Works in Progress: Punk & Politics

The Ladies Love Cool James.
oil on canvas.
This is a portrait in progress of Iggy Pop. I get a love buzz when I paint James Osterberg.

Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton work in progress.

Work in progress: The Ladies Love Cool James...

" The Ladies Love Cool James "
oil on canvas
15 in. x 30 in.

This is part of the "PyschoPop" series that as of now includes portraits of David Bowie, Nancy Spungen and Lou Reed.
I'm still in the under painting stage with this one. These paintings are portraits of pop culture icons that defied gender roles and were pivotal to the punk music scene. Disco mystics, Dum Dum Boys and Space Oddities.

(left to right)
Miss Nancy if You're Nasty.
Oil on canvas paper

PyschoPop!
oil on wood

Hot Tramp, I Love you so.
Oil on board

The portrait of Lou Reed can be viewed at http://www.myspace.com/milacharleston

Work in progress: Condoleezza & Hillary

Work in progress: Killers of the State

Killers of the State.
(oil on masonite board)

I started this painting of Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton Sunday, July 11th. This is my second painting of Condoleezza and my first of Hillary. As of now I'm working on the under painting which tends to take me a while with oil paint. I'm mostly focused on temperature and tonal values at this stage. It just so happens that I fell into a red, white and blue color scheme.
The first Condoleezza Rice portrait is below.

In Conde We Trust. (acrylic and collage on board)
2005.

Artist, Robbie Conal told me the collage was unnecessary. Robbie Conal was wrong. If you read the text (I encourage you to do so) then you see how very necessary it is. We often skim over or over look the truth. Our leaders rely on our mental laziness to achieve many of their corrupt goals.
Wake up and read between the lines.