In 1994 I showed my work from 1993, starting with Red #
1. Many comments were made; some of my favorites are these:
"It looks like a young girl having sex with the grim
reaper". I wrote his name down.
"I know it's about sex, but I don't know what the golf
ball is for." Female Accountant.
From an
influence by Stuart Davis, someone said “Looks like African Art to me.”
At his moment there are about two hundred
paintings “in the collection of the artist”, piled into my attic. I like to go
up there and just sit, every once and awhile. It feels good to be there. They
are what I’ve done for the past several years, and they, not me, will survive.
I hope one day those I don’t give away will be seen.
Painter
with the painting Women
Painter
thinking about Paul Gauguin
Madonna, I like Madonna because she’s openly sexual and pays
the price for it. It’s interesting how much trouble the world has with sex.
– Flowers are
amazing.
– Still playing with large opposite blocks of
color
Shape and directions.
Practice
for Summer Thoughts (6/93)
– When ever I get too smart for my own good,
Henri Matisse comes by and kicks my ass.
– God bless you Henri, not a copy, a salute.
While wandering around the neighborhood with a glass of
scotch, Viola, the music teacher, let me try my speed. Small canvas is OK, but
the effort gets done too fast.
Portrait of
Viola Hanks (6/93)
