Mayonnaise Valentine's Day

My buddy Marty Key (A.K.A. Marty Violence) commissioned a painting of Duke's Mayonnaise (a southern delicacy) for his wife to celebrate Valentine's Day. Nothing says romance like mayonnaise. Apparently she burst into tears upon seeing it. I don't know if this was because she really loves Duke's or because she was like, "why is my husband giving me a painting of mayonnaise?!"

I'm pretty certain it's the former, as she's a foodie and a prolific chef. Anyhow, I'm glad she liked it, and I hope my representation of the condiment doesn't hurt my standing in the vegan community (come search my 'fridge...all you'll find is dijon Nayonnaise, I swear!).

New Paintings & Finished Painting

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. We went to Karen's cousin, Nomi Silverman's house. She always makes way too much food, and she always makes a gazillion different dishes (she obviously loves cooking, so I suppose to her it's not too much or too many). I brought along my requisite Tofurkey, non-dairy garlic mashed potatoes and wheat-free (for Karen) stuffing.

We got to look at a series of Nomi's new work for a show that opens this week in CT. It was very powerful, graphic b&w etchings and lithographs dealing with Matt Shepard's beating & murder at the hands of two homophobic men that happened several years ago. She used the stations of the Cross as image inspiration and metaphor.

Tuesday I finally finished up the portrait of Tatum's (deceased, R.I.P.) Scottish Terrier. I also continued work on Wilfredo the Chihuahua and started a new commission of a lop-eared rabbit wearing a pirate's hat. It's times like these that I thank whoever/whatever's responsible for my being paid to paint Pirate bunnies. It also reminds me of my own childhood bunnies, Dudley & Kimper and their little duckling pal, Gomer.