My inspiration for this series was a simple thought: “in today’s photo sharing world through social media and cell phones, I wondered what would happen if I transposed other worldly critters doing vacation “stuff” and then sharing their own snapshots.”  A series of quick sketches, like the two below, became the outline for these paintings.

Sketch for Stephanie by the seashore
Stephanie by the seashore
acrylic on canvas
24″ x 38″
$1,200

Third Place: Art League of Ocean City “Artist’s Choice” show
Judge’s Note: “I truly enjoyed this delightful distortion of the ubiquitous female figure! The bright colors and curvy shapes have so abstracted the face and body that it no longer corresponds to physical form yet it is clearly a woman on the beach. The resulting image may seem comical but this is seriously skillful paint handling.”

Sketch for Stella stepping out
Stella stepping out
acrylic on canvas
28″ x 42″
$1,500
Otto loses his phone
acrylic on canvas
24″ x 42″
$1,600
Owen being Owen
acrylic on canvas
20″ x 40″
$1,300
Sally snowboarding
acrylic on canvas
30″ x 34″
$1,200
Ollie at the ice cream stand
acrylic on canvas
24″ x 40″
$1,400
Sasha in the sunflowers
acrylic on canvas
24″ x 40″
$1,200
Oscar at red rock overlook
acrylic on canvas
32″ x 38″
$1,500
Oscar’s daddio
acrylic on canvas
30″ x 36″
$1,500
Sophie’s selfie
acrylic on canvas
24″ x 36″
$1,200
Otis at Lizard Peak
acrylic on canvas
42″ x 24″
$1,500
Sydney waits for the hotel pool to open
acrylic on canvas
30″ x 40″
$1,600
Simone swims with Dan
acrylic on canvas
42″ x 24″
$1,600