This is a drawing of my grandmother, my mom's mom I did in 95, after her death in 1994. It is to this day chalk full of mysterious objects and happenings.
There are a host of strange coincidences between my grandmother, Katherine, Katherine, a girl I dated in the late 90s in high school whose mom happened to be schizophrenic, and my Katherine now. All three wore the exact same glasses, which you can't see here, but are those 60's style rimmed glasses you might see in a show like Mad Men. All three have the same first name, spelled the same way, and all three have or had Epilepsy.
This is a work done in honor of my wife Katherine's father, who passed away earlier this year, 2023. A brilliant man, and a gentle soul.
This painting called “Warning,” is from a dream I had in 2003, while living in France. This is part of a series of what I think to be a psychic experience I have been having throughout my life.
Look at the similarities between this painting of mine done in 2005, and this other one, just below this description; by an apparent: "Zhongguozhuli" from Shanghai China, done in 2009. When I search for this artist by name, nothing comes up or has in the past, I only know it from an image search I stumbled upon, selling the painting on eBay.
They bear beyond striking resemblances to each other: both feature a white birch tree forest in a snowy scene on a hill, both have a mysterious woman with black hair, dressed in a specifically red garb, which is also similar in style, and both are looking at the viewer in a very similar way. The painting below, was apparently done 4 years after mine, and in any case, I had no knowledge of this artist or this painting when I did “Warning.”
I started painting this as a sketch from a dream I'd had mid August this last year. The white shards I began almost looked like a white ship, and then quickly I blended it into the sun, but who knows what that was. I might re-visit that vision.
This scene has long been a subject for me. This beach from nowhere with a child's sandcastle. Soon the dark anthropomorphic monoliths will visit.
First painting ever with water mixable oils to prevent toxicity. Windsor & Newton. They are indeed as lush and buttery as claimed, however a lot more tack to them as well. They are way better than acrylics, no comparison really, maybe in terms of fast drying which they are and makes it easier to paint layers. Using a water mixable medium sub for linseed oil and water to clean the brushes. I notice the medium does not mix directly with water though.
3rd layer of the new painting: the humanoid monoliths of my constant dreams, (or nightmares) appear.
The sketch for this was done from a dream the night before my wife, Katherine's Dad died, August 12th, 2023. Now that I look back on it, this must be some kind of requiem. A signpost of sorts, maybe, telling us something. Warning us?
There's going to be a dark long thin metal bird feeder in the middle of the two figures, but looks more like a pole with libra like scales. Soon to come... I think I will name it the above title.
I frequented the downtown East Village Yaffa Café at 97 St Marks St. NYC, many times while attending The School of Visual Arts on 23rd St.
I wept to witness its departure in 2014. Another last of true bohemia in the United States.
This 2009 vision, I believe to be my current partner and beloved, Katherine, whom I have been with for over a decade. This I think is a premonition of her. It also resembles my grandmother, Katherine.
