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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 meaningful to me and my experience of this special place. This design was used for one side of my Large Heart Classic San Francisco that was displayed in Union Square, San Francisco, in 2011, and is currently in the Visa headquarters a few miles south of San Francisco in Foster City, California.

“Antonio Stradivarius” by Jeremy Sutton
36″ x 100″ (approx.) inkjet print on canvas bonded to dry wall

The painting in Chenery House, San Francisco, next to the swimming pool.

This painting was a commission originally created for art collector Bob Pritikin’s “Violin Room” in the West Wing of his Chenery House mansion in Glenn Park, San Francisco.

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 a digital painting of Ted, comparing the process to the traditional portrait just completed. The highlight of this session was at 23 minutes into this video when Ted performs a fabulous rendition of the song “Mack the Knife” in German followed by a song I am not familiar with Russian!!

Completion of the digital portrait plus a spontaneous singing contribution at the beginning of this video from audience member (and my first boss) Tim Cook!

If you want to learn more about Ted Nelson this video tribute by computer pioneer Alan Kay is worth watching.

August 2007

Dad, 2006
30″ x 20″, pigment print and acrylic media on canvas

I created this collage as a memorial tribute to my dad who passed away in December 1988, the year I moved to live in the USA. It was published in my book Painter IX Creativity: Digital Artist’s Handbook as the case study demonstration example in the collage chapter. Included in the painting as a texture is his last letter to me.

Island
2006, mixed media on canvas, 36″x 36″

“Island” is part of the “Cityshapes” series of paintings, a collaboration with modern dancer Tiffany that explored the shapes, textures and forms of San Francisco. This painting depicts Tiffany dancing on the small island at the Yerba Beuna Center in San Francisco.

Renel

2006, Mixed media collage on canvas, 34″ x 56″

Renel Brooks-Moon is the announcer for the San Francisco Giants baseball team, the only female announcer in the Major League Baseball, and former KISS FM radio personality. The portrait shown in this photo at Renel’s birthday party was created as part of my San Francisco Bay Area Women of Style series (an ensemble of seventeen portraits) that was exhibited at the Nordstrom San Francisco flagship store couture department in 2006.

Renel and I with her portrait at her birthday party

I have been working on Renel’s portrait for many years, periodically revisiting it and adding, for instance, her latest Giants’ World Series rings!

Brother Ray

38.5″ x 38.5″, pigment ink print with acrylic paint on canvas

This painting is inspired by the vibrant, soulful and beautiful music of the late great Ray Charles.

This portrait was created as part of the Legendary Mayors of San Francisco series that is on display at Chenery House, San Francisco. It is also displayed in the Law Offices of Mayor Alioto’s daughter, Angela Alioto. Thank you Angela for your help with sharing your memories, photos and other documents relating to your father.

“The Say Hey Kid”
Portrait of Willie Howard Mays, Jr.
2005
Combined media on canvas, 36″ x 24″

This portrait is a tribute to the amazing achievements of the legendary baseball player Willie Howard Mays, Jr., nicknamed “The Say Hey Kid”, who played with the Giants in New York and San Francisco, and then the Mets in New York. With thanks to Barry Bonds and Willie Mays for their generosity in allowing me access to their archives and photographs for the purpose of creating this tribute, and for Willie Mays in making time to sit for his portrait (the live portrait is integrated into the collage in the upper right corner). This artwork was displayed at the George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, as part of their 2005 Art of Baseball show, along with my portrait of Jackie Robinson (also see portrait of Hank Greenberg).