Cat-Man-Do

8x8" | acrylic, collage and charcoal on canvas | click here to bid

Every night at 11:35 Mort practices his talk show schtick with his sidekick, McMahon. With a fire in his belly and his chichi designer wardrobe it is the cat’s humble, but informed opinion that Letterman and Fallon have met their match.

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Flight Of Fancy

 8x16" diptych | acrylic, collage and white charcoal on canvas | click here to bid

Gustavo and Beckett were frequently mistaken for the former Las Vegas illusionists. But honestly, they were just a couple of hand-me-down fairies trying to keep all the balls in the air.

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Tweet

 8x8" | acrylic, collage and white charcoal on canvas | SOLD

Nearly every day in a moment of quiet madness Raleigh considered flipping the bird. But he learned the hard way—winged vengeance is messy.

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Tailchaser

 8x8" | acrylic, collage and white charcoal on canvas | click here to bid

Pound Pup was convinced that the only thing that separated him from the earthling was his missing opposable thumbs and the irrepressible tail wagging. Other than that, it was a pretty level playing field.

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Birdy And Joe

8x8" | acrylic, collage and charcoal on canvas | SOLD

Joe knew that taking Birdy for a walk on the Wild Side was flirting with disaster. But truth be told, the tingle of excitement running up his spine was worth an uncertain future.

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Snake-Eye

8x8" | acrylic, collage and charcoal on canvas | click here to bid

He convinced himself that the garden serpents were nothing more than the upper echelon of the polliwog family. It’s easier to believe if you look away when they smile their snakey smiles.

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Cat Lady

8x8" | acrylic, collage and white charcoal on canvas | sold

Margaret will occasionally fly off the handle and threaten to become one of those cat-ladies on FaceBook. But the truth of the matter is, that no matter what she says, she is a bona fide dog person. And that’s why Spike howls at the moon every single night of the week. And twice on Thursdays.

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Life Is But A Dream

8x8" | acrylic, collage and white charcoal on canvas | sold

Gatsby thought it was a rare beast indeed that could paddle all the way upstream and not loose his Porkpie hat in the balmy, Panama breeze.

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Fork In The Road. No Map.

18x24" | acrylic, oil, collage and charcoal

The title of this piece pretty much describes my state of mind these days. Just a tad "lost in the woods". No worries, though, just put a brush in my hand and point me toward a canvas (making sure, of course, that it has been well primed with black gesso, please). This is the companion piece to "Moonrise Over The Gardens Of Kismet"--I must say, they look just right hanging together.

Both paintings are proudly hanging at Marta Stafford Fine Art just a stone's throw from Austin. If you are in the area, pop on over and say hi to Marta and take a peek at my paintings in her lovely gallery.

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Curious Cast Of Characters

8x6" | acrylic on canvas | sold

It was most definitely a delicate situation but Mathilde was certain that most folks had one or two bird brains in the family tree. Hers just happened to be downright undeniable. Proven time and again by the disturbance overhead every morning at sunrise.

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Moonrise Over The Gardens Of Kismet

18x24" | acrylic, oil, collage and charcoal 

This painting is part of a new series that places my characters in a setting: the forest, a garden or a city. These pieces have been an opportunity for a little R&D- my playground for experimenting with new materials and different techniques. Kinda like getting a new box of crayons and a fresh tub of Play-Doh--and it's not even my birthday! 

First I apply acrylic gels and pastes mixed with paint to get some amazing textures and then paint on top of that with oils. The texture really grabs the oil paint and makes some yummy color combinations. In the final step I draw on top of the paint and collage with charcoal pencils. Check out these detail shots:

   

This painting and it's companion painting, "Fork In The Road. No Map" are both at my Texas Gallery, Marta Stafford Fine Art. If you find yourself in the area stop in and say hi to Marta. She has a bunch of really great art in her charming gallery. And tell her I sent you!

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Winnie

8x6" | acrylic on canvas | sold

It takes a certain type of man to pull off a bow tie, she said. She reckoned that’s why she had a longstanding crush on Winston Churchill. That and his unmistakable British charm.

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Spring Fever

8x8" | acrylic on canvas | click here to bid 

Todd had the home advantage when it came to his vegetable garden. After all, he’d lived on this rock floating in space most of his life.

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Free And Breezy

8x8" | acrylic on canvas | $150 

If she had it to do over again, she’d dust off the ol’ birthday suit at least once a year. After, of course, applying the equivalent of a shot glass of SPF 100. All over. Everywhere. Maybe twice.

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Charlie's Closet

8x8" | acrylic on canvas | click here to bid 

Charlie thought asking for a show of hands would be a good conversation starter. After all, he kept his in a very chichi box in the back of his closet. Unless it was the first Tuesday of the month in which case, he lent them out to those in need…of a hand.

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Haywire

8x8" | acrylic on canvas | sold 

 

When things went haywire inside his own head, he just borrowed one from head shop in town and ran really fast all the way home. He liked to think that the exercise was good for the borrowed brain cells. Plus he thought he looked best with rosy cheeks.

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Beer Buddy

6x6" | acrylic and collage on canvas |sold

 

After hopscotching the landmines of love and examining his own abundant bad habits, he felt certain that Barney was the better choice for a life partner. If only he paid for his own beer.

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Inferno

8x6" | acrylic and collage on canvas | click here to bid  

 

Dante tried not to think too much so he would feel spring-time fresh in the morning. If that failed he was going to be hell to live with.

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His Grass Is Greener

6x8" | acrylic and collage on canvas |sold

 

The Garden of Disbelief is a popular roadside attraction for those in need of a picnic and a quick game of Bingo. But the main attraction is usually a bracing round of Hide ‘n Seek with the horticulture dude in charge of the cannabis fields.

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Bird Whisperer

6x6" | acrylic and collage on canvas | click here to bid

 

Talk is cheap. But Martin found that stale breadcrumbs would keep the winged creatures devoted and faithful.  Sadly, most of the women he had dated required so much more.

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Clouds In His Coffee

12x12" | oil and collage on canvas | SOLD

Nate decided that a world without his Venti nonfat Hazelnut Macchiato (with extra foam) is no place for sissies. He would never again be a party to that misadventure.

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Holy Cat

6x6" | acrylic and collage on canvas | sold

Theodore knew his chances of being discovered by the Vatican were a long shot. But it never hurts to have a resplendent hat and a cat named Pius III.  Just in case.

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No Direction Home

6x6" | acrylic and collage on canvas | sold

Jeremy tucked a tiny little map under his wing and made off to lands unknown. But only after he was certain that the cell reception was strong and there was a Whole Foods nearby.

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Opus 1001

6x6" | acrylic on canvas | sold

The music leaked out from a thousand and one holes in his heart.

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An Eyeful

6x6" | acrylic on canvas |sold

The view was surprisingly better when he forgot his glasses. The tricky part was finding his way home after a day of eyeballing the natives.

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