International Paper...

I'm happy to have my collage work alongside some great artists from around the globe in the latest edition of Colart Magazine. A few of the many collages chosen are shown above ( including one of mine), but check out more here. More of my collages can be seen here.

Perils of the Commercial Artist...

One of my collages featured on the 22 Magazine blog. Click the link on that page to see more.

John Baldessari in 6 minutes...

The History of John Baldessari, in 6 minutes. Tom Waits touches on the life and accomplishments of artist John Baldessari in this entertaining little video.

(Top image by me with apologies to John Baldessari)

Showdown...

I have entered the Saatchi Online collage 'Showdown' competition. Please help me get to the 2nd round and vote for my work .  Link below will take you to the voting page for my collage. Thanks!

http://www.saatchionline.com/art/Assemblage-Collage-Paper-found-future/315969/155318/view

Digital Diversion...

I started making collages while in college, mainly for flyers, or party invites. Later I made them for mix tape art, or just for fun in sketchbooks. They became a sporadic diversion, and creative exercise that took me away from my airbrush art- and now my computer art.  I started a new series this summer that use book and art catalog covers as a canvas. 22 Magazine just featured some on their blog. Take a look.

No Bull...

The surreal paintings and collages by the late Spanish artist Antonio Saura recently caught my eye. His bullfighting series in particular reminded me of Dr Lakra, a contemporary artist who also paints on printed ephemera. 

Click here,  for more of Saura's work, including paintings, illustrations and sculpture.

A Splice of Life...

Splicing together vintage photos, including many that appear to have come from old textbooks , artist Jason Burch creates some intriguing and surreal environments. More pics here.

Selective Distress...

Italian artist Mimmo Rotella created many of his expressive and vibrant decollages like the ones above using movie posters and advertisements from the 1950's. These 'torn poster' works, part of an art movement called Nouveau Réalisme , remind me of some of the work being done by contemporary street artists like Bast.

An Office with a View...

Intriguing digital photo collages from "The Office" series by Dutch artist Ruud Van Empel.

Sneak Peak...

My daughter Ella has been a fan of Chuck Taylors since she was in middle school. It usually didn't take her too long to personalize a new pair and turn them into wearable art. Sometimes it was just a little enhancement (with markers or duct tape), others times it was a full scale makeover.