He Worried His Friends Only Liked Him for His Golden Scales, 2011Mixed Media with Gold Leaf on Board, 6"x10"
Here's my latest piece, for a show at the Piranha Shop Parlor running from Friday Sept. 23 through Saturday October 8 (1022 S. 1st Ave, in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood).
The curators asked artists to include at least one work featuring a piranha. Most people see a fearsome fish; I see a misunderstood, bejeweled creature. Piranhas appear to have gold glitter integrated among their scales, finally giving me a chance to play with gold leaf.
The floor of my studio is a lot shinier now.
I am in LOVE with this! I love the colors, the stylized portrait, the elongated fingers, the Sargent-style "I hardly tried to paint these but they look anatomically PERFECT" hands... absolutely brilliant. Congrats on the show. Can't wait to see more!
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