I finally found a way to protect the wishing tree

and here it is. You may not recognize him behind the mustache on a stick. oil 44" x 44" (Sold) (I don't know how it ended up being such a strange size)
detail:
Detail of mustache on a stick:

Detail of the goat lady:
Detail of abstract city:

As for my next project, well, I'm still working on sketches for it and am starting to question the strength of the concept. I might put it down and work on the children's book, since I wanted to finish that by the end of the year.
p.s. this is my favorite month of the year!

How the pigeon flew into a ceramic cage

The first 4 images are details of the 5th image. I forgot about this painting hanging at a friend's house (Sold). 2006. It's about 4' x 3.5', I think. Watercolor, mainly Oil and a tiny bit of sculpture. I remember my inspiration for this piece was from cleaning houses, which I did right before moving to Atlanta. I was always thinking of Aesop's Fables. "How the Chipmunk got it's stripes" or "Why the elephant has a long nose", etc. Looking at all the crap we decorate our houses with, I started thinking, how did the rooster become a kitchen commodity? Why are pigeons Ceramic pieces on our pianos? etc. I began to imagine the pigeons flying/evolving into their ceramic bodies. This is probably the most energetic piece I've ever created.



That peppermint, below, is the tiny bit of sculpture I was referring to.
The owner appropriately displays this in his kitchen, (explanation of the bottles near the bottom).