This painting is a combination of two things I love with a passion – The Muppets and Wes Anderson films. A few years ago, Stardust Video and Coffee in Winter Park, FL hosted a Wes Anderson-themed art show. When the idea hit me for a pop culture mash-up (another thing I love with a passion), […]
Read more "“The Life Aquatic”"I am slowly working my way through all the Miyazaki films and I’m loving every minute of it! Each film hits me right in the feels in sometimes surprising ways. Themes like the importance of loyalty in friendship, the love of family and a devotion to the Earth illustrate a deep sense of humanity set […]
Read more "“Friends in the Forest”"In a previous blog post I alluded to a painting I did of my beagle pup, Chipper, dressed as Frida Kahlo. It all started with a photograph I took of Chip wearing a flower crown and a shawl. I wondered if I could paint a version of the photo in the style of Frida and […]
Read more "“Winter Garden’s Best Friends” Art Show"“Blood on Our Hands” is an abstract piece inspired by one of my favorite shows, “The Walking Dead.” While I love science-fiction and fantasy, I occasionally dabble in the horror genre and TWD is my go-to source for gore. This piece is inspired by a line of dialogue from Season 6, Episode 7 (“Heads Up”) […]
Read more "“Blood on Our Hands”"I’m a HUGE fan of Joss Whedon and after consuming all things “Firefly”/”Serenity” and “Doll House,” it was time for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel.” My husband and I watched every episode of both shows in order and it is one of my greatest accomplishments in televised media consumption. Since BTVS debuted twenty years […]
Read more "Buffy Turns 20"My Cosmic Fish series is a collection of 19 paintings depicting sea life-inspired aliens that travel through space in search of planets to devour. I know… crazy, right? I was inspired by an image I saw in an old Sotheby’s art auction catalog titled “Realms of the Mind: British Fantasy Art and Illustration.” In one […]
Read more "Cosmic Fish"I think it is fair to say that the majority of my paintings fall into a pretty general and obvious category – CUTE. It seems that whatever I’m painting – cupcakes, critters, ice cream cones, dinos, space ships, trees, cakes, pop culture references, etc. – things usually end being brightly colored and super cute. That […]
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The Wandering Art Historian 