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No. 321 - Waiting on Greener Grass and Praying For An Itchy Palm. Or, Walk the Wrong Way on Momma and She'll Make You Swallow Your Teeth.

No. 321 - Waiting on Greener Grass and Praying For An Itchy Palm. Or, Walk the Wrong Way on Momma and She'll Make You Swallow Your Teeth.

The Fist & Rose, Minus the Fist - Part II

The Fist & Rose, Minus the Fist - Part II

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Window

Window

Mom's Cordless

Mom's Cordless

24" x 48"

Acrylic, Latex, Canvas

2024

Good Gang.jpg
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No. 333.1 - w/ Painter's Tape. Yesterday's Piedmonts are Tomorrow's Ocean Floors or Yesterday's Politicians are Tomorrow's  Lobbyist.

No. 333.1 - w/ Painter's Tape. Yesterday's Piedmonts are Tomorrow's Ocean Floors or Yesterday's Politicians are Tomorrow's Lobbyist.

No. 127 -  Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice.  Fool Me Three Times and I'm Starting To Think This Thing's Fixed.  Cause After All Them Tapped Toes, They Clear Checks and We Clear Throats.

No. 127 - Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice. Fool Me Three Times and I'm Starting To Think This Thing's Fixed. Cause After All Them Tapped Toes, They Clear Checks and We Clear Throats.

Acrylic, Latex and Painters Tape on Canvas

46” x 58.5”

2020

*In Rotation at: Salem on the Edge*

For Sale: Fully Fenced, Fully Furnished

For Sale: Fully Fenced, Fully Furnished

Web version of Wrap me Maw.jpg
Red Light, Green Light, Get Ready For a Fist Fight.

Red Light, Green Light, Get Ready For a Fist Fight.

Top Floor Temper Tantrums; Or, Ikea Don't Sell Art

Top Floor Temper Tantrums; Or, Ikea Don't Sell Art

24” x 24”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Oil, Charcoal

2021

No. 116 - They Built the Ocean-liner with Enough Life Boats for Them and Enough Life Jackets for the Rest of Us.

No. 116 - They Built the Ocean-liner with Enough Life Boats for Them and Enough Life Jackets for the Rest of Us.

No. 77 - w/ Painted Canvas. I'll Be Working, Working But If You Come Visit, I'll Put Down What I'm Doing, My Friends Are Important to Me.

No. 77 - w/ Painted Canvas. I'll Be Working, Working But If You Come Visit, I'll Put Down What I'm Doing, My Friends Are Important to Me.

Acrylic, Latex, Graphite and Canvas on Canvas

36" x 48"

2016

Poppa's Got a Brand New Bag; of Quilted Comfort

Poppa's Got a Brand New Bag; of Quilted Comfort

Splits, Shakes, Sundaes, Floats

Splits, Shakes, Sundaes, Floats

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Charcoal, Canvas

24” x 30”

A Penny For You Thoughts, But Ain't Nobody Carry Pennies Anymore

A Penny For You Thoughts, But Ain't Nobody Carry Pennies Anymore

Something New and Something Blue

Something New and Something Blue

Smothered, Covered, and Chunked

Smothered, Covered, and Chunked

No. 96 - w/ Drop Cloth. Blue Picket Fence.

No. 96 - w/ Drop Cloth. Blue Picket Fence.

16” x 20”

Acrylic, Latex, Canvas, Wood and Drop Cloth

*SOLD*

No. 113 - w/ Painter's Tape.  Take One.  Move Along.  Write Your Name.  Move Along.

No. 113 - w/ Painter's Tape. Take One. Move Along. Write Your Name. Move Along.

No.122- I Only Visited That In-Ground Pool Once.  After an Hour I Began to Long For a Soak in the Green-Ass-Bathtub In My Maw's Trailer.  Or, Summer's Over and It Ain't as Easy to Get by in the Cold.

No.122- I Only Visited That In-Ground Pool Once. After an Hour I Began to Long For a Soak in the Green-Ass-Bathtub In My Maw's Trailer. Or, Summer's Over and It Ain't as Easy to Get by in the Cold.

No.123 - I Signed This Stretched Canvas Prematurely, In a Fit of Completion Clearly, Because the Picture Was Upside Down.  Or, How I Recently Joined the Bourgeoise.

