Preview Exhibit "Carnivale Candy" at Wayfarer's Chapel

Sunday May 1 at 1 I will be previewing some of my Cut Outs from the "Carnivale Candy" exhibit at the Wayfarer's Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes. I will speak for a half an hour then take Q & A from the audience. It should be fun, and I hope to get a feel as to how people react to these colorful cut outs.

Auction

These two photos of mine of Andy Warhol will be up for auction May 7th & 8th at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. You can bid online at: http://juliensauctions.com They are lot #499 & 500. Good luck.

Picture of the Week #126 "In Her Easter Bonnet"

Picture of the Week #126 "In Her Easter Bonnet" Venice, Italy 2011 Signed and Stamped

Last week a dear friend and top private art dealer, Eliane Gans, came over to see what I was working on. When she saw a book I made of 309 photographs of the costumed participants of this years Venice Carnivale masquerade, she remarked that the fabrics of the costumes were extraordinary and that I should encompass them somehow into the photos. Eliane is an abstractionist while I'm the realist, but I thought about what she had to say and figured I would try a few images and see how I feel. I took a small portion of the colorful costume and blew it up and created the background then dropped the full figure over it. I was pleasantly surprised. They became more interesting pictures than those silhouetted against white. I am on to something.

Preview "Carnivale Candy" Cut Outs at home

I'm gearing up for my next exhibit that I am calling "Carnivale Candy". There are Cut Outs shown here at my home,

as well as photographs and I might also add some paintings from Venice that I did years ago. One things is for sure,

it will be very colorful. I'm previewing a couple of these Cut Outs and some photographs at the Wayfarer's Chapel in

Rancho Palos Verdes on May 1 at 1 where I will speak for a half an hour and then answer questions. Should be fun.

Picture of the Week #125 "Chorus of White" You select

Picture of the Week #125 "Chorus of White" (You select which one) Venice, Italy 2011 Signed and Stamped

I couldn't decide which one should be this Week's Picture of the Week, so you decide. Just shoot me an email and tell me your favorite.

Picture of the Week #124 "Sitting This One Out"

Picture of the Week #124 "Sitting This One Out" Venice, Italy 2011 Signed and Stamped

I went to this year's Carnivale in Venice primarily to get full figure pictures of the Costumed revelers for my Cut Outs. But every once in a while I would see an image that even though it didn't fit in with my specific goal, I still had to capture. This was one of them. I found it funny, even the yellow chairs seemed to be grinning.

Picture of the Week #123 "And The Party Continues"

Picture of the Week # 123 "And The Party Continues" Venice, Italy 2011 Signed and Stamped

These are some of the many figures that I printed on a plastic called Sintra. It will far out last last paper or the masonite that I usually use for my cut outs. As I had never printed on this surface before I decided to make these smaller than life size proofs and to see if I like the color, texture and overall feel before I sprang for printing the final edition. Well, I love them. These can be hung on walls like any other picture, but they will also be available life size if people wish. They will be in limited editions of 3 to 5. Each will be signed and numbered. I think they are a unique interpretation of a photograph in a very colorful and fun way.