I just finished this yesterday. My wife, Laura is the subject.

"Listener" - 18x24 in. acrylic on canvas - $1,200

2010 was a good year for commissions! I am really happy with how these turned out.

I recently dropped off some paintings to Detroit Custom Framing & Art Gallery in Grosse Pointe, MI.

DCF is located at:

19571 Mack Ave.
Grosse Pointe, MI 48236

Here’s a sample of what’s there:

"Plums 1" - 16x20 in. acrylic on canvas - $750

"Lemons and Limes 4" - 24x30 in. acrylic and spray paint on canvas - $1,200

"Flowers" - 28x30 in. acrylic on canvas - $1,200

What’s great about the Paint Joy app for Android (best painting app for Android in my opinion) is that it allows you to sketch in full color anywhere you are, with zero mess or wasted materials. Great way to test out colors and composition before putting anything on canvas!

This is the first painting that has made it from my pocket to the studio wall.

Created using Paint Joy app on HTC Evo 4g

"Plums 1" - 16x20 in. acrylic on canvas - $750

If you’re an iPhone user, there is an app you can download called “Brushes” which I think is pretty similar.

I recently got the new HTC Evo 4g for Android and have been loving making quick ‘paint’ sketches using an app called Paint Joy. Here are some recent doodlings.

By street art animator Blu courtesy of The Art Collectors

"Za'keya" - 8x8 in. Acrylic on canvas

Za’keya is a young girl from Detroit, MI that my wife hangs out with. Amazingly talented vocalist, actor, dancer, writer. I very much admire who she is and who she’s becoming.

"Julia" - 11x14 in. Acrylic on canvas

"Joey" - 11x14 in. Acrylic on canvas

My wife and I spent a week in Boston, MA recently babysitting these kids while their parents (friends of ours) were in Israel. They were a ton of fun to hang out with. Julia is 4 years old, Joey is 1. Julia and I painted together a couple times. She’s very talented, and she knows it. When we told her she would be a great artist someday she set us straight:  “I already am an artist, and I’m really good.”

I took a brief hiatus from making new work so I could focus on getting married. See proof below.

The wedding was pretty amazing. I am a very proud husband of my wife, Laura.

Now that we’ve been back to normal life for about a month, and I’ve cleared out a lot of old paintings that I’ve been storing for years (thanks to everyone who bought stuff from the Studio Sale!) I’m back to making new work.

Currently working on some portraits and basically getting my new studio space set up. It’s currently the studio/dump-and-ditch room in our new home. Trying to transform it into more studio, less dump-and-ditch.

New work up shortly. Thanks for stopping by.