No.123 - I Signed This Stretched Canvas Prematurely, In a Fit of Completion Clearly, Because the Picture Was Upside Down. Or, How I Recently Joined the Bourgeoise.

No.11 - w/ Stolen Shaker. Take It or Leave It. You Got 250 Grams to Waste But You Better Not.  Salt the Earth and Freeze It In Time. Steal What You Need, It's Your Right.

No.11 - w/ Stolen Shaker. Take It or Leave It. You Got 250 Grams to Waste But You Better Not. Salt the Earth and Freeze It In Time. Steal What You Need, It's Your Right.

Wood, Acrylic, Latex, String, Stolen Salt Shaker, Stolen Salt

48'' x 64''

2015

Top Floor Temper Tantrum; Or, Ikea Don't Sell Art

Top Floor Temper Tantrum; Or, Ikea Don't Sell Art

24” x 24”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Oil, Charcoal

2021

No.26 - Selfie. Mug. Jar.

No.26 - Selfie. Mug. Jar.

Wood, Canvas, Acrylic, Latex, Graphite, Hardware, String, Paint Jar, UNC Tarheels Mug from Cracker Barrel, Copper Wire

22'' x 35''

2016

Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Security Blanket Chic

Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Security Blanket Chic

#9 - Duct Tape. Wall Plastic.

#9 - Duct Tape. Wall Plastic.

Wood, Masonite, Acrylic, Latex, Duct Tape, Plastic Drop-Cloth

24'' x 48''

2015

Hard Work on Top of Tippy Toes Won't Get You There; Or Orange Cream Quilt

Hard Work on Top of Tippy Toes Won't Get You There; Or Orange Cream Quilt

No.208 -

No.208 -

Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or, Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides III

Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or, Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides III

16” x 40”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Oil, Charcoal

2021

No. 238

No. 238

Hard Work on Top of Tippy Toes Won't Get You There; Or, Blue Haze Quilt

Hard Work on Top of Tippy Toes Won't Get You There; Or, Blue Haze Quilt

No.241 - Ticker Tape Parades for Pollsters Led Us Down the Road We're On So If This Thing Gets'ta Lookin' Like They Won't Take No More, Don't Come Outside Less'n You Ready to Fist Fight.

No.241 - Ticker Tape Parades for Pollsters Led Us Down the Road We're On So If This Thing Gets'ta Lookin' Like They Won't Take No More, Don't Come Outside Less'n You Ready to Fist Fight.

Top Floor Temper Tantrums III; Or, IKEA Don't Sell Art

Top Floor Temper Tantrums III; Or, IKEA Don't Sell Art

24” x 24”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Charcoal

2021

No. 26 - w/ Painter's Tape.  When the Times Get Tough, the Tough get Tougher.  Bread Lines Reveal Other Lines and Those Lines Get Crossed.

No. 26 - w/ Painter's Tape. When the Times Get Tough, the Tough get Tougher. Bread Lines Reveal Other Lines and Those Lines Get Crossed.

18” x 24”

Acrylic, Latex, Canvas, Wood and Painter’s Tape

*SOLD*

Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides II

Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides II

16” x 40”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Oil, Charcoal

2021

No. 271

No. 271

Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Spicy Mustard Quilt

Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Spicy Mustard Quilt

20” x 28”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Charcoal, Canvas

2021

Quilted Comforts III; Or, Andy's Wallpaper

Quilted Comforts III; Or, Andy's Wallpaper

36” x 36”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Oil, Charcoal, Color Pencil and Painter’s Tape

2021

Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Golden-Cream Quilt

Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Golden-Cream Quilt

20” x 28”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Charcoal, Canvas

2021

Security 1

Security 1

Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Peach-Cream Quilt

Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Peach-Cream Quilt

20” x 28”

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Charcoal, Canvas

2021

Security 3

Security 3

Blot No.7

Blot No.7

16x20

Acrylic, Latex, Graphite and Painter’s Tape on Canvas

2018

Security 2

Security 2

Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or, Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides

Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or, Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Oil, Charcoal

16” x 40”

2021

Quilted Comforts II; Or, Andy's Wallpaper

Quilted Comforts II; Or, Andy's Wallpaper

Acrylic, Latex, Chalk, Oil, Color Pencil, Charcoal and Painter’s Tape

36” x 36”

2021

No. 239

No. 239

No.273

No.273

No. 255

No. 255

No. 256

No. 256

No.203 - I Want to be Seen Tonight, But I Don't Want to Stand Out. Do You Think This Shirt Is Right, Will People Get It?  It Just Goes So Well With My Sneakers. Or, Honey What Was In the News Today

No.203 - I Want to be Seen Tonight, But I Don't Want to Stand Out. Do You Think This Shirt Is Right, Will People Get It? It Just Goes So Well With My Sneakers. Or, Honey What Was In the News Today

No.244- Raise Up the Abraham Lincoln Brigade & Give Em’ an iPhone. There Is Power In This Many Feet, Now Swing It Like a Hammer- ‘Cause When It Comes Here It’ll Be Wrapped In a Flag & Carrying a Cross

No.244- Raise Up the Abraham Lincoln Brigade & Give Em’ an iPhone. There Is Power In This Many Feet, Now Swing It Like a Hammer- ‘Cause When It Comes Here It’ll Be Wrapped In a Flag & Carrying a Cross

Acrylic, Latex and Painter’s Tape on Canvas

29” x 41”

2020

*SOLD*

No.202 - Tip-Toe Through Due to Nerves- Based on the Limits of the Plastics in Your Purse.  Don't Break It! We Can Only Afford One Item.  Or, Honey, What Was in the News Today?

No.202 - Tip-Toe Through Due to Nerves- Based on the Limits of the Plastics in Your Purse. Don't Break It! We Can Only Afford One Item. Or, Honey, What Was in the News Today?

The Ruckus Has Already Been Brought'n. Or, Why'd They Start Tinting the Windows?

The Ruckus Has Already Been Brought'n. Or, Why'd They Start Tinting the Windows?

No. 206 - I'll Stand on My Soap Box All Damn Day Bud.  And if That Don't Work I'll Be Back the Next Day- And the Day After That.  Momma Taught Me Not to Play.

No. 206 - I'll Stand on My Soap Box All Damn Day Bud. And if That Don't Work I'll Be Back the Next Day- And the Day After That. Momma Taught Me Not to Play.

Blot No.17

Blot No.17

16x20

Acrylic, Latex, Graphite and Painter’s Tape on Canvas

2018

No. 89 - w/ Reused Pink Canvas Bars.  Get Your Legs and Use Em'. Pink Picket Fence

No. 89 - w/ Reused Pink Canvas Bars. Get Your Legs and Use Em'. Pink Picket Fence

21” x 49”

Acrylic, Latex, Graphite, Canvas and Wood

No.19 - For Rent: Small Studio; 460 SQF. Shared Roof w/ Vista; $3,500.00/mth.  Or, Beautiful Land, Over Priced Views.

No.19 - For Rent: Small Studio; 460 SQF. Shared Roof w/ Vista; $3,500.00/mth. Or, Beautiful Land, Over Priced Views.

Acrylic, Latex and Graphite on Masonite

24” x 36”

2015

No.29 - Gray Bars

No.29 - Gray Bars

Acrylic and Latex on Masonite and Wood Paneling

36" x 24"

2018

Self Portrait of the Thinking Artist, in E.

Self Portrait of the Thinking Artist, in E.

Acrylic, Latex and Graphite on Canvas

22" x 28"

2018

*SOLD*

Yellow Banner - Bars

Yellow Banner - Bars

Acrylic, Latex, Graphite, Ink, Board

48'' x 72''

2014

*SOLD*

Banner - Salmon/Green Horizon

Banner - Salmon/Green Horizon

Acrylic, Latex, Graphite, Ink, Board

24'' x 72''

2014

*SOLD*

No. 25.2 - Assign Your Politics and Sport Them. Oregon Congressional District No.3 or Non-Native Fashion Faux Pas.

No. 25.2 - Assign Your Politics and Sport Them. Oregon Congressional District No.3 or Non-Native Fashion Faux Pas.

Acrylic, Latex and Graphite on Masonite

48” x 48”

2016

No. 117 - w/ X. Catch and Release. Flip. Catch and Cage. Subhuman Summer Camps Via Shoulder Shrugs and Cleared Throats.

No. 117 - w/ X. Catch and Release. Flip. Catch and Cage. Subhuman Summer Camps Via Shoulder Shrugs and Cleared Throats.

Acrylic and Latex on Masonite

48” x 56”

2016

No. 25.1 - Assign Your Politics and Sport Them.  North Carolina Congressional District No.10 or Hometown Heroes Are Hard to Find.

No. 25.1 - Assign Your Politics and Sport Them. North Carolina Congressional District No.10 or Hometown Heroes Are Hard to Find.

Acrylic, Latex and Graphite on Masonite

48” x 48”

2016

No. 37 - Sweat-Shirt String. Plot Two Points, Avoid the Heat That Tells You to Get Out of The Kitchen- But Know That There Will Be A Remainder. And Leftovers Never Taste As Good Out of the Microwave.

No. 37 - Sweat-Shirt String. Plot Two Points, Avoid the Heat That Tells You to Get Out of The Kitchen- But Know That There Will Be A Remainder. And Leftovers Never Taste As Good Out of the Microwave.

Wood, Canvas, Acrylic, Latex, Sweat-Shirt String

36'' x 72''

2015

No. 42 - w/ Paint Can Lids and String. 3 Year Gallons, or Home Is What Color the Walls Are.

No. 42 - w/ Paint Can Lids and String. 3 Year Gallons, or Home Is What Color the Walls Are.

39” x 49”

Latex, Acrylic, Canvas, Wood, Wire, Fasteners and Paint. Can Lids

2015

Art School - 10.23

Art School - 10.23

Acrylic, Latex, Board

48'' x 48''

2013

*SOLD*

No. 44 - Roller. Wood.

No. 44 - Roller. Wood.

Wood, Vinyl, Acrylic, Latex, Found Ply-Wood, Roller

36'' x 53''

2015

Art School

Art School

Acrylic, Latex, Board

48'' x 48''

2013

*SOLD*

The Garage

The Garage

Acrylic, Latex, Graphite, Ink, Glass, Board

48'' x 96''

2012

*SOLD*

No. 89 - You Can Check That Mess at the Door honey; Ain't But One Thing to Say: To Be, Rather Than to Seem.  Or, Cain't Get to Heaven in a Red Canoe, 'Cause God's Favorite Color is Carolina Blue.

No. 89 - You Can Check That Mess at the Door honey; Ain't But One Thing to Say: To Be, Rather Than to Seem. Or, Cain't Get to Heaven in a Red Canoe, 'Cause God's Favorite Color is Carolina Blue.

Acrylic and Latex on Canvas

30” x 34”

2020

No. 30 - w/ X and Border.  Battle.

No. 30 - w/ X and Border. Battle.

32” x 42”

Acrylic, Latex, Graphite, Canvas and Wood

*SOLD*

No.274

No.274

12” x 24”

Acrylic and Latex on Canvas

2020

*SOLD*

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No. 321 - Waiting on Greener Grass and Praying For An Itchy Palm. Or, Walk the Wrong Way on Momma and She'll Make You Swallow Your Teeth.
The Fist & Rose, Minus the Fist - Part II
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Window
Mom's Cordless
Good Gang.jpg
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No. 333.1 - w/ Painter's Tape. Yesterday's Piedmonts are Tomorrow's Ocean Floors or Yesterday's Politicians are Tomorrow's  Lobbyist.
No. 127 -  Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice.  Fool Me Three Times and I'm Starting To Think This Thing's Fixed.  Cause After All Them Tapped Toes, They Clear Checks and We Clear Throats.
For Sale: Fully Fenced, Fully Furnished
Web version of Wrap me Maw.jpg
Red Light, Green Light, Get Ready For a Fist Fight.
Top Floor Temper Tantrums; Or, Ikea Don't Sell Art
No. 116 - They Built the Ocean-liner with Enough Life Boats for Them and Enough Life Jackets for the Rest of Us.
No. 77 - w/ Painted Canvas. I'll Be Working, Working But If You Come Visit, I'll Put Down What I'm Doing, My Friends Are Important to Me.
Poppa's Got a Brand New Bag; of Quilted Comfort
Splits, Shakes, Sundaes, Floats
A Penny For You Thoughts, But Ain't Nobody Carry Pennies Anymore
Something New and Something Blue
Smothered, Covered, and Chunked
No. 96 - w/ Drop Cloth. Blue Picket Fence.
No. 113 - w/ Painter's Tape.  Take One.  Move Along.  Write Your Name.  Move Along.
No.122- I Only Visited That In-Ground Pool Once.  After an Hour I Began to Long For a Soak in the Green-Ass-Bathtub In My Maw's Trailer.  Or, Summer's Over and It Ain't as Easy to Get by in the Cold.
No.123 - I Signed This Stretched Canvas Prematurely, In a Fit of Completion Clearly, Because the Picture Was Upside Down.  Or, How I Recently Joined the Bourgeoise.
No.11 - w/ Stolen Shaker. Take It or Leave It. You Got 250 Grams to Waste But You Better Not.  Salt the Earth and Freeze It In Time. Steal What You Need, It's Your Right.
Top Floor Temper Tantrum; Or, Ikea Don't Sell Art
No.26 - Selfie. Mug. Jar.
Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Security Blanket Chic
#9 - Duct Tape. Wall Plastic.
Hard Work on Top of Tippy Toes Won't Get You There; Or Orange Cream Quilt
No.208 -
Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or, Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides III
No. 238
Hard Work on Top of Tippy Toes Won't Get You There; Or, Blue Haze Quilt
No.241 - Ticker Tape Parades for Pollsters Led Us Down the Road We're On So If This Thing Gets'ta Lookin' Like They Won't Take No More, Don't Come Outside Less'n You Ready to Fist Fight.
Top Floor Temper Tantrums III; Or, IKEA Don't Sell Art
No. 26 - w/ Painter's Tape.  When the Times Get Tough, the Tough get Tougher.  Bread Lines Reveal Other Lines and Those Lines Get Crossed.
Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides II
No. 271
Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Spicy Mustard Quilt
Quilted Comforts III; Or, Andy's Wallpaper
Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Golden-Cream Quilt
Security 1
Cultural Culling Narrated By David Attenborough; Or, Peach-Cream Quilt
Security 3
Blot No.7
Security 2
Ikea Don't Sell Art; Or, Higher Thread Counts and Longer Elevator Rides
Quilted Comforts II; Or, Andy's Wallpaper
No. 239
No.273
No. 255
No. 256
No.203 - I Want to be Seen Tonight, But I Don't Want to Stand Out. Do You Think This Shirt Is Right, Will People Get It?  It Just Goes So Well With My Sneakers. Or, Honey What Was In the News Today
No.244- Raise Up the Abraham Lincoln Brigade & Give Em’ an iPhone. There Is Power In This Many Feet, Now Swing It Like a Hammer- ‘Cause When It Comes Here It’ll Be Wrapped In a Flag & Carrying a Cross
No.202 - Tip-Toe Through Due to Nerves- Based on the Limits of the Plastics in Your Purse.  Don't Break It! We Can Only Afford One Item.  Or, Honey, What Was in the News Today?
The Ruckus Has Already Been Brought'n. Or, Why'd They Start Tinting the Windows?
No. 206 - I'll Stand on My Soap Box All Damn Day Bud.  And if That Don't Work I'll Be Back the Next Day- And the Day After That.  Momma Taught Me Not to Play.
Blot No.17
No. 89 - w/ Reused Pink Canvas Bars.  Get Your Legs and Use Em'. Pink Picket Fence
No.19 - For Rent: Small Studio; 460 SQF. Shared Roof w/ Vista; $3,500.00/mth.  Or, Beautiful Land, Over Priced Views.
No.29 - Gray Bars
Self Portrait of the Thinking Artist, in E.
Yellow Banner - Bars
Banner - Salmon/Green Horizon
No. 25.2 - Assign Your Politics and Sport Them. Oregon Congressional District No.3 or Non-Native Fashion Faux Pas.
No. 117 - w/ X. Catch and Release. Flip. Catch and Cage. Subhuman Summer Camps Via Shoulder Shrugs and Cleared Throats.
No. 25.1 - Assign Your Politics and Sport Them.  North Carolina Congressional District No.10 or Hometown Heroes Are Hard to Find.
No. 37 - Sweat-Shirt String. Plot Two Points, Avoid the Heat That Tells You to Get Out of The Kitchen- But Know That There Will Be A Remainder. And Leftovers Never Taste As Good Out of the Microwave.
No. 42 - w/ Paint Can Lids and String. 3 Year Gallons, or Home Is What Color the Walls Are.
Art School - 10.23
No. 44 - Roller. Wood.
Art School
The Garage
No. 89 - You Can Check That Mess at the Door honey; Ain't But One Thing to Say: To Be, Rather Than to Seem.  Or, Cain't Get to Heaven in a Red Canoe, 'Cause God's Favorite Color is Carolina Blue.
No. 30 - w/ X and Border.  Battle.
No.274