Dalicatessen

This is the biggest piece I've done so far, except for the Handy Warhol panels. It was one of the most detailed, intricate and painstaking pieces as well.  If someone asked me which of my pieces I'd consider my "masterpiece", I'd have to say this one. Okay, masterpiece is a little too grand, but you know what I mean :)

Dalicatessen

24" x 36"

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The Man Ray Who Came to Dinner

It seems like my favorites are always the ones that nobody else likes or understands... or the ones where the joke is so obscure that you have to be a fan of three or four random obscure things in order to get it. In this case, you need to be a fan of surrealist photographer Man Ray, and the 1941 film The Man Who Came to Dinner. And you need to REALLY be a fan of the film to figure out what in this painting is taken from the film!

But I think it's one that, assuming you DO know about the artist & the movie, will give you a good chuckle :)

The Man Ray Who Came to Dinner

11" x 14"

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How Green Was My Valli

Okay, this is my favorite. Nobody in the world ever gets it, but I just adore it, because the pun is really good if you know your film history! Valli was a very famous Italian actress, most known for her performance in Carol Reed's The Third Man. How Green Was My Valley was a great John Ford film from the 1940's. Valli's face is green in the painting... How Green Was My Valli... get it? Gosh, I love the pun!!

How Green Was My Valli

12" x 12"

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Munchkins

I know a lot of people pronounce Munch differently-- (munch or munk) -- but I've got that covered. If you like saying it with the "ch" sound on the end, than Munchkins is an awfully funny pun. But if you like saying it with the hard "k" sound at the end, than Chipmunchs is more your style.

Of course, it also depends which pop culture phenomenon is more up your alley... are you a Wizard of Oz kinda person or a Chipmunks kinda person? Decisions, decisions....

Munchkins

11" x 14"

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Grass Hopper

This is another one that a lot of people don't get. I think it's because while Edward Hopper's paintings are iconic, like the one I spoofed here (Nighthawks) his name is not well known. 

I think that's unfortunate, because he is one of my favorite painters and deserves to be as famous as Picasso or Dali.

Grass Hopper

11" x 14"

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Neapolitan Napoleon

This might be my favorite of all... It started my little "making fun of famous leaders" series, or as my dad likes to call it "shrinking the bullies down to size, and then framing them" series.

When I get an idea for a funny art piece, a lot of the time I scribble it down and go back to it later. But with this one, I was just giddy over the idea! I had to paint it right away. I still own this one, and, to be honest, when it finally sells it will probably be very bittersweet for me. Even though I don't hang up my art in the house, and it's just sitting in storage, I'll still miss it when it's gone.

Neapolitan Napoleon

16" x 20"

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11" x 14"
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Escher Sketch

This is one of my favorites...

Escher Sketch

16" x 20"

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The Matisse Falcon

This is one of my favorites, mostly because I love classic films so much.

The Matisse Falcon

11" x 14"

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