Wednesday, February 27, 2013

"Grey Gardens": Painting Backdrops For Rarely Done Productions, Syracuse NY February 2012


Back in January during the "Five" exhibition at the Tech Garden curator Ty Marshal made me an offer to paint backdrops for the theatrical company he serves as a managing director for, Rarely Done Productions. Intrigued partly due to my background in stage & theater -- I actually painted a set for a Town of Dewitt summer theater project in 1986 -- I could not say no, especially at the prospect of being paid for the work.

Turns out the play the sets would be for were "Grey Gardens: The Musical", an adaptation of the story of Big & Little Edie Beale and their crusty old mansion near East Hampton on Long Island. All I knew was that Ty had thought of my style when their production designer had indicated that one set would be a series of panels depicting a neglected weatherbeaten shingled wall.


Book your tickets at the link below! I'm going to the last performance on March 23.















At project completion with three of the four panels after a 32 hour painting marathon.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Szozda Gallery Syracuse NY, Winter Salon Exhibition, February 22 2013



Szozda Gallery
501 W. Fayette St.
Suite 106
Syracuse, NY 13204







Cows by my hero Phil Parsons and figures by John Fitzimmons









John Fitzimmons' scene-stealing painting, could not take my eyes off it.


Cayetano Valenzuela


Mr. Fred Wellner, who helped coax me out of my turtle shell in regards to my love of science fiction imagery.


Linda Easterly


Fred Wellner and Cayetano Valenzuela





Carmel Niccoletti



Donalee Peden Wesley


Lynette Blake

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Zombie Painting Update, February 10 2013


The Windmills power the Drones.


Wonderland #18: Vista Renoir


The Drones control the Zombies.


And the Zombies tend to the Windmills.
It is a perfect circle.


Zombie Sinus Pressure


Faerie Zombie Cow


Yarfing Zombie Nine Inch Nails Fans At Lollapalooza


Zombie Belly Itch


Zombie With His Arm In A Sling


Naughty Bondage Cosmonaut


Zombie Suicide Comet Cult Minister With Sleeping Pills & Applesauce


Zombie Irate Fast Food Customer


Zombie Jim Boeheim


Zombie Fireman 


Zombie Fireman #3 and Zombie Fireman #3


Blood of a Zombie: Evisceration Table #3

Herr Doctor Speer is saying "VEE MAST TAKE OFF ZE AHRM HIER TO MAKE RCHOOM FUR MOHRE KNOOODLE."


Zombie's First Date In Twelve Years



Russian Space Chimp With Bananas


Alien Cosmonaut With His Shirt Off


Zombie Russian Cosmonaut Smoking A Joint


Alien Cosmonaut With iPod Touch

(She's downloading that new David Bowie song using the Mars Rover as a wifi hotspot.)


Cosmonaut Trying To Figure Out His iPhone


Cosmonaut With A Hole In His Suit


Cosmonaut Fixing A Hole



Zombie Snowcoat & Leather Jackets


Zombie Agitated Retail Sales Associate


Yarfing Zombie Couple At Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast


Zombie Splitting Headache & Projectile Vomiting


The Yarfing Cosmonaut


Zombie Bez



Zombie Mephisto aka Someone Fetch A Priest


Impatient Zombie Nitwit In Line At Supermarket Deli


Get 'em at Aldi's.


Toxic Zombie Cleanup Suit With Exploded Head Fragment


Mmmhh.


Toxic Zombie Sentry Duty


Yarfing Zombie Couple Outside Of Taco Bell


Zombie Han Solo With Hydrospanner


Zombie Russian Cosmonaut With Space Helmet


Varrick St. Zombie



Always remember ... the invisible basketball.