slip sliding away

that's the title of this painting, based on the song by paul simon.

the detail shots help to see that the painting is very hazy and atmospheric, and yes that is intentional.

funny old interview

this is from July, 2006, but it is still relevant: an interview conducted by Dwayne Butcher, the greatest art promoter in Memphis. his blog is artbutcher.blogspot.com and he dishes up some southern sass when he blogs about memphis contemporary artists, check it out! 

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DB: What exhibit or piece that you have seen has most influenced your work and why? 

MS: As a visual artist, it would seem logical that I am most moved by visual art. The truth is, I am mostly influenced by music and lyrics. In terms of visual interests, I love the colors of James Rosenquist, the wit of Cindy Sherman, the despair of Diane Arbus, the scale of Seurat, the nastiness of Jeff Koons, the elegance of Julia Jacquette, the prolificity of Alice Neel, the arrogance of Pollock, the sexuality of Peregrine Honig, the juiciness of Warhol, and the fact that the Lascaux cave paintings were created with water and plant based mediums and they are still there.

paris hilton

paris is not my favorite celebrity and i do not want to be her b.f.f.

i just wanted to paint her shoes, which led to painting the rest of her.

watercolor, graphite and shimmery ink on paper (her lips and ring have a little sparkle to them if you zoom in)

for Deana and her awesome blog "Dooder City"

Today is Courtney Love's Birthday.

This is a sumi ink and gesso painting I did of her holding Frances Bean when she was a baby.

This is from her song "Plump"

"Shakes his damn rattle,

spittle on his bib

and I don't do the dishes,

I throw them in the crib.

I'm eating you,

I'm overfed.

Your milk's in my mouth,

it makes me sick"

Lay your head upon my pillow

Claudia Schiffer painting with sumi ink

"Lay your head,

Upon my pillow

Hold your warm and tender body

Close to mine

Hear the whisper of the raindrops

Blowing soft, against the window

And make believe you love me,

One more time,

For the good times"

from the song "For the Good Times", Ray Price's version

tabloid

drawing of m.k. olsen from Star magazine (July, 2008 issue).

click on the picture and you can  see the details.

an old drawing

this is an old drawing from when I was in grad school 

(MFA, 2003- The University of Memphis: Painting Department). 

it is charcoal and gouache on paper and is big (it is as tall as me). the title is “my very worst behavior”

i am not sure why the text in this post is underlined