Jake And Steve

Jake And Steve

Oil on wood form, 2011 15"x 15"x 7.5"

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Here I am playing with perspective in a painting of my friends Jake Culkowski and Steve Nawara

at their home on Trumbull, in Detroits historic Woodbridge neighborhood. The doorway and the woodpaneled wall are close to you visually but recede away from you physically when standing in front of this piece. Its a bit disconcerting, let alone my friends who seem to be impatiently waiting for you through the doorway.

Billy

Billy

Oil on wood form, 2011, 9.5"x 15"x 8"

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This is a painting of a friend, Billy West. This is actually the moment when I met him, I asked him to pose for me. A mutual friend who has known each of us for maybe 20 years or so, probably a little less, was blown away that we had never met. Billy has a cool bike.

Andy

Andy

Oil on wood form, 2011, 15"x 15"x 8"

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This is a portrait (actually a triple portrait, but I wasn't too interested in making it about that. I just wanted to concentrate on the main figure) of my friend Andy in front of his now (sadly) out of business resale shop The Hoard House. The store front also used to be the gallery/design store Design 99. The form this is painted on is what I've been calling my open book form, designed so you can really stick your face in there and look around. The left and right edges of the painting extend from the wall about 8", while the middle where the painting splits is only about 1" from the wall. The photos tend to flatten out the image, which is why I'm trying to explain what's happening so much.