Large Heart on Union Square, San Francisco, 2011
Pigment ink, acrylic gel medium, acrylic paint, metal leaf, Giants World Series ticket and spar varnish on canvas over a fibre glass structure with steel support and base. Large Heart commissioned by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation and purchased by VISA. Was located at the Geary/Powell corner of Union Square, San Francisco, from […]
Picasso Performance
Man with a Guitar (after Picasso) Created during tableau vivant portrayal of Pablo Picasso at the de Young Museum 2011 30″ x 40″ mixed media on canvas This portrait of Flamenco guitarist Ryan Kelly Garcia was created as part of my tableau vivant portrayal of Pablo Picasso at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, September, […]
Performance as Vincent Van Gogh
De Young Museum, October 2010
Sunflowers 2010 Pigment and acrylic on canvas , 30″ x 36 “ The artworks shown on this page are all inspired by artist Vincent van Gogh and were created as part of my tableau vivant portrayal of van Gogh at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, October, 2010, in celebration of the exhibition Van […]
iPad Sketching in Amsterdam
This video shows the creation of a portrait sketch I made of one of my students who attended my Painter workshop in Amsterdam in 2010. This was one of my earliest iPad sketches. As you’ll see, I used my finger to paint. Video length: 5 minutes 38 seconds
Degas Performance
Performing as artist Edgar Degas in a historical “tableau vivant” at the de Young and Legion of Honor Museums, San Francisco, July, 2010. The painting you see me working on, Dance Rehearsal (shown below), is an original composition inspired by the compositional approach and style of Degas. Video length: 1 minute 8 seconds Dance […]
The Speech
The Speech: Portrait of Barack Obama, 2008, 38″ x 57″, mixed media on canvas On August 28, 2008, I was watching on TV then-Senator Barack Obama giving his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado, as he was nominated to be the first African-American Presidential candidate. I was so moved […]
Oxford Internet Institute Talk
Portrait of Dame Steve Shirley
I created this digital sketch portrait of British IT pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist, Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley, in a talk / demo I gave at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) in 2008. Dame Shirley is a 2018 honoree and recipient of one of the Computer History Museum Fellow Awards. The recording of the 2018 award […]
Happy Feet, Happy Paint
3 minutes 27 seconds Video of live painting performance, Happy Feet, Happy Paint Herrang Dance Camp, Sweden July 2008 Three minute portrait of Lindy Hop teacher, performer and inspirer Dawn Hampton created live in a cabaret at the Herrang Dance Camp, Sweden. I used improvised painting materials based on what was available in the camp […]
San Francisco Heart
San Francisco Heart, 2007 57″ x 38″, pigment print, acrylic media, paper and metal leaf on canvas Currently in display in the Embarcadero Four Conference Center. Homage to my adopted home of San Francisco. This collage is built up from photographs I took of the city at different times and seasons, all aspects that were […]
Oxford Internet Institute Talk
Portrait of Ted Nelson
Internet pioneer Ted Nelson, who coined the term hypertext, was my portrait subject for this talk / art demonstration at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), August 2007, shared here in three parts. I start with a traditional analog pencil sketch The traditional media sketch of Ted Nelson is completed with acrylic paint. I dive into […]