These pieces incorporate billboard scraps from Highway 101 in San Francisco just as the 101 turns toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Hence the name of the series, GGB.
GGB #4, Happy Day!
10"x10", Birch framed wood panel, $275
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GGB #6, Yippee!
10"x10", Birch framed wood panel, $275
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GGB #9, Cocaine
10"x10", Birch framed wood panel, $275
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GGB #3, Yank!
10"x10", Birch framed wood panel, $275
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GGB #1, Blast Off
10"x10", Birch framed wood panel, $275
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GGB #7, Sneak Attack
10"x10" - SOLD
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GGB #5, When Paint Peels
10"x10", Birch framed wood panel, $275
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GGB #3, Free For All
10"x10", Birch framed wood panel, $275
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The following pieces incorporate 1950s slang as well as images from vintage books and magazines.
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Nosebleed
8"x10", Birch framed canvas
Fink 8"x10"
Birch framed canvas
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Ginchiest 8"x10"
Birch framed canvas - SOLD
Fream 8"x10"
Birch framed canvas
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Loaded 8"x10"
Birch framed canvas
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Nowheresville 8"x10"
Birch framed canvas
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