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| “Caught” - a painted cut-out on watercolor paper secured in place with sewing thread and tape, the image itself measuring 11 in. x 5 in., the entire rectangle of white mat-board being 20 in. x 11 1/2 in. |
| — Because the sea’s sunken treasure isn’t limited solely to gold doubloons!  |
| 10 in. x 10 in. hand-cut analog collage on square black canvas with enamel black latex paint, Mod Podge, and bronze & white striped washi tape side trim (Fourth of July Weekend 2025) |
#lobsterart #maineartist #golddipped #midastouch #thegildedage #diamondsareforever #tyrabanks #bling
A Shrine of the Tines (with Figure in Recline)
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| 9 in.x 12 in. analog mixed-media surreal collage on spray-painted canvas with botanical catalog clippings and Mod Podge sealant |
- UPON ENTERING MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC SEASON 2025 -
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| 11 in. x 14 in. surreal analog collage incorporating vintage cookbook imagery on a black canvas board sealed with glossy Mod Podge |
To borrow from the Applebee’s commercial motto, we’re “eatin’ good in the slain bird hood”—? Okay, that’s a stretch. But I know those in the ornithologist circles, both professional and amateur, will at least appreciate the array here.
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| 18 in. x 12 in. mixed-media analog collage on conjoined mounted canvases with metallic black & bronze washi tape sides and a wonky, bumpy surface (from a past project that was covered-up using glossy black enamel spray-paint) scattered with 8 mm black sequins + Mod Podge sealant |
Might this qualify as Pop Art? |
| “A patient’s muddled perspective of Renfrew shaded by bewilderment, resentment, and the passage of six years” (spring of 2010 and 2025) |
A rather crude attempt at trompe l'oeil, this older “silver platter still-life” I decided to revisit after it was returned from a friend’s restaurant in Tenant's Harbor this spring, where it had been on display for eagle-eyed patrons. An acrylic painting of many thinly applied layers —note the somewhat warty, plastered texture— it’s a project I’d yet to find satisfaction with until I finally took the leap and cropped it in size from the rectangular 16 inch x 12 inch to align with the reduced dimensions of a 10 inch square black mounted canvas that it was amateurishly hot-glued to. At any rate, the central tray of sweet American junk food including Kellogg Pop Tarts and various Hostess snack cakes has been updated with the addition of a melted popsicle in our nation’s colors, rendered this weekend as an ode to the sloppy, reckless handling of our imperfect democracy.
