Four & Five

Four
mixed media on canvas
12" x 12" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.


Five
mixed media on canvas
12" x 12" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Familiar Face

Familiar Face
mixed media on canvas
5" x 5"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Safe Perversion

Safe Perversion
mixed media on canvas
5" x 5" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

No More Drama

These are good times.
And bad times.
And complicated and confusing times.

Today, in the midst of creating new collaborative works for our upcoming Duets exhibition in DC, fellow Art Monkey, MG Stout and I received final details on what works would be required of us for an exciting Workhouse Arts Center show, Commerce I, which opens on June 30th.
We could have easily picked work from our already existing collaborations, but the request came on the same day that this article about the Workhouse's financial troubles was published in the Washington Post. The reported issues are very real and last week the center announced that the Performing Arts Program would be disbanded.
This has touched Mary and I on a personal level. The Studio 3 Theatre is not only our next door neighbor its team are also our friends.

In true "Art Monkey" fashion, we decided to paint something on on the spot. We immediately began snapping photos of Studio 3 from our front gallery windows and went next door for additional reference shots. The painting, tongue-in-cheek-ly titled No More Drama (get it??) is still in progress. It will be a deconstructed/abstracted Workhouse portrait that not only documents this phase of the art center's history/development but also honors our dear friends, whom we'll miss terribly.


Studio 3, from Studio 4's front gallery


passage between Studios 3 and 4


in progress

Stay tuned...

Mint Chocolate

Mint Chocolate
mixed media on canvas
24" x 24" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Citrus Summer

Citrus Summer
mixed media on canvas
24" x 24" x 3"
Available from my studio or Etsy store.

Ice Ice Baby

MG Stout and I (The Art Monkeys) are preparing for Duets, an upcoming 8 week exhibit at the DC Center in Washington DC. The show will be comprised of collaborative works, many of which will be inspired or named after songs. The show will also feature a variety of styles, including narrative mixed media works and abstracts. Below is a sneak peek at one of the abstract pieces.
An Artist Talk & Reception will be held on July 21st. Stay tuned!


Ice Ice Baby
by The Art Monkeys
mixed media on canvas/ 36" x 36"

Weekly Update: Artomatic & More!

New Painting On My Easel

Well...technically it's still just an under-drawing, but I'm excited about it.
It's a big one, 4ft by 4ft.

A Love So Natural

A Love So Natural
acrylic on canvas/16" x 20"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Embrace & Seated

Embrace
acrylic on canvas/ 12"x 12" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.


Seated
acrylic on canvas/12" x 12" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Esty Store.

Complicated Crush

Lynda Carter was my first TV crush.
I didn't know whether I wanted to marry or be her.


Complicated Crush
mixed media on canvas
24" x 30" x 1 1/2"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Leia vs. Barbie

I was afraid to ask for Barbie
So I made due with Princess Leia.
Her hair didn't move.
Her legs didn't bend.

Her only accessory was...a gun.


Leia vs. Barbie
mixed media on canvas
16" x 20"
Available from my studio or Etsy Store.

Freedom Reigns

Freedom Reigns
by The Art Monkeys
mixed media on canvas
36" x 36"
Available from our studio or the Art Monkey Etsy store.

Studio 4 Pride Show Podcast on QRadio

Click on here to listen in on last Saturday's fabulous opening reception.
Music by DJ Spence and interviews with The Art Monkeys & Lynn Goldstein of Studio 4.
Enjoy!

A Gay Ol' Time!

If you missed the opening reception for Studio 4's 4 Equality: A Show of Pride on Saturday June 2nd you missed out on a fabulous evening. Guests were treated to great pride-inspired works of art, music by DJ Spence and food by Freddie's Beach Bar & Restaurant. There was even dancing and a fabulous drag show by Hope B. Childs, Patsee Bottoms and Tiffany B. Childs right in our front gallery. Luckily you will be able to catch a stream of the event soon on QRadio! Stay tuned!