Kisses, Smooches, Mwah!

Kisses! Smooches! Mwah, darling!
This fabulously fun clutch purse is a great statement piece for day or night.
Black background with pink kisses makes it a flexible accessory.
Using linocut block I carved, I have given this vintage bag a new lease on life.
The ink is specifically made for fabric application.

Available from Latin Pop Shop on Etsy.

All American Bettie

All American Bettie, acrylic and ink on canvas, 12" x 24", available.

Farrah's Glamour Center

What 70's/80's girl (and many a boy) didn't want to play with one of these?

Farrah's Glamour Center, acrylic and ink on canvas, 11" x 14"
Order yours HERE!

The Seven Year Itch

Cherry as Marilyn Monroe, acrylic and ink on canvas, 9" x 12"
Available from Latin Pop Shop.

Rock and Roll All Night

Rock and Roll All Night, acrylic and ink on canvas, 9" x 12"
Available from Latin Pop Shop.

World Liquors

World Liquors, St. Pete, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"
Original available.
Prints available.

Chirp

Chirp, acrylic and Sharpie on canvas panel, 5" x 7",
available from Latin Pop Shop on Etsy

Latin Pop at White Owl Market

You can now find my work at White Owl Market (683 Central Avenue) in the hip and eclectic 600 block of Saint Petersburg, Florida. White Owl Market is my favorite type of retail establishment. As a matter of fact, after an afternoon chat with the store's owner Rande, it became very clear why I immediately felt his space was a good fit for my work (thankfully, he felt the same).
Rande's vision is that of a welcoming ("have a seat and take it all in") retail space that touches upon all aspects of daily life. At White Owl you can find stylishly up-cycled vintage furnishings and home accessories. As you make your way from one inviting display to another, you might pick up some soap or candles (maybe even a jar of crafted local jam) or find a beautiful hand-made top, from which proceeds help the plight of women's rights globally. And then there's the local and unique art. Decorative, yes...but clever and with something to say as well.

This might come back to bite me in my tush (gallery curators and snobby artists please cover your ears now) but as an artist I have always found it more fulfilling to have my works shown in "real" settings. I am not referring to specifically themed art projects, which do show best against the sterility of a dedicated art space, but my to my every day paintings. Art is part of my daily life and this is how I prefer to view and show it.

At the end of a hard day's work I will light that candle that sits on that side table. I will stretch across that couch and put my tired feet up on that ottoman. I will enjoy the candle's relaxing scent while looking at that painting. 

If you are or make it to St. Petersburg, be sure to check out White Owl Market.

Mr. Telephone Man Goes to Minneapolis

Mr. Telephone Man, painted by MG Stout and yours truly was accepted into and is on his way to the Tchotchke Wonderland exhibit in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mr. Telephone Man, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 24" x 24"

Recapture Your Childhood

Remember the good ole days when every game wasn't played on a smart phone or iPad? Toys that were full of personality filled our afternoons with simpler joys.
These two collaborative paintings by MG Stout and John Gascot are available from Studio 4, Old Town. Give yourself (or someone you love) the gift of a childhood memory this holiday season!

These paintings are available directly from Studio 4, Old Town or can be purchased online. 

Mr. Telephone Man, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"

BAM!, acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

Safe Perversion

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

Boomboxes!

Last night Mary and I had a walk-through for the upcoming Menagerie event in DC. Our display space has been chosen and the wheels in our heads are turning as we plan how we will showcase our work and paint live for the crowd. We will also be tagging tees with some of the imagery from our paintings!
Below is one of three mixed media boombox paintings I've just completed.
I am also creating a number of small "Baby Boom" paintings.


Boombox (Green & Pink)
mixed media on canvas
11" x 14"


Baby Boom
mixed media on canvas panel
5" x 7"

Aristocratic

Back in March I fell in love with these frames when I saw them at an antique shop.
Last week I painted these minimal/abstract "portraits" to go in them.






Aristocratic 1 & 2
acrylic on masonite
with vintage frames

Pleasure!

Pleasure!
Original Erotic Pop collage
View full (nsfw) image on my Etsy Store.

Stallion

Stallion
collage on watercolor paper

Available through my Etsy store.

Fierce Fridays: My Mommy

Came across this old pic of my mommy this week.
Werk!!!



Have a fierce weekend, everyone.

Eat Meat

New Erotic Pop collage.
Click here to see the full image.

Weekend Finds

The table is solid wood and still has a functioning early 60's Singer sewing machine inside it that flips up when you open the top. We paid $10 for it. I've not yet decided whether I will paint the whole piece out a lacquered white or just refinish the top (there's a small spot where the finish worn). I guess it depends where it ends up at our next place.

The mid-century lamp needs to be rewired (easily done) and I repaired a hairline crack in the paper shade (it's at the back on the bottom and not something you'd even see when displayed).
We paid a whopping $6 for it.