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Salt Lake Art Show 2026

The George Billis Gallery will be presenting these two new paintings at the Salt Lake Art Show from May 14 – 17.

Corona No.3 & Petite Kodak / 40 x 30 inches / oil on canvas / 2026 / on the easel

Shown here on the easel, these two paintings are a continuation of my obsession and fascination with the unique charm that vintage objects possess. At 40 x 30 inches, these paintings feel like windows into a world just beyond reach. Recently, I have been sitting down to my easel and reflecting on the fact that it has been 26 years since I began painting in my “curated nostalgia” aesthetic.

Twelve Vintage Alarm Clocks / 40 x 30 inches / oil on canvas / 2026 / on the easel

One New Painting in NYC

A bit of a spillover on the bubble gum, this painting recently arrived at the George Billis Gallery in New York City, at the gallery’s new location on the Lower East Side.

1¢ Gumballs / 24 x 24 inches / oil on canvas / 2025 / framed

Four New Paintings in LA

Let’s be honest, I almost forgot I even had a website to maintain. There are too many distractions out there. While I’m forgetting to update this website, I’m still painting every day, as I have for 20+ years.

1912 Vest Pocket Kodak, Out in the Storm / 18 x 24 inches / oil on canvas / 2025
1947 Kodak Duaflex Camera, Manual of Psychology / 18 x 24 inches / oil on canvas / 2025

These four new paintings recently arrived at the Billis/Williams Gallery in Los Angeles, where my next major solo exhibition will take place in February 2026.

Automatic Electric Co. Rotary Telephone / 24 x 30 inches / oil on canvas / 2025
1958 Minolta Autowide Camera and Fan / 24 x 30 inches / oil on canvas / 2025

I’ll be updating the website more frequently as I work on the paintings for the show. I have my work cut out for me.

Seattle Art Fair 2025

I have four new paintings showing at the upcoming Seattle Art Fair (July 17-20). The Billis Williams Gallery will display them.

1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 / each 12 x 24 inches / oil on canvas / 2025 / framed

My next major solo exhibition is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in February 2026. Given the pace at which I work, I need to start preparing now, seven months in advance.

Hermes 3000 / 20 x 40 inches / oil on canvas / framed / 2025

My paintings have been more complex over the past few years. Whereas in the past, single objects were featured, I’m adding more and more to the compositions.

Commodore Speedwriter & Kodak Baby Brownie / 20 x 40 inches / oil on canvas / framed / 2025

Having all this work that needs to be done is a great way to stay distracted and avoid the doom and gloom of the news cycles.

Duo

A new pair of typewriters is on the way to New York City and will be displayed at the George Billis Gallery in Manhattan.

1965 Commodore Speedwriter / 30 x 24 inches / oil on canvas
1928 Underwood Portable Standard Typewriter / 30 x 24 inches / oil on canvas

Memory: Facts and Fallacies No.6

After being lost in a shipping company’s warehouse for six weeks, this painting was found, put back on track, and is now safely in the hands of the George Billis Gallery at his Connecticut gallery.

I have been shipping paintings for over 20 years, I still get anxious when the paintings are in transit.

Memory: Facts and Fallacies No.6 / 24 x 24 inches / oil on canvas / on the easel / 2024

On to Something Big

These two paintings have just arrived in New York City. I worked on them over the last few weeks of summer, just as a commission for the largest painting I will probably ever do came to me.

Stories We Like, Up and Away / 40 x 30 inches / oil on canvas / 2024

The commissioned painting is four feet high by eight feet wide. It is large enough for me to rent a van and move it around once it is completed. It will take me a few months to complete, but after several weeks of working on it, I already like what I see, which is good news.

Underwood, Good Society 40 x 30 inches / oil on canvas / 2024

Good Society

My family took the dogs for a walk, and when we rounded the corner to another block, I spotted this shabby old chair on a driveway with a sign saying “FREE.” I knew I could make it work in a painting or two the second I saw it. So, I told my family to go on without me as I lugged the old chair back home.

Good Society No.1 / 36 x 24 inches / oil on canvas / on the easel / 2024

I set it up in my studio and took out several antique books. And three of them were just given to me by my brother-in-law. A set of three volumes titled “Good Society.” I like that these two paintings are comprised of found and given objects.

Good Society No.2 / 36 x 24 inches / oil on canvas / on the easel / 2024

The Billis Williams Gallery will exhibit these two new paintings at the upcoming Seattle Art Fair, which will run from July 25 to 28.