Painting for a friend

OK, one last post for the month of May (possibly fastest month on record). This painting was done for some friends of mine. They had been wanting a piece of art for this particular space on their wall and had asked me to do a piece. They provided relatively specific direction on what they wanted by giving me names of artists they liked and showing me some sample images of other pieces they admire. The piece is 3 feet by 6 feet, acrylic and oil on canvas, and hangs in the Morley/Maqsood residence in the Panhandle of San Francisco.

In restrospect, the painting could have been a bit looser and more spontaneous. I think this had to do with the fact that I hadn't painted in a while, especially any "fine art" paintings nor anything that large. I'm looking forward to doing another piece for them soon.

Smile everyone. Summer's almost here.

Tuff Teefs

Starting in January 2005 and continuing through July of that same year, one of my teeth put me through hell, with several dentists of varying quality giving their opinions of what should be done to rectify the problem. Ultimately, after several months of debate, I went to bed one night and experienced pain so great that it ran up and down that entire side of my head and neck.

For a brief moment, I SERIOUSLY considered getting a pair of pliers and doing the job myself. But I knew it was time for a root canal. For a while after, I did a series of drawings and paintings about the trials and tribulations of my teeth, with this one being one of my favorites. Its acrylic on the side of a shoulder bag that I wasn't using anymore.