Room with a View

Individual pictures of paintings do not clearly show relative size and relationships, so I thought a group picture of current textured landscapes might be worthwhile.

Still Life in Green and Red

The alternate title of this painting is "Tea For One", but it added a depressing predisposition to a cheerful little piece. The red-checkered tablecloth was the toughest challenge. The solution was to use quick drying acrylic paint for the tablecloth while the rest of the painting is oil. Simply an extrapolation of the adage "fat over thin".

Modern Family

My goal in "Modern Family" was to combine a diverse set of elements from modern art into one painting. The background is obviously sampled from Mondrian with solid blocks of primary colors defined by simple black lines. To me, Piet Mondrian's work is almost the definition of 'modern'. The canvas is 1.5" thick and the sides are also painted in primary or secondary colors surrounded by black lines so that any approach to the painting will expose another block of color.
The women have elements borrowed from Modigliani, especially the long, graceful, exaggerated necks. The peaceful expressions and almost closed eyes are reminiscent of Issa Shojaei and the multiple perspective of the faces is from Picasso. The subject matter is certainly modern, raising issues of morality, family, gender, and race.