Found Objects and Paint. I get found objects from the trash, donations or pick things up of the street. I use found objects and trash to create portraits of beautiful woman such as Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga, and Lana del Rey.

The Golden Heart is a mixed mosaic of gold leaf, cut paper, glue, paint and drawing. These small pieces are cut to shape and invent the image seen.

This painting is the national art award winner for the Pabst Blue Ribbon art contest. This image is 1 of 2 artworks that I did for Pabst. This image won and was printed on metal. There were so many reproductions of this image, that I walked in a beer store- at random, and saw it in Alaska. They are collector items. The other is titled "Pabst Dream". This too, has been published and printed on many things including a building as seen in one of the photos.

Varies painting and watercolor studies. The watercolor studies are very large. I put my cat in the image to show the scale of the watercolors. The images are created with drops of watercolor.

The was part of a Pabst Blue Ribbon promotion. Found objects are used to shape the image. Spoons, metal, glass and whatever I could find I used in this piece.

This is where I live and work. I re designed, cut in half, rebuilt and painted this mural while living in it and working as the art teacher at Digital Harbor High School. Much of the materials for making of this project were invented by me ( for example: I created a process to make hardwood floor stain using oil paint and a stain processing system made of discarded lab equipment.) The railing, kitchen cabinets and a slider trap door that transforms in a bar stool are inside. I built large windows and glass block to capture the sun which grow herbs in the kitchen. Green Technology...sort of. An urban garden grows along the side of the house which is showcased by the mural and is the subject of much positive interest by the community.

The objects I use are organized in boxes based on each object’s hue (yes…I know… OCD-right? lol). This system of making the color gamut works the same way an artist uses a paint palette. Each object is connected together securely with great surgical precision. This picture is made from dolls, lighters, wires, toys, metal and so on. What kind objects can you find in this picture?
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