The Watermelon Girl 2009

Well, What can be said? I began work on this in June 2008, but it didn't really take 10 months to paint... I really spent six months meditating in a cave without food or water. Well, I finally emerged to finish this grand essay, and I will tell anybody who wants to know that I am very happy with the results! Hope you feel the wait was a worth while one!

2009
oil on canvas
60 x 50

Update Watermelon Girl

Here is this painting as it stands so far. I haven't been working on it for awhile with too many other priorities distracting me from this calling, but i should be back at it soon

Watermelon Girl 7/1/08

He, He He!!!

Watermelon Girl 6/28/08

Continuing to update this work in progress. It's a bit scary right now but don't declair me a madman just yet!!

oil on canvas
50 x 60

Watermelon Girl 6/25/08

Watermelon Girl continues...............

Watermelon Girl 6/22/08

Now she's coming along!

oil on canvas in progress
60 x 50

Watermelon Girl 6/16/08

A new work just begun. Just sticks so far! I share my studio with my artist wife, Georgeann. Those are her canvass' on the wall in the background.

50 x 60
no oil or canvas yet!

Watermelon Girl

In 1981 I found this oddment leaning against a trash can waiting for the weekly pickup by a house in Sunset Beach in California. Tissue paper collage and likely made by a child, something about it captured my imagination and though as a work of art it probably deserved the landfill, there was potential in it's subject and composition. I saved it, and with white paint I developed some contrast between the subject and it's background, gave it a title and called it my own! Twenty seven years later I now plan to use it as a study and work it out as a large painting in oil on canvas. Stay tuned for updates!

18 x 24
collage and mixed media on found art panel
1982/original date and artist unknown