CATSUP Painting

Life is a lot of fun, and I'd like the viewers to share that in my work. Growing up all over the world, I've found laughter is universal. After years in commercial art as a designer and illustrator, I'm now focused on painting as a full-time artist. I have a number of series in all 3 media (watercolour, acrylic and oils). These include CANDYLAND, an installation - complete with props- with over 50 small portraits of sugary treats from all over the world, over a giant acrylic on canvas "rug"of the 1960's board-game from MILTON BRADLEY. Other groupings are my larger (12) oils and glitter 'THE 12 STEPS' (Drunks and Junkies in compromising but all too familiar scenarios), and these, my 'Rodent' paintings of animal themed Visual puns (SPAMSTER, BENSON & HEDGEHOGS, MICE-A-RONI, CAT-SUP, etc). The different styles and media, all are still all based on representational art steeped in classical training. I love Portraiture, be it People, Pets, Porsches or Patios (I do everything from figurative work to animals to house portraits and portraits of friends' artcars). And that ties into my own 3-D/sculptural work, I'm heavily involved in the 'Artcar' community. Currently I drive the EXCESSORIES ODD-YSSEY, a Honda Van covered with women's fashion: shoes, purses, sunglasses and jewelry, and a hand-painted magnetic paperdoll hood with my own interchangeable outfits. My LEOPARD BERNSTEIN Zoobaru (with ears, tail and 700 jungle cats glued on) has been seen all over the U.S. both in person and television, radio and print coverage. My paintings, studio, home & Artcars have been featured in books, numerous television shows, magazine/newspaper articles, and several films, including Harrod Blank's artcar movies DRIVING THE DREAM, and AUTOMORPHASIS. "Let the Good Times Roll!"