Influences on My Art: ManRay & Meret Oppenheim

Continuing with the homework assignment from my current CalArts class in “Art History for Artists”. MANRAY & Meret Oppenheim greatly influenced my work. These paintings were published as Art Prints by Verkerke.
Going to a Manray Retrospective at Beaubourg while I was living in Paris changed my life. It was also my introduction to DaDa and I find it is always in my mind!

Philosopher Cat

Part of my series on “Wot’s Going on in a Cat’s Head” Acrylics on hand made paper. Shirley, you don’t expect me to explain what is going on in this cat’s mind. He’s a philosopher.

MOCA Mocha

Inspired by a photo of Evelina Galli by photographer Alice Poghosian, and painted as a collaborative effort with Anastasia Nelson. Motivated by current pop culture, this fashionable visitor to the LA Museum of Contemporary Art talks on the phone and sips a coffee while Matisse watches from the background. 30×48 canvas.

Slop on the Palette

Little cow

This little painting is the result of using up “slop” – paint left on the palette at the end of the day.

P.T.S.D.

How I percieve my own heart or spirt, before and after the military. Diptych painting – acrylics on canvas

Text Message (Picasso Watching)

Alberta just getting interested…

Portrait of Ben texting in front of Picasso Self-Portrait. Work in progress..(with help from “Alberta”)