Pasadena Dance Concert Painting

In my new work I am exploring the birth and rise of various pop phenomena (this series focuses on Los Angeles rock'n roll band: Van Halen)- locating where it all began and how this young music group from Pasadena quickly evolved into an international multi - platinum heavy metal trailblazer. When zooming in on visual on their humble beginnings (i.e. rare early photos, posters, flyers)we can clearly see how significant these initial steps were. By literally 'blowing up' a forgotten, torn up, photo copied handbill from one of their first backyard gigs in 1974 onto a 40x 60 inch canvas, "970 Arden"(Acrylic on mixed mediums) - I was able to re-interpret a crudely designed homemade flyer into a serious work of art. -Ultimately enabling the viewer to experience each of these early small events as monumental masterful moments.