Say, have you noticed how many people use the vintage rotary phone ringtone on their smartphones? Remember the patience and concentration required to dial a long distance number?
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| Yellow Rotary Phone 24″ x 24″ | Oil/Canvas | 2011 Sold |
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| Red Rotary Phone 24″ x 24″ | Oil/Canvas | 2011 Sold |
I’m participating in two group shows in the coming weeks. The first I was invited to opens this Friday, September 16th at Mason Murer Fine Art in Atlanta, Georgia. The show is called “The Real Thing” and several artists are contributing Coca-Cola themed paintings to commemorate Coke’s 125th anniversary.
I took my inspiration for the Coca-Cola paintings from a few classic ads. The first is from the early 1970s, the song is “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”. A perfectly naive and optimistic song for the time. The second is from the early 1990s, “Always Coca-Cola”, another up-beat pop song that drilled itself into your brain.
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| In Perfect Harmony 30″ x 30″ | Oil/Canvas | 2011 Sold |
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| The Stars Will Always Shine 30″ x 30″ | Oil/Canvas | 2011 Sold |
The second show is at the Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento, California, and opens at the beginning of October. I am again humbled and flattered to participate in a group show with several top notch painters.
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| Anything Can Happen I 18″ x 36″ | Oil/Canvas | 2011 Sold |
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| Anything Can Happen II 18″ x 36″ | Oil/Canvas | 2011 Sold
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Over the next few weeks, I’ll share some progress photos of paintings I’m working on for yet another group show in Los Angeles in January 2012.