A Little Cuckoo

When the technician puts conductant on McMurphy's temples, and the irons get close enough, light arcs across, stiffens him, bridges him up off the table till nothing is down but his wrists and ankles. . . and he's frosted over completely with sparks. Then it is Chief Broom's turn. The machine hunches on him, and he takes us through the air raid in his head. . .



Cuckoo, 32" x 44", oil and paper on canvas, 2014.

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Doodle of the Day - Weather Extremes

At this moment it is 91 degrees in Los Angeles, not a cloud in the sky, with good chances it will break 100...

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Horrorshow, Most Recent Painting

"When we got outside of the Duke of New York we viddied, by the main bar's long lighted window, a burbling old pyahnitsa or drunkie, howling away at the filthy songs of his fathers and going blerp bleep in between as it might be a filthy old orchestra in his stinking rotten guts..."

Horrorshow, 44" x 32", oil and paper on canvas, 2014.

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Wrath

Similar to my law paintings series, this is larger scale, 40" x 31", and incorporates an iconic page from one of the greatest American novels. Where language is inherently limited and painting is confined to specific dimensions on a flat space, I find the integration of the two can create a higher aesthetic experience, like two candles coming together -- fire feeding on fire. 

Wrath, 40" x 31", oil and paper on canvas, 2014.

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Doodle of the Day - Celebrate

Good times...

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Doodle of the Day - Dog Grooming $20

On the sidewalk in front of a pet grooming business, an employee in a dalmation costume looked fatigued and beaten, with droopy shoulders and gray fur dirtied by life in the streets among construction dust and exhaust from L.A. traffic. Even the in-built smile of the costume face appeared weary, not the type of animated character you'd see wandering Disneyland.

His job was to hold a sign advertising to passersby: dog grooming twenty dollars. As I passed the dog in my car, I saw the mailman walking in his direction. I was gone before I could see it, but I'm sure this doodle accurately represents what transpired...

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Doodle of the Day - Legalize It?

Discussions continue to occur in many states about legalizing marijuana. President Obama recently said he doesn't think it is as dangerous as alcohol. Some are wondering why people are still being put in jail for using it...

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