when we bleed we bleed the same

I did this one in the dead of winter

I was already terribly sick of the snow, the winters here never seem to end.

you start to feel like your a guest at the Overlook Hotel.

but I think it helped with the cold feeling I wanted to give.

"the long winter" 20x24

I miss hearing the birds by my window in the winter, I know spring is here, as soon as I hear the little ones chirping in their nest.

I also studied Viner's work for a color palette.

this painting has the most secrets.

white flag

I surrender to a mere reflection of a sun

that will not drench itself upon me

and bleach my mind clean

I surrender to a life less expected

we cannot detach from a memory - that will never be severed

a phantom to my every limb

Viddy well little brother, viddy well

Although I knew the movie would be covered by many for the show.

A Clocwork Orange may be my favorite movie ever, so I had to do something.

" The Korova Milk bar sold milk-plus, milk-plus vellocet, or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and get you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence"

I watched the movie for inspiration, and as soon as I seen the milk girls I knew what I wanted to do. I think they are beautiful, and you only see them for a short bit.

you can see it @ Gallery 1988 , 7020 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles

L.A

flew out to L.A for the Crazy 4 Cult 3D show

never been there, so there was no better opportunity to go

the difference in the areas is something else

Santa Monica

Gallery 1988

aftewards at Swingers drinking a peanut butter and banana shake - yum!

view from our hotel room on Rodeo Drive - high rollers...haha yeah right

we got a deal on Expedia

Im a huge Johnny cupcakes fan..I only want to wear his shirts - perfect!

@ Royal T - this place was amazing! - My buddy Irene invited me to come.

Mark Ryden was there, and bought his daughter a Pulip doll..I wanted one, he should have bought me one too

there was an art show going on, that was themed "Superheros" so they encouraged people to come dressed in costume...

here is Irene with here friends, dressed as Billy Mays, Orange Glow, Oxi clean, and Kaboom

I cant believe how good their costumes where!

big tree in Bevery Hills everything was so overwhelming, I didnt get to take as many pics as I wanted too, nor did I get to go to all the places I wanted too, its crazy driving around there.

Next time

When we are Birdless

" flowerless in the spring, and we can not sing" ~ The Innocence Mission

Birds have become very symbolic to me. If you find a bird or a bird reference in one of my paintings, it's either part of a sequence or story, and may contain secrets and clues to them. Some may be impossible for anyone to figure out, but I know they are there.

I named these after the Innocence Mission song, though Im not quite sure what the song is about.

I do know its lonely being birdless.

I like how they use bird references a lot in their songs, I see them also as a sequence, and I can tell birds are very symbolic to them as well.

I really didnt like painting all those bars.

This is one painting I am still pleased with.

Though I wish I could have gotten a better image of it.