February 2007 Projects
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| A caricature of Norman Mailer is about 12"x16." The piece is a new venture, for me, into layering materials on top of each other and attaching with adhesive. The background is a decoupage of some of Mailer's material. The hair and eyebrows are scorched, galvanized sheet metal and the yellow metal is brass sheet that once was a door kick plate. The other pieces are portions of a yard sign painted with brush and spray. The model for this piece appeared in a recent Wall St. Journal. Needless to say, but, Mr. Mailer might not appreciate this distorted image of himself... |  |
| This piece started out to be a Melinda Gates portrait but it turned into a Sarah Hill. It doesn't look like Melinda but it does resemble(click on following for a bio of Sarah) Sarah a local television anchor. The hair is a little long for Sarah but she isn't going to get a haircut at this point in time. The sculpture is 12"x14" and is made from hanger wire, scrap sheet metal and cardboard. The necklace is part of one I found in a drawer around here someplace. |  |
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Willy is about 9"x14". The figure is cut from scrap sheet metal and the 'city' in the background is a piece of scorched, galvanized ducting that has had some 'sculpting' done(e.g. windows in buildings). Originally, I had intended the figure and background to be part of the Arthur Miller piece I did over a year ago . The text portion of the piece was created using Adobe Illustrator and is decoupaged to the particle board backing.. a little yellow tint was wiped on the surface to simulate some aging. |
March 2007
| Barak Obama is 12"x21". He is the U.S. Senator from Illinois and is aspiring to be president....but, I believe, it will be a upHill(ary) battle. His hair is part of an abrasive sanding pad. Hanger wire and microwave oven sheet metal were used for the figure. ...another rendering of a Ken Fallin drawing. The blue part of the aura is a little dark.... |  |
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Nude #4 is 9"x20" and is made from hanger wire. The little wrist bouquet was once an earring I got along with a whole bag of junk jewelry. The paint for this piece was found in full gallon containers next to a dumpster I frequent. The model for Nude #4 was an ad for a laser hair removal clinic. The woman had on a bikini-like thing so I had to 'improvise' in order to render a nude figure. |