Postcard Drawings

Here's my three postcards for the PostcArt show at Avant Garde Tattoo and Art Gallery in Milano, Italy.

For this show, each artist was to make a piece on a postcard from their hometown, or where they live or identify with.  I chose three postcards from Buffalo, New York, which is my hometown and current town.

I drew a few animals that live in our area; ones that I see often in our yard!

Each postcard in the show is available for only 50 euros ($57) and is available HERE .

The Littlest Rabbit

"The Littlest Rabbit"

acrylic on birch panel

4.5 x 6.5 inch oval framed to 8 x 11 inches

2013

$350.00

For "A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words" at Ltd. Art Gallery in Seattle

SOLD

Here's my painting for the literary themed show, "A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words".

I chose one of my favorite childhood books, "The Littlest Rabbit" by Robert Kraus.

It is the story of a little rabbit who gets punched and teased for being so puny by the bigger rabbits.  One day he does grow bigger, and the world becomes a beautiful place for him.  He stands up against the new bullies that try to hurt the new little rabbits by beating them up.

Besides there being cute pictures, I think this is a pretty great kid's book because of it's recommendation of revenge against those who do you wrong.

In the book, however, the rabbit actually prays to grow bigger, so in mine I wanted her to be having a sort of forest altar with black candle, maybe speaking to a darker deity...

I love this book so much that it was actually my first tattoo.  And it's still there on my forearm; reminding me to not take shit from people and stand up for myself and those who need it.

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The show opens Thursday, November 7th and is an amazing lineup of artists.

Here To Watch Over You Print

"Here To Watch Over You" print

(original 2013 painting has sold)

image size approx 7.5 x 9 inches, paper size 9 x 11 inches

white border matte

archival acid free rag smooth fine art paper by Craine

100% pigmented and archival ink

150+ years life

EDITION of 10

each print is signed/numbered/titled by the artist

$30.00

Available for purchase HERE

A fawn guards it's new sibling with the help of a squirrel and bunny.  Lily of the valleys (representing return to happiness in Floriography, the Victorian language of flowers) and blackberries (dangerous pride) flank the scene.

Magical Meeting

Here's the commission I recently finished, called

"Magical Meeting"

acrylic on birch panel

2012
SOLD

The rabbit is whispering a banishment of evil spell, and the other animals are gathered around to listen.

The arctic fox wears Solomon's Magic Triangle amulet, which is best used to banish evil entities and negative forces.  It is not meant as a protection amulet, rather it is to be used in banishment rituals and spells to drive away negative and evil influences.

The animals are surrounded by orchids (the favorite flower of the artist who commissioned the painting), which symbolize luxury, love, refinement, nobility and beauty